Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni Dei gratia insignis Warmiensis ecclesiae episcopoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, domino et pastori nostro gratioso

Reverendissime in Christo Pater, eximie domine antistes, domine gratiose.

Obsequia nostra numquam intermoritura sint Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitati in officiosa commendatione sincere praemissa et exhibita.

Reverendissime ac Gratiose Domine.

Post reditum venerabilis domini Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊Pauli PlutowskyPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋, praepositi et confratris nostri carissimi, (quem una cum venerabili domino Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊Achacio a TrenckaAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋ etc. ad Vestram Reverendissimam Paternitatem in causis non ignoratis ablegavimus) etc., eo ipso nobis referente cognovimus Vestram Reverendissimam Paternitatem optare, ut ex Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊fratribusErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ certos deligamus et cum pleno mandato in rebus inter Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram et nos constituendis congruo tempore ablegemus, ut ecclesiae necessitati consulatur et futuris dubiis (dum mortales et labiles simus) in tempore occurratur.

Reverendissime ac Gratiose Domine.

Nunquam dubitavimus Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram et suo ornamento, et ecclesiae honestati defuturam, sed pastorali sollicitudine et gratia omnibus debite consulturam atque provisuram, ne haec sollemnis ecclesia suae fidei sancte et fideliter commendata aliquid discriminis aut incommodi in hoc mundi statu patiatur, neve eidem in rebus ad eam iure spectantibus in ullo derogetur, prout Vestra Reverendissima Paternitas ipsa cavere et partim iam ordinare dignata est.

Ceterum parati sumus iuxta optionem et velle Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae certos de confratribus eligere et ad notos tractatus mittere, verum cum sentiamus Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram ad praesens nonnullis incommodis corporalibus vexari, consilium cepimus negotium hoc ad proximas post 1542-01-06⌊Trium Regum1542-01-06⌋ fer[ias] (modo id Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae pace fiat) suspende[re] et tunc in benedictione caelesti destinato oper... intendere atque causae, auxiliante Deo et Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis opera, speratum finem invenire. Qu[ae] mora si videbitur molesta, facile hoc nostrum consilium mutabimus atque nos ad Reverendissimae Paternitatis [Vestrae] videre et velle componemus.

Fausta et in[co]lumis Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra ad longum vivat et valeat, et nostra destinatissima officia suae Reverendissi[mae] Paternitati ex sententia commendata esse sinat.

Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊Warmi[ae]Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, XXVI Novembris, anno M V-c XLI.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae paratissimi Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊praelati canonici atq[ue] capitulum ecclesiae Warmien[sis]Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋