Reverendissimo in Christo Patri ac 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⌊IoanniIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Varmiensi, domino suo clementissimo

Multis modis me Tuae Paternitatis litterae delectarunt, Praesul Ornatissime, primum enim ex iis intelligebam suspicionem meam nullam fuisse, sed Tuam Paternitatem ea, quae superioribus meis litteris inserueram, eo animo, nempe benevolo et amico, quo et a me scripta erant, accepisse. Deinde me certiorem reddiderunt de Tuae Paternitatis profectione, ad quam etiam me ex singulari Tuae Paternitatis erga me favore vocarunt, et dici non potest, quam gratum illud mihi fuerit. Nam etiamsi apud parentes meos, qui mihi sunt carissimi, vivam, tamen plane taedio huius vitae afficior, cum hic delitescere cogor, ubi nulla mihi datur nec sit ansa ad maiora progrediendi. Quare promitto cum magna gratiarum actione Tuae Paternitati me, Deo volente, affuturum et cum illa, quocumque motura sit, pedem profecturum, sic tamen, ut et mihi aliquid officii a Tua Paternitate iniungatur, ne fucus in tuo comitatu esse videar, lubentissime enim, quidquid officii mihi impositum fuerit, modo par meo ingenio et viribus sit, feram. Spero etiam me apud Tuam Paternitatem habiturum vestem, ut non opus sit mihi eam hic confici.

Quae Tua Paternitas de diplomate in decoctorem litteris suis addidit, parentibus meis exposui, qui fatentur se non sufficientes gratias Tuae Paternitati prae benevola hac erga immeritos illos propensione reffere posse. Dederam ad istum nebulonem parentum nomine litteras, quibus eum admonui, ut rationem haberet suae famae et aestimationis et debitum suae fidei commissum solveret, ad quas satis superbe respondet. Negat se aufugisse nec vult audire, quod contra depositam in suo chirographo fidem fecerit, tandem pe tit sibi dari quattuor terminos, quibus se soluturum debitum promittit. Harum litterarum exemplar ad [Tuam] Paternitatem misissemus, sed verebamur, ne nimium illi molesti ess[e]mus. Petimus tamen obnixe Tuae Paternitatis, quid nobis hac in re f[a]ciendum sit, consilium, dubitamus enim, an isti nebuloni h[a]benda sit fides, nam semel malus semper praesumitur [ma]lus, hic autem bis malus fuit. Existimamus autem no[n] plus apud eum diplomate Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Regiae MaiestatisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ obtenturos.

Tuam Paternitatem Deo Optimo Maximo commendamus ac precamur u[t] pro Divina sua clementia Tuae Paternitati dignetur concedere lo[n]gam et prosperam valetudinem illique satis virium ad instantem profectionem suppeditare.

Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊DantisciGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, 14 Martii, anno 1543.

Tuae Paternitatis deditissimus et observandissimus Johann Lehmann (Jan Leoman) (*1520 – †1582), Dantiscus' nephew (son of his sister Ursula and Zacharias Lehmann); studied in Wittenberg and in Rome; 1545 secretary of Ioannes Dantiscus as Ermland bishop; 1546 vicar in Heilsberg; 1550 chancellor of Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese and then of his successor Stanisław Hozjusz; 1554 Ermland canon; 1561-1566 general administrator (oeconomus) on the bishop's estates in Ermland diocese; 1571 Ermland custos (KOPICZKO 2, p. 193)⌊Ioannes LehemannJohann Lehmann (Jan Leoman) (*1520 – †1582), Dantiscus' nephew (son of his sister Ursula and Zacharias Lehmann); studied in Wittenberg and in Rome; 1545 secretary of Ioannes Dantiscus as Ermland bishop; 1546 vicar in Heilsberg; 1550 chancellor of Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese and then of his successor Stanisław Hozjusz; 1554 Ermland canon; 1561-1566 general administrator (oeconomus) on the bishop's estates in Ermland diocese; 1571 Ermland custos (KOPICZKO 2, p. 193)⌋