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 episcopo VarmiensiIoannes 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 colendissimo

Reverendissime Domine, domine colendissime.

Officiosissimam servitutis meae commendationem.

Prodeunt litterae commissionis, res enim moram longiorem ferre non videbatur, quamquam extrahi negotium maluissem, dum de sua voluntate aliquid Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra perscripsisset. Quam tamen spero, accedente mandato regio, non detrectaturam hanc provinciam. Scripsi de rebus omnibus per Peter Papuschka (Psit(t)acus, Papuske) ⌊PsittacumPeter Papuschka (Psit(t)acus, Papuske) ⌋ copiosius, quem in Andrzejów (Andrzejewo), town in Poland, 21 km E of Ostrów Mazowiecka, today village, lost city rights in 1869⌊AndreovioAndrzejów (Andrzejewo), town in Poland, 21 km E of Ostrów Mazowiecka, today village, lost city rights in 1869⌋, oppido Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊reverendissimi domini mei PlocensisSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋, nudiusoctavus expedivi. Non dubito, quin sint litterae iam redditae Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae. Nunc me dolor meus impedit plura scribere, nam ex capite graviter laboro. Nova Spirensia mitto, etsi habere illam recentiora confido. Nos iam, Deo sit gratia, Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnamVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ non proficiscimur, sed Calendis Augusti Diet of Poland ⌊comitiaDiet of Poland ⌋ in Brest-Litovsk (Brześć nad Bugiem, Brześć Litewski), town in western part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today southwestern Belarus⌊BrziesceBrest-Litovsk (Brześć nad Bugiem, Brześć Litewski), town in western part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today southwestern Belarus⌋ habituri et iis peractis in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniamPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ sumus redituri, faxit Deus, ut 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⌊regeSigismund 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⌋ incolumi, incolumes et ipsi.

Ex Bielsk Podlaski, town in Poland, Podlasie, ca. 40 km S of Białystok⌊BielscoBielsk Podlaski, town in Poland, Podlasie, ca. 40 km S of Białystok⌋, unde perendie, Deo bene iuvante, in Brest-Litovsk (Brześć nad Bugiem, Brześć Litewski), town in western part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today southwestern Belarus⌊BrziesceBrest-Litovsk (Brześć nad Bugiem, Brześć Litewski), town in western part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today southwestern Belarus⌋ proficiscimur, XVIII Calendas Iulii 1544.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servitor deditissimus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Stanislaus HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋, cantor et canonicus Varmiensis