Reverendissimo in Christo Patri, 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⌋, Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊provinciae PrussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ primati domino observandissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et domine observandissime.

Salutem et felicitatem.

Reddidit mihi dominus palatinides Pomeraniae[1] cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Maciej KALECKI of Mąkolin 1545-03-30 — 1545-04-30, CIDTC IDL 7376, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Maciej KALECKI of Mąkolin 1545-03-30 — 1545-04-30, CIDTC IDL 7376, letter lost⌋ Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis solita humanitate et benignitate plenas, quas ea qua decet observantia accepi et plurimas ago gratias, quod mei, servi sui minime meriti, non sit immemor. Quo nomine ita me sibi reddidit devinctum, ut mecum saepius cogitem, quibus officiis me in illius gratiam penitius insinuem. Sed cum fortasse non dabitur facultas, curabo saltem, ut me humanitatis benignitatisque suae gratum cognoscat et, si quid curandum commiserit, fidelem servum experiatur.

Demiror, quod litterae meae, quas ante aliquot menses per dominum Gregorium Raw, subditum Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis, quem ipsamet et Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊principiSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋, et mihi commendaverat, dederam, tantisper illi non sintt redditae, quas profecto redditas esse iam pridem existimabam. Et prolixe omnia eis prosecutus sum, quae tum hic acta fuerant. Fuere etiam nonnulla, quae Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam libenter lecturam nihil dubitabam. Cum igitur nunc de homine diligentius inquirerem, ubi sit, cur ad Vestram Reverendissimam Paternitatem non pervenerit, dictum est mihi eum coronae negotii sui vel nepotum suorum causa substitisse. Atque ita unice rogo, ne putet me tam neglegentem esse vel magnorum virorum litteras ad me datas parvi facere. Respondi, ut dixi, officiosissime, et[iam] nonnulla, quae scriptu digna existimabam, adiunx[i]. Iubeat velim sibi litteras meas reddi, nam illa repetere non vacat et excidisse iam e memoria aliqua videntur.

Nunc quod scribam non habeo, praeter sacrae Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊regiae maiestatis iuniorisSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ optimam valetudinem, discedet autem hinc die nona mensis huius Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ versus serenissimorum 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊principu[m]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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ parentum suorum invisendorum et nonnullorum negotior[um] suorum causa. Serenissima Elisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon⌊reginalis maiestas ista iuniorElisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon⌋ gravissima distinebatur infirmitate a[b] ipsa Dominica Laetare et recidivaverat bis iamque morti proxima fuit. Sed Deus omnipotens ope medicorum destitutam potentia sua servavit nobis ... recipit vires et heri cenavit in publico, servitu[m] est Elisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon⌊eiElisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon⌋ de more.

Plura nequeo scribere, n[am] secundo iam vocor ad Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊principemSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋.

Commend[o] me in gratiam Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis.

Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋, die prima Mai 1545.

Deditissimus servitor Maciej Kalecki of Mąkolin (Maciej Kaliński) (*ca. 1498 – †1576), in 1533 ennobled by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; scribe to Andrzej Krzycki, Bishop of Płock; servitor and notarius of Queen Bona Sforza at the Lithuanian chancellery; 1534 parish priest in Kalinówka; before 1540 parish priest in Młodzieszyn; 1540 parish priest in Sochaczew; before 1548 parish priest in Nur; 1548 parish priest in Maków Mazowiecki; ca. 1538 St. Dorothea's altarista at the Cathedral Church in Cracow; 1539 Canon of the St. George's Collegiate at Wawel; 1546 Canon of Vilnius; before 1548 Canon of Płock; before 1548 Provost of Trakai; before 1548-01-10 secretary to Sigismund II Augustus (POCIECHA 3, p. 191-192; WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 313-315; KOROLKO, p. 207)⌊Matthias e [Ma]colinMaciej Kalecki of Mąkolin (Maciej Kaliński) (*ca. 1498 – †1576), in 1533 ennobled by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; scribe to Andrzej Krzycki, Bishop of Płock; servitor and notarius of Queen Bona Sforza at the Lithuanian chancellery; 1534 parish priest in Kalinówka; before 1540 parish priest in Młodzieszyn; 1540 parish priest in Sochaczew; before 1548 parish priest in Nur; 1548 parish priest in Maków Mazowiecki; ca. 1538 St. Dorothea's altarista at the Cathedral Church in Cracow; 1539 Canon of the St. George's Collegiate at Wawel; 1546 Canon of Vilnius; before 1548 Canon of Płock; before 1548 Provost of Trakai; before 1548-01-10 secretary to Sigismund II Augustus (POCIECHA 3, p. 191-192; WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 313-315; KOROLKO, p. 207)⌋ scripsit

[1 ] Voivode of Pomerania Mikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌊Mikołaj DziałyńskiMikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌋ had six sons: Jan Działyński (*1510 – †1583), son of Mikołaj Działyński⌊JanJan Działyński (*1510 – †1583), son of Mikołaj Działyński⌋, Michał Działyński (†1576), son of Mikołaj Działyński; Kulm (Chełmno) Chamberlain, courtier of King Sigismund II Augustus (FERENC, p. 211)⌊MichałMichał Działyński (†1576), son of Mikołaj Działyński; Kulm (Chełmno) Chamberlain, courtier of King Sigismund II Augustus (FERENC, p. 211)⌋, Rafał Działyński (*1510 – †1572), son of Mikołaj Działyński; Castellan of Brześć⌊RafałRafał Działyński (*1510 – †1572), son of Mikołaj Działyński; Castellan of Brześć⌋, Paweł Działyński (†1583), son of Mikołaj Działyński; Castellan of Słońsk⌊PawełPaweł Działyński (†1583), son of Mikołaj Działyński; Castellan of Słońsk⌋, Andrzej Działyński (†1547), son of Mikołaj Działyński⌊AndrzejAndrzej Działyński (†1547), son of Mikołaj Działyński⌋, and Piotr Działyński (†1545), son of Mikołaj Działyński⌊PiotrPiotr Działyński (†1545), son of Mikołaj Działyński⌋