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⌋ etc., domino et fautori colendissimo

Salutem et felicitatem ac sui humilem commendationem.

Pudet me profecto silentii mei, sed causa in promptu est pudor ipse plane subrusticus, non sum enim ausus aperta fronte, non oblato argumento tanto praesule digno, scribere et aulicos rumores venditare non sum solitus neque natura mea id ferre potest ullo pacto. Sed hi, quibus cognitus sum testimonium, possunt perhibere de me. Quare, ne quid suspicionis mihi adferat apud Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem hoc silentium, maiorem in modum rogo, cuius sum coctus et assus et si qua in re me sibi posse inservire existimaverit, iubeat et factum putet. Fidem, quam principibus nostris a iuventute mea servavi illibatam, servabo etiam Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi salvam et integram.

Quod hinc scribam, praeter sacrae 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ rectissimam valetudinem nihil habeo. Pacem domi forisque agitamus, quae utinam diuturna sit et Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊reipublicaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ salutaris.

Ivan IV Vasilyevich the Terrible (*1530 – †1584), 1533-1547 Duke of Muscovy, 1547-1584 Tsar of All the Russias⌊Moschorum ducisIvan IV Vasilyevich the Terrible (*1530 – †1584), 1533-1547 Duke of Muscovy, 1547-1584 Tsar of All the Russias⌋ celer nuntius viginti equitibus comitatus venerat huc petens, ut ad Petru IV Raresh (Petrylo) (*ca. 1487 – †1546), 1527-1538 and 1541-1546 Hospodar of Moldavia⌊palatinum MoldaviaePetru IV Raresh (Petrylo) (*ca. 1487 – †1546), 1527-1538 and 1541-1546 Hospodar of Moldavia⌋ hac ire et redire posset. Quod illi propter nonnullas rationes est negatum, reversus est itaque unde venerat.

Nuptiae parantur domino Stanisław Mikołajewicz Kieżgajło (Stanislovas Kęsgaila) (†1554)⌊Stanislao KiesgaloniStanisław Mikołajewicz Kieżgajło (Stanislovas Kęsgaila) (†1554)⌋, iuveni probo et magna familia oriundo, cum virgine Zofia Chodkiewiczówna daughter of Aleksander Chodkiewicz, wife of Stanisław Kieżgajło and then Jarosz Korycki⌊Zophia RuthenaZofia Chodkiewiczówna daughter of Aleksander Chodkiewicz, wife of Stanisław Kieżgajło and then Jarosz Korycki⌋, magnifici domini Aleksander Chodkiewicz (*1457 – †1549)⌊Alexandri ChotkiewiczAleksander Chodkiewicz (*1457 – †1549)⌋, palatini Nowogrodensis, capitanei Brzestensis, filia. Veniunt etiam per se festa Saturnalia vel Bachanalia, ad quae iuventus ludos parat de more. 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⌊PrincepsSigismund 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⌋ tamen noster, praeter aetatem maturus, aspicit haec quidem, sed negotiis publicis et iuri dicendo operam navat diligentem.

Quod reliquum est, me in gratiam Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis unice commendo.

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 XXI mensis Februarii anno Domini M-o D-o XLVI-o.

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 a MącolinMaciej 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)⌋ subscripsit