Hern Stanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌊KostkenStanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌋

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Konigliche commission schick wir Ewer Herlichkeit wider, von d[er] wir nicht ehe wissenn, / biss das sie Ewer Herlichkeit durch dennn fiscal den hern commissarien w... lossen vorbringen, / die zceit aber zuhanden die commission, / ab wir drey tage ... czeit biss uff den montag noch reminiscere, / das wir den tag zu komenn / und darnoch den dingstag zu frwer zceit die sache vorgenomenn / Ewer Herlichkeit bittend, die alte herberge zu halten, / von uns vor gut nemenn, / was dies haus wirt gebnn. / Den so[ntag] vor reminiscere ist unser zceit prister und ander gesta... standes / mit gotlicherr hulff zu wegen etc. Disse meinung, ... die uns konigliche majestet frey hot gegebnn, wie die eingelegte copey mitbringt, wir ouch in beigelegten briven den andren hern commissaren der Gertrud Lismanin (Lysmanova), townswoman from Thorn (Toruń); Kaspar Lysman's mother⌊lismanschenGertrud Lismanin (Lysmanova), townswoman from Thorn (Toruń); Kaspar Lysman's mother⌋ zugeschribenn. / Die wirt Ewer Herlichkeit lossenn verte.... Was belangt das reissen ummb die woywodschafft, / wirt geschribenn, / das uff der spillen seiten wirt gesagt , das kein ... meister kan woywod sein / und ist dennoch dem andrenn nicht gancz wol geneigt, der durch seinenn bruder, / der iczt zu Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊KrakoCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ se[she]fftig sich ber.... Nichts wynnigers ist uns zugesagt, / das Ewer Herlichkeit nicht sol ...gessen bleibenn, / do von uns weiter durch unsernn botenn, d... teglich gewertig sein, / sol geschribnn werden. / Was uns zukom..., [wo]le wir Ewer Herlichkeit mit den ersten nicht vorhalten. / Umb sloc... wirt nicht gedocht, / welchs ein anzceigung gibt, / das es s... gefaren sein, wie Ewer Herlichkeit schreibt. / Was nicht gewandl[et] kan sein, / mues gelidenn werden etc. etc. Vor die zceitunge... zugeschribnn thu wir freuntlich dancken. / Was wir au... haben, wolle wir Ewer Herlichkeit, / die wir gotlichnn gnaden in [gluck]selicheit befelnn, / nicht unangeczeigt lassenn.

Datum aus unserm sloss [Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, den] VI Marcii M D XLVI.