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 in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime.

Officiosissimam servitutis meae commendationem.

Hac ipsa hora reddidit mihi Peter Papuschka (Psit(t)acus, Papuske) ⌊PsitacusPeter Papuschka (Psit(t)acus, Papuske) ⌋ litteras Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, per quem fusius respondere licebit. Curabo autem, ut primo quoque tempore possit expediri. Video perturbata istic esse omnia, sed hic quoque non minus. Venit enim nuntius Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊Turcarum caesarisSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋, cum legatione quadam minaci. Nam latrunculi nonnulli incenderant Ochakiv (Oczaków), city fortress and harbour on the northern side of the Black Sea, on the Dnieper Estuary⌊OczakowOchakiv (Oczaków), city fortress and harbour on the northern side of the Black Sea, on the Dnieper Estuary⌋, stragem magnam ediderunt et pecora, et homines abduxerunt. Hic ille queritatur violatas esse indutias, dira denuntiat, nisi satisfactum sit. Qua ratione autem satisfieri sibi velit, nondum scimus. Posnaniensem episcopum habemus dominum Benedykt Izdbieński (*1488 – †1553), actively opposed the Reformation; 1517 - canon of Poznań, 1525 - of Gniezno, 1527 - of Cracow, 1546 - bishop od Poznań⌊IsdbienskiBenedykt Izdbieński (*1488 – †1553), actively opposed the Reformation; 1517 - canon of Poznań, 1525 - of Gniezno, 1527 - of Cracow, 1546 - bishop od Poznań⌋. Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexanderAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ in portu navigat. In gratiam Alessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌊cardinalis protectorisAlessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌋ se mirabiliter insinuavit, est primus homo in Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋. Utrum impetraverit salvum conductum, nec ne, nescio. Per Peter Papuschka (Psit(t)acus, Papuske) ⌊PsitacumPeter Papuschka (Psit(t)acus, Papuske) ⌋ copiosius.

Deum precor, ut Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram quam diutissime servet incolumem et felicem. Cuius me gratiae commendo.

Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, sedecimo Calendis Maii 1546.

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