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⌊Iohanni Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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 suo gratiosissimo ac singulari studio honorando

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime et singulari studio honorande.

Praemissa obsequiorum meorum ob[ni]xa in gratiam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae commendatione.

Incolumitatem praesentem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae his scriptis meis duxi intervisendam, quam eidem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae faustissimam semper magnopere cupio et longaevam.

Ceterum Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae decrevi innotescendum rumore ad me delatum esse nonnullos ex dominis 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⌊terrarum 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⌋ eo parare animum suum, quod forsan contra me in futuro Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventu PrutenicoProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ tractatus facere contendunt, molesto ferentes supercilio, quod sacra 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⌊regia maiestasSigismund 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⌋, dominus noster clementissimus, de gratia sua capitaneatum Gnewensem mihi promittere dignata est, quum in 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⌊terris 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⌋ possessiones non haberem.

Quae cum me res ita audit, ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, dominum et fautorem meum gratiosissimum, cumprimis hoc in negotio confugiendum putavi. Cuius erga me benignitas et gratia tantum testata est, quod in illa constanter semper fiderem, qua etiam mediante capitaneatum Mariemburgensem assecutum me fore profiteor et in multis aliis candidam semper erga me dignavi. Proinde Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, dominum meum gratiosissimum, exoro, ut, si quid tum in his Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊comitiisProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ contra me in hoc facto commemoratum fuerit, pro sua in me gratia et benignitate complanare dignetur et animos eorum, qui ea in re malevolentes mei esse vellent, moderare. Quam benignitatem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae omni benemerendi studio sinceriter mereri studebo.

Cuius gratiae me et hoc negotium meum ex animo quam diligentissime recomitto cupiens, ut Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra diu felicissime valeat et me obsequentissimum suum diligat.

Ex Płock, town in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula River, since 1075 episcopal see⌊PloczkaPłock, town in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula River, since 1075 episcopal see⌋, die Parascheves sancto anno Domini M-o D-o XLVI-o.

Eiusdem Reverendissime Paternitatis Vestrae servitor Feliks (Szczęsny) Srzeński (Sokołowski, Szreński) (*1502 – †1554), due to his Polish origin, his nomination to starostwo of Marienburg aroused opposition in Royal Prussia; 1521 Cup-Bearer of Gostyń; 1526-1532 Castellan of Rypin; 1530 Starost of Płock; 1532-1554 Voivode of Płock; 1535 Starost of Marienburg (Malbork) (his candidacy was supported by Dantiscus); 1534 envoy of the Diet in Piotrków to Vilnius to King Sigismund I⌊pallatinus PlocensisFeliks (Szczęsny) Srzeński (Sokołowski, Szreński) (*1502 – †1554), due to his Polish origin, his nomination to starostwo of Marienburg aroused opposition in Royal Prussia; 1521 Cup-Bearer of Gostyń; 1526-1532 Castellan of Rypin; 1530 Starost of Płock; 1532-1554 Voivode of Płock; 1535 Starost of Marienburg (Malbork) (his candidacy was supported by Dantiscus); 1534 envoy of the Diet in Piotrków to Vilnius to King Sigismund I⌋ manu propria subscripsit