Reverendissimo in Christo Patri ac 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 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 ac patrono suo colendissimo et gratiosissimo

Reverendissime in Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊ChristoJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ Pater ac Domine, domine colendissime.

Si cui parum spectata hactenus fuisset Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae insignis ac plusquam humana erga me animi propensio, dulcissimis Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Eustathius KNOBELSDORF before 1546-04-28, CIDTC IDL 6450, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Eustathius KNOBELSDORF before 1546-04-28, CIDTC IDL 6450, letter lost⌋ cum ad me, tum vero ad venerabile Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, meo tamen nomine scriptis, effectum est, ut omnibus hominibus meridiana luce clarior redderetur. De qua dispeream, si non longe magis mihi gratulandum censeam, quam quod devinctus summa omnium voluntate Celsitudinis Tuae opera ad opimi beneficii praebendam pervenerim. Qua de re quod tam tarde scribo, quaeso, ne ingratitudini meae (vitio quo apud me quidem detestabilius nullum est) ascribatur, qui ita hactenus ab heredibus venerabilis Mauritius Ferber Jr (*ca. 1516 – †1546), studied in Leipzig; resided in Frauenburg since 1538; 1531 Ermland canon; chancellor of the chapter (KOPICZKO 2, p. 72; SBKW, p. 59)⌊domini MauritiiMauritius Ferber Jr (*ca. 1516 – †1546), studied in Leipzig; resided in Frauenburg since 1538; 1531 Ermland canon; chancellor of the chapter (KOPICZKO 2, p. 72; SBKW, p. 59)⌋ piae memoriae occupationibus variis distentus fui, ut respirandi vix esset facultas. Quibus abeuntibus illico me haec sacrosanctarum feriarum tempora exceperunt. Nunc porro una cum Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊domino AchacioAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋ obeundum est visitandi munus hodieque itineri accingimur. Ob quod, ut laconicam hanc animi memoris refrictionem Reverendissima Celsitudo Tua aequi bonique consulat, vehementer oro. Dabo operam quam potero maximam, ne huius tui erga me beneficii memoriam ulla umquam tradat oblivio Deumque perpetuis precibus interpellare numquam desinam, ut Celsitudinis Tuae incolumitate mihi in hac nova dignitate frui quam diutissime liceat.

Cui Celsitudinem Tuam commendo feliciter.

Data in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊FrauenborgkFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, 28 Aprilis anno Domini 1546.

Reverendissimae Celsitudinis Tuae deditissimus ex animo Eustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌊Eustathius a KnobelsdorfEustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌋