BCz, 1599, p. 842

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 meo clementissimo etc.

BCz, 1599, p. 839

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine clementissime.

Humillima mea et numquam intermoritura obsequendi studia sint Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae commendata.

Etsi per ingenii mei infirmitatem intellego, Clementissime Praesul et Domine, me non posse satis oratione illustrare significationem vocabuli, de qua in praesentia apud Clementiam Vestram sum acturus, utpote de gratitudine, digna cum viris bonis omnibus virtute, tum praesertim honestarum artium ac litterarum studiosis. Etenim cum maximarum vere virtutum sit nutrix, eam ab omnibus etiam summo studio colendam esse iudicant.

Cum tamen et me peculiaris quaedam ratio ad hanc virtutem amplectendam nunc impellat, mihi velim dari veniam, ut pauca de ea verba apud Clementiam Vestram faciam. Nam quotienscumque mecum reputo, Clementissime Praesul, quam aequus iudex Clementia Vestra fuerit in dirimenda inter me et dominum Niviosnisky orta olim controversia, de beneficio illo ecclesiastico parochiae in Neuteich a s(acra) or s(erenissima)⌈s(acra)s(acra) or s(erenissima)⌉ 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 maiestateSigismund 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⌋ in me immerentem collato, dignum me ea poena, qua olim Achivi Agamemnon in Greek mythology king of Mycenae; commander-in-chief of the Greeks in the Trojan War; he was the son of Atreus and older brother of Menelaus⌊AgamemnonemAgamemnon in Greek mythology king of Mycenae; commander-in-chief of the Greeks in the Trojan War; he was the son of Atreus and older brother of Menelaus⌋ affecerint, iudicem, qui tot exhaustis laboribus in expugnanda Troy (Troia, Ilium, Ilion), city in northwestern Anatolia, known for being the setting of the Trojan War described in the ancient Greek Epos⌊TroiaTroy (Troia, Ilium, Ilion), city in northwestern Anatolia, known for being the setting of the Trojan War described in the ancient Greek Epos⌋ pro dignitate Greece⌊GraeciaeGreece⌋, domum reversus, veste inexplicabili involutus, interfectus est a Clytaemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα), in Greek mythology the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae⌊ClytaemnestraClytaemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα), in Greek mythology the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae⌋ auxiliante Aegisthus son of Thyestes; along with Klytaemnestra, whose lover he was, killed her husband (and his own cousin) Agamemnon; reigned in Mycenae, was killed by Agamemnon's and Klytaemnestra's son Orestes⌊AegistoAegisthus son of Thyestes; along with Klytaemnestra, whose lover he was, killed her husband (and his own cousin) Agamemnon; reigned in Mycenae, was killed by Agamemnon's and Klytaemnestra's son Orestes⌋ adultero, nisi Clementiae Vestrae qualescumque tandem gratias agerem. Nullumque esse officium iustius ingenuo adolescenti ac magis necessarium puto, quam habere gratiam bene meritis, quae etiam vox est non solum eruditorum omnium, sed ipsius etiam naturae, quae mutuis officiis homines inter se devinctos esse voluit. Quare ingrati cum haec naturalia vincula societatis humanae dissolvant, ipsi naturae bellum inferre iudicandi sunt. Cum autem haec ipsa naturae lex divina quaedam vox sit mentibus hominum inscripta, quae nos ad colendam gratitudinem exhortatur et quidem gratis praemia, ingratis vero poenas divinitus proponit, sicut scriptum est “cf. Vulg. Prv 17:13 qui reddit mala pro bonis non recedet malum de domo eius ⌊non recedet malum a domo ingraticf. Vulg. Prv 17:13 qui reddit mala pro bonis non recedet malum de domo eius ⌋”, non solum natura ingratos tamquam immania monstra odit et exsecratur, sed etiam urget eos iustissimis poenis Deus optimus maximus. Proinde, si naturam aspiciemus et quasi evolvemus animos ipsi nostros, si litteras sacras consulemus, non tantum videbimus, quantum habeat ingratitudo sceleris, sed BCz, 1599, p. 840 etiam constituemus non esse dubitandum, quin Deo poenas ingrati daturi sint, grati autem summo afficiendi sint beneficio.

Quod reliquum est, gratias ago Clementiae Vestrae pro tam immensis in me collatis beneficiis, quibus me in hunc usque diem Clementia Vestra ornare semper studuit, aulaeque Clementiae Vestrae assumpsit, deinde reverendissimo in Christo patri, Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊domino CracoviensiSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋ et Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊Regni PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ procancellario ex petitione parentis mei cum primis observandi me commendare absque ullis nostris meritis Clementia Vestra non denegavit. Quamquam autem haec mea commemoratio leve officium videtur prae se ferre, tamen, quoniam significationem habet gratae mentis, non duxi eam praetermittendam esse. Sed cogor verecundius de Clementiae Vestrae in me meritis nunc dicere propter Clementiae Vestrae modestiam, tantum illud dicam me libenter profiteri non minus me Clementiae Vestrae deberi quam propriis parentibus. Clementiae itaque Vestrae et habeo gratias, et polliceor me sicubi umquam potero re ipsa declarare animi gratitudinem summa fide daturum esse operam, ut intellegat Clementia Vestra me officio non defuisse.

Cui me quantum possum cum omnibus fortunis meis quam humiliter offero.

Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, 12 Iunii anno M-o D-o XLVII-o.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae obsequentissimus cliens Martin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌊Martinus ab AllexwagenMartin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌋