Reverendissime Domine.

Quae in scheda scripsit ad me Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, ea cum serenissima 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⌊maiestate regiaSigismund 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⌋ communicavi, cum praesens adesset Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊reginalis maiestasBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋. Legi utrique schedam, iis tamen omissis, quae ad rem non pertinebant. De regia maiestate certo possum polliceri Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi, quod grata ei accidunt, quae ab ea proficiscuntur omnia, neque est, quod dubitet, quin sit apud maiestatem eius valde gratiosa. De aliorum in se gratia per me quidem licet, ut sibi quidvis Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra promittat, sed ego tamen, quid ea de re scribam, non habeo neque sponsor esse animi cuiusquam et voluntatis possum. De Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊ConstellatoJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ quae scripsit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, legi principibus. Quin ille de me dixerit ea, quae ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram sunt delata, mihi quidem dubium non est. Nam et reginalis maiestas etsi auctorem non nominavit, tamen se quoque accepisse dixit me audiente in regia praesentia, quod melius omnia casura fuissent, si ego profectus non essem. Hoc etiam adiecit questum esse Constellatum, quod secum asperius egissem ac durioribus eum verbis aggressus essem, quod meum factum reprehensione dignum iudicabat. Cui ego respondi: me nequaquam ire inficias, quin libere cum eo egerim, quem sciebam esse caput et fontem malorum istorum omnium, quae sunt Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GedaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ exorta; sed ut ita agerem, postulasse personam, quam tum gerebam. Cum enim abiecta privata persona, regia mihi fuisset imposita, minime decere videbatur, ut blande ac submisse cum eo agerem, cuius unius prope opera et multa indigna patrata et ipsa Christi religio Gedani esset proculcata.

Videt Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, quae sit nostra condicio, qui non postremum inter regni consiliarios locum obtinemus, qui fidem nostram et erga Deum et erga principem intemeratam retinemus. Levibus hominibus clanculum de nobis quidvis comminiscendi potestas permittitur, nobis respondendi facultas non datur. Scilicet, qui fidem semel Deo datam violavit, is iam plus est fidei habiturus. Non dubito, quin is non modo de me, verum et de Vestra Reverendissima Dominatione multa falsa detulerit, fortassis non tam ipse sua voluntate, quam instruc[tus] ab eo, a quo huc missus est. Nam hae artes in aula regia numquam adhuc fuerunt post hominum memoriam, quibus nunc sursum atque deorsum omnia misceri videmus. Utinam vero iis potius, [a] quibus proficiscuntur, quam Regno universo si[nt] exitio. Nihil est mirum non esse quicquam Geda[ni] profectum, quandoquidem quae per unum tela texitur, per alium retexitur.

Adhuc Marienbu[rgi] cum essem, olfaciebam istud, priusquam ex aul[a] discederam omnes conatus adhibitos fuisse, u[t] rebus omnibus infectis redirem. Sed me recti conscientia solabar, acta enim sunt a me summ[a] fide omnia. Quod si non respondit eventus, aliorum id culpa accidisse dubium non est; quo[s] cum adiumento esse oportuerit, magno fuisse impedimento videbam. Sed de his satis. Negat maiestas reginalis de burgrabiatu quicquam act[um] esse. Utrum ea de causa, ut ne ego impediam, nesc[io], sed Domino Georgio Schefke me non defuturum cer[t]o sciat Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio. Non possum eam celare, quod a[b] amico secreto mihi dictum est, legatum esse designatum Constellatum ad regem Galliae affinitatis conciliandae causa. Id ego quaeram adhuc ex maiestate regia ac, si quid certius cognovero, faciam Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem certiorem. Hoc scio, cum cubicularius istuc esset profectus cum litteris comitialibus, ei litteras ad Constellat[um] a reginali maiestate esse datas, ita ut magna nunc inter eos esse coniunctio videatur, quorum animi fuerant paulo ante disiunctissi[mi].

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)⌊Samuel episcopus Plocensis et vicecancellariusSamuel 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)⌋ subscripsit