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 CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, fratri et amico carissimo ac honorando

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine frater et amice carissime ac honorande.

Non fuit neque est voluntas mea istud longum iter octo miliarium ex Hohenstein (Olsztynek), town in Ducal Prussia, 26 km S of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊HogensteinHohenstein (Olsztynek), town in Ducal Prussia, 26 km S of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋ in Nowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌊NewmargtNowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌋ una die et profectione velle conficere. Id, quod cum firma essem valetudine, numquam feci, tantum abest, ut nunc fractis viribus et defatigato morbis corpore facere posse in animum meum inducerem. Ceterum ita profectionem meam per nocturnas stationes institueram teneboque, ut ex Hohenstein (Olsztynek), town in Ducal Prussia, 26 km S of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊HogensteinHohenstein (Olsztynek), town in Ducal Prussia, 26 km S of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋ in Gilgenburg (Dąbrówno), town in Ducal Prussia, SW of Allenstein, today in Poland⌊GilgenburgGilgenburg (Dąbrówno), town in Ducal Prussia, SW of Allenstein, today in Poland⌋, ubi iam hospitium pro me comparatum est, et inde in Nowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌊NewmargtNowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌋ sim concessurus. Hinc est, quod Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram in maximum modum rogo, dignetur ad praesens boni consulere atque aequo animo pati, ut institutum iter meum in eundo teneam commoditateque mea fruar. In redeundo libens implebo voluntatem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae secuturus, quocumque me duxerit. Cum vero in 1534-09-30⌊die sancti Hieronimi1534-09-30⌋ Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LuboviamLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ praeteribo, si tunc placeret Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, ut et ipsa me sequeretur, non esset ingratum. Possemus enim ita inter proficiscendum inter Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LuboviamLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ et Nowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌊NewmargtNowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌋ de multis in eo Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventuProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ tractandis inter nos idque non inutiliter, commentari.

Quod autem Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra pro equis meis in Kurzętnik (Kauernik), town in Kulm Land, 60 km E of Graudenz, today village in northern Poland⌊CawernickKurzętnik (Kauernik), town in Kulm Land, 60 km E of Graudenz, today village in northern Poland⌋ stabulandis hospitium deputavit avenaeque lastis II me donavit, quamquam id necessum non fuisset, attamen ago gratias immortales, verum satius et commodius mihi est, ut habeam familiam et equos meos mecum in Nowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌊NewmargtNowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌋, praesertim ad tam breve tempus, quo ibi erimus. Nam non est inexploratum Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae servorum genus esse insolentissimum, quod nisi praesentia marschalci et plagis quoque emendatum in officio vix conservatur. Accedit ad hoc, quod ingrati sumus hospitibus nostris, apud quos diversamur, nisi etiam pro hospitalitatis molestiis nonnihil questus reportent. Cum itaque facile poterit inveniri in Nowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌊NewmargtNowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌋ diversorium pro equis meis quadraginta numero stabulandis, sinat, rogo, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, ut et equi, et familia mea omnis, qua non sine incommoditate mea carere possum, in Newmargt mecum maneat. Cetera Deo feliciter opitulante coram.

Interea Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram optime valere cupio.

Ex Wartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo in Poland⌊WartenburgWartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo in Poland⌋, XXVI Septembris MDXXXIIII.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae in omnibus Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊Mauritius Episcopus VarmiensisMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ subscripsit