Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊IoannesIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋

Honorabilis Domine in Christo nobis dilecte.

Egemus opera vestra in cuiusdam instr[u]menti confectione, quod non nisi sic fieri potest, proinde a vobis postulamus atque pro nostra in vos benevolentia oramus, ut cum eiusm[odi] rerum protocollo, ut vocant, pro 1543-08-03⌊feria quinta futura III mens[is] Augusti1543-08-03⌋[1] instantis versus noctem Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊hucHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ ad nos veniatis. Quoque hoc commodius perficere possitis, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georg von PREUCKEN Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-07-28, CIDTC IDL 3976⌊iniunximuscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georg von PREUCKEN Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-07-28, CIDTC IDL 3976⌋ Georg von Preucken (Georg von Pröck, Georg von Proyken) (†1549), in 1523, after the death of Ermland bishop Jan Luzjański, he refused to pledge an oath to representatives of Ermland Chapter (Tiedemann Giese and Leonard Niederhof) without royal order, and turned them out of Braunsberg; to 1523 commissioner (komendant) of Heilsberg; in the time of the bishops Fabian of Lusian and Mauritius Ferber wójt of Ermland bishopric; at least in 1525-1549 starosta of Braunsberg (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 156-157; RC, 244, 252; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 7, 1142; AAWO, AK, Dok. Kap. R 2/17)⌊capitaneo nostro BraunsbergensiGeorg von Preucken (Georg von Pröck, Georg von Proyken) (†1549), in 1523, after the death of Ermland bishop Jan Luzjański, he refused to pledge an oath to representatives of Ermland Chapter (Tiedemann Giese and Leonard Niederhof) without royal order, and turned them out of Braunsberg; to 1523 commissioner (komendant) of Heilsberg; in the time of the bishops Fabian of Lusian and Mauritius Ferber wójt of Ermland bishopric; at least in 1525-1549 starosta of Braunsberg (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 156-157; RC, 244, 252; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 7, 1142; AAWO, AK, Dok. Kap. R 2/17)⌋, ut in tecto suo curru et equis vos huc devehi faciat omnemque vobis ad hoc iter commoditatem impartiat. In eo nobis plurimum gratum facturi quodque singulari nostro favore vobis rependere semper curabimus.

Bene valete.

Datae ex arce nostra Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, 28 Iulii MDXLIII.

[1 ] Although Dantiscus mistakenly indicated August 3 as Thursday, he actually meant Thursday, August 2. Cf. his letter to Georg von Preucken, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georg von PREUCKEN Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-07-28, CIDTC IDL 3976⌊IDL 3976cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georg von PREUCKEN Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-07-28, CIDTC IDL 3976⌋