AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 49v

Unnsernn freuntlichenn grus mit aller wolfart wunschung zuvorann. / Ersamer, namhafftiger herr, besunder, lieber freundt unnd schwager. /

Bey unnserm schwager Joachim Kurtz ⌊Joachim KurtzJoachim Kurtz ⌋ / hab wir eim Gdańsk Town Council ⌊ersamen ratheGdańsk Town Council ⌋, / wie in unserm negstenn schreibenn gemeldet, / der schipper sache halbenn / mit unnserm gutt dunckenn geantwurt, / darauff wir uns referirenn. / Befinden bey uns, das solch vornhemenn / bis auff negst kunfftige Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊thagfartProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ zu Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊MariennburgMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ / mus vorzogenn werdenn, / da wir dann / mit hulfe gottlicher barmhertzigheit / neben anndrenn herrenn rethenn / gerne das beste wollenn helfenn und rathenn. / Wirt dis wesenn mit den frembdenn zu 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⌊DanntzigkGdańsk (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⌋ der gestalt einreissenn / unnd aus der gewonheit inn einn recht gebracht, / ist zubesorgenn, ( wie wirs achtenn, ) das auch mit der zeitt / dem gaste mitt dem frembdenn / zu kouffschlagen frey wirt mussenn werdenn zukouffenn und vorkouffenn. / Wo das hinn wil, / ist leichtlich abzunhemen. / Derwegenn were hier inne nicht schleferlich vort zugehen. / An uns soll nichts gebrechenn, / das inn diesem unnd dergleichen fellenn, / daran der stadt gedeye und wolfart stehet, / durch uns dem gemeinen nutze unsers vaterlands zu bestenn ( unangesehenn, was leute von unns haltenn ) mag ausgerichtet werdenn, / welchs wir E(wer) E(erbarkei)t, die wir gottlichenn gnadenn befelhenn, / auf derselbtenn vleissig schreibenn freuntlicher weis nicht haben mugen unangezeigt lassenn.

Dat(um) aus unserm schloss 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⌋, den XVII Marcii MD XLIIII.