Elbing Town Council ⌊Den vom ElbingElbing Town Council ⌋

Unsern(n) etc. Ersame etc.

Wir schicken durch den erbarn(n) unsern(n) liben(n) bruder Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊Bernt von HovenBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋, Flachsbinder gena(n)t, E(wer) E(rbarkei)t 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⌊ko(niglich)e m(ajeste)tSigismund 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⌋ antwurt uff E(wer) E(rbarkei)t und der Thorn Town Council ⌊ersamen(n) von Thorn(n)Thorn Town Council ⌋ und Gdańsk Town Council ⌊DanczkGdańsk Town Council ⌋ schreiben(n), / daraus zuvornemen(n), wie es umb die superinscribed⌈diedie superinscribed⌉ zukunfftige Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊tagfartProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ / und die elbingsche castellanei gebliben(n). / So E(wer) E(rbarkei)t solchen briff durch gedochtn(n) unsern bruder an die ersamen(n) von 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⌊DanczkGdańsk (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⌋, [...]hin er sich thut [...] unsern(n) geschef[...] begeben(n), on the margin⌈[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉hin er sich thut [...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ unsern(n) geschef[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ begeben(n),[...]hin er sich thut [...] unsern(n) geschef[...] begeben(n), on the margin⌉ welben lossen gelang(en), / wirt er willig sein. / Hiemit Gote in sein gnad befoln(n).

Dat(um) 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(n) XVII Iulii M D XXXIX[1].

[1] Dat(um) 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(n) XVII Iulii M D XXXIX ms ut sup(ra), see rough draft of IDL 5217