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⌊IoanniIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Culmensi, administratori Pomesaniensi et ad episcopatum Varmiensem postulato, domino meo clementissimo

Post humillimam fidelissimorum meorum servitiorum et orationum in gratiam Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae commendationem. Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine clementissime.

Quod de 120 marcis, quas pro pauperibus in Colmense Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima deponere destinavit, nihil protunc, cuius mentis capitulum erat, Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae scripsi, humillime mihi dari veniam precor. Exspectabam si quidem in horas responsum capituli ad meas, quas ad eos hac de re, quemadmodum mihi Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima iniunxerat, dederam. Quod cum factum esset, non distuli Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam, quod in novissimis meis feci, certiorem reddere etc. Scripsi denique heri Warsaw (Warszawa, Varsovia), city in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula river, today the capital of Poland⌊VarszoviamWarsaw (Warszawa, Varsovia), city in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula river, today the capital of Poland⌋ pro pergameno, quod quam primum mihi allatum fuerit, descripto ad eum modum, ut 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)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (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)⌋, anno et die consecrationis ecclesiae, prout mihi Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima mandavit, in probably Ploweise (Płowęż), village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, near Rheden, 62 km NE of Thorn, from 1516 estate of the Kulm bishops⌊Plovesiaprobably Ploweise (Płowęż), village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, near Rheden, 62 km NE of Thorn, from 1516 estate of the Kulm bishops⌋ cum primis illic mittere non negligam, vel ipse si per tempus licuerit, istic feram, et appendere faciam. Quattuor illas marcas, quas apud me Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima deponere dignata est, secunda huius honorabili domino Luboviczky, qui tum 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)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (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)⌋ erat, et me rogavit plurimum, ut nomine ipsius Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae pro ea munificentia immortales agerem gratiarum actiones. Quod cum ea, qua maiori possum facio reverentia, humillime petens, ut cum ipsius tum meus Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima dignetur esse clementissimus dominus. Adnumeravi domino etiam doctori Hieronimo XV marcas pro vino Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae. Nepos dominus Simon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌊SimonSimon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌋ per certum quendam mercatorem misit etc. Venit eodem, quo supra, die, Reverendissime Domine, sororis meae servus de Varszovia, qui rettulit certissimum esse, quod haud arbitror Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam latere, reverendissimum dominum Posnaniensem debilem alioqui et multis hactenus quassatum aegritudinibus, XVIII Februarii Poznań (Posen, Posnania), city in west-central Poland, Wielkopolska, on the Warta river⌊PosnaniaePoznań (Posen, Posnania), city in west-central Poland, Wielkopolska, on the Warta river⌋ vitam cum morte (cuius animae aeternam requiem divina largiatur maiestas) commutasse. Unde et sollemnis omnium campanarum pulsus Warsaw (Warszawa, Varsovia), city in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula river, today the capital of Poland⌊VarszoviaeWarsaw (Warszawa, Varsovia), city in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula river, today the capital of Poland⌋, cum sit dioecesis Posnaniensis, factus est, famamque esse reginalem maiestatem quam primum accepta morte suae reverendissimae paternitatis ex Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PiotrcoviaPiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋ se Poznań (Posen, Posnania), city in west-central Poland, Wielkopolska, on the Warta river⌊PosnaniamPoznań (Posen, Posnania), city in west-central Poland, Wielkopolska, on the Warta river⌋, qua de re (nisi fortasse rerum relictarum gratia) incertum est, contulisse etc. Textor denique ille, qui Catherina von Höfen Dantiscus' sister, 1538-11-17 married Hans Glaubitz (CIDTC, IDL 5205; IDL 2425; IDL 4399)⌊CatharinamCatherina von Höfen Dantiscus' sister, 1538-11-17 married Hans Glaubitz (CIDTC, IDL 5205; IDL 2425; IDL 4399)⌋, Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae sororem, dominae Annae pedisequam, superduxerat et in domo contigua piscinae non procul a praedio Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae 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)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (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)⌋, morabatur, collectis reculis suis anuloque uxori suae, quem ei Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima dederit, ex digito detracto, ultima Februarii post occlusas iam arcis et civitatis portas, fugit et quo devenerit, hucusque ignoratur. Quod reliquum est, me humillime Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae obsequiaque mea, quae fidelissima cum Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae tum reverendissimo domino electo futura polliceor, commendo Deumque precor, ut Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam cum matre sua carissima et omnibus amicis quam diutissime sospitet prosperetque in omnibus.

Datum in 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)⌊castro Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae LubaviensiLöbau (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)⌋, V Martii anno Domini M-o DXXXVIII.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae obsequentissimus servitor et capellanus Baltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌊Baltasar a LublinBaltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌋