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 Warmiensi, domino fratri et maiori plurimum observando

Reverendissime in Christo Pater Domine, frater et maior observande. Salutem et studiosam commendatio[nem].

Quas mihi Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra communicaverat magnifici domini Mikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌊palatini PomeraniaeMikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌋ litteras, cum iis, quas idem ad me dederat, per servitorem meum novissime Ipsa accepit, nec sunt aliae apud me hui[us] negotii. Ago gratias plurimas Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quod suscepit provinciam conciliandae litis apud dominum Plementzki. Verum litterae ad illum datae negotio nostro non sunt accommodae, narrantes oeconomum meum successisse in locum domini Martini. Quae confessio esset directe contra nos, qui affirmamus illum nec canonicatum nec praebendam nec allodium domini Martini possidere, sed aliunde ei ius canonicatus iam inde a triennio obtigisse. Quod cognoscet Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra ex exemplo litterarum capituli mei, quas sub sigillo mecum afferam 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)⌊MarieburgumMarienburg (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)⌋. Non gravetur igitur Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra iubere, ut recudantur litterae ad dominum iudicem sine specificatione canonicatus Martini ac ad me per hunc, ut mittantur, oro. Quam pro redimenda vexa propinquorum Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae impendi pecuni[am], repetere numquam mihi animus fuit, neque gratiam inde a quoquam exspectavi, contentus conscientia officii mei erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram etiam ignorantem vel invitam. Quae tamen remittens pecuniam secus videtur interpretari factum meum ac quasi exprobratori off[icio] occurrere, cum ego turpius existimem amicitiae semel dicatum aes, quam collatae operae mercedem reposcere, nedum recipere. Quare Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra sinat, oro, me frui libertate mea, etiamsi nullo ipsius commodo, relatamque nunc ad manus oecono[mi] sui pecuniam, si rationibus suis inferri noluerit, vel cancellario suo vel alteri suorum, cuius donare velit. Nam referri illam ad me non carebit taedio. Cupio me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, cui salutem et incolumitatem omnium rerum precor, esse commendatissimum.

Datae 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)⌋, die VII Martii, anno MDXLV.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae studiosissimus Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tidemannus episcopus CulmensisTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋