Dem erwirdigenn yn Gott unnserm besonndernn liebenn freundt unnd nachparnn herrnn 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⌊Johannsen bischoffen zu Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ErmelanndtErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋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⌋./

Unnser freuntlich dinst zuvor. /

Erwidiger ÿn Gott besonnder lieber freundt unnd nachpar. /

Wes ahnn unns unnser underthann unnd burger Peter Stubes ⌊Peter StubesPeter Stubes ⌋ der stadt Kneiphof (Knipawa), city in Ducal Prussia, one of three cities, which Königsberg consisted of; today in Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast⌊Kneiphoff KonigspergkKneiphof (Knipawa), city in Ducal Prussia, one of three cities, which Königsberg consisted of; today in Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast⌋, / supplicirenn thut / habenn Euer Lieb aus eingeschlossener seÿner supplication zuersehenn. / Dieweil er unns dann inenn darauff ahnn Euer Lieb domit er umb sovil desteher zu dem seynenn khommen möcht zuverschreÿbenn demuttigs vleiss angelangtt unnd gebethenn, / habenn wir ime dieselbe yhn anmerckung das wir ihe gernn unsere arme underthanenn ÿhnn irenn billichen und rechtfertigenn sachenn gefurdertt sehenn und wissenn woltenn / mit gnaden nit wegernn wollenn. /

Ist derwegenn ahnn Euer Lieb unser freuntlich und nachparlich bith, / dieselb wollen irem heuptmann zu Rössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌊ResellRössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌋, / oder wie es derselbenn am bestenn gelegenn / mit gnaden bevelenn lassen, / das ehr die ihenigenn so gedachtem unserm underthann, / noch etzlich hinderstellig erb / und furgestrackt gelt lauts seÿner supplicationn schuldig, / dohin haltenn unnd weÿsenn wolle, / das er das seyne one weÿternn nachteyligenn vertzug oder beschwer, / nachdem er ein alter schwacher man / der nit weitt reÿsen khan / unnd neun lebendiger kinder hatt / bekhommen möge / unnd inenn dieser unnser furschrifft geniesslich unnd ersprisslich entpfindenn lassenn. / Das seindt wir umb Euer Lieb unnd die ewern gleichs fals zuthun geneigt.

Datum Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊KonigspergkKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, denn XXVII tagk Augusti anno etc. XXXX-ten.

Vonn Gotts gnadenn Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Albrecht marggraff zu Brandenburg⌊BrandenburgkBrandenburg⌋, yhn Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PreussennPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋, zu Stettin⌊StettinStettin⌋, Pomerania⌊PomernPomerania⌋, / der Kashubia (Kaszuby, Cassubia, Cassubae), region in Gdańsk Pomerania and eastern part of Western Pomerania, inhabited by an autochthon Slavic people – the Kashubians⌊CassubennKashubia (Kaszuby, Cassubia, Cassubae), region in Gdańsk Pomerania and eastern part of Western Pomerania, inhabited by an autochthon Slavic people – the Kashubians⌋ unnd Wenden⌊WenndennWenden⌋ hertzogkAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋, burggraff zu Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurmburgkNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ und furst zu Rügen⌊RügenRügen⌋/