Dem erwirdigenn ihn Goth unnserm besondern liebenn freundt unnd nachparnn herrenn 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⌊Johansen bischoffenn zu ErmelandtIoannes 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⌋ etc.

Unnser freuntlich dinst zuvornn.

Erwirdiger ihnn Gott besonder lieber freundt unnd nachpar. /

Wir fuegen Euer Lieb guther wolmeinung zuvornhemenn, / das unns beiligender cf. Wilhelm von Hohenzollern to Ioannes DANTISCUS Kokenhusen, 1540-08-15, CIDTC IDL 4187⌊brieffcf. Wilhelm von Hohenzollern to Ioannes DANTISCUS Kokenhusen, 1540-08-15, CIDTC IDL 4187⌋ ahn Euer Lieb haltende / von dem hochwirdigstenn hochgepornnenn furstenn / herrenn Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (*1498 – †1563), son of Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I and Sophia, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; brother of Duke in Prussia Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1532 elected bishop of Ösel–Wiek, he didn't succeed to an office; 1529-1539 coadjutor of archbishop of Riga; 1539-1561 archbishop of Riga⌊Wilhelmenn erczbischoffenn zu RigaWilhelm von Hohenzollern (*1498 – †1563), son of Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I and Sophia, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; brother of Duke in Prussia Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1532 elected bishop of Ösel–Wiek, he didn't succeed to an office; 1529-1539 coadjutor of archbishop of Riga; 1539-1561 archbishop of Riga⌋, / marggraffenn zu Brandenburg⌊BrandenburgkBrandenburg⌋ etc., unserem freuntlichem lieben brudernn, diser tag zukhommenn. / Mit angehefftem bittenn, / solchenn Euer Lieb beÿ unserem aigenen bothen zu ubersendenn. / Demnach haben wir seine lieb zu bruderlichem unnd Euer Lieb zu freuntlichem nachparlichem wolgefallenn, / dasselbig nicht unterlassenn moegenn / unnd uberschickenn Euer Lieb hochberurtes unnsers liebenn Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (*1498 – †1563), son of Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I and Sophia, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; brother of Duke in Prussia Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1532 elected bishop of Ösel–Wiek, he didn't succeed to an office; 1529-1539 coadjutor of archbishop of Riga; 1539-1561 archbishop of Riga⌊brudersWilhelm von Hohenzollern (*1498 – †1563), son of Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I and Sophia, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; brother of Duke in Prussia Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1532 elected bishop of Ösel–Wiek, he didn't succeed to an office; 1529-1539 coadjutor of archbishop of Riga; 1539-1561 archbishop of Riga⌋ schrifftenn hiermit zu unnd wheren gantz wol gewogenn gewesenn / Euer Lieb neue zeitung mitzutheilenn / so ist das jenige, / welchs zugeschriebenn vhast nach ungewiss. / Allainth das lautbar ist. Wie her Hieronim Łaski (Jarosław Łaski, Hieronymus de Lasco) (*1496 – †1541), diplomat in the service of Sigismund I Jagiellon and John I Zápolya, representing them in diplomatic contacts with Ferdinand I of Habsburg and Sultan Suleiman I; 1520-1522 Crown Carver, 1522-1523 Voivode of Inowrocław, 1523-1541 Voivode of Sieradz, from 1528 Zupan of the Spiš district; from 1530 Voivode of Transylvania (PSB 18, p. 225-229)⌊Hieronimus LasskiHieronim Łaski (Jarosław Łaski, Hieronymus de Lasco) (*1496 – †1541), diplomat in the service of Sigismund I Jagiellon and John I Zápolya, representing them in diplomatic contacts with Ferdinand I of Habsburg and Sultan Suleiman I; 1520-1522 Crown Carver, 1522-1523 Voivode of Inowrocław, 1523-1541 Voivode of Sieradz, from 1528 Zupan of the Spiš district; from 1530 Voivode of Transylvania (PSB 18, p. 225-229)⌋ etc. ihnn Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungarnnHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ sein / unnd Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romischer koniglicher maiestetFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ zum bestenn algereith etzliche schlosser eingenommen habenn solle, / als dan Euer Lieb ungetzweiffelt des bessernn bescheidt habenn / unnd uns aus freuntlicher nachparschafft teilhafftigk machenn werdenn. / Daneben seindt unns imerwar die cf. Ioannes Thomas MUSCONIUS, <i>De caesaris in Galliam adventu [1]</i>, CIDTC IDT 667;
Ioannes Thomas MUSCONIUS, <i>[De caesaris in Galliam adventu 2]</i>, CIDTC IDT 668⌊versuscf. Ioannes Thomas MUSCONIUS, <i>De caesaris in Galliam adventu [1]</i>, CIDTC IDT 667;
Ioannes Thomas MUSCONIUS, <i>[De caesaris in Galliam adventu 2]</i>, CIDTC IDT 668⌋ zugeschrieben wordenn, / die wir Euer Lieb auch also unnd dorumb aus freunthschafft, / dieweil uns unverporgenn / das Euer Lieb zu denen dingen, / do die kopff sich üben unnd ihre kunst darthun wollen / ein guth gefallenn / zufertigenn, / dan Euer Lieb vil freuntlichs nachparlichs willens zuertzaigenn, / sindt wir ider zeit 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⌋, den 19 Septembris anno 1540.

Vonn Gots gnaden 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⌋, ihn 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⌊PreussenPrussia, 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⌊CassubenKashubia (Kaszuby, Cassubia, Cassubae), region in Gdańsk Pomerania and eastern part of Western Pomerania, inhabited by an autochthon Slavic people – the Kashubians⌋ und Wenden⌊WendenWenden⌋ herzogAlbrecht 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⌊NurmbergkNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ unnd furst zu Rügen⌊RugennRügen⌋/ manu propria subscripsit