BCz, 1606, p. 548

Dem erwirdigenn inn Got, unnserm besonndernn 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⌊Johannsen bischoeffen zu ErmelanndtIoannes 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⌋

BCz, 1606, p. 545

Unnser freuntlich dinst zuvor. /

Erwirdiger inn Got, besonnder lieber Freundt unnd nachpar. /

Nachdem sich zwischenn unserm unnderthann und liebenn getreuenn Georg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌊Georg(en) LautenschlagerGeorg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌋, / statschreiber 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⌋ ann einem / unnd E(uer) L(ieb) unnderthanenn / etzlichenn Citizens of Braunsberg ⌊inwonernn vom BraunspergeCitizens of Braunsberg ⌋ annders theils irrungen einer erbschafft zugetragenn, / daraus sich ervolgt, / das ein ersamer Braunsberg Town Council ⌊rath / bemelter stadt BraunspergkBraunsberg Town Council ⌋ auch darein geflochtenn unnd sich etzliche ubergebene setze vor iniurienn anmassenn unnd vor E(uer) L(ieb) geortert werdenn sol. / Dieweil aber benenter Georg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌊LautenschlagerGeorg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌋ / der sachenn unnd hanndlung gernn abkommen wolt, / hat er unns ann E(uer) L(ieb) umb ein furbetlich schreibenn, / dardurch er vonn derselbenn ein vhelich sicher unnd cristlich geleith zuvorhar der sachenn bekommenn mocht, / undertheniglich gebethenn. / Unnd wiewol wir wissenn, / das E(uer) L(ieb) menniglichenn zur BCz, 1606, p. 546 billigkeit gewogenn, / auch des geleits von unnotenn / so habenn wir doch / unnsern Georg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌊unnderthannGeorg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌋ solch sein bith / zu furderung des hanndels nit abschlagenn mogen. Ist demnach unnser freuntlich bith, / E(uer) L(ieb) wollenn umb unnsert willenn hierinnen sich nachparlich ertzeigenn / unnd bemeltem unnserm unnderthann / Georg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌊Georgenn / LautenschlagerGeorg Lautenschlager (†before 1550-03-31), subject of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in 1541 Kneiphof town clerc (HARTMANN 1525-1550, p. 399, 579)⌋ / ein sicher cristlich vhelich unnd unngevert geleit fur E(uer) L(ieb) unnd derselben hidden by binding⌈[n]n hidden by binding⌉ unnderthanen / uberschickenn. / Damit der hanndlung umb sovil dester eher abgehulffenn / unnd die partenn inn ruhe unnd einigkeit kommen mochtenn. / Das sein wir gleichsfals gegenn E(uer) L(ieb) unnd dem[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ eurenn zuthun geneigt. / Wollenn auch solch[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ umb E(uer) L(ieb) freuntlich verdienen. /

Dat(um) 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 19 Ianuarii anno 1541.

Vonn Gots genaden 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 marggraf zu Brandenburg⌊BranndenburgkBrandenburg⌋, in 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⌋ etc. hertzogAlbrecht 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)⌋

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