Dem erwirdigenn inn Gott, unnserm besondernn liebenn freundt unnd nachparnn, herrn 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⌊Johannsenn 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⌋ /

Unnser freuntlich dinst zuvor. /

Erwirdiger inn Gott besonder lieber freundt unnd nachpar.

Unns hatt der edell unnser lieber getreuer Georg von Kittlitz ⌊Georg herr vonn KitliczGeorg von Kittlitz ⌋ zuvornhemenn gegeben, / wie er eins zeigers inn seinenn obligendenn gerigenn hendlenn, / mit dem ersamenn auch unnsernn liebenn getreuen dem rath unnd gemeinheitenn der stadt Deutsch Eylau (Iława), town in Ducal Prussia, SE of Allenstein, NE of Graudenz, today in Poland⌊PreuscheÿlawDeutsch Eylau (Iława), town in Ducal Prussia, SE of Allenstein, NE of Graudenz, today in Poland⌋ schwebent benotturft / unnd darauff einenn pfarrer aus Euer Lieb gebiethenn (denenn ehr namhafftig anczuczeigenn) beÿ derselbenn Euer Lieb hoffgericht rechtlicher weÿse vorhorenn zulassenn gewilligt. / Demnach unns inn untherdenigkeit angelanngt unnd gebethenn, / inenn genn Euer Lieb damit derselb vorhort mit gnadenn zuvorschreibenn, welchs wir ime der pilligkeitt nach nit habenn abschlaenn mogen. Unnd derhalbenn so gelanngt an Euer Lieb unnser freuntlich bitt dieselb woltenn berurtenn Georg von Kittlitz ⌊Georgenn vonn KytliczGeorg von Kittlitz ⌋ inn denn mit gnadenn wilferig erscheinenn, / denn zeugenn verhornn lassenn / unnd wes ehr alsdann schriftlichen bittenn unnd begerenn wurd ahnn unnser hoffgericht ferner zutragenn, / ime zur pilligkeit umb unnser furbitt nit abschlaenn. / Ann dem allenn thut unns Euer Lieb freuntlichen gefallenn. / Wollens auch widerumb in gleichenn unnd mererenn umb Euer Lieb freuntlichenn unnd nachparlichenn beschuldenn.

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 2. Iunii anno 1541 etc.

Vonn Gots 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 zw Brandenburg⌊BranndennburgkBrandenburg⌋, inn 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⌋, zw Stettin⌊StettinnStettin⌋, / Pomerania⌊PommernnPomerania⌋, / 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⌋ und Wenden⌊WendenWenden⌋ herczogkAlbrecht 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 zw Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurnbergkNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ unnd furst zu Rügen⌊RugenRügen⌋