Dem Erwirdigenn inn Got, / unnserm besonndernn liebenn freundt / unnd nachtbarnn, / 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⌊Johannsenn / bischoven zw 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⌋

Unnser freuntlich dienst zuvorn. /

Erwirdiger inn Got, / besonnder lieber freundt unnd nachbar.

Nachdem unns Euer Lieb unnd die andern herrn Royal Prussian Estates ⌊stende koniglichs teils PreussennRoyal Prussian Estates ⌋, / die erbermblichenn niderlage dess Johann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌊churfurstenn zw SachssenJohann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌋,[1] / danebenn wess Euer Lieb unnd der anndern herrn stennde bedenckenn gewesenn, / zuerkennen gegebenn, / habenn wir damals unnser anntwort darauf stellenn unnd vorfertigenn lassenn. Seintemal aber solche anntwort, / nach ausgang der Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊tagfartProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ / zw 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)⌊MarienburgkMarienburg (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)⌋, / dem erwirdigenn inn Got / unnserm besondern liebenn freundt unnd nachbarn herren 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)⌊Tidemann bischoffenn zw ColmenseheTiedemann 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)⌋ zu hannd[en] kommen, / habenn seine lieb dieselb nicht annemenn wollenn, sonnder solche zuruck g[eschi]ckt / etc.

Demnach thun wir dieselbenn Euer Lieb zusenndenn, / die habenn Euer Lieb zubrechenn ... [u]nd zusehenn, / wess unnser anntwort gewesenn, / damit sie es furder denn annde[ren] Royal Prussian Estates ⌊herrn stenndennRoyal Prussian Estates ⌋ annzuzeigenn. / Das woltenn wir Euer Lieb freuntlichenn [sa]gen / unnd bevelhenn hiemit Euer Lieb der gnadenn des aller hochstenn. /

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⌊[Kon]igspergkKönigsberg (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 XI Iunii anno etc. im XLVII-sten.

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 marggraf zw Brandenburg⌊Brannd[enbu]rgkBrandenburg⌋, / inn Ducal Prussia⌊PreussennDucal Prussia⌋, zw Stettin⌊StetinStettin⌋, Pomerania⌊PommernPomerania⌋, / 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⌋ 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)⌋, burggraf zw Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurmbergNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ unnd [furst] zu Rügen⌊Ru[gen]Rügen⌋

[1 ] battle of Mühlberg, town in Germany, southern part of Brandenburg⌊MühlbergMühlberg, town in Germany, southern part of Brandenburg⌋, April 24, 1547