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⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes 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⌋ episcopo Culmensi

Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine amice carissime.

Accepi cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Piotr TOMICKI] Augsburg, 1530-08-01, CIDTC IDL 520⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Piotr TOMICKI] Augsburg, 1530-08-01, CIDTC IDL 520⌋ Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ 1530-08-01⌊prima Augusti1530-08-01⌋ datas, quibus quod mihi tam accurate de intercessione pro se ob episcopatum facta{m} gratias egit, non potui nisi gratissimo animo excipere. Tametsi enim fatear, non tam opera mea, quam Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊regiae et reginalis maiestatisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ spontanea liberalitate Paternitatem Vestram episcopatu fore ornatam et auctam, ista tamen illius gratitudinis amplissima declaratio, quam mihi tamquam de accepto per me solum beneficio debere se scribit, fuit mihi longe carissima. Nam ad coniunctionem , quam a multis annis mutuo coluimus, conservandam istiusmodi beneficii, ubi non est beneficium, agnitio multum conducere et utilis esse poterit, fructum mutuae et cumulatae dilectionis nobis afferre.

Intelliget Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima ex litteris Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋, quam sit illi gratum officium eius, quod prudenter et accommodate in omnibus responsionibus et defensione dignitatis suae maiestatis praestitit. Quare cum tam facile sit illi ex tam magna rerum experientia rationes et argumenta reperire, quibus malevolorum criminationibus responderi digne debeat, ego non putavi fore necessarium, ut Paternitati Vestrae aliquis alius modus in praesens defensionis faciendae perscribatur. Hoc solum Paternitati Vestrae declarandum putavi, quod dominus 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)⌊Iheronimus LaskiHieronim 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)⌋ his diebus hic apud Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ oratorem regis Ioannis egit, per illum non aliam ob causam huc missus, quam ut de negotio concordiae et spe eius a maiestate sua sciscitaretur.

Si enim forte aliquis aliter haec interpretaretur, Paternitas Vestra reverendissima ex cognitione vera rei ipsius confutare illum facile poterit. Sed et id non praeteribo silentio, quod dominus 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)⌊LaskiHieronim 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)⌋ non prius ingredi fines regni maiestatis suae voluerit, quam litteras publica fide, quas salvum conductum vocant, a maiestate sua nactus esset, pro quibus litteris ipse etiam rex Ioannes maiestatem regis nostri per litteras et celerem nuntium rogaverat.

Celeritas istius expeditionis non patitur me plura scribere, illud tamen subticere nolo, quod ad negotium Paternitatis Vestrae cum domino Jerzy Konopacki Sr (Georg von Konopat) (*ca. 1480 – †1543), brother of Jan Konopacki, Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1512-1516 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1516-1518 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1518-1543 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 13, p. 547-548)⌊palatino PomeraniaeJerzy Konopacki Sr (Georg von Konopat) (*ca. 1480 – †1543), brother of Jan Konopacki, Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1512-1516 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1516-1518 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1518-1543 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 13, p. 547-548)⌋ pertinet. Namque dominus palatinus ad haec, quae Paternitas Vestra illum temere et iniuste in rerum episcopalium vindicatione egisse queritur, ita respondet, quod docere velit, omnia, quae sunt post mortem fratris reperta, testamento illi fuisse legata, de quibus tamen cum disquiri ita cito non potuit, maiestas sua cognitionem eius negotii ad adventum huc Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae suspendit et res omnes interea conscribi et consignari fecit, misso illuc Fabiano, Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊maiestatis reginalisBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ aulico et Paternitatis Vestrae alumno.

Ceterum, quia maiestas regia ad instantiam hic domini archiepiscopi Gnesnensis promiserat ab illo adhuc tempore, quo monitorium erat contra illum missum, se missurum esse Romam oratorem, qui nomine maiestatis suae apud summum pontificem pro domino archiepiscopo deprecaretur et intercederet, eum hactenus propterea mittere se contineat, quia a Paternitate Vestra prioribus litteris cognoverat, negotium istud facile per se conquieturum esse, cum reverendissimum dominum cardinalem Gattinarium mors de medio sustulerit. Nunc vero etiam, etsi rursus instet dominus archiepiscopus de ipso oratore mittendo, maiestas regia pendet animo, an mittere debeat. Namque veretur, ne missio ista, tametsi non ad defendendum vel excusandum, sed ad deprecandum domino archiepiscopo promissa, serenissimum regem Ferdinandum offendere possit. Quare Paternitas Vestra iudicium suum in hoc mihi perscribat et significet, utrum credi possit negotium istud de domino archiepiscopo ita quieturum esse, ut missione oratoris maiestatis suae res non indigeat. Namque subterfugeret nunc libenter maiestas sua istam mittendi rationem, si quo pacto honeste posset.

Avemus hic scire omnes, quid sit per caesaream maiestatem Lutheranis responsum et qui in hac tragoedia sit sperandus finis. Quare Paternitatem Vestram rogo, ut cum ceteris de his me per litteras certiorem faciat.

Quid residuum sit hic stipendii Paternitatis Vestrae, non potuimus sub hac celeritate subducere rationem, sed alio tempore de hoc Paternitatem Vestram ego faciam clare certiorem. Hoc solum in hac re recordor quadringentos aureos ad rationem istius stipendii Paternitati Vestrae sub praesentia illius Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊fratriBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ fuisse numeratos. Ex quibus ducentos secum illius frater ad illam tulit, ducentos vero Georg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌊Georgio HegelGeorg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌋ numerari curavit. Cupio et felicem esse et bene incolumem Paternitatem Vestram. Cuius me amori commendo.

Datae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ XX Augusti 1530.