Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino 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 Dei gratia episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, fratri carissimo et amico plurimum honorando

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater carissime et amice plurimum honorande.

Salutem cum omnis felicitatis accessu.

Quamquam Elbing Town Council ⌊magistratus ElbingensisElbing Town Council ⌋ pollicitus sit velle mihi tempestive satis significare, si contingeret pestilentiam eo venire et ibi grassari, quod quia hactenus non fecerunt, coniectandum est purum adhuc Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊ibiElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋ aerem esse. Nam non dubito Elbing Town Council ⌊magistratum ElbingensemElbing Town Council ⌋ promissis suis staturum fidemque suam liberaturum.

Ceterum fama passim fertur pueros aliquot iam illic esse mortuos et cotidie mori pestilentiae, ne veneno an aliquo alio morbo intereant, incertum est. Quod si et Elbing Town Council ⌊ElbingumElbing Town Council ⌋ pestilentia invaderet hominesque ibi absumere inciperet, nullum video alterum locum, in quo tuto et sine vitae discrimine convenire possemus. Nam et Baltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌊secretariusBaltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae mihi hic retulit non solum fere ubique in tota Kulm Land (terra Culmensis, Ziemia Chełmińska), region historical region in central-northern Poland; part of Royal Prussia⌊terra CulmensiKulm Land (terra Culmensis, Ziemia Chełmińska), region historical region in central-northern Poland; part of Royal Prussia⌋, sed etiam circumcirca Nowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌊NovumforumNowe Miasto (Neumark), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land, on the Drwęca river, 29 km SW of Löbau, today Nowe Miasto Lubawskie⌋ ea contagionis labe homines mori. Hinc est, quod fortassis necessum foret hunc Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventumProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ non celebrari, sed prorogatum usque in frigidiora tempora suspendi, quo tunc securius et minore huius mali periculo convenire ac conventum eum agere valeamus. Quod, si Elbing Town Council ⌊ElbingensesElbing Town Council ⌋ nos de pestilentia ibi vigente et de periculo fecerint certiores, non celabimus Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram.

Quae bene valeat et felix vivat.

Ex castro nostro Rössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌊ReselRössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌋, die sexta Septembris anno Domini 1534.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis in omnibus Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊Mauritius episcopus VarmiensisMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ subscripsit