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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 WarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino meo clementissimo et gratioso

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Post obsequiorum meorum exhibitionem.

Reverendissime Domine, domine clementissime et gratiose.

Vicaria huius ecclesiae Warmiensis per obitum quondam domini Stephani Hinc superinscribed⌈cc superinscribed⌉sze Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GdaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ proxime defuncti de collatione Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae vacat. Quam quidam sacerdos, qui ex Livonia (Livland, Inflanty), estate of Livonian Order, today part of Latvia and Estonia⌊LivoniaLivonia (Livland, Inflanty), estate of Livonian Order, today part of Latvia and Estonia⌋, vir honestae vitae, huc nuper se c<o>ntulit, sibi conferri rogat. Vicaria haec in annuis proventibus tantum marcas viginti habet, quibus nemo, nisi alio beneficio adiuncto, hic sustentari potest. Is sacerdos, qui eam cupit, aliam vicariam hic possidet. Si Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae eam huic conferre placuerit, dispensatione opus foret, auctorita<te> Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae imparcienda, hoc(?) autem, quempiam alium eo beneficio provideri libuerit, est in potestate Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae.

Praeterea venerabilis dominus Mauritius Ferber Jr (*ca. 1516 – †1546), studied in Leipzig; resided in Frauenburg since 1538; 1531 Ermland canon; chancellor of the chapter (KOPICZKO 2, p. 72; SBKW, p. 59)⌊Mauricius FerberMauritius Ferber Jr (*ca. 1516 – †1546), studied in Leipzig; resided in Frauenburg since 1538; 1531 Ermland canon; chancellor of the chapter (KOPICZKO 2, p. 72; SBKW, p. 59)⌋, qui promptissima obsequia Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae offert, rogavit me, ut sui mentionem facerem, quod in proximis Quattuortemporibus ad sacros sacerdotii ordines promoveri cupiat, humiliter orans, ut tunc iis sacris ordinibus initiari per Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram posset.

Cuius gratiae et favori me obsequiose commendo.

Ex Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊WarmiaFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, 2-a Septembris 1539.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae obsequentissimus Johann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌊Ioannes TymmermanJohann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌋