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 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, domino colendissimo

Ex re mea cum esse intelligerem, clarissime Antistes, ut relicta Bologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌊BononiaBologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌋ eo me conferrem, ubi reconditis atque abditis e fontibus litterarum studia haurirem, non alibi maiorem mihi eius rei facultatem futuram iudicavi quam Padova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌊PataviiPadova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌋, ubi Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊Lazarus BonamicusLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋, admirabili doctrina vir, optimos quosque tam Graecos, quam Latinos scriptores divinitus interpretatur. Feci itaque libenter, ut eum mihi Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊virumLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ quibuscunque possem officiis demererer meque in illius amicitiam et familiaritatem insinuarem. Quod posteaquam humanitate Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊illiusLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ consecutus sum, nihil mihi fuit antiquius frequenti viri consuetudine atque colloquio.

Superioribus itaque diebus, cum variis de rebus sermo nobis incidisset, tui quoque, pro eo atque virtus tua et eruditio meretur singularis, facta est ab Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊eoLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ perhonorifica mentio. Multa de usu, qui Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊sibiLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ tecum intercedebat, multa de doctrina tua minime vulgari, multa de humanitate incredibili verba faciebat. Deinde cum longius sermo processisset, visa Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊sibiLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ esse dicebat duo apud te horologia miro artificio fabricata, quorum cum magno desiderio teneretur, pudore se tamen prohibitum fuisse, quo minus ea abs te petere auderet. Magno Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊seLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ empturum, si simile aliquod adipisci posset. Ego cum adiecisse Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊hominemLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ ad horologia animum viderem, hortatus sum, ut ea de re ad te scriberet , nihil me dubitare, quin si haberes, facturus illi esses copiam. Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊IlleLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋, cunctanter quidem et timide, recepit tamen se facturum. Deinde sententiam mutavit et de libris nescio quibus ad te scripsit, quos Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊se Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋vehementius cupere dicebat. Ego tamen faciendum putavi, ut de iis rebus certiorem te facerem, atque obtestor tuam humanitatem, ut quoad Lazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌊eiusLazzaro Bonamico (*1547 or 1478 – †1552), humanist, distinguished Latinist and poet, lecturer in Latin and Greek at the University of Padua (POCIECHA 4, p. 261; CE, vol. 1, p. 166)⌋ fieri abs te possit, des operam, ne horologii eiusmodi desiderio diutius torqueatur vir is, in quem omnes omnia ornamenta si conferant, tamen pro dignitate ornare non possint.

Singulari me abs te beneficio affectum iudicabo. Hoc quoque oro, ut meae in scribendo libertati ignoscas. Nam quamvis te fortuna, quam mores tibi tui finxerunt, in alto dignitatis gradu collocavit, nihil tamen dubito, quin adhuc nos, humili et abiecto loco constitutos, quae tua est singularis humanitas, respicere dignaturus sis.

Scripsi ad te antea gratulationem, quam ut redditam tibi esse non dubitem, facit fides honestissimi adolescentis Andreae Dluscki, cui perferendam dedi. Nunc me gratiae tuae illi pristinae totum commendo atque trado. Deum oro, ut te diu salvum esse velit et incolumem. Celsitudinem tuam quaeso, qua me antea benevolentia prosecutus es, eadem in me esse pergas semper tibi futurum deditissimum. Vale, Praesul dignissime, mihique domine in primis observande.

Padova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌊PataviiPadova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌋, pridie Divi Andreae 1532.

Reverendissimae Dominationis tuae clientulus deditissimus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Stanislaus HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋