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⌊IohanniIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Culmensi, domino suo colendissimo

Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine colendissime. Studia mea sunt Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae et debita et paratissima.

Magnas ago Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae gratias, cum me pro innata sua atque singulari pietate undique non modo gratiose, sed et clementer, et liberaliter fovet, quod multum, pudet me tandem non aliud quam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae clementiam erga me exponere posse, ubi referre deberem mallemque, verum cum hic non est condicio aut fortuna mea, boni consulere Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra dignabitur. Ex Livonia a reverendissimo episcopo Oziliensi litteras hic recepi, quibus perfidiam suorum subditorum atque statum rei exponit, ut quoque reverendissimae dominationi suae pro nostra consuetudine mutua non desim, sententiam quoque meam cum primis significem, instanter hortatur et petit etc. Rescripsi reverendissimae dominationi suae me officium nusquam intermissurum, rem quoque reverendissimos dominos praelatos hic non parum offendere, sed domi consilium quaerendum. Nam externa praesidia quaerere in praecipitanti et periculosum et longum esset, ut quoque se Livonenses, et viros et non feminas, colligunt praestantque. Praeterea illustris marchio Wilhelmus plus ultra laborat, qui legatos suos ad reverendissimum dominum episcopum Tarbatensem misit, ut possessionem praepositurae Tarbatensis illustritati suae daret, quia papa illi de ea providisset. Responsum est per reverendissimum dominum Tarbatensem habita commoditate cum venerabili capitulo et tota nobilitate deliberare velle ac tandem illustri dominationi suae respondere, me quoque habere interesse. Civitas Riga denuo bona dominorum canonicorum ac praepositi occupavit et intercepit; quando ante aliquot annos idem fecerat, attamen anno praeterito restituerat. Illustris dominus dux e solitudine in Montem Regium rediit atque suos ad arma et vocat, et parat. Videt nunc Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, quo res tendat, uti coram locuti sumus etc. Hic civitas Gdanensis etiam rem ad aures regi[ae] maiestatis certis mediis deferre curavit. Litteras Reverendissimae [Dominationis] Vestrae, quid actum apud sacram 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⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ sit, magno desiderio atque Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae praesentiam Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊WarmiaeFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋ ad curi[am] Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae canonicalem exspecto et si Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra non dignabitur, non possum cum primis Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram non accedere. Clerus hic per Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram liberationem et conservationem maxime sperat. Cum domino Urbano officiali duriter egi etiam res Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae; quae singula locutus esset, perscribere commodius coram licebit. Iniustissimum esset exactione Polonic[a] hic clerum cogi, idem tandem ad laicos cederet, de qu[o] et cum civitate locutus sum. Germanus m[eus] dominus Edeuardus servitia sua Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae offert et poculum hoc, de quo Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra mandavit, bis ter... respondit. De eo, quod Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra mihi 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)⌊MargenburgiMarienburg (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)⌋ [eum] accusatum recensuit, longe aliter actum affirmat, [uti] etiam Deo favente coram id Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae ostendet. Ecclesiasten, cum Warmiam veniam, Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae transmittam. Cras hinc ad Warmiam vadam. Optime valeat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, cui me unice commendo et dedo.

Ex 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⌊GdanoGdańsk (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⌋, X die mensis Februarii anno MDXXXIII.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae Leonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌊Leonardus NiderhofLeonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌋ servitor