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⌋ Dei [g]ratia episcopo Chulmensi, domino suo gratioso

Reverendissime Praesul, humilem commendationem et salutem plurimam.

Quod meas et Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmiErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ litteras accepit, recte habet, transmisi etiam illi, quam ad me nunc Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra misit, epistulam. Quam tute non committerentur tabellario pecuniae, iussi, ut Franckofordiae Frobennianis pro Erasmo floreni Rinenses 45 numerentur, etiam si fuerat, cur excusarem officium undiquaque scilicet huiusmodi petitus telis, cum ferme nullus sit, qui velit esse solvendo. Verum et hic magis utrique vestrum quam mihi ipsi memet accomodare volui.

Vehementer doleo miserabilem hunc ab igne casum. Mihi cognitus est locus ille et miror in eo oppidulo id fieri tam cito potuisse, verum cum revolvo in animo, quid nostra aetate Venetiis, Pataviae, Wiennae Austriae, Cracoviae, paulo ante Wilnae etiam accidit neque mirum neque novum est. Casus sunt humani et forti ferendi animo, si videmus his graviora aliis contingere. Culmense oppidum a conflagratione bis vidi, spectaculum certe commiseratione dignum, sed, ut scit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, cum multis illis commune.

Bellum hoc maritimum tanto maiore nostros affecit damno, quo minus exspectatum fuit. Optarim ego Lubecensibus istis, ut meritas solverent poenas, nisi enim pacatum fuerit, vereor, ne male cadat belli alea. Interim nos afficimur iniuria.

Ad 14 Augusti accepi domini Sigismundi ab Herberstein litteras. Scribit regem Ferdinandum iter in Boemiam adornasse, praemissis iam sarcinis et quod ibi regina designarit puerperium suum.

Interea canteriis equis adcurrit ex Constantinopoli nuntius, qui oratores regis 3 Iulii Constantinopoli digressos significavit. Scribunt autem, quod pacem regi acceptabilem confecerint et praeterea nihil amplius significarunt. Ea novitas regem Wiennae continuit. Haec ille.

Ex Buda habemus, quod Gritti filius venerit ad Ioannem regem, nuntians pacem confectam condicionibus certis et, ut rex Ferdinandus toto regno Hungariae cedat. Sunt, qui submurmurant de condicionibus hoc modo, quod rex Ioannes habeat quidem regnum, sed non ducat uxorem, eo mortuo, Ferdinando aut illius heredibus cedat regnum, Ioannes belli sumptus persolvat Ferdinando. Eas sit Gritti moderaturus. Et quia Ioannes non est solvendo, Ferdinandus interea pignoris loco teneat, quae nunc habet et fortassis adhuc plura. Sed ista sunt incerta.

Andreas ... De Orio Neapoli solvit cum XLV triremibus [et] XXV navibus, versus Coron, ut ab obsidione illud liberet regnum, habet autem secum omnes ferme Hispanos, qui Wiennae cum caesare fuerunt. Gallorum regis orator Camillus Ursinus cum domino Laski Constantinopolim concesisse dicitur.

Fama habet summum pontificem Angliae regem anathemate percussisse, ni ad dictam diem, dimissa concubina, recipiat legitimam ad se uxorem. Quid censes, faciat insanus?

Sigismundus a Dyetrichstein fulmine ictus in arce sua periit. Haec sunt externa, nos in aquis toti sumus, laborant causone multi. Ego toto iam mense pedagrico laboro malo. Commendo me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae et saluto Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊CampensemIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋.

Datum 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⌋, XVI Augusti 1533.

Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae deditissimus Iustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌊Iostus Lodvicus DeciusIustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌋ scripsit