Honorandissimo 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⌋ necnon ad sacram Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestatem caesareamCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ serenissimi 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⌊regis Poloni[ae]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⌋ oratori dignissimo, domin[o] meo gratioso honorando

Honorandissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiose semper honorande.

Obsequia mea indefessa cum honoris debita exhibitione.

Descripsi iam Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae binis litteris, quomodo hic cum parochia vestra agitur. Ideo omitto de hoc negotio amplius verba facere. Unum tamen occurrit, quod operae pretium esse duco, ut sciat Vestra Reverendissima Paternitas Franciscus Caum, domini olim mei (praedecessoris vestri) cancellarius, laborat, ut sibi haec cura pastoralis committatur, quia mansionem non habet, ubi offici[u]m officialatus, quod sibi a [mo]derno episcopo Cuya[viensi est] commissum, ex[er]cere commode possit. Spero tamen, quod ante adventum Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae nihil poterit proficere. Maxime, quod domino Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tidemanno GyszeTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ denegata est haec ecclesia. Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊QuiTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ illam etiam ante annum ambiebat.

Alia, quae scribenda essent litteris, non sunt committenda.

Faxit Deus, ut aliquando coram liceat commentari. Cui Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam incolumem conservandam sedulo commendo.

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⌊GedanoGdańsk (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⌋, ipso die sancti Andree Apostoli anno XXXI.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae Philipp Holkner (Philipp Holckener) (†after 1531), Licentiate, lawyer; 1516-1524 (at least) chancellor of Kulm bishop Jan Konopacki; 1526 royal commissioner appointed to write down the code of Kulm law (prawo chełmińskie) in Royal Prussia (ASPK 7, p. 67, 76; Sz., 328; ASPK 8, p. 341)⌊Philipus HolknerPhilipp Holkner (Philipp Holckener) (†after 1531), Licentiate, lawyer; 1516-1524 (at least) chancellor of Kulm bishop Jan Konopacki; 1526 royal commissioner appointed to write down the code of Kulm law (prawo chełmińskie) in Royal Prussia (ASPK 7, p. 67, 76; Sz., 328; ASPK 8, p. 341)⌋ legum licentiatus deditissimus