BCz, 1595, p. 16

Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌈Excell(entissimo)Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌉ ac praeclaro Viro, 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⌋ 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⌊serenissimi Poloniae reg text damaged⌈[reg]reg text damaged⌉isSigismund 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⌋ a consiliis et oratori apud text damaged⌈[apud]apud text damaged⌉ 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⌋ etc., domino et amico optimo

BCz, 1595, p. 13

Salutem plurimam.

Cum his diebus huc adveniens forte incidissem in latorem praesentium itineri istuc ad vos se iam parantem volui praestantiam Tuam ... superinscribed⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉... superinscribed⌉ adventus saltem mei (cum aliud non haberem) certiorem facere, qui itaque nudiusquartus quam has ad te darem Laredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌊LaretumLaredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌋ huc applicui incolumis superinscribed⌈incolumisincolumis superinscribed⌉. Ubi quatriremem seu gale written over i⌈iee written over i⌉onem, qua dominus probably Louis of Flanders Lord of Praet (a Prato, de Prato, Lodewijk van Praet, Pratensis, Ludovicus a Flandria, Louis de Flandres Seigneur de Praet, Cat(h)o) (*1488 – †1555), diplomat and politician in the service of the Habsburgs, friend and patron of many scholars and writers, admirer of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1515-1522 High-Bailiff of the city of Ghent, 1523-1549 - of Bruges, 1517 member of the Privy Council of Charles V, 1522-1525 resident ambassador in England, 1525 ambassador at the court of the regent of France, Louise of Savoy, 1530 Chamberlain to the Emperor, 1536 member of the Council of State (as a close adviser to Regent Mary of Hungary); 1540 head of the Finance Council; 1544 Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht (CE, vol. 2, p. 41-42; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 38-39; DBE, vol. 20, p. 174-176)⌊a Pratoprobably Louis of Flanders Lord of Praet (a Prato, de Prato, Lodewijk van Praet, Pratensis, Ludovicus a Flandria, Louis de Flandres Seigneur de Praet, Cat(h)o) (*1488 – †1555), diplomat and politician in the service of the Habsburgs, friend and patron of many scholars and writers, admirer of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1515-1522 High-Bailiff of the city of Ghent, 1523-1549 - of Bruges, 1517 member of the Privy Council of Charles V, 1522-1525 resident ambassador in England, 1525 ambassador at the court of the regent of France, Louise of Savoy, 1530 Chamberlain to the Emperor, 1536 member of the Council of State (as a close adviser to Regent Mary of Hungary); 1540 head of the Finance Council; 1544 Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht (CE, vol. 2, p. 41-42; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 38-39; DBE, vol. 20, p. 174-176)⌋ semel ipsiusque comitiva iam tertio reiecta fuit, et cum eo amicos veteres et optimos, quos omnes iam pridem uti discesserant apud The Belgians ⌊BelgasThe Belgians ⌋ esse ratus sum, inveni superinscribed⌈inveniinveni superinscribed⌉, quorum dominus probably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌊Melchiorprobably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌋(?) primas tenet, tum dominum de Longeuall(?) a John Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌊serenissimo Boemiae regeJohn Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌋ domino nostro olim ad 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ per dispositos equos missum written over s⌈smm written over s⌉ nonullosque alios aulicos, qui ut me conspexere tam inopinatum adventum non minus admirati quam laetati sunt, fassusque est probably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌊dominus Melchiorprobably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌋(?) ingenue me itineris sui verum aliquando vatem vel ipsum oraculum delphinum fuisse. Erramus itaque multi in hoc infelici Hispano littore ob Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VentorumCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋ vim imbriumque et procellarum crebritatem, quae dulcissimam patriam nobis invidere videntur, quatrirememque instructa hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉m rebus omnibus nosque alios unice remorantur.

Dominus don on the margin⌈onon on the margin⌉(?) Georgius a Austria(?) suis navibus recta in Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊Flandri adscribed⌈ii adscribed⌉amFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋ tendet quare ut England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ quemadmodum semper in animo habui viderem aliisque in quatriremi sua locum vel hidden by binding⌈[l]l hidden by binding⌉ darem vel relinquerem hanc paribus auspiciis rt titulis (quos nosti) quoque insignem inscendam, in BCz, 1595, p. 14 qua communi (ut spero) suffragio antesignanus seu etiam navarchus ero written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉eroero written over ...⌉ singulisque debites honorum gradus in ea conferam alterumque alteri pro mentis ac uniuscuiusque captu debite praeferam, de quibus priusquam navis hinc solue hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉rit scribam aliquando latius interea ut ad Tuam Dignitatem latius. Interea et semper bene vale et, ut soles, vive Tibi et tuis feliciter. Ill(ustrissimum) or Ill(ustrem)⌈Ill(ustrissimum)Ill(ustrissimum) or Ill(ustrem)⌉ probably Wolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels ⌊comitem a Motfortprobably Wolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels ⌋(?), meum et maris Anglici hidden by binding⌈[ici]ici hidden by binding⌉ fratrem, et amicos nomine meo plurima salute impartire meque illustrissimo domino meo marchioni humillime commenda.

Ex Laredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌊Lareto hidden by binding⌈[o]o hidden by binding⌉Laredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌋, Idibus Maiis anno etc. 27.

Praestantiae Tuae per aes et libram mancipatus Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌊PrantnerWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌋

[1] Cf. http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/j/Johannes_bla.shtml.

BCz, 1595, p. 12

Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌈Excell(entissimo)Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌉ ac praeclaro viro 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⌋ 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⌊serenissimi regis Po paper damaged⌈[Po]Po paper damaged⌉loniaeSigismund 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⌋ consiliario et oratori paper damaged⌈[i]i paper damaged⌉ ap paper damaged⌈[ap]ap paper damaged⌉ud 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⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles 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⌋ etc., domino honrand(issimo) or honrand(o)⌈honrand(issimo)honrand(issimo) or honrand(o)⌉ in aula caesaris[1]

BCz, 1595, p. 9

Magnifice ac clarissime Domine Orator, domine et amice carissime.

Scripsi proximis litteris moram ipsam et quidquid incommodi nobis in Hispanico litore acciderat, par est, ut Tuae Excellantiae navigationis nostrae infelicis quoque certiorem reddam. Cum enim ex Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ solvissemus, postridie eius diei maximam maris tempestatem perpessi, ut iam de salute desperaremus, tanta enim erat undarum et procellarum vis, quae undique navim implerant, ut nil aliud consilii quam in exhaurienda sentina nobis superinscribed⌈nobisnobis superinscribed⌉ reliqui esset. Alii suarum mercium, ego vero mulae meae maioris, quam in patriam ducere statueram, eicere coacti, tredecima tandem die England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ attigimus[2], quam relicta classe ingressus sum, contulique me per equos dispositos London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊LondinumLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋, ubi opera et litteris domini oratoris England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋, domini Edward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌊LeiEdward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌋ hospitio honestissime susceptus et tractatus fui lautissime. Deinde me ad Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regemHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ contuli, cum quo (uti omnium principum est humanissimus) ad mediam horam egi donatusque fui a maiestate sua annulis aureis et argenteis, BCz, 1595, p. 10 vino praeterea ac dapibus de auratis vasis et lancibus in diversorium allatis, ita, ut mirarer tantam maiestatis suae erga me clementiam et munificentiam, hoc ipsum vero contigit opera domini Edward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌊LeiEdward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌋ et domini doctoris Richard Sampson (†1554), 1522-1525 ambassador of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V⌊SampsonRichard Sampson (†1554), 1522-1525 ambassador of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V⌋, prioris oratoris apud 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋, cuius opera hic usus sum, qui in me, ut suum erga caesarem animum) monstrare voluerunt. Obtinui itaque litteras passus ex sententia crasque hinc discedam in Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊FlandriamFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋.

Serenissimus Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊Angliae rexHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ mitit ad Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊regem GalliaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ Thomas Wolsey (*ca. 1471 – †1530), 1514-1530 Archbishop of York; 1515-1529 Lord Chancellor of England; 1515 elevated to cardinal⌊car(dina)lemThomas Wolsey (*ca. 1471 – †1530), 1514-1530 Archbishop of York; 1515-1529 Lord Chancellor of England; 1515 elevated to cardinal⌋, qui heri hinc magna commitiva splendide hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉ London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊LondinumLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋ egressus, rumor erat ipsum mo[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ regem cum Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊GalloFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ conventurum probably Calais (Caletum), city in northern France, on the English Channel⌊Callesiiprobably Calais (Caletum), city in northern France, on the English Channel⌋, nescio tamen, quid animum suae maiestatis immutaverit. Mary I Tudor (Mary of England) (*1516 – †1558), 1553-1558 Queen of England and Ireland; daughter of Henry VIII Tudor and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon⌊FiliaMary I Tudor (Mary of England) (*1516 – †1558), 1553-1558 Queen of England and Ireland; daughter of Henry VIII Tudor and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon⌋ Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regisHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋, ut audio indubie, Francis III of Valois (*1518 – †1536), Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France; son of King Francis I of France⌊delphinoFrancis III of Valois (*1518 – †1536), Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France; son of King Francis I of France⌋ desponsata est, quo fit, ut verear, ne magnum aliquod malum et maxime ob Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbisRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ tam nefariam direptionem maneat, quod Superi omen avertant hidden by binding⌈[ant]ant hidden by binding⌉[3]. Siquid novi apud The Belgians ⌊BelgasThe Belgians ⌋ intelexero, Vestrae Excellentiae quoque scribam, qui bene valeat et me BCz, 1595, p. 11 amicis communibus commendat.

Ex London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊LondinoLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋, die ultimo Iunii anno etc. 27

Excellentiae Vestrae deditissimus Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌊PrantnerWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌋

[1] Missing parts of address were written on lost piece of paper the seal was impressed through.

[2] Cf. cf. Johann II of Montfort-Rothenfels to Ioannes DANTISCUS Antwerp, 1527-07-07, CIDTC IDL 356⌊IDL 356cf. Johann II of Montfort-Rothenfels to Ioannes DANTISCUS Antwerp, 1527-07-07, CIDTC IDL 356⌋ (description of the same trip).

[3] Over avert[ant] visible mark of abbreviation.