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 et 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌋ Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ [oratori, patro]no suo hon[orando]

In curia caesaris

Reverendissime domine, domine meus colende.

Quod tarde congratuler novis honorum accessionibus et incrementis Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae, non est, quod argui debeam, quandoquidem sera gratulatio reprehendi non solet. Sit igitur felix faustusque cum imprecatione maioris felicitatis iste episcopatus, qui pinguioris et dignioris praecursor esse possit.

Dominus Alessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌊Alexander de PesentisAlessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌋ Veronensis, contubernalis meus et mihi carissimus, Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae vero observantissimus et qui omni praeconio eius laudes ubique decantat, cupit eius intercessione obtinere 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⌊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⌋ privilegia nobilitatis in eius personam, quam etsi ratione virtutum suarum copiosam habeat, ratione tamen quorundam statutorum regni, quae prohibent ad certas dignitates ascensum, optat, ut hoc obtinere possit. Pro cuius honesta petitione etiam ego pariter cum illo rogo Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam. Cui pro hoc officio et humanitate referre pro virili mea semper curabo et me eius gratiae plurimum commendo.

Data 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⌋, octava Septembris M D XXX.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae observantissimus servitor Giovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌊Ioannes Andreas de ValentinisGiovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌋ Sandomiriensis et Trocensis praepositus

Reverendissime Domine, domine mi plurimum observande etc.

Quantum semper Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae nomen coluerim et de ea, ubi necessitas expostulavit, bene praedicaverim, in reditu suo ad nos felici ex amicis intelligere poterit, ego autem silentio praetereo. Fuit et nunc non parvus rumor de Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Montis SericiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋ negotio, cuius cognitionem delegavit 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⌊caesarCharles 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⌋ ad Collateral Council of the Emperor in Naples ⌊consilium collateraleCollateral Council of the Emperor in Naples ⌋. Persuasa tamen Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊maiestas reginalisBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ meis argumentis novit hanc cognitionem suscipiendam fore grato animo, velut postremis litteris suis suscipit.

Non male habeat Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima, quod eius Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊maiestas reginalisBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ non admisit dominum Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianumFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ ad episcopatum suum eiusque proventus reformandos componendosque, nam hisce diebus habet negotium cum quodam Haller in Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊PrussiaRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ et in Rogóźno (Roggenhausen), village and castle in northern Poland, Pomerania, 12 km NE of Graudenz, seat of "starostwo"⌊RogosnoRogóźno (Roggenhausen), village and castle in northern Poland, Pomerania, 12 km NE of Graudenz, seat of "starostwo"⌋, ad quae ambo idem Fabianus necessarius est nec obire causa angustiae temporis utrumque munus poterat.

De privilegio domini Alessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌊AlexandriAlessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌋, contubernalis mei, quod ut impetret, Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima operam suam pollicetur, ago maximas gratias hocque beneficium in me collatum cognoscam. Alessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌊IpseAlessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌋ cf. Alessandro PESENTI to Ioannes DANTISCUS [Cracow], [1531-01-06 or shortly after], CIDTC IDL 3459⌊mittetcf. Alessandro PESENTI to Ioannes DANTISCUS [Cracow], [1531-01-06 or shortly after], CIDTC IDL 3459⌋ insignia suae domus, quibus superaddi ex caesareo munere aliquid poterit. Spero in reditu regio ex Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PiotrcoviaPiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋ 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⌊eius 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⌋ revocaturam Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam a tam longa legatione, quandoquidem Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊maiestas reginalisBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ affirmet et ego certo sciam regiam maiestatem nu[nc] istic eam fovere potius, ut orator adsit suus his caesareis gestis, quam ut reginalis maiestatis res procuret. Quare bene sp[eret] Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima nec eam turbet, quod Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊reginalis maiestasBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ innuat v[elle] percontari eam, donec traducatur disquisitio Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Montis SericiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋ a Collateral Council of the Emperor in Naples ⌊c[on]silio NeapolitanoCollateral Council of the Emperor in Naples ⌋ 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⌋. Nam moderabitur hanc suam del[i]berationem, super hoc autem si modo respondebitur, modes[tius] scribat.

Ego me Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae plurimum commendo. Cu[i] ago gratias de his in Imperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌊comitiis imperialibusImperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌋ gestis mihi tr[ans]missis.

Datae 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⌋, die VI Ianuarii MDXXXI.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitor Giovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌊Ioannes Andreas de Valentini[s]Giovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌋ Sandomiriensis Trocensisque praepositus