VSSG, Ms. 30, f. 58v Doctissimo viro Joachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌊Ioachimo VadianoJoachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌋, poetae lauro insignito ac collegii ducalis duodecemviro praeceptori suo non paenitendo Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋.

VSSG, Ms. 30, f. 58r

Salutem.

Quod tanto tempore, humanissime Vadiane, nihil mihi scripseris, quamvis pollicitus sis id facere saepius, non aegre fero; nam tot et tanti superinscribed in place of crossed-out .⌈.ii superinscribed in place of crossed-out .⌉s apud Pyrrha, mistress of Joachim von WATT ⌊tuam PirrhamPyrrha, mistress of Joachim von WATT ⌋ te scio negotiis occupatum, quod etiam plus agas apud eam superinscribed⌈apud eamapud eam superinscribed⌉, quam Melisseus mythical king of Crete⌊hic ms. s(!) ⌈cc ms. s(!) ⌉Melisseus mythical king of Crete⌋, qui in apum meditatione consenuit. Si tamen aliquando feriatus fueris et vetustum cunnum pertaesus, quaeso sciam, quid agatur, cur hactenus nihil scripseris. Me nec Polixena probably a nickname of common acquaintance of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt⌊PolixenaPolixena probably a nickname of common acquaintance of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt⌋ nec ista vel similis Hecuba ⌊Hector ⌊HectorisHector ⌋ matrisHecuba ⌋ detinet, quominus, dum opportunitas adest, tui obliviscar. Pro meo igitur in te amore te plurimum rogo, promissis satage et me ex hoc solve dubio, ne videar Andromacha mythological figure, daughter of Eetion of Thebes and Hector's wife; nickname of common acquaintance of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt⌊AndromachaAndromacha mythological figure, daughter of Eetion of Thebes and Hector's wife; nickname of common acquaintance of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt⌋ minor; tuus enim velim esse vel pathicus, sed vicissim; et dum poteris per otium ab ista tua inveterata resipiscere, scribe, u written over e⌈euu written over e⌉t sciam me tibi illa cariorem, cf. Hor. Carm. 1.1.36 ⌊sublimi feriam vertice sideracf. Hor. Carm. 1.1.36 ⌋. Quod si forte excusatus esse volueris per tabellarios, quos habere nequis, noli esse cf. Vulg. Ps (G) 115.11 Omnis homo mendax ⌊Davidicus mendaxcf. Vulg. Ps (G) 115.11 Omnis homo mendax ⌋, tabellae enim Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesarisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ apud vos sunt, sedulo proinde da litteras. Ubi Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesarMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ est, ibidem cum Maciej Drzewicki (*1467 – †1535), in 1486 accompanied Filippo Buonaccorsi (Callimachus), as his secretary, during his mission to emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. In 1515 took part in the First Congress of Vienna, and then (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Dantiscus) in a mission to Venice on Emperor Maximilian I's behalf; after 1488 Canon of Cracow, 1492 Royal Secretary, 1492-1505 Scholastic in Cracow, 1493 Cantor at the collegiate chapter in Sandomierz, 1496-1531 Scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca, 1497, 1499 Grand Royal Secretary, 1498-1514 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Skalbmierz, 1499 - at St. Florian's in the Kleparz district in Cracow, 1500 Canon of Poznań, 1501-1511 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1504 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1511-1515 Provost at the collegiate chapter of St. Michael at the Crown castle and Grand Crown Chancellor, 1513-1531 Bishop of Włocławek, 1531-1535 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, 1515 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Ioannes Dantiscus) to Venice (PSB 5, p. 409-412; Urzędnicy 10, p. 166)⌊domino reverendissimo VladislaviensiMaciej Drzewicki (*1467 – †1535), in 1486 accompanied Filippo Buonaccorsi (Callimachus), as his secretary, during his mission to emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. In 1515 took part in the First Congress of Vienna, and then (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Dantiscus) in a mission to Venice on Emperor Maximilian I's behalf; after 1488 Canon of Cracow, 1492 Royal Secretary, 1492-1505 Scholastic in Cracow, 1493 Cantor at the collegiate chapter in Sandomierz, 1496-1531 Scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca, 1497, 1499 Grand Royal Secretary, 1498-1514 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Skalbmierz, 1499 - at St. Florian's in the Kleparz district in Cracow, 1500 Canon of Poznań, 1501-1511 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1504 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1511-1515 Provost at the collegiate chapter of St. Michael at the Crown castle and Grand Crown Chancellor, 1513-1531 Bishop of Włocławek, 1531-1535 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, 1515 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Ioannes Dantiscus) to Venice (PSB 5, p. 409-412; Urzędnicy 10, p. 166)⌋ futuri sumus. Interea vero tibi provinciam impono, ut Riccardo Bartolini (Riccardus Bartholinus) (*ca. 1475 – †ca. 1529), poet associated to the imperial court, chaplain and close collaborator of Cardinal Matthäeus Lang, whom accompanied to the congress at Vienna (1515); author of description of this travel ("Odeporicon", H. Vietor, Vienna 1515), and epic "Ad divum Maximilianum... de bello Norico Austriados" (Strasbourg 1516); 1507 Perugia canon (CE, vol. 1, p. 97-98)⌊RiccardoRiccardo Bartolini (Riccardus Bartholinus) (*ca. 1475 – †ca. 1529), poet associated to the imperial court, chaplain and close collaborator of Cardinal Matthäeus Lang, whom accompanied to the congress at Vienna (1515); author of description of this travel ("Odeporicon", H. Vietor, Vienna 1515), and epic "Ad divum Maximilianum... de bello Norico Austriados" (Strasbourg 1516); 1507 Perugia canon (CE, vol. 1, p. 97-98)⌋, qui etiam mei oblitus est, et Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinoCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋, Georg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌊CollimitioGeorg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌋ tamen nostro imprimis, nomine meo salutem dicas, nec Rusticus nickname of common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt⌊RusticumRusticus nickname of common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt⌋ nostrum praetereas. Vale et is sis, qui apud me esse voluisti.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Hall (Halla ad Oenum), town in Austria, Tyrol, on the Inn river 10 km E of Innsbruck⌊Halla ad AenumHall (Halla ad Oenum), town in Austria, Tyrol, on the Inn river 10 km E of Innsbruck⌋, II Octobris anno 1515.

Tuus 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⌊DantiscusIoannes 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⌋

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Magnifico et excellentissimo domino Joachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌊Ioachimo paper damaged⌈[o]o paper damaged⌉ VadianoJoachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌋, poetae et oratori celeberrimo gymna paper damaged⌈[gymna]gymna paper damaged⌉sii Viennensis rectori [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ etc., domino meo honorando, Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋[1].

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Magnifice Domine, commendationem.

Iucundissimum fuit auditu mihi, cum intellexi, Dominationi Tuae proximis comitiis contigisse magistratum et amplum et honorificum. Felix nimirum successio; nam qui potuit Victori, purissimo atque integerrimo viro, alius Te uno, qui illius esset simillimus, iustius succedere, sub quibus frugi homines et rectorum studiorum cultores feliciter haud dubie vitam agunt? Nimis equidem vellem isthic per hoc tempus una Vobiscum vivere et praesentia Vestra ac consuetudine suavissima perfrui. Nunc autem, postquam eo fortunae res meae sunt impactae, ut iugum auribus planissime tenere videar, hoc superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ hoc hoc superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌉ remedii est, ut quicquid accidit, id ne violenter feram; magno opere studeam. Mitto epistolam ad Paolo Giovio (Paulus Iovius) (*1483 – †1552), Italian physician and humanist, contemporary historiographer, biographer, art collector and prelate; private physician and close collaborator of Giulio de' Medici (from 1523 Pope Clement VII), influential member of the papal entourage, 1528-1552 bishop of Nocera de' Pagani⌊Paulum IoviumPaolo Giovio (Paulus Iovius) (*1483 – †1552), Italian physician and humanist, contemporary historiographer, biographer, art collector and prelate; private physician and close collaborator of Giulio de' Medici (from 1523 Pope Clement VII), influential member of the papal entourage, 1528-1552 bishop of Nocera de' Pagani⌋ a me superioribus diebus factam, quam ad alias nugas meas adponi cupio. Maxime miror, Magnificentiam Vestram et Georg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌊CollimitiumGeorg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌋ nihil rescribere, et incertus sum, acceperintne Dominationes Vestrae mea poemata ms. poematia(!) ⌈poematapoemata ms. poematia(!) ⌉. Postremo, quod imprimis scire affectavi, de profectione reverendissimi Ioannes Thurzó (*1464 – †1520), doctor of canon law; in 1508, together with his brother, Olomouc bishop Stanislaus Thurzo, crowned three-year-old Louis Jagiellon King of Bohemia; 1506-1520 Wrocław bishop⌊Vratislaviensis episcopiIoannes Thurzó (*1464 – †1520), doctor of canon law; in 1508, together with his brother, Olomouc bishop Stanislaus Thurzo, crowned three-year-old Louis Jagiellon King of Bohemia; 1506-1520 Wrocław bishop⌋ in urbem Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomamRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ nihil adhuc accepi; oro itaque, ut hac saltem in parte, videlicet scribendi officio, et Magnificentia Tua et Georg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌊CollimitiusGeorg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌋ quamlibet raro Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊GaspariCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋ Vestro, nominis Vestri studiosissimo, respondeatis. Ego hic ex omni familia Gurcensi solus vitam traho, spemque metumque inter dubius, ac nisi maiorem diei partem cum 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⌊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⌋ insumerem, animum desponderem, cuius mihi consuetudo ac morum suavitas multo iucundissima est. Is quidem mortalis, immortalitate dignus, quamquam et amat et observat Vos omnes plurimum, tamen parum aequo animo tolerat Vestram tam diuturnam ac paene nimiam taciturnitatem. Haec ego in triumviratu escario ms. aescario(!) ⌈escarioescario ms. aescario(!) ⌉ scripsi; collegae subscripsere.

Quoniam[2] quidem amplius, enim vero toties tibi, Magnifice, quisquis es, scripsi, qui scilicet Tui studiosissimus, ut me semper offendisti, nihil tamen hactenus rescribis; nec mirum, cum tantum sis evectus, in summum utpote gradum; sed decides post annum; ne superbi igitur. Debuisses aliquid respond text damaged⌈[ond]ond text damaged⌉isse; proinde impraesentiarum, quia Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋ poculum text damaged⌈[lum]lum text damaged⌉ effert, cesso; do requiem manui et, ut magnificus es text damaged⌈[es]es text damaged⌉ vel magnifici operae pretium duxi, magnificum titulum meum T<h>eophr<a>stice subscribere; ridebis etc.

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⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes 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⌋, eques Hieros(olymitanus), utriusque iuris doctor, poeta laureatus, canonicus Varmiensis, 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 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⌋ etc. nuntius et secretarius, Tuus tamen qualiscumque.

VSSG, Ms. 30, f. 84v Tametsi et quamvis in superioribus istis litteris nulla mei pauperis mentio facta sit, cum et aequo animo bibam combibamque frequentius, volui tamen et meas illis addere characteres, ut et me vivum incolumem huc adventasse et Vestrum esse cognoscatis. Ceterum quod mihi restat, scio: scilicet, ut illi aemulo obviando me opponam ac disertissimas illas obscurorum virorum epistolas ad vos cum nugarum aliquarum additione transmittam. Tremant profecto mihi manus, cum mecum pensito, cui et quanto viro et nostro principi scribam; Vos, qui iam altiore gradu constituimini, mei etiam, cum bona pocula laete sum(p)seritis, recordamini.

Hieronymus Hämerlin of Laugingen (Hieronymus Hamerbaeo, Hämerl, Hemerl), son of emperor's secretary Wolfgang Hämerlin (1448-1516); secretary of the emperor Maximilian I and of the cardinal Matthäus Lang⌊Hieronimus HamerbeoHieronymus Hämerlin of Laugingen (Hieronymus Hamerbaeo, Hämerl, Hemerl), son of emperor's secretary Wolfgang Hämerlin (1448-1516); secretary of the emperor Maximilian I and of the cardinal Matthäus Lang⌋, Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesareae maiestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ etc. ac reverendissimi domini Matthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌊cardinalis GurcensisMatthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌋ secretarius etc.

Simitu[3] conscribillavimus epistolia tumultuatim consarcinata. 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⌊DantiscusIoannes 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⌋ mortalis Papaeus, noster sociennus oculissimus, sympotas nobis ductavit senecionem doliarem bucculentum cum Amasia tricenaria perterebrata trioboli muliere. Symposium Saliare hercle et struices patinariae et missus basilici, nempe alleculae excoriatae, echinatae nuces, Pomonae opes fructuariae, panis cum secundario geniturae primariae assati, tum alia pluscula. Corbitavimus tuburcinavimusque pancratice et syrrepsiter. Cenaturiret saturio Antonianus, si adsit.

Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋

Interea[4], quo haec legi paper damaged⌈[legi]legi paper damaged⌉, mea Grynea (Grinaea) (fl. 1515-1516), paramour of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊GrineaGrynea (Grinaea) (fl. 1515-1516), paramour of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋ pateram ingentem effudit et paper damaged⌈[et]et paper damaged⌉ scribendi ad Te ulterius argumentum praebuit: a paper damaged⌈[a]a paper damaged⌉derant etiam puellulae non indecores. Quibus si affuisses, praebuisses utique suavium pro Tua vetere, qua veteribus uti consuevisti, consuetudine. Dabis, VSSG, Ms. 30, p. [2] missed in numbering after f. 84 si voles, etiam invitus. Nihil contra Te agitur. Neniam ex mero ex mera volui scribere caritate ad Te. Scribo, praesertim in hac tabellarii opportunitate, qui non nisi madidus abibit. Feres patienter ut Tuos scholasticos, qui pergraecati sunt; talis eras ante magistratum, et boni consules. Non potui esse Plautinus; surripuit mihi omnia Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋; unum tamen hoc, ne etiam non videar legisse, restat: basilice valeas et plus si velles.

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⌊Iohannes DantiscusIoannes 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⌋.

Magister Ornatissime, mox licentiande et in medicinis doctorande, nunc vero rector, ego gaudeo multum, quod audivi, vos esse nunc dominum rectorem; ego bene faveo vobis, quia estis valde bonus socius ultraque estis ex illa patria The Swiss ⌊SvicerorumThe Swiss ⌋. Ego, quando iuvavi Vobis deponere, semper cogitavi, quod eritis magnus dominus, quia sciebatis bene vistulare or visculare or vistrilare⌈vistularevistulare or visculare or vistrilare⌉ et etiam metrificare or metuficare⌈metrificaremetrificare or metuficare⌉. Et quia ego gaudeo ms. gaudio(!) ⌈gaudeogaudeo ms. gaudio(!) ⌉ de vobis, gaudeatis etiam de nobis, et aviso Vos, quod ista nocte bene bibimus et habuimus unum bonum salatum alec, et rubrum et album co[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉rum vinum, et fuimus tam laeti, ut non creditis. Faciatis etiam vos ita, quia per Deum ita oportet nos vivere, si volumus esse boni socii et cupiatis pro bono.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋, XV Novembris MDXVI-to.

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

[2] Quoniam —— qualiscumque written in 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⌊Dantiscus’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⌋ hand.

[3] Simitu —— Ursinus written in Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊in Caspar Velius’ handCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋.

[4] interea —— Dantiscus written in 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⌊Dantiscus’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⌋ hand.

VSSG, Ms. 30, 31, f. 31r

Eruditissimo domino Joachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌊Ioachimo VadianoJoachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌋, poetae caesareo, artium atque medicinae doctori, amico tamquam fratri carissimo.

VSSG, Ms. 30, 31, f. 31v

Dantiscus Vadiano suo salutem.

Si in vivis es, scire vehementer cupio. Litterae meae Te viderunt saepius, Tuas vidi numquam. Si igitur cum manibus non agis, fac sciam cum primis, ubi gentium sis, ut aliquando vel ab aliis, quomodo vales, quid negotii tractes, intelligam. Amor in Te meus ab eo, quo coepit tempore, in dies crescit. Quem erga me geris animum, mihi ambiguum est, quia hactenus tacuisti. Effeta et si in vivis es, rescribe.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ 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⌋, 20 Februarii 1518[1] .

[1] Arbenz: 1514!.

VSSG, Ms. 30, f. 46v

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VSSG, Ms. 30, f. 46r

Ioannes Dantiscus etc. Ioachimo Vadiano etc. salutem.

Cum nuper peregrinandi, ut nostri dicunt, causa per The Swiss ⌊HelvetiosThe Swiss ⌋, ubique Te quaerebam, irem, nemo fuit, qui, ubi esses aut ageres, me edocere potuit. Pro summo meo in Te amore, quo Te plus quam dici potest prosequor, Te libenter convenissem. Quocumque igitur me verti et alicuius litteraturae hominem offendi, primum, quod loqui incoepi, Vadianus fuit. Sed nullus per hoc iter, quis esses, scivit. Postremo huc diverti repperique quosdam meos comites, viros nobilissimos, qui superioribus annis una mecum in Syria⌊SyriamSyria⌋ navigarunt. Illorum opera familiaritatem cum viro eruditissimo expertissimoque domino Peter Falk (*ca. 1468 – †1519)⌊Petro FalconePeter Falk (*ca. 1468 – †1519)⌋, huius urbis praefecto, contraxi, cum quo dum pro illius in me humanitate facerem verba plurima, Tui obiter incidit mentio. Quamgratum mihi fuerit, quod homo iste candidissimus Te noverit, explicare nequeo. Unde dum eum intentum viderem, ut sciret, quis essem, remisi eum ad commentaria Tua in Titus Pomponius Mela (Pomponius Mela) (†ca. 45 AD), Roman geographer, author of "De situ orbis libri tres"⌊Pomponium MelamTitus Pomponius Mela (Pomponius Mela) (†ca. 45 AD), Roman geographer, author of "De situ orbis libri tres"⌋, quae a Te dono acceperat.

Multum Tibi debere, carissime Vadiane, quamdiu in vivis sum, fatebor, quod tam amico iudicio me doctissimis Tuis scriptis immortalem reddideris. Dabitur vicissim a me opera, si olim quicquam ingenio hoc meo, qualecumque est, eniti possum, non, ut dici solet, mulus mulum etc., quo Tibi ex vero et sincero de Te iudicio non ingratus videbor. Sed haec hactenus. Ut scias, quae me causa huc coegerit: ingressus sum iter in ultimas Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniasSpain (Hispania)⌋ ad Santiago de Compostela (Compostella), city in northwestern Spain, Galicia⌊sancti Iacobi sarcophagumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella), city in northwestern Spain, Galicia⌋[1] et spero

Tu interea absens absentem memori sub pectore conde. Sis memor ipse mei, contra memor ipse manebo. Si quandoque feliciter, quod Deus Optimus Maximus faxit, rediero, Te non viso nequaquam ab The Swiss ⌊HelvetiisThe Swiss ⌋ solvam. Vale et Dantiscum Te plurimum diligentem et observantem ama.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Freiburg (Freiburg im Üechtland, Fribourg), city in western Switzerland, on the Sarine river⌊FriburgaeFreiburg (Freiburg im Üechtland, Fribourg), city in western Switzerland, on the Sarine river⌋, 17 Decembris, post partum Virginis 1518.

[1] Dantiscus does not go to Santiago de Compostela. He gives here a faked informaton in order to hide an actual scope of his journey - a diplomatic mission to the court of Charles I. cf. cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Joachim von WATT (VADIANUS) Cracow, 1521-10-01, CIDTC IDL 4907⌊IDL 4907cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Joachim von WATT (VADIANUS) Cracow, 1521-10-01, CIDTC IDL 4907⌋.

VSSG, Ms 31, No. 49, f. 49v

Viro undecumque doctissimo Joachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌊Ioachimo VadianoJoachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌋ amicorum amicissimo sibique in Christo caro sinceroque praeceptori.

Erasmus, Ioannes Fabritii.

Ad manus proprias.

An doctor Joachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌊Ioachim VuattJoachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌋ statt phisico zu-o St. Gallen, city in northeastern Switzerland⌊Sant GallenSt. Gallen, city in northeastern Switzerland⌋.

VSSG, Ms 31, No. 49, f. 49r

Salve Colendissime Vadiane.

Ante duos annos ex Freiburg (Freiburg im Üechtland, Fribourg), city in western Switzerland, on the Sarine river⌊FriburgoFreiburg (Freiburg im Üechtland, Fribourg), city in western Switzerland, on the Sarine river⌋ per Peter Falk (*ca. 1468 – †1519)⌊FalconemPeter Falk (*ca. 1468 – †1519)⌋ praefectum ad te dedi tales, ut nunc, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Joachim von WATT (VADIANUS) Freiburg, 1518-12-17, CIDTC IDL 5148⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Joachim von WATT (VADIANUS) Freiburg, 1518-12-17, CIDTC IDL 5148⌋, hoc est extemporarias; sed tamen rem ipsam tibi exponere non ausi propter periculum, quod mihi forsan per Gallizantes incubuisset. Cogebar igitur me ad Santiago de Compostela (Compostella), city in northwestern Spain, Galicia⌊Sanctum IacobumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella), city in northwestern Spain, Galicia⌋ peregrinum tibi describere, cum essem 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 domini meiSigismund 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⌋ 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⌊regem tunc catholicumCharles 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⌋ orator, et egi in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ Barcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌊BarcinonaeBarcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌋ ultra octo menses. Quaeso pro tuo olim amore, quo me prosequebaris: necessarium errorem boni consule. In reditu nihil te vidissem libentius; sed quia pestis apud vos passim grassabatur, in aliud iter declinavi. Cum itaque in fatis non fuit, ut coram te et alloquerer et tua dulcissima consuetudine frui possem, ne mei te penitus occuparet oblivio, has ad te, nactus opportunitatem Peter Falk (*ca. 1468 – †1519)⌊istius tui conterraneiPeter Falk (*ca. 1468 – †1519)⌋, dedi, summopere te rogans, ut vicissim aliquando scriptis tuis iucundissimis me consolatum efficias; et si quid vis, quod hic pro te vel in tuorum con decus et commodum facere debeam, iube, certum habiturus, nihil me facturum esse libentius. Faustiter vale cum wife of Joachim von WATT ⌊tua coniugewife of Joachim von WATT ⌋ et, si sunt, liberis et me, quo coepisti, absentem amore prosequere. Absentem absens audiat videatque.

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⌋, 1 Octobris, anno 1521.

Tuus 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⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes 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⌋ iuris utriusque doctor paper damaged⌈[tor]tor paper damaged⌉, 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⌊Poloniae 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⌋ secretarius.