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Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 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⌋ et administratori Pomesaniensi, domino ac patrono suo clementissimo[1]

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Salutem plurimam, humilliaque obsequia mea summo animi studio fide ac promptitudine. Reverendissime in Christo Princeps, domine clementissime.

Mitto Tuae Celsitudini in praesentiarum promissum Ecclesiasten 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⌊Erasmi RoterodamiErasmus 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⌋, suppliciter rogans, ut Tua Celsitudo hoc munusculum adscribed⌈culumculum adscribed⌉ pauperis clientis sui benigno animo suscipere written over [...]⌈[...] text damaged⌈[...][...] text damaged⌉susciperesuscipere written over [...]⌉ dignetur, non tam pecuniola, quae pro eo exposita est, id aestimans, quam ex animo meo, qui profecto Tuae Celsitudini addictissimus est eritque semper, „cf. Verg. A. IV 336 ⌊dum memor ipse mei, dum spiritus hos reget artuscf. Verg. A. IV 336 ⌋.” Sed spero etiam alio nomine hunc librum Tuae Celsitudini commendatum iri, posteaquam tandem, proh dolor! Verum esse coeperit, quod antea saepenumero falso rumore de morte auctoris eius percrebuit. Tametsi enim non dubitem, quin Tua Celsitudo magnum hunc 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⌊ErasmumErasmus 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⌋ semper magni fecerit, tamen cum sic natura comparatum sit, ut virtutem sublatam magis quam praesentem admiremur, omnino written over [...]⌈[...] text damaged⌈[...][...] text damaged⌉admiremur, omninoadmiremur, omnino written over [...]⌉ credo Tuam Celsitudinem hominem incomparabilem iam mortuum in maiori pretio habiturum, quam antea vivum. Idque praesertim in hoc opere, quod fere postremum est, quod nobis e divino pectoris sui thesauro depromptum benigne impe written over o(?)⌈o(?)ee written over o(?)⌉rtivit. Unde puto in eo non solum cygneam cantionem, quod oratoribus atque poetis circa senectam on the margin⌈senectamsenectam on the margin⌉ fere peculiare est, resonare, sed etiam diviniora, pro suscepti AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 2v argumenti ratione, nobis in eo tradi, quam in superioribus huius rari organi Dei voluminibus. Si quidem quo propius pii doctores morti accedunt, morti autem, immo traiectui ex his mundi saevis periculis in perpetuae tranquillitatis portum, eo magis Deus in eis agit, suaque caelestia oracula per ipsos uberius nobis effundit. Sed quid ego homuncio haec apud Tuam Celsitudinem? Plane id, quod aiunt, cf. Adagia 1,2,11 Ululas Athenas ⌊noctuas Athens (Athenae), city-state in ancient Greece⌊AthenasAthens (Athenae), city-state in ancient Greece⌋cf. Adagia 1,2,11 Ululas Athenas ⌋. Verum Tua Celsitudo id clementer condonare dignabitur singulari meae fiduciae, quam de istius inclyta humanitate animo concepi. Nam nisi mihi ea cum ex aliorum sermone, tum ex Tuae Celsitudinis clementi colloquio cognita perspectaque esset, nescio an auderem huiusmodi exigua munuscula ad istam mittere, nedum inanium verborum turba eidem obstrepere. Porro cum Ioannes bibliopola alios libros ex Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LypsiaLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ acceperit, seligam inde optimos quosque, qui Tuae Celsitudini non indigni videbuntur, eosque Mathias Platen ⌊Matthaeo PlattenMathias Platen ⌋ Tuae Celsitudini transmittendos dabo. Nam si Tuae Celsitudini in re longe maiori obsequi aut inservire potero, facturus sum id quam promptissimo animo, quatenus id tenuitas mea patietur. His me Tuae Celsitudini humiliter commendatum velim, istam vero Deo Optimo Maximo quam diutissime atque felicissime incolumem conservan(dam).

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⌊DantiscoGdańsk (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⌋, III (ante) Cal(endas) Novembris anno etc. XXXVI.

Tuae Celsitudini obsequentissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus à BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

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Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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⌊domino Ioanni 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⌋ et administratori Pomesaniensi domino et text damaged⌈[et]et text damaged⌉ patro text damaged⌈[patro]patro text damaged⌉no suo cle text damaged⌈[cle]cle text damaged⌉mentissimo

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Salutem plurimam et perpetuum obsequendi studium. Reverendissime in Christo Princeps, Domine ac patrone longe clementissime.

Redditae sunt mihi litterae a Tua Celsitudine, quas tum debita tum prompta reverentia recepi summaque cum voluptate legi atque relegi. Declararunt enim Tuam Celsitudinem exiguum munus, quod ad istam misi, sic clementer excepisse, ut, cum ista illud propter magnum eius auctorem magni fecerit, meam humilem personam etiam maiori benevolentia complecti dignata sit, idque adeo, ut se Tua Celsitudo pro inclita sua clementia atque humanitate eo emiserit, ut iubeat mihi de se persuadere, quae non a vulgari amico exspectare soleam. Qua re profecto mihi vix quidquam gratius aut optatius contingere potuisset. Nam tametsi mihi Tua Celsitudo antea etiam visa sit me suo clementi favore prosequi, tamen id mihi modo longe liquidius factum est per has clementissimas litteras Tuae Celsitudinis, sic ut quod prius opinabar iam sine omni dubio de Tuae Celsitudinis clementi erga me atque paterno animo certam persuasionem induerim. Habeo itaque et ago Tuae Celsitudini magnam gratiam eo nomine, quod humilem clientem tanta benevolentia complecti dignata sit, quae vulgares amores excedat. Polliceorque quod erga summum patronum et dominum meum clementissimum sic me sedulo in omnibus obsequiis pro virili comparare velim, quemadmodum fidum, impigrum atque officiosum clientem decebit. Quod igitur Tua Celsitudo mihi clementer iniungere dignata est, ut apud bibliopolam nostrum inquirerem, quid novorum librorum advectum esset, id animo promptissimo et suscepi et expedivi. Verum praeter unum atque alterum autorem nihil inveni, quod Tua Celsitudine dignum fuisset. Nam cum hoc nostrum saeculum libris edendis perquam fecundum sit, ut mundus tantum non librorum copia repleatur, tamen inter eos, prout in aliis rebus plerumque contingit, multi mali, pauci boni inveniuntur. Duo ms. Duae(!) ⌈DuoDuo ms. Duae(!) ⌉ tomi AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 3v operum Origen Adamantius (*ca. 185 – †254), early Christian African scholar and theologian, father of Church⌊OrigenisOrigen Adamantius (*ca. 185 – †254), early Christian African scholar and theologian, father of Church⌋ prodierunt ex officina Frobeniana, quibus perpoliendis 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⌊ErasmusErasmus 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⌋ ille Desideratissimus, ut Tua Celsitudo eum merito appellat, immortuus est. Nimirum cum articulari morbo sic confectus esset, ut nobis ex suo divino pectoris thesauro nihil fere amplius depromere posset, convertit se homo, ad bene merendum de praeclaris studiis natus, ad opus alienum restaurandum, quod temporum iniuria paene abolitum erat, ut si non per se, saltem per alios nobis prodesset. Cumque fere confecto iam labore, praefatio sibi in tantum auctorem contexenda esset, evocatur tandem veteranus atque strenuus miles ex sua statione ab aeterno nostro Duce, ut qui non minus bonam quam longam militiam in fide exercuisset iam tandem quietem praemiumque aeternum pro meritis suis reciperet. Beatus Rhenanus (Beatus Bild) (*1485 – †1547), Alsatian humanist, religious reformer, and classical scholar⌊Beatus RhenanusBeatus Rhenanus (Beatus Bild) (*1485 – †1547), Alsatian humanist, religious reformer, and classical scholar⌋ igitur praefationem Origen Adamantius (*ca. 185 – †254), early Christian African scholar and theologian, father of Church⌊OrigeniOrigen Adamantius (*ca. 185 – †254), early Christian African scholar and theologian, father of Church⌋ adiecit, in qua post commendationem auctoris et vitam et mortem 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⌋ nostri breviter perstrinxit, ostendens eum non minus pie decessisse atque vixisse, ut qui morte ingruente has pias voces ad Deum crebro emiserit: „Bone Deus, misericordia! Liever Godt!” similibusque his v written over s⌈svv written over s⌉itam finierit. Est autem mortuus VIII Iulii circa intempestam noctem, sicut accepi ex Eberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌊Ebrehardo RoggioEberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌋, qui octiduo ante apud eum fuit. Chrysostomus etiam editus est in epistolas Paul of Tarsus, Saint (*5-10 AD – †64-67 AD), the most important missionary and theologian of early Christianity, known as the Apostle of Nations, author of Letters, the main figure of the Acts of the Apostles⌊beati PauliPaul of Tarsus, Saint (*5-10 AD – †64-67 AD), the most important missionary and theologian of early Christianity, known as the Apostle of Nations, author of Letters, the main figure of the Acts of the Apostles⌋, versus in Latinum sermonem per Vincent Heydnecker (Vincentius Obsopoeus) (†1539)⌊ObsopoeumVincent Heydnecker (Vincentius Obsopoeus) (†1539)⌋ quendam. Sed 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⌊ErasmusErasmus 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⌋ in postremis suis annotationibus in Novum Testamentum putat hos commentarios non esse germanos John Chrysostom (*ca. 349 – †407), Catholic and Orthodox saint, doctor of the Church; archbishop of Constantinople⌊ChrysostomiJohn Chrysostom (*ca. 349 – †407), Catholic and Orthodox saint, doctor of the Church; archbishop of Constantinople⌋. Sicut namque hunc clarissimum Doctorem πολυλαλία vincant, ita eos eius argutiam non assequi. Si tamen forte hos ipsos et Origen Adamantius (*ca. 185 – †254), early Christian African scholar and theologian, father of Church⌊OrigenemOrigen Adamantius (*ca. 185 – †254), early Christian African scholar and theologian, father of Church⌋ Erasmicum suae bibliothecae adiicere voluerit Tua Celsitudo, rescribat id mihi. Ioannes bibliopola paratus est Tuae Celsitudini ex Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LypsiaLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ pro superinscribed⌈propro superinscribed⌉ aequo pretio apportare et horum AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 4r auctorum exemplaria et quodcumque praeterea ista voluerit. Porro inter alios libros, quos praeter hos bibliopola habuit, placuit mihi Conciliatio haec sanctorum patrum cum Sacra Scriptura, quam Tuae Celsitudini his transmitto. Etenim cum Tua Celsitudo et alios libros ab eo antea acceperit, poterit et hoc opusculum ab eo retinere aut reddere, quando illi ratione subducta pretium numeraverit. Mitto iuxta Tuae Celsitudini fasciculum quendam librorum, qui huc ex Lypsia Tuae Celsitudini allatus est, suppliciter rogans, ut Tua Celsitudo haec mea humilia officia benigno paternoque animo suscipere dignetur mihique pro summo suo erga hunc humilem clientem iure et in posterum semper demandare, si quid oblatum fuerit, in quo meis promptis obsequiiiis ms. obsequiis(!) ⌈obsequiiiisobsequiiiis ms. obsequiis(!) ⌉ Tuae Celsitudini inservire potero. His me suppliciter commendatum velim Tuae Celsitudini ad perpetuam gratiam, istam vero Deo Optimo Maximo quam diutissime atque felicissime incolumem conservandam.

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⌊DantisciGdańsk (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⌋, XI (ante) Cal(endas) Decembris anno etc. XXXVI.

Tuae Celsitudini addictissimus atque obsequentissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus à BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

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Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 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⌋ et administratori Pomesaniensi, domino suo clementissimo

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Salutem plurimam ac prompta obsequia mea. Reverendissime in Christo Princeps, domine clementissime.

Quod Tua Celsitudo exigua officia mea pro inclyta sua humanitate boni consulere dignatura, magnam isti habeo gratiam polliceorque me in posterum eo diligentiorem fore et in scribendo, et in novis libris transmittendis. Sed rogo etiam atque etiam, ut Tua Celsitudo unum atque alterum libellum, quos dono misi, dignetur eo titulo clementer retinere, proinde ut unum ex iis, Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) ⌊EcclesiastenKohelet (Ecclesiastes) ⌋ scilicet modo accepit mihique eo nomine gratias egit. Neque id enim citra ingenui animi offensam fieri posset, ut pro eo, quod litteris testatus fuerit se dono misisse, pretium reciperet atque sic factis a verbis discreparet. Et ego, quomodo cupio qualecunque mei pignus apud Tuam Celsitudinem exstare, quod aspectu suo istam interdum addicti sui clientis admoneat. Quando autem fortuna Tuae Celsitudinis amplior sit, quam ut isti re parva quicquam addi possit, et mea tenuior, quam ut magnum quid dare queam, facile posthac morem geram Tuae Celsitudini, ut pro libris, quos misero, pecuniam ab ista recipiam, qua eos bibliopolae persolvam, quoniam sic plane Tuae Celsitudini placere video. Quae pro eximia humanitate et clementia sua superinscribed⌈suasua superinscribed⌉ contenta est officio meo, quod in libris emendis et transmittendis utcumque adhibeo.

Ad quem superinscribed⌈quemquem superinscribed⌉ quidem modum et in praesentia Tuae Celsitudini libenter inservissem, sicut mihi demandavit, verum nostri bibliopolae nondum reversi sunt ex mercatu Raegiomontano, haerentes nimirum in itinere in celebribus oppidis, ut id, quod reliquum habent librorum, distrahant. Quare Tuae Celsitudini exspectandum erit usque ad nostras nundinas, in quibus et nostratos novos libros ex Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LypsiaLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ rursus accepturi sunt, et peregrini quoque bibliopolae advenient. Ibi tum non sum defuturus officio meo. Ceterum in proximo mercatu Regiomontano vidi apud bibliopolam quendam ⌊Observationes ⌋ Mario Nizolio (Mario Nizzoli, Marius Nicelius) (*1498 – †1566), Italian philosopher and philologist; professor of philosophy at Parma (1547-1562) and Sabbioneta (1562-1566); author of "Thesaurus Ciceronianus" (SANDYS, p. 146-147)⌊NiceliiMario Nizolio (Mario Nizzoli, Marius Nicelius) (*1498 – †1566), Italian philosopher and philologist; professor of philosophy at Parma (1547-1562) and Sabbioneta (1562-1566); author of "Thesaurus Ciceronianus" (SANDYS, p. 146-147)⌋ viri docti in totum Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopher⌊CiceronemCicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopher⌋, estque opus magnum, ut quod ut minimum tribus marcis veneat. Si Tua Celsitudo AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 13v hoc opus habere voluerit, dignetur mihi suam sententiam perscribere hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉.

Novi, quod hic appendicis vice annectendum esset, nihil memorabile hidden by binding⌈[bile]bile hidden by binding⌉ quod quidem sciam, habemus. De 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⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ et 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⌋ fama, aliquando hidden by binding⌈[uando]uando hidden by binding⌉ plus quam sonora, plane silet.

Tua Celsitudo quam optissime valeat suumque clementem favorem erga me conservare dignetur.

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⌊DantisciGdańsk (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⌋, sexto (ante) Cal(endas) Iunii, anno Domini XXXVII-o.

Tuae Celsitudini addictissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 1v unnumbered after f. 11

Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 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⌋ et administratori Pomesaniensi, domino suo ac patrono perpetua fide colendo

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Salutem plurimam ac prompta obsequia mea, Reverendissime in Christo Princeps ac domine, domine clementissime.

Cum proximo autumno a me postulare dignata sit Tua Celsitudo, ut sibi perscriberem, quid novorum librorum ex nundinis Lipsensibus huc allatum esset, statui apud me, quod Tuae Celsitudini rem non ingratam facturus essem, si isti semper deinceps officiose significarem, cum quippiam eiusmodi praestantissimarum mercium huc advectum fuerit, aut quod alioqui comperero, in celeberrimo emporio Francofordiano orbi publicatum invulgatumque fuisse. Quare neque in praesentia huic officio qualicumque deesse volui, donec mihi Deus maiorem occasionem obtulerit animi mei studium addictissimum erga Tuam Celsitudinem declarandi. Principio quod ad desideratissimum 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⌊ErasmumErasmus 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⌋ nostrum attinet, non dubito quin Tua Celsitudo simul cum multis aliis doctis et piis viris sibi persuaserit, eum insigne aliquod opus post obitum suum primum edendum reservasse, quod invidia una cum corpore suo superinscribed⌈suosuo superinscribed⌉ sopita aequioribus animis ab omnibus exceptum iri speravisset. Verum ea opinio nos prorsus fefellit. Nam heres eius fidei commissarius, Bonifatius Amorbachius (Amerbachius) (*1495 – †1562), eminent humanist, jurist and lecturer, doctor of both canon and civil law; close friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, his heir and testament's executor (CE, vol. 1, p. 42-46)⌊AmorbachiusBonifatius Amorbachius (Amerbachius) (*1495 – †1562), eminent humanist, jurist and lecturer, doctor of both canon and civil law; close friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, his heir and testament's executor (CE, vol. 1, p. 42-46)⌋ nomine, praefixit epistolam quandam catalogo librorum 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⌋, in qua palam pernegat, quicquam ab Erasmo relictum, quod post mortem suam primum in lucem prodire voluisset, nisi quod inter libros suos opera quaedam antea modo ab ipso edita inventa sint recognita. Nam eam fuisse hominis pietatem, ut quaecumque de fide catholica deque aliis gravissimis rebus, quae in ecclesia agitantur, senserit, abunde suis aeternis monumentis interim, dum vixisset, piis communicaverit. Hanc epistolam una cum novo catalogo librorum 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⌋ libenter misissem Tuae Celsitudini, sed nostri rudes bibliopolae nullum eius superinscribed⌈eiuseius superinscribed⌉ exemplar secum advexerunt. Unius copia mihi solum legendi facta est, quod huc cuidam amicorum meorum ex Frankfurt am Main (Francofurtum ad Moenum, Frankenfordia), city in western Germany, Hesse⌊FrancofordiaFrankfurt am Main (Francofurtum ad Moenum, Frankenfordia), city in western Germany, Hesse⌋ transmissum erat. Inter libros autem, quos bibliopolae hi attulerunt, paucos eximios inveni. In theologia Konrad Pellikan (Conradus Pellicanus, Konrad Kürschner) (*1478 – †1566), German theologian and humanist⌊Chuonradum PellicanumKonrad Pellikan (Conradus Pellicanus, Konrad Kürschner) (*1478 – †1566), German theologian and humanist⌋, qui modo commentarios in quattuor Evangelia et Apostolorum acta edidit, quemadmodum antea in Vetus Testamentum. AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 11v Item Itali cuiusdam carmen, quo quattuor Evangelia complexus est, nec non et Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊Eobani HessiHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋ lucubrationes in Psalterium. In iurisprudentia ex relictis operibus Zasii editi sunt commentarii super tit(ulo) "De actionibus in Institutionibus" et super aliquot libris (digesti) veteris. In politioribus litteris Rhetorica Juan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌊Lodovici VivisJuan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌋, item in aliquot orationes Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopher⌊CiceronisCicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopher⌋ diversorum auctorum enarrationes, similiter et in aliquot orationes Livianas. Hi fere sunt praecipui libri, quos mihi videre contigit, ex quibus Tuae Celsitudini mitto carmen Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊EobaniHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋ et Excusationem principum et aliorum statuum imperii, quos evangelicos vocant, quare synodum a Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summo pontificePaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ indictam recusarint, rogoque ut Tua Celsitudo haec tenuia munuscula eadem benignitate recipere dignetur, qua mihi significavit se recepisse 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⌋ Ecclesiasten, tum propter amicitiam, quam scio Tuae Celsitudini cum Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊EobanoHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋ intercedere, tum propter animum meum nuncupatissimum Tuae Celsitudini perpetuaque fide istam culturum. Ceterum si Tua Celsitudo sibi aliquem et ex aliis auctoribus {sibi} mitti voluerit, dignetur id demandare mihi, nihil prius aut antiquius habituro, quam ut isti et in hac re conficienda et in aliis omnibus, quae facultatis erunt nostrae, promptum obsequium exhibeam. Novi quod his annectam fere habeo nihil, nisi quod certo accepi d(ivorum) Saint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌊HieronymiSaint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌋ et Ambrosius, Saint (*339 – †397), one of the four doctors of the Catholic Church; 374-379 bishop of Milan⌊AmbrosiiAmbrosius, Saint (*339 – †397), one of the four doctors of the Catholic Church; 374-379 bishop of Milan⌋ opera prelo Frobeniano rursus excudi, brevique longe emendatiora quam antea in manus hominum proditura. His me Tuae Celsitudini humiliter commendatum velim, istam vero Deo optimo maximo quam diutissime et felicissime communi patriae conservandam.

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⌊DantiscoGdańsk (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⌋, in vigilia Corporis Christi, anno etc. XXXVII-o.

Celsitudini Tuae addictissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus à BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

AAWO, AB, D.5, f. 60v

Reverendissimo in Christo patri ac 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 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⌋, administratori Pomesaniensi ac electo Warmiensi, domino ac patrono suo perpetua fide colendo

In absentia 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⌊reverendissimiIoannes 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⌋ praefecto eius relicto reddendae

AAWO, AB, D.5, f. 60r

Salutem plurimam ac prompta obsequia mea. Reverendissime in Christo princeps, domine ac patrone perpetua mihi fide colende.

Qui has Tuae Celsitudini reddet, est caementarius duxitque hic nuper uxorem viduam quandam, quae olim parentibus meis fideliter servierat. Quare rogo, ut eum Tua Celsitudo clementer commendatum habere ms. tur(!) ⌈rere ms. tur(!) ⌉ dignetur sic, ut rebus suis ex animi sententia expeditis, fructum huius meae commendationis percipiat. Quacumque in re Celsitudini Tuae vicissim inservire potero, fidelis ac prompti clientis officio non sum defuturus. His me superinscribed⌈meme superinscribed⌉ Tuae Celsitudini humiliter commendatum cupio, istam vero summo nostro pontifici in caelis quam diutissime et felicissime communi patriae nostrae conservandam.

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⌊GedaniGdańsk (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⌋, VIII Iduum Decembris anno a natali ms. natili(!) ⌈natalinatali ms. natili(!) ⌉ Christi salutifero 1537.

Celsitudini Tuae addictissimus ac obsequentissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

AAWO, AB, D.68, f. 274v

Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino ac patrono suo clementissimo

AAWO, AB, D.68, f. 274r

Salutem plurimam ac prompta obsequia mea.

Reverendissime in Christo Princeps et Domine, domine clementissime.

Non possum celare Vestram Celsitudinem pro subdito meo erga istam studio me intra bimestre spatium in Low Germany⌊Inferiorem GermaniamLow Germany⌋ profecturum esse. Velim itaque meum officium Vestrae Celsitudini oblatum, si ista ad amicos quid scribere ac aliud quippiam illic curatum cupiat, ut me nuntio aut ministro uti dignetur. Neque enim minus mihi curae erit, ut Vestrae Celsitudini inserviam, ac illud ipsum, propter quod hanc profectionem suscipio.

Tametsi autem omnino sperem me id bona gratia transacturum esse, tamen peto suppliciter, ut me Vestra Celsitudo amicis suis in curia Burgundionensi commendare velit, ita ut iuri meo patrocinentur, si forte causa in iudicium deducta fuerit.

His me Vestrae Celsitudini humiliter commendatum cupio, istam vero Deo Optimo Maximo quam diutissime ac felicissime nobis incolumem conservandam.

Dominus Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 Gdańsk alderman; 1525 - town councillor; 1528 - judge; 1531 - mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, 1542-1545 - burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to convention in Lüneburg in affairs of seafaring and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊Georgius ScheuekeGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 Gdańsk alderman; 1525 - town councillor; 1528 - judge; 1531 - mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, 1542-1545 - burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to convention in Lüneburg in affairs of seafaring and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋ Vestram Celsitudinem quam officiosissime salvere iubet.

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⌊DantisciGdańsk (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⌋, in festo Corporis Christi, anno etc. XXXIX.

Vestrae Celsitudini nuncupatissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

BCz, 1597, p. 934

Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino ac patrono suo clementissimo

BCz, 1597, p. 931

Salutem plurimam ac prompta fidelis clientis obsequia.

Reverendissime in Christo Princeps ac Domine, domine clementissime.

Uno atque altero ab hinc mense misi ex Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovanioLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋ ad Tuam Celsitudinem litteras domini Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelii SceperiCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, sperans easdem Tuae Celsitudini redditas esse. Nunc una cum his mitto ad Tuam Celsitudinem quorundam aliorum amicorum litteras, quos Tua Celsitudo sibi in his celebribus regionibus paravit. Nam cum non dubitem, quin Tuae Celsitudini litterae amicorum sint gratissimae, egi apud hos admonitorem, ut hac in re officio suo fungerentur.

Hieronymus Campensis son of Ioannes Campensis⌊Hieronymus CampensisHieronymus Campensis son of Ioannes Campensis⌋ autem non indignus est, quem Tua Celsitudo in locum patris sui 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)⌊IoannisIoannes 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)⌋ gratia prosequendum suscipiat. Est enim iuvenis felicissimo ingenio praeditus, qui Deo aspirante maculam generis facile abstersurus est eruditione, si ipsi longior vita contigerit. Meditatur enim modo historiam nostrorum temporum, quam ab anno MDI ad hunc praesentem annum deducturus est. Si itaque studia hominis, si non aliquo annuo sumptu, saltem unico honorario promovere dignatus fueris, et de Hieronymus Campensis son of Ioannes Campensis⌊illoHieronymus Campensis son of Ioannes Campensis⌋ privatim, et de bonis litteris publice non male mereberis. Neque etiam poteris piis manibus huius 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)⌊parentisIoannes 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)⌋ gratiora anniversaria (ut vocant) constituere, quam ut Hieronymus Campensis son of Ioannes Campensis⌊filiiHieronymus Campensis son of Ioannes Campensis⌋ eius honestissimum conatum adiuves, ut lampada ab illo traditam eo commodius gestare possit.

Porro cum me dominus Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelius SceperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ semel atque iterum pro sua humanitate prandio exciperet et inter alia potus genera, etiam BCz, 1597, p. 932 cerevisiam Dantiscanam praebiberet, Elisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌊uxorElisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌋ eius debita hidden by binding⌈[ita]ita hidden by binding⌉ honoris praefatione promissa, dixit Tuam Celsitudinem aliquando hidden by binding⌈[do]do hidden by binding⌉ pollicitam fuisse, se vas de eadem cerevisia domino Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelio SceperoCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ missuram. Verum se agnoscere Tuam Celsitudinem modo gravioribus negotiis occupatam esse, quam ut huiusmodi parvorum promissorum memor esse posset. Ibi ego, quoniam ipsa Tua Celsitudo scite excusasset, non esse opus, ut ego id pro mea erga Tuam Celsitudinem clientela facerem. Me autem Tua Celsitudo hac de re admoniturum, et si forte propter episcopatus tui distantiam a 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⌊DantiscoGdańsk (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⌋, tam brevi hidden by binding⌈[evi]evi hidden by binding⌉ promisso tuo non esset satisfacturus, tam(?) me per aliquem ex meis amicis curaturum, ut dominus Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊SceperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ hoc vere praestantissimae cerevisiae vas haberet. Si itaque Tua Celsitudo veterem atque constantem amicum suum istius modi munere honorare voluerit hidden by binding⌈[erit]erit hidden by binding⌉, demandabit hoc negotii domini Ioannes Kop ⌊Ioanni CoppIoannes Kop ⌋ scabino Dantiscano, viro tui studiosissimo. Nam ego ad Ioannes Kop ⌊eumIoannes Kop ⌋ hac de re scripsi, ut aut superinscribed⌈autaut superinscribed⌉ tuo sumptu, si id iusseris superinscribed⌈si id iusserissi id iusseris superinscribed⌉, aut meo vas cerevisiae cum primum huc ad me mittat, domino Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊CornelioCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ porro mittendum.

Quod nova attinet, 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⌊imperatorCharles 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⌋ superiori hebdomoda(!) Brussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌊BruxellamBrussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌋ venit, filii autem regis Gallorum eum comitati sunt Valeoleto hidden by binding⌈[eto]eto hidden by binding⌉ usque huc vere Bruxellam, ut aiunt, ad eum redditum hidden by binding⌈[ditum]ditum hidden by binding⌉.

De causa Danica nihil adhuc constat, nam legati regis Daniae adventum 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⌊imperatorisCharles 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⌋ primum hidden by binding⌈[um]um hidden by binding⌉ BCz, 1597, p. 933 exspectare iussi sunt, deinde ipsorum causa per ipsum imperatorem tam diu prorogata est, donec controversia inter Flandros composita fuerit. Quattuor millium militum delectus iuxta civitatem Name actus est. Omnes naves in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ arrestatae sunt, ut vocant, aliqui putant milites his vehendos esse.

His me Tuae Celsitudini commendatum velim, istam vero Deo Optimo Maximo, quam diutissime ac felicissime communi patriae nostrae incolumem conservandam.

Ex Amsterdam (Amstelodamum), city in the Low Countries, County of Holland⌊AmstelredamoAmsterdam (Amstelodamum), city in the Low Countries, County of Holland⌋, VI Idus Februarii anno etc. XL.

Tuae Celsitudini nuncupatissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

UUB, H. 154, f. 36v

Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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, episcopo VuarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino ac patrono suo clementissimo

UUB, H. 154, f. 33r

Salutem plurimam ac prompta addicti atque fidelis clientis obsequia, Reverendissime in Christo Pater, Princeps ac Domine clementissime.

In reditu meo ex inferiori Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ reddidit mihi Lübeck (Lubeca, Lubicensis urbs, Lubecum), city in northern Germany, on the mouth of the Trave river, capital of the Hanseatic League⌊LubecaeLübeck (Lubeca, Lubicensis urbs, Lubecum), city in northern Germany, on the mouth of the Trave river, capital of the Hanseatic League⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jakob von BARTHEN before 1540-11-20, CIDTC IDL 6539, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jakob von BARTHEN before 1540-11-20, CIDTC IDL 6539, letter lost⌋ a Tua Celsitudine Eustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌊Eustachius a CnobelssdorffEustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌋. Quae quidem mihi duplici nomine perquam gratae fuere. Primum quod significabant Tuam Celsitudinem adhuc commoda esse valetudine. Deinde quod continebant Tuam Celsitudinem qualecumque meum in scribendo officium non improbare. Unde in posterum minus verebor Tuam Celsitudinem meis impolitis litteris obstrepere, quoties mihi scribendi argumentum Tuae Celsitudinis non prorsus indignum, fuerit oblatum. Quae nova itaque mecum attuli et ex aliis aliunde allata accepi, de iis Tuam Celsitudinem paucis reddam certiorem.

Alter hic agitur mensis, posteaquam ex inferiori Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ profectus sum, tum 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⌊imperatorCharles 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⌋ Brussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌊BruxellaeBrussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌋ erat, eo singularum civitatum legati ex illis regionibus confluxerant. Quos quidem 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⌊imperatorCharles 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⌋ dicebatur eam ob causam vocasse, ut ipsis valediceret eosque officii sui in republica se absente administranda commonefaceret, quoniam ipse brevi superiorem Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniamGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ petiturus esset. Ceterum regiones illae in ingentem pecuniae summam conferendam consenserunt. Holland, county in the Low Countries, today part of the Netherlands⌊HolandiaHolland, county in the Low Countries, today part of the Netherlands⌋ contribuet sex annorum spatio, sexies centena milia aureorum, Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌊BrabantiaBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌋ duodecies, 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⌊FlandriaFlanders (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⌋ decies octies, Hainaut (Hannonia, County of Hainaut), county in the Low Countries, from 1482 under Habsburg rule. Its territory corresponds with the Belgian province of Hainaut, and part of the French Département du Nord⌊HannoniaHainaut (Hannonia, County of Hainaut), county in the Low Countries, from 1482 under Habsburg rule. Its territory corresponds with the Belgian province of Hainaut, and part of the French Département du Nord⌋ etiam aliquoties centena milia dabit. Zeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌊SelandiaZeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌋ autem, tametsi impetu maris valde sit attrita, tamen ultra septuaginta milia numerabit. Tributa ordinaria autem nihilominus pendentur. Inter Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊Franciae regemFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ et 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⌊imperatoremCharles 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⌋ subita illa atque insperata concordia exibit fortasse in magnum bellum. Nam cum 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⌊imperatorCharles 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 illius regnum faceret iter, accepi eum aliquo modo illi promisisse se cessurum UUB, H. 154, f. 33v Milan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌊ducatu MediolanensiMilan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌋, causa illa hereditaria dissidii atque belli inter imperatores et France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊FranciaeFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋ reges. Postea autem summa contentione id dissuaserunt Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaeItaly (Italia)⌋ principes et praesides imperatoris, quos habet in Sicily, island in the Mediterranean Sea, Kingdom ruled by the Habsburgs⌊SiciliaSicily, island in the Mediterranean Sea, Kingdom ruled by the Habsburgs⌋ et Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌊NeapoliNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌋, quandoquidem Milan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌊ille ducatusMilan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌋ sit tamquam clavis, ad totam Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋ atque Sicily, island in the Mediterranean Sea, Kingdom ruled by the Habsburgs⌊SiciliamSicily, island in the Mediterranean Sea, Kingdom ruled by the Habsburgs⌋ invadendam. Et ut maxime praesens probably Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊rexprobably Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ Milan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌊eo ducatuMilan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌋ contentus futurus esset, tamen verendum esse, ne successores eius ad propagandum regnum per huiusmodi occasionem loci opportunitatem invitentur. Quare etiam neque probably Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊rexprobably Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ ipse neque delphinus 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⌊imperatoremCharles 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⌋ in inferiorem Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniamGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ venerunt, cum tamen principio illorum adventus certo expectaretur.

Praeterea in reditu meo offendi in quodam oppido Westfalen (Westphalia), duchy in the Holy Roman Empire⌊VuestualiaeWestfalen (Westphalia), duchy in the Holy Roman Empire⌋, quod vocant Loningem, legatum Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊regis FranciaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ ac iuxta aliquot tribunos exercitus Citizens of Bremen ⌊BremensiumCitizens of Bremen ⌋. Ex iis unus se adiunxit comitatui nostro ac aliquot miliarium nobiscum iter fecit. Unus autem ex nobis se insinuavit in eius notitiam comperitque ab eo. Legatum illum regis dictos tribunos, inter quos esset Mainardus vom Hamme ⌊Mainardus vom HammeMainardus vom Hamme ⌋, Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊regiFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ conduxisse atque adeo cum eis convenisse, ut circa Natalem Domini apud regem adessent. Nam Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊regemFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ quoque aliis suis militibus ac tribunis, quibus stipendium quotannis numerat, edixisse, ut eo tempore quoque compareant.

De domino Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelio ScheperoCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ non est, quod multa scribam, cum nuper ab illo Tua Celsitudo litteras acceperit. Adfuit mihi autem in causa amicorum meorum, propter commendationem Tuae Celsitudinis. Quare et amici mei, inter quos est dominus Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌊Tidemannus GiseTiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌋ consul, et ego Tuae Celsitudini ingentes agimus gratias. UUB, H. 154, f. 34r Apud multos alios bonos viros mihi etiam valde profuit sola mentio Tuae Celsitudinis, ut quam affirmarent tanta prudentia atque humanitate illic versatam esse, ut numquam memoria istius ex bonorum virorum animis elapsura esset. Praecipuam operam autem mihi navavit dominus Galenius Zeger ⌊Galenius ZegerGalenius Zeger ⌋, consiliarius 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⌊imperatorisCharles 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⌋ in Haga comitis, is Tuam Celsitudinem plurimum salvere iubet se ad offerens ad mandata tua.

Quomodo Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊rex AngliaeHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ Anne of Cleves (*1515 – †1557), Queen of England (1540-01-06 - 1540-07-09) as the fourth wife of Henry VIII Tudor; daughter of John III the Peaceful, Duke of Cleves, and Maria of Jülich-Berg⌊sorore Wilhelm V Der Reiche (Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, William I of Cleves, William V of Jülich-Berg) (*1516 – †1592), 1538-1543 Duke of Guelders and Zutphen, 1539-1592 Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. During the 3rd Guelderian War that followed, France he was an ally to Guelders against Charles V. His predecessor, Duke Charles of Guelders, also concluded an alliance with France (MÜLLER)⌊principis ClevensisWilhelm V Der Reiche (Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, William I of Cleves, William V of Jülich-Berg) (*1516 – †1592), 1538-1543 Duke of Guelders and Zutphen, 1539-1592 Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. During the 3rd Guelderian War that followed, France he was an ally to Guelders against Charles V. His predecessor, Duke Charles of Guelders, also concluded an alliance with France (MÜLLER)⌋Anne of Cleves (*1515 – †1557), Queen of England (1540-01-06 - 1540-07-09) as the fourth wife of Henry VIII Tudor; daughter of John III the Peaceful, Duke of Cleves, and Maria of Jülich-Berg⌋ repudiata aliam duxerit Catherine Howard (*ca. 1524 – †1542)⌊uxoremCatherine Howard (*ca. 1524 – †1542)⌋, item quomodo caedem aedat primatum England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋, item quomodo Martin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌊LutherumMartin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌋ et Philipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌊Philippum MelanchthonemPhilipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌋ odio persequatur, non dubito quin Tua Celsitudo ea iam pridem ex aliis acceperit. De Duchy of Guelders (Geldria), duchy in the Low Countries, incorporated in the Habsburg Netherlands in 1543, today part of the Netherlands⌊ducatu GelriensiDuchy of Guelders (Geldria), duchy in the Low Countries, incorporated in the Habsburg Netherlands in 1543, today part of the Netherlands⌋ altum erat silentium. Lübeck (Lubeca, Lubicensis urbs, Lubecum), city in northern Germany, on the mouth of the Trave river, capital of the Hanseatic League⌊LubecaeLübeck (Lubeca, Lubicensis urbs, Lubecum), city in northern Germany, on the mouth of the Trave river, capital of the Hanseatic League⌋ repperi Johan Weze (*1490 – †1548), secretary to King Christian II of Denmark; in 1522 nominated Archbishop of Lund; in 1527 was banished from Denmark as Christian II's secretary, and joined the service of Emperor Charles V as his diplomat, 1537-1548 Bishop of Constance (WHALEY, p. 314)⌊legatum 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⌊imperatorisCharles 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⌋Johan Weze (*1490 – †1548), secretary to King Christian II of Denmark; in 1522 nominated Archbishop of Lund; in 1527 was banished from Denmark as Christian II's secretary, and joined the service of Emperor Charles V as his diplomat, 1537-1548 Bishop of Constance (WHALEY, p. 314)⌋, episcopum Constantiensem, qui simul gerit titulum archiepiscopi Londensis. Is, tametsi tum supra duos menses ibi egerat, tamen clam fuit quidnam in mandatis habeat. Nam posteaquam illuc advenisset, mox correptus fuit febri, quae modo passim grassatur, eaque etiam tum vexabatur, cum ego illac facerem iter. Principio autem solummodo mutuae salutationes habitae sunt inter eum et senatum Lubecensem.

Haec fere sunt, domine clementissime, quae mecum ex inferiori Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ attuli, hic postea accepi, quid in superiori Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ agatur. Inter 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⌊imperatoremCharles 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⌋ et protestantes imperii status conventum est, ut theologi ex utraque parte Worms (Vormatia), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊VuormaciaeWorms (Vormatia), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ confluerent circa finem Octobris, ac de controversiis ecclesiasticis inter se conferrent. Quae autem inter ipsos concessa essent, ut ea postea Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ in conventu imperii proponerentur. Ibi tum UUB, H. 154, f. 34v 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⌊imperatoremCharles 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⌋ cum statibus imperii pronuntiaturum, quae servanda aut non servanda essent. Philipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌊Philippus Melanch(thon)Philipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌋ autem cum uno atque altero collega ex Wittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌊VuittenbergaWittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌋ ad dictum conventum theologorum profectus est. Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊ChristusJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋, caput Ecclessiae ac princeps pacis, adsit disputationi huic theologicae, ut privatis commodis remotis tantum gloria Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊Christi ServatorisJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ ac saulute animarum ob oculos posita piam concordiam ineant. Quae autem antea in conventibus theologorum de concordia acta sunt, ea typis excusa sunt superinscribed⌈suntsunt superinscribed⌉ ad Tuam Celsitudinem mitto una cum aliquot epistulis de concilio et discidio Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋. Indicem aliorum novorum librorum, quos bibliopola noster praecipuos on the margin⌈praecipuospraecipuos on the margin⌉ attulit, his inclusum, ad Tuam Celsitudinem mitto. Si quos de his libris Tua Celsitudo sibi mitti voluerit, dignetur id mihi delegare, qui et in his curandis et in aliis rebus, quae per meam tenuitatem effici poterunt, numquam fidelis atque prompti clientis officio defuturus est. Adiunxi etiam his libellum de iis, quae Traiecti in honorem imperatoris apparata vidi.

Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊ChristusJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ Tuam Celsitudinem communi patriae incolumem et felicem quam diutissime conservet. Dominus Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 Gdańsk alderman; 1525 - town councillor; 1528 - judge; 1531 - mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, 1542-1545 - burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to convention in Lüneburg in affairs of seafaring and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊Georgius ScheuekeGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 Gdańsk alderman; 1525 - town councillor; 1528 - judge; 1531 - mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, 1542-1545 - burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to convention in Lüneburg in affairs of seafaring and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋, dominus Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌊Tidemannus GisoTiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌋, dominus Ioannes Tresler (Dreszler) (†after 1548), born in Gdańsk, from 1509 studied at Leipzig and Bologna; promoted to doctor of medicine and canon law. In 1538 he made ineffective efforts to obtain a canonry of Ermland, then moved to Wrocław; maintained close contact with Nicolaus Copernicus; from 1519 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Wrocław (Breslau), and from 1523 its Custos; 1530-1538 town physician and syndic in Gdańsk (Danzig) (SCHWARZ 1939, p. 29; DREWNOWSKI 1978, p. 49, 104, 138, 211; BORAWSKA 2013, p. 319-320)⌊Ioannes TreslerusIoannes Tresler (Dreszler) (†after 1548), born in Gdańsk, from 1509 studied at Leipzig and Bologna; promoted to doctor of medicine and canon law. In 1538 he made ineffective efforts to obtain a canonry of Ermland, then moved to Wrocław; maintained close contact with Nicolaus Copernicus; from 1519 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Wrocław (Breslau), and from 1523 its Custos; 1530-1538 town physician and syndic in Gdańsk (Danzig) (SCHWARZ 1939, p. 29; DREWNOWSKI 1978, p. 49, 104, 138, 211; BORAWSKA 2013, p. 319-320)⌋, Urbanus Ulrici (Urbanus Ulrich) (†1543/1544), 1499-1503 studied in Rostock, promoted magister artium; Before 1530 - temporary administrator (commendarius) of the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary's Church in Gdańsk (Ger. Danzig); 1526 - Gdańsk judicial vicar of Włocławek bishop and parish priest of St Barbara's Church in Gdańsk; 1536 - parish priest of the Church of Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk. (AT, XII, 132, 149; XIV, 803; XV, 4-5, 34, 217; XVIII, 218, 408; RAG, Repertorium Academicum Germanicum. URL: http://www.rag-online.org/gelehrter/id/-1841810725)⌊m(agister) Urbanus hidden by binding⌈[s]s hidden by binding⌉ UlrichUrbanus Ulrici (Urbanus Ulrich) (†1543/1544), 1499-1503 studied in Rostock, promoted magister artium; Before 1530 - temporary administrator (commendarius) of the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary's Church in Gdańsk (Ger. Danzig); 1526 - Gdańsk judicial vicar of Włocławek bishop and parish priest of St Barbara's Church in Gdańsk; 1536 - parish priest of the Church of Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk. (AT, XII, 132, 149; XIV, 803; XV, 4-5, 34, 217; XVIII, 218, 408; RAG, Repertorium Academicum Germanicum. URL: http://www.rag-online.org/gelehrter/id/-1841810725)⌋ Tuam Celsitudinem officiose salutant.

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⌊DantiscoGdańsk (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⌋, XII Cal(endas) Decembris, anno etc. XL

Tuae Celsitudini nuncupatissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

BCz, 245, p. 282

Salutem.

Mi carissime domine Iacobe.

Scripsi in cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Cornelis DE SCHEPPER shortly before 1541-07-15, CIDTC IDL 7024, letter lost⌊adiunctiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Cornelis DE SCHEPPER shortly before 1541-07-15, CIDTC IDL 7024, letter lost⌋ carissimo fratri meo, domino Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelio ScepperoCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, quod ei mitto tria vasa nostratis cerevisiae. Quae ut tu, melioris, qui haberi possit, saporis, meo nomine coemas et, quemadmodum priora, ad Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊illumCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ perduci Bruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌊BrugisBruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌋ cures, impense a te peto. Quicquid impenderis, etiam cum faenore, quamprimum me de eo certiorem reddes, reddi committam. Qua in re mihi plurimum gratificaberis, immo et non parum me tibi devinctum, si diligenter rem promoveris, efficies.

Ceterum res Andreas Stobius (†1541)⌊StobiiAndreas Stobius (†1541)⌋ nostri, cui aeternam precor requiem, adhuc occlusae hic habentur. Commonebis Andreas Stobius (†1541)⌊eiusAndreas Stobius (†1541)⌋ Simon Krautsschult (fl. 1541), stepbrother of Andreas Stobius and his closest heir, burgher of Gdańsk⌊fratremSimon Krautsschult (fl. 1541), stepbrother of Andreas Stobius and his closest heir, burgher of Gdańsk⌋, ut huc se conferat, et quod tua interest, cum eo componas.

Bene vale.

Ex Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, ut supra hidden by binding⌈[supra]supra hidden by binding⌉.[1]

AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 227v

Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino ac patrono suo clementissimo

AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 227r

Salutem plurimam ac prompta fidelis clientis obsequia.

Reverendissime in Christo Princeps ac Domine, domine clementissime

Thesis causae affinis meae Annae Dunckes or n⌈ss or n⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉m, quae pro alio fideiussit, a regia maiestate Vestrae Ce paper damaged⌈[strae Ce]strae Ce paper damaged⌉lsitudini ac aliis dominis Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊consiliariis harum terrarumCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉da ac decidenda committitur. Composui autem d[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ac thesi scriptum quoddam, quod dominis consiliariis paper damaged⌈[iis]iis paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉hibebit. Id ut Vestra Celsitudo antea percurrere dignetur [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ p paper damaged⌈[p]p paper damaged⌉ostea in concilio suum patrocinium fragili sexu paper damaged⌈[u]u paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉is clementer praestare etiam atque etiam rogo paper damaged⌈[o]o paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉irca necessarium privilegium, quod multis ab hi[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉lis huic sexui a viris or iuris⌈virisviris or iuris⌉ prudentiss(imis) or prudentiss(imo)⌈prudentiss(imis)prudentiss(imis) or prudentiss(imo)⌉ est indultum c[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉entur. Quod quidem ut Vestra Celsitudio, quae istius summa stain⌈[a]a stain⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ au stain⌈[au]au stain⌉ctoritas factu facile erit, ita perquam honorificum [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ inc paper damaged⌈[inc]inc paper damaged⌉litum morem suum in veteris placitis tuendis et in hoc decreto servaverit.

Christus Vestram Celsitudinem communi patriae nostrae quam diutissime et felicissime incolumem conservare dignetur.

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⌊DantiscoGdańsk (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⌋, X-o Maii anno etc. XLIIII-o.

Vestrae Celsitudini addictissimus atque obsequentissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

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Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 episcopo VvarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino ac patrono suo perpetua fide colendo

BCz, 1599, p.971

Salutem plurimam cum promptorum ac fidelium obsequiorum meorum commendatione.

Reverendissime in Christo Princeps, domine ac patrone clementissime.

Tantum mihi de inclyta humanitate Tuae Celsitudinis atque clementia promitto, ut non solum mihi, sed etiam meis firmissimum praesidium in ista positum esse existimem. Cum Fabianus Ludicke (Fabianus Ludike, Fabianus Lutke, Fabianus Leopoldi), father of Georgius Ludicke⌊Fabiano LeopoldiFabianus Ludicke (Fabianus Ludike, Fabianus Lutke, Fabianus Leopoldi), father of Georgius Ludicke⌋, fideli subdito Tuae Celsitudinis ac cive Gudstetiensi, mihi vetus amicitia intercedit. Eius filius, Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊GregoriusGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ nomine, aliquot annos mihi fideliter servivit ac nuper hic secundum Deum superinscribed⌈DeumDeum superinscribed⌉ Optimum Maximum mea opera duxit Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊uxoremUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋, naturalem filiam a Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊Iacobo CampensiJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋ piae memoriae relictam. Nam wife of Jacob KAMPE(N) (†before 1514)⌊uxorewife of Jacob KAMPE(N) (†before 1514)⌋ mortua Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊Iacobus CampensisJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋ adiunxit sibi concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊concubinamconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋ eamque apud se per viginti quattuor annos ad extremum usque vitae diem servavit, ex qua quidem dictam hanc Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊filiamUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ sustulit. Vestivit autem Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊eamUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊Iacobus CampensisJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋, dum viveret, honeste et post obitum suum tertiam partem quadrantis omnium bonorum suorum ac iuxta alia quaedam ei legavit, ac tabulas quidem testamenti apud iudices huius civitatis deposuit. Qui iudices etiam testamentum hoc, quod attinet ad donationem quadrantis, confirmarunt.

Posteaquam vero Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊Iacobus CampensisJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋ vita decessisset, Walter Bischoff ⌊Vvalterus BischofWalter Bischoff ⌋, cui nupsit una ex neptibus illius, simul cum tutoribus aliarum neptum statim domo et concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊matermconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋, et Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊filiamUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ exegit, tametsi Iacobus Campensis iusserat, ut integrum annum post suam mortem in eadem superinscribed⌈eademeadem superinscribed⌉ domo perseverarent, ac solummodo unam atque alteram BCz, 1599, p.972 vilem vestem ipsis permisit secum asportare, et reliquas vestes ac ornamenta puellaria, donatione inter vivos a Iacobo Campensi illis data, retinuit nec quicquam de iis postea ad nuptiarum celebritatem hidden by binding⌈[m]m hidden by binding⌉ ipsis concedere noluit. Tanta est hominum illorum inhumanitas et iniquitas.

Quin iidem adversarii hidden by binding⌈[rii]rii hidden by binding⌉ prae se ferre videntur se etiam donatione inter mortuos Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊filiamUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊Iacobi CampensisJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋ privaturos idque hoc praetextu, quod tutores eiusdem filiae in dictas nuptias non consenserunt. Sed Tuam Celsitudinem minime latet superinscribed⌈tt superinscribed⌉ in statutis 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⌊harum terrarum,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⌋ quae plebiscitis huius civitatis hidden by binding⌈[tatis]tatis hidden by binding⌉ annexa sunt, tantummodo requiri, ut puella post obitum parentum nuptura alieni prius voluntatem hidden by binding⌈[m]m hidden by binding⌉ proximis cognatis aperiat. Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊Huius puellaeUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊materconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋ autem adhuc superstes est. concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊Eaconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋ praesente et consentiente hidden by binding⌈[iente]iente hidden by binding⌉ Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊puellaUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ et Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊adolescensGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ sibi invicem fidem dederunt de matrimonio contrahendo. Praeterea etiam concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊mater hidden by binding⌈[ter]ter hidden by binding⌉concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋, antequam cum Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊filiaUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ in hoc consensit, voluntatem suam et filiae duobus tutoribus patefecit, et priusquam in templo per honestos viros, ut moris est, public (e) hidden by binding⌈[(e) hidden by binding, possibly (a)⌈e(e) hidden by binding, possibly (a)⌉](e) hidden by binding⌉ contraherentur sponsalia, iterum coram omnibus tuto hidden by binding⌈[uto]uto hidden by binding⌉ribus, quorum tres sunt, ipsa et filia comparuerunt [...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ suam voluntatem aperuerunt, et postea duobus civibus ipsos tutores ad eadem sponsalia vocaverunt hidden by binding⌈[verunt]verunt hidden by binding⌉, sponsus etiam antea duos cives ad eosdem tutores hidden by binding⌈[tores]tores hidden by binding⌉ misit, per on the margin⌈misit, permisit, per on the margin⌉ quos petiit puellam sibi uxorem dari.

Quae quidem hidden by binding⌈[idem]idem hidden by binding⌉ duae res, ut Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊puellaUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ suam voluntatem antea declaret hidden by binding⌈[et]et hidden by binding⌉ et Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊virGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ eam petat sibi dari uxorem, etiam tum, BCz, 1599, p.973 cum quis invitis cognatis puellam abducit, utrumque indemnem praestare solent. Haec quamquam ita se habeant, tamen vehementer vereor, ne adversarii longa lite amicum meum superinscribed⌈meummeum superinscribed⌉, praefatum Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊Gregorium LeopoldiGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋, exerceant eumque fatigent, ac tandem ad iniquam condicionem suspiciendam compellant. Ac hoc quidem ne fiat, plurimum spei in Tuae Celsitudinis elementi patrocinio collocamus.

Rogo itaque, ut Tua Celsitudo pro inclyto suo amore erga sacrosanctam iustitiam, cum quibusvis, tum viduis ac pupillis, administrandam, dignetur ad Gdańsk Town Council ⌊senatum GedanensemGdańsk Town Council ⌋ hac de re litteras dirigere, ne patiantur iniusta lite Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊novum hunc suum civemGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ (nam civitate eum modo donarunt), qui in ditione Tuae Celsitudinis natus est ac Fabianus Ludicke (Fabianus Ludike, Fabianus Lutke, Fabianus Leopoldi), father of Georgius Ludicke⌊patremFabianus Ludicke (Fabianus Ludike, Fabianus Lutke, Fabianus Leopoldi), father of Georgius Ludicke⌋ bonum virum, Tuae Celsitudinis fidelem subditum, adhuc habet superstitem, diu molestari ac exhauriri, sed tamquam amatores tranquillitatis et successus civium suorum dent operam, ut primum vestes et alia ornamenta, quae concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊matriconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋ et Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊filiaeUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ donatione inter vivos donata sunt, tradantur, quandoquidem non legatarii, sed heredes solum ad collationem bonorum superinscribed⌈bonorumbonorum superinscribed⌉ sunt obstricti. Deinde, ut legata ipsis expediantur. Quod quidem si adversarii facere recusaverint, tum Tuam Celsitudinem amico meo commemorato Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊Gregorio LeopoldiGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ suo clementi patrocinio non defuturam, ut tandem ingrati cum dedecore id facere cogantur, quod modo honeste et cum iustitiae laude ut faciant, in ipsorum manu est. Huiusmodi fere clausula videtur mihi perquam necessaria ad BCz, 1599, p.974 {ad} fiduciam potentiae adversariorum labefactandam hidden by binding⌈[ndam]ndam hidden by binding⌉.

Quicquid autem Tua Celsitudo in hac re facere dignabitur, id non minus gratum mihi erit, ac si id in me ipsum collatum fuisset. Nam, qui sui huius matri hidden by binding⌈[tri]tri hidden by binding⌉monii auctor iudico officii mei esse dare operam efficere, ut dos, quam pater filiae destinavit et legavit, matrimonium sequatur. Quaecumque obsequia hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉ pater sponsi, sponsus ipse et ego Tuae Celsitudini vicissime prae hidden by binding⌈[rae]rae hidden by binding⌉stare poterimus, ea semper quam promptissimis animis obibimus.

Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊SponsaUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ vero una cum concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊matreconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋ cotidie preces hidden by binding⌈[eces]eces hidden by binding⌉ suas ad Deum Optimum Maximum fundent, ut Tuam Celsitudinem quam diutissime ac felicissime hic in terris incolumem conservet hidden by binding⌈[vet]vet hidden by binding⌉ et post hanc vitam pro huiusmodi operibus ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉, quae viduis et pupillis praestantur, aeternae vitae hidden by binding⌈[tae]tae hidden by binding⌉ brabium isti largiatur.

Ac hoc quidem, ut pater hidden by binding⌈[ter]ter hidden by binding⌉, et ego ardentissimis votis ad eodem Tuae Celsitudini percor.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ 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⌊DantisciGdańsk (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⌋, in die Divi Andreae Apostoli anno Domini 1547.

Celsitudini Tuae addictissimus atque obsequentissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a Barthen hidden by binding⌈[en]en hidden by binding⌉Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 331r

Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobo a BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋

Spectate Domine, amice in Christo nobis dilecte.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-12-12, CIDTC IDL 3284⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-12-12, CIDTC IDL 3284⌋ ad st spectabilem Gdańsk Town Council ⌊magistratum GedanensemGdańsk Town Council ⌋ in causa amici Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊Gregorii LudickenGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ subditi nostri on the margin⌈subditi nostrisubditi nostri on the margin⌉ ad cf. Jakob von BARTHEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1547-11-30, CIDTC IDL 3274⌊intercessionem tuamcf. Jakob von BARTHEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1547-11-30, CIDTC IDL 3274⌋ non gravate illius parenti, Fabianus Ludicke (Fabianus Ludike, Fabianus Lutke, Fabianus Leopoldi), father of Georgius Ludicke⌊Fabiano LudikeFabianus Ludicke (Fabianus Ludike, Fabianus Lutke, Fabianus Leopoldi), father of Georgius Ludicke⌋, concessimus, qui eas etiam oportuno nuntio ad te deferri curabit. Utinam multum illi written over e⌈eii written over e⌉s amicus tuus, Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊Gregorius LudickeGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋, obtineat. Nos certe, quantum animadvertere possumus, et si causa ita se habet, quemadmodum a te describitur, illi iniurio written over u⌈uoo written over u⌉s esse heredes olim Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊Iacobi KampeJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋, iudicamus, eo quod e domo concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊matremconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋ et Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊filiamUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ ux, nunc uxorem Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊eiusGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋, exegerint, et illis superinscribed⌈illisillis superinscribed⌉ mundum muliebrem omnem superinscribed⌈omnemomnem superinscribed⌉ abstulerint eumque sibi reservarunt, nec hoc, quod ad eam ex testamento spectat, illi concedere nolunt.

Quo iure illud superinscribed in place of crossed-out hoc⌈hoc illud illud superinscribed in place of crossed-out hoc⌉ faciant q et defendere poterunt, o(!) cum totum hoc contra ultimam voluntatem Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊patrisJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋ et testamentum a iudicio tamquam legitime conditum on the margin in place of crossed-out confir⌈confir tamquam legitime conditum tamquam legitime conditum on the margin in place of crossed-out confir⌉ iam confirmatum et acceptum non video? fiat, non videmus written over o⌈omusmus written over o⌉? Ob idque putamus in the Dantiscus hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out speravimus⌈spera in the Dantiscus hand, written over o⌈oaa in the Dantiscus hand, written over o⌉vimus superinscribed, in the hand of Dantiscus⌈vimusvimus superinscribed, in the hand of Dantiscus⌉ putamus putamus in the Dantiscus hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out speravimus⌉ Gdańsk Town Council ⌊magistratum GedanensemGdańsk Town Council ⌋ aequiorem written over s⌈smm written over s⌉ futurum written over os⌈osumum written over os⌉ dicto Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊GregorioGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ idque et ho curaturum, ne superinscribed in place of crossed-out ut⌈ut ne ne superinscribed in place of crossed-out ut⌉ negotium hoc longius protrahatur, sed hoc effecturum, ut superinscribed in place of crossed-out sine⌈sine hoc(?) effecturum, ut hoc effecturum, ut superinscribed in place of crossed-out sine⌉ absque multis e expensis componatur.

Bene vale. Dat(um) ex arce nostra Heilsberg, XII Decembris MDXLVII. Nec In eo ne desint Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊Gregorii written over o⌈oii written over o⌉Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ partibus, diligenter ab Gdańsk Town Council ⌊illisGdańsk Town Council ⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-12-12, CIDTC IDL 3284⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-12-12, CIDTC IDL 3284⌋ nostris petivimus, nec tibi et amicis tuis benevolentia nostra in posterum, quando requisiti fuerimus on the margin⌈quando requisiti fuerimusquando requisiti fuerimus on the margin⌉, sumus defuturi.

Bene vale.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex arce nostra Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, XII Decembris MDXLVII.

BCz, 1599, p. 1098

Reverendissimo in Christo Principi ac 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 episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino et patrono suo clementissimo

BCz, 1599, p. 1095

Salutem plurimam cum promptorum atque fidelium meorum obsequiorum commendatione.

Reverendissime in Christo Princeps ac Domine, domine clementissime.

Litteras(!), quas Vestra Reverendissima Celsitudo in causa Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊Gregorii LudkenGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ meo rogatu scripsit, Gdańsk Town Council ⌊senatui GedanensiGdańsk Town Council ⌋ sunt redditae, verum parum fructus inde ad eundem hactenus rediit, nam exemplum testamenti Jacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌊Iacobi CampenJacob Kampe(n) (Jacob Campe(n), Iacobus Campensis), a merchant from Gdańsk⌋ solummodo consecutus est. Quae antea in eo Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊uxori suaeUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ legata sunt et mercedem concubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌊socrusconcubine of Jacob KAMPE(N) ⌋ suae, et vestes socrus et uxoris impetrare non potuit, idque hoc praetextu, quod controversia de tutela Ursula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌊filiaeUrsula Kampe(n), spurious daughter of Jacob KAMPE(N) 1526-1546 wife of Jan Sokołowski of Wrząca, voivod of Pomerania, and then of Gregorius Ludicke from Gutstadt; spurious daughter of Jacob Kampe(n), wealthy merchant from Gdańsk; before first marriage, 21 January 1526, she was adopted to the coat of arms Ogończyk by Mikołaj Kościelecki, voivode of Kalisz; from first marriage she had a daughter Anna Skolołowska, who married Michał Działyński, Chamberlain of Kulm (PSB 40/2, p. 133)⌋ Iacobi Campen, quae olim domino Jan Sokołowski (Jan of Wrząca) (†1546), in 1533 accused by Ioannes Dantiscus (as Bishop of Kulm) of favouring heresy; 1539-1544 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg); 1544-1545 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1545-1546 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 40/1, p. 131-133)⌊Ioanni written over e⌈eii written over e⌉ SokolowskyJan Sokołowski (Jan of Wrząca) (†1546), in 1533 accused by Ioannes Dantiscus (as Bishop of Kulm) of favouring heresy; 1539-1544 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg); 1544-1545 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1545-1546 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 40/1, p. 131-133)⌋ palatino Pomeraniensi matrimonio iuncta fuit, nondum sit decisa. Quod quidem et per se iniquum videtur, et ipsi Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊Gregorio LudkenGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ perquam grave est, quemadmodum Vestra Reverendissima Celsitudo ex eodem latius cognoscere dignabitur. Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊QuiGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ huius etiam rei gratia etiam Vestram Reverendissimam Celsitudinem una cum his suppliciter adit.

Rogo itaque etiam atque etiam, ut Vestra Reverendissima Celsitudo pro inclyta sua humanitate ac iuxta amore erga iustitiam dignetur porro huic Gregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌊amico meoGregorius Ludicke (Gregorius Ludike, Gregorius Lutke, Gregorius Leopoldi), son of Fabian Ludicke, friend of Jakob Barthen⌋ et consilio suo, et commendatione adesse, ut ius suum consequatur. Nam adversarii freti potentia et gratia sua id unum spectare videntur, ut longa mora iuvenem hunc alienigenam sic atterant atque frangant, ut tandem exiguo se absolvi patiatur.

Si quae fidelia atque prompta obsequia erga Vestram Reverendissimam Celsitudinem praestare potero, ea semper quam libentissime obibo precorque BCz, 1599, p. 1096 Deum remuneratorem omnium bonorum operorum, ut Vestram Reverendissimam Celsitudnem hidden by binding⌈[Celsitudnem]Celsitudnem hidden by binding⌉ communi patriae quam diutissime ac felicissime incolumem conservet.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ 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⌊GedaniGdańsk (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⌋, 24 die Mai anno Domini 1548.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Celsitudini addictissimus atque obsequentissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus a Barthen hidden by binding⌈[hen]hen hidden by binding⌉Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋