In nomine Domini amen. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Nos Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes Dei gratia episcopus ecclesiae CulmensisIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌋ et administrator Pomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌊episcopatus PomezaniensisPomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌋ universis et singulis praesentibus et futuris harum notitiam habituris notumfacimus per praesentes, quomodo veniens ad praesentiam nostram fidelis nobis in Christo dilectus Szymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌊SimonSzymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌋ scultetus villae nostrae Kokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌊CokoczkoKokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌋ humiliter nobis exposuit, quod litteras immunitatum seu privilegium, quod super tribus mansis scultetiae dictae villae nostrae a praedecessoribus nostris felicis recordationis dominis episcopis ecclesiae Culmensis praedecessores ipsius habuerunt, tempore bellorum harum terrarum Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ amisissent, utpote per milites exusta villa et ecclesia insimul, ubi privilegium illud servabatur, fuisset similiter exustum. Proinde nobis humiliter ac debita cum instantia supplicavit, ut illi clementer consulere litterasque novas et ab alio sculteto distinctas (cum Kokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌊ibiKokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌋ duo sint sculteti, quorum alter duos hic vero tres mansos habet) seu privilegium dare et concedere dignaremur. Nos itaque exquisitis prius diligenter et perceptis probationibus et documentis fide dignorum de huiusmodi scultetiae dispositione et eius privilegio, a quibus sufficienter docti sumus, quod post amissum privilegium tres illos mansos ad officium scultetiae in dicta villa nostra Kokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌊CokoczkoKokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌋ spectantes, Szymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌊ipseSzymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌋ et praedecessores eius legitime et pacifice et quiete possederunt, et hucusque nullus ex praedecessoribus nostris illum molestavit vel inquietavit unquam. Acclinati illius supplicibus et rationi consonis precibus, ne hac occasione, quod scilicet privilegium non haberet, aliquod in posterum damnum percipere posset, litteras seu praesens privilegium ei eiusque veris ac legitimis successoribus et haeredibus gratiose dare et concedere duximus damusque et concedimus per praesentes in hunc qui sequitur modum. Imprimis quod memorato sculteto Szymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌊SimoniSzymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌋ ipsiusque veris ac legitimis successoribus et haeredibus ad officium scultetiae tres mansos liberos, qui a prima locatione illius Kokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌊villaeKokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌋ ad idem iudicium pertinuerunt, ratione scultetiae et servitii nobis impendendi et faciendi iure hereditario more aliarum nostri episcopatus scultetiarum donamus et conferimus harum vigore mediante cum omni utilitate iure Culmensi perpetuo possidendos. Ceterum quia dicta villa nostra Kokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌊CokoczkoKokocko, village in northern Poland, Kulm Land, NE of Bydgoszcz⌋ in universo cum tribus mansis Szymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌊SimonisSzymon, sołtys of Kokocko one of the two sołtyses of this village; administered 2 łans, while the socond one, Szymon, took care of 3 łans⌋ et duobus Mikołaj there were two sołtys offices in Kokoczko, Mikołaj administered 2 łans, Szymon administered 3 łans at the time; sołtys of Kokoczko⌊NicolaiMikołaj there were two sołtys offices in Kokoczko, Mikołaj administered 2 łans, Szymon administered 3 łans at the time; sołtys of Kokoczko⌋ scultetorum debet quinquaginta mansos continere, quod ipsi cultores et possessores dictorum mansorum villae praedictae satisfacientes labori, quem nobis tenentur, omnes et singuli de quolibet manso unam marcam numeri et monetae prutenicalis computando quamlibet marcam pro viginti grossis cum duobus pullis et uno modio avenae pro festo sancti Martini solvere tenebuntur et perpetuo sunt adstricti.

In quorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium sigillum nostrum maius praesentibus est subappensum.

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Praesentibus ibidem venerabili honorabilibus ac nobilibus dominis Baltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌊Baltazaro a LublinBaltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌋ canonico Culmensi cancellario et officiali nostro, Thomas of Bydgoszcz (†after 1539-04-25), 1535-1537 (at least) Dantiscus' administrator (oeconomus) in Althausen (Starogród) (UBC, No. 902, p. 758-759)⌊Thoma e BidgostiaThomas of Bydgoszcz (†after 1539-04-25), 1535-1537 (at least) Dantiscus' administrator (oeconomus) in Althausen (Starogród) (UBC, No. 902, p. 758-759)⌋ oeconomo nostro in Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊StarogrodAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋, Iacobus de Dietrichsdorf (Jakub Szczepański), Dantiscus’ chaplain in Löbau (Lubawa)⌊Iacobo SczepanyskyIacobus de Dietrichsdorf (Jakub Szczepański), Dantiscus’ chaplain in Löbau (Lubawa)⌋ sacellano nostro, Jakub Kowalewski 1535 burggrave of Althausen (UBC, No. 902, p. 758-759)⌊Iacobo KowalewskyJakub Kowalewski 1535 burggrave of Althausen (UBC, No. 902, p. 758-759)⌋ burgrabio nostro in Starogrod et Michał Balginski Dantiscus' servant⌊Michaele BalczynskyMichał Balginski Dantiscus' servant⌋ aulico nostro testibus ad praemissa.