In nomine Domini amen. 1537-08-16⌊Anno a nativitate Domini millesimo quingentesimo trigesimo septimo die vero decima sexta mensis Augusti1537-08-16⌋ pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini nostri domini Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊Pauli divina providentia papae tertiiPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ anno tertio in Bartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌊mei - notarii publiciBartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌋ testiumque infrascriptorum ad hoc specialiter vocatorum et rogatorum praesentia personaliter constitutus reverendissimus in Christo pater et dominus, dominus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes Dei gratia episcopus CulmensisIoannes 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 canonicus Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesiae WarmiensisErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ principalis principaliter pro se ipso citra tamen quorumcumque procuratorum suorum hactenus quomodolibet constitutorum revocationem asserendo proposuit et dixit se nuper vigore citationis per venerabile Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulum ecclesiae WarmiensisErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ decretae ad 1537-09-20⌊vigesimum diem mensis Septembris proxime futurum1537-09-20⌋ pro electione de novo episcopo et pastore eiusdem ecclesiae Warmiensis per obitum bonae memoriae Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊Mauritii illius ultimi episcopiMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ viduatae facienda vocatum et citatum esse, sed se huiusmodi electioni ob negotia publica harum terrarum et instantem Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊publicam conventionemProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ in Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊GraudentzGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ tenendam, ad quam se accingere cogitur, interesse non posse. Et cum nihilominus intelligat a multis retroactis annis in pluribus factis episcoporum electionibus praedictum capitulum habere in viridi observatione et consuetudine, quod ante ipsam electionem pro defensione iurium et libertatum ipsius ecclesiae Warmiensis ac tranquillitate et fraternae caritatis conservatione nonnulli articuli fieri soleant et formari, quos omnes electioni interessentes et ad quos spectat venire, promittere consueverunt ac iurare, ne autem propter praedictam suam futuram absentiam se ipsum et honorem suum negligere videatur et contemnere, si unus ex quattuor per Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊sacram regiam maiestatemSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ nominatus fuerit, ideo omnibus melioribus modo via iure causa et forma, quibus melius et efficacius de iure potuit et debuit fecit constituit creavit et solemniter deputavit suum verum certum legitimum et indubitatum procuratorem actorem factorem negotiorumque suorum infrascriptorum gestorem ac nuntium generalem et specialem, ita tamen quod specialitas generalitati non deroget nec e contra, videlicet venerabilem et praestantissimum dominum Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tidemannum GyseTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ custodem et canonicum ecclesiae Warmiensis absentem tanquam praesentem solum et insolidum specialiter et expresse ad ipsius 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⌊reverendissimi dominiIoannes 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⌋ constituentis nomine et pro ipso omnes et singulos articulos ante aliquot menses in coadiutoriae de persona sua ad ecclesiam et episcopatum Warmiensem deputatione per ipsum promissos et iuratos ante et post factam electionem vel postulationem admodum promittendum et in animam suam de illis firmiter observandis iurandum, necnon ipsos nomine suo subscribendum. Promittens idem reverendissimus 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⌊dominus episcopusIoannes 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⌋ constituens Bartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌊mihi notario publicoBartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌋ infrascripto solemniter stipulanti et accipienti vice ac nomine omnium et singulorum, quorum interest intererit vel interesse poterit quomodolibet in futurum, se ratum gratum atque firmum perpetuo habiturum totum id et quicquid per dictum suum Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊procuratoremTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ in praemissis actum factum dictum vel procuratum fuerit ac se articulos huiusmodi, quatenus per ipsum Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ ad ecclesiam Warmiensem postulatus fuerit, promittere et more praelatorum de firmiter ipsis observandis personaliter in praesentia primorum nuntiorum eiusdem capituli ad se venturorum iuraturum et manu sua propria subscripturum sub obligatione omnium et singulorum bonorum suorum praesentium et futurorum ac sub omni iuris et facti renuntiatione ad haec necessaria pariter et cautela.

Super quibus omnibus et singulis praemissis idem 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⌊reverendissimus dominusIoannes 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⌋ constituens sibi a Bartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌊me notario publicoBartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌋ fieri atque confici petiit instrumentum et instrumenta.

Acta sunt haec in Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊arce LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊Culmensis dioecesisKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋, sub anno indictione et aliis quibus supra.

Praesentibus ibidem dominis venerabilibus, dominis Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊Alexandro ScultetiAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ canonico et cancellario Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊Warmiensis ecclesiaeErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ et 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)⌊Balthasare 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 et cancellario ac honorabili domino Iacobus de Dietrichsdorf (Jakub Szczepański), Dantiscus’ chaplain in Löbau (Lubawa)⌊Iacobo SczapnitzkiIacobus de Dietrichsdorf (Jakub Szczepański), Dantiscus’ chaplain in Löbau (Lubawa)⌋ sacellano praefati reverendissimi domini 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⌊episcopi CulmensisIoannes 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⌋ testibus ad praemissa vocatis specialiter atque rogatis et ego Bartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌊Bartholomeus Bartholomei de BydgostiaBartholomeus Bartholomei of Bydgoszcz priest in Włocławek diocese; 1537 notary public⌋ clericus Włocławek diocese⌊dioecesis WladislaviensisWłocławek diocese⌋ sacra imperiali auctoritate notarius publicus etc.

AAWO, AB, D.2, f. 62r

Nos Ioannes Dei gratia episcopus Culmensis et canonicus Warmiensis, notum facimus et attestamur per praesentes omnibus, quorum interest, quod

cum nuper ad diem et actum electionis de episcopo Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesiae WarmiensisErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋, die videlicet 1537-09-20⌊XX huius mensis Septembris1537-09-20⌋, per Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabile capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ eiusdem ecclesiae simus vocati, non possimus tamen ob causas et impedimenta inevitabilia electioni ipsi interesse, ne videamur ab officio nostro, quod dictae ecclesiae vacanti debemus, ulla ratione decedere aut ipsius ecclesiae negligere utilitatem, constituimus per praesentes ac nominamus procuratorem nostrum legitimum, solum et insolidum venerabilem fratrem nostrum N., dantes ei potestatem omnimodam pro nobis et nomine nostro dictae electioni seu postulationi futuri episcopi omnibusque propterea celebrandis seu on the margin⌈propterea celebrandis seupropterea celebrandis seu on the margin⌉ habendis capitularibus consiliis et tractatibus interessendi causasque et excusationum rationes, cur personaliter interesse aut apud dictam ecclesiam temporibus statutis comparere non queamus, exponendi et allegandi. Vota quoque et suffragia ac superinscribed in place of crossed-out et⌈etacac superinscribed in place of crossed-out et⌉ sententiam nostram tam in ipso electionis actu, quam in alii conco singulis aliis concomitantibus vel emergentibus consiliis et tractatibus capitularibus dandi et explicandi eaque admitti petendi ac alia quaecumque circa illa opportuna faciendi et exercendi, etiam si talia forent, quae mandatum exigerent magis speciale, quam praesentibus est expressum, promittentes bona fide nos habituros ratum et gratum quicquid per dictum nostrum procuratorem in his actum erit aut curatum.

In cuius fidem has litteras manu nostra propria subscripsimus iussimusque sigilli nostri impressione communitas.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ in Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊arce nostra LobaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, die etc.

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes episcopus CulmensisIoannes 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⌋ in fidem manu propria subscripsit