Magnifico Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ oratori et secretario nostro sincere dilecto

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⌊SigismundusSigismund 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⌋ et Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊BonaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ Dei gratia rex et regina Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, magni duces Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋ totiusque 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⌋ etc. domini

Magnifice sincere nobis dilecte.

Cum Stanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌊doctor BorgkStanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌋ investituram 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⌊caesareae maiestatisCharles 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 commissionem illius de restituenda nobis possessione ducatus Barensis attulisset intellexissemusque ab eo per vos homagium istic fuisse praestitum, persuasum habuimus, quod iam ea causa ducatus Barensis citra ullum aliud negotium finem habere debuisset, quandoquidem investitura non nisi legitimis possessoribus concedi solet et cum qua sequestrum ex diametro pugnare videatur. Nuper autem significationem habuimus a magnifico Ludovico Aliphio collega tuo ipsam possessionem nondum restitutam obtendique litteras caesareas mere in contrarium investiturae et iuris observationi contrarias, quibus scriptum dicitur, ut de restituenda possessione, nisi vocato duce Mediolani, nihil fieret, cum tamen et nos vocati non fuerimus neque causam nostram dicere permissi sumus, quando nobis possessio nostra, in quam legitime fuimus ingressi, erat adempta, ad quam iure optimo restitui ante omnia deberemus, etiam si et homagium praestitum et commissio ac investitura impetrata non fuissent.

Itaque gravissimo animo ferentes, ita nos duci et versari modis indignis ab officialibus caesareae maiestatis, cum qua nobis tanta coniunctio et necessitudo intercedit, scribimus in hac re eius maiestati caesareae, ne nobis tam insignem iniuriam et contumeliam fieri permittat, sed ut commissionem suam exsequi mandet pro dignitate et iustitia sua nostroque amore mutuo, quandoquidem nos sufficientes simus non solum domino duci Mediolani, sed etiam unicuique citra ullum sequestrum pro iure nostro respondere. Quare agas diligenter apud eius maiestatem iuxta instructiones, quae tibi ex Neapoli a collega tuo mittuntur de ipsa restitutione possessionis.

Ages etiam, ut maiestas sua confirmare dignetur capitula et articulos matrimoniales, ut tollatur omnis difficultas et controversia, quae erga nos oritur vel oriri potest. Nam et vicerex Neapolitanus non obstantibus litteris inhibitionis circa exsecutionem testamenti per caesaream maiestatem concessis, scripsit Collaterali Consilio Neapolitano, mandans, ut procedatur ad exsecutionem testamenti, et proinde ages, ut inhibeatur denuo per maiestatem caesaream regi et [Consi]lio Colla[ter]ali vel illa prior inhibitio, quae concessa est, in vigore suo conservetur.

Insinuabis etiam maiestati suae caesareae et certiorem illam reddes, dextro tamen modo et cautissime, quod iudices, ad quos causae nostrae demandantur, suspecti sunt, praesertim principalis vicerex, qui, habita expeditione per caesaream maiestatem nobis concessa, triginta quinque diebus et ultra distulit exsecutionem voluntatis caesareae maiestatis ea de causa, ut novas commissiones et mandata ex Hispania nobis adversa haberent, prout habuerunt. Et proinde curandum est tibi, ut deinceps ita negotia nostra in regno Neapolitano committantur, ut eorum melior et efficacior fiat exsecutio.

Etiam facti sumus certiores, quod si maxime denuo mandaret nobis caesarea maiestas poss[essio]nem restitui, non cessurum arce Barensi castellanum Ferdinandum de Alarcon, [quod] eius maiestati caesareae iusiurandum praestitisset, nec liceret illi, nisi ab illa speciatim i[ussu] resignare ipsam arcem. Quare dabis operam, ut illius maiestas mandet illi spe[cialibus] litteris manu sua subscriptis, excedere arce ipsa, et ut illum aliquo alio offi[cio] seu magistratu providere dignaretur, nos vero gratam personam illius maiestati eidem arci praeficiendam curabimus, neque de hac re quicquam est eius maiestati ambigendum.

Quantum conicere possumus, eorsum tendunt hae dilationes et [diffi]cultates, ut nos adigant ad bona ipsa deferenda et contentationem qua[lem]cumque accipiendam, verum nos nullo pacto sinemus tam insignem iniuriam n[obis] fieri iustitiamque nostram, etiamsi quaevis extrema subeunda essent, prose[qui] non desistemus et vehementer dolemus ea adversus nos a caesareae ma[iestatis] officialibus committi, quae ne in infimum quemvis subditum essent committenda. Speramus tamen, quod illius maiestas meliorem quandoque nostri et coniunctionis [ac] necessitudinis nostrae rationem sit habitura neque sinet nos tam indignis mo[dis] duci et versari.

Etiam certiores facti sumus designatum istuc ad caesaream maiestatem le[gatum] a summo pontifice reverendissimum dominum cardinalem de Salviatis cum eoque oratorem ser[enissimi] domini regis Ungariae, reverendum Stephanum Brodericum iturum et pro[inde] scripsimus et ipsi summo pontifici legatoque et oratori Ungariae, ut hanc causam nostram Barensem commendatam haberent. Quando itaque istic constituen[tur], utaris consilio et patrocinio ipsorum et praesertim oratoris Ungariae, cum qu[o] confidenter omnia loqui poteris non secus, quam cum intimo consiliario et secretario nostro, ita illius virtutem et fidem in nos perspectam habemus. Pro fide tua et gratia nostra facturus.

Datae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, XII die Iunii anno Ihesu Christi M-o D-o XXV-to, regni nostri anno decimo nono.

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⌊Sigismundus rexSigismund 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⌋ subscripsit

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊Bona reginaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ subscripsit