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Reverendissimo in Christo patri et domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊IoanniIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Culmensi, 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⌊regiaeque maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ dioecesis Pomezaniensis administratori dignissimo, domino et fautori mihi gratiosissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine mihi gratiosissime. Post obsequiorum meorum erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram indefessam promptitudinem.

Optat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra certior fieri, quomodo in donationem sacrae maiestatis regiae Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae factam cum dominis exactoribus convenerim, quo sciret maiestati regiae aut habere gratias aut conqueri. Nolo igitur Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram latere, quomodo nonnullis ante exactis diebus in his negotiis dominus Plemenszky contributionum terrae Culmensis exactor, unus mecum conferebat aiebatque sacrae maiestatis regiae litteras, ab Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra illis traditas, intellexisse, quomodo maiestas sacra regia pecunias contributionis ab Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra eiusque Reverendissimae Dominationis clero et subditis provenientes, eas pecunias contributionis ob per ignem perpessam calamitatem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae dimisisse et donasse et ideo eis praecepisse ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram eiusque Reverendissimae Dominationis clerum et subditos de tali contributione non inquietare et monere, in quibus mandatis regiis se velint reddere conformes et oboedire, et Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram eiusque Reverendissimae Dominationis clerum et subditos am{m}odo non monere aut inquietare. Cum vero sacra sua maiestas regia, dominus meus clementissimus, nihil in his negotiis dignata est mihi significare, nedum in dictorum dominorum exactorum litteris mei fecerit mentionem, arbitror non licere in negotium, quod solis dominis exactoribus per litteras regias est commissum, me intromitti. In quibus vero Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae praesto esse decuerit et poterim obsequi, semper ero et sum obsequentissimus Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, mihi gratiosissimo domino et fautori, cuius gratiae et favori me una cum obsequiis meis humillime recommitto.

Datum ex Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat, a branch of the Vistula in its delta, the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309–1457) and a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, within the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772). Alternating with Graudenz (Grudziądz), Marienburg was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊arce MarienburgensiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat, a branch of the Vistula in its delta, the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309–1457) and a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, within the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772). Alternating with Graudenz (Grudziądz), Marienburg was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, quarta Septembris anno Domini etc. 33.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae D(ominationi) Vestrae obsequentissimus Stanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), leader of the so-called nobles’ party, active in Royal Prussia from 1536, and opponent of most members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who sought to preserve the province’s autonomy and a balance of power in its governance. Tensions between Kostka, Prussian Treasurer, and the Council had been growing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Sent there as the King’s deputy, Kostka, contrary to custom, took part in the proceedings, prompting the Council to suspend the meeting. He accused its members of hostility towards the Poles and appealed to the royal court. In the absence of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland, the Diet was chaired by Dantiscus, and the incident seriously damaged his later relations with Kostka; 1531–1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544–1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg); 1545–1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546–1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546–1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551–1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌊Stanislaus CostkaStanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), leader of the so-called nobles’ party, active in Royal Prussia from 1536, and opponent of most members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who sought to preserve the province’s autonomy and a balance of power in its governance. Tensions between Kostka, Prussian Treasurer, and the Council had been growing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Sent there as the King’s deputy, Kostka, contrary to custom, took part in the proceedings, prompting the Council to suspend the meeting. He accused its members of hostility towards the Poles and appealed to the royal court. In the absence of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland, the Diet was chaired by Dantiscus, and the incident seriously damaged his later relations with Kostka; 1531–1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544–1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg); 1545–1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546–1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546–1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551–1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌋ a Stangenberg, regiae maiestatis terrarum Prussiae et arcis Marienburgensis thesaurarius scripsit