Reverendissimo 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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋ et administratori Pomesaniensi, domino fautori colendissimo

Reverendissime Domine, domine et fautor semper colendissime.

Post obsequiorum meorum omnium promptitudinem.

Doleo, et quidem maxime, civem Golubensem litteris meis pro impetranda gratia Reverendissimae Vestrae Dominationis commendatum coram eadem indignum quidquam admisisse, quod, cum contra animi mei sententiam summa protervitate egit. Ut facti dignam poenam subsecutam, Reverendissima Vestra Dominatio experietur, in ipsum animadvertam.

Quod vero eadem Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima ex me informari postulat, an poenam ab adultero exegerim nec ne, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima scire dignetur me nec ullam multam ab eo aut quocumque altero exegisse, tum nec burgrabium meum extorsisse investigatus sum, qui taceo me iurisdictioni Reverendissimae Vestrae Dominationis immittere.

Verum quidem burgrabius meus fatetur se olim a quodam adolescente, qui uxorem non habuit et virginem impregnavit, sexagenam accepisse allectus consuetudine in ea regione observata, ubi, ut informatus consuetum se in tali casu transgressor iurisdictionem iudicis secularis, priusquam spiritualis inciderit, multa iudici seculari cedit.

Nihilominus, si Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima id aegre fert, nec consuetudo, nec ius ipsum tantum apud me valebunt, ut ea gratia Reverendissimae Vestrae Dominationis praeferam, sal[tem] me animum eius declarare dignetur. Tum ab adultero commissi delecti multam nec ego aut mei exigerunt. Erga quem non dubito, Reverendissima Vestra Dominatio pro officio suo conservabit, quamvis uti res admittit illi gratiam precor.

In quam servitiis meis assiduis unice commen[do], offerens me votis Reverendissimae Vestrae Dominationi semper paratissim[um].

Quam Deus Omnipotens in longissima tempo[ra] sanam conservet.

Datae 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)⌊MarienburgiMarienburg (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)⌋ 14 Ju[lii] anno 1537.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationi 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 Costka de StangenbergStanisław 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)⌋, Golubensis capitaneus