Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino 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⌊IoanniIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Varmiensi, domino et maiori plurimum observando

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine et maior observandissime.

Salutem et meorum obsequiorum studiosam commendationem.

Si adeo mihi rigescat animus, ut posset collatorum in me beneficiorum Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae immemor fieri, tot cumulor indies iisque insignibus mnemosynis, ut possint etiam sub mandragora soporatum expergefacere ac ad officium compellere.

Reddidit mihi 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)⌊cancellariusBaltazar 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)⌋ meus Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae iterata munera: annulum episcopalem, discum cum cochleari auratum, vestes sacras, [v]inum, item sandalia cum caligis episcopalibus, item chirothecas, quae vel sola debitorem me constituant perpetui obsequii et deditissimorum studiorum erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram. Cui, quod nunc possum, gratias ago plurimas, optans facultatem mihi concedi, ut re ipsa et studiorum meorum exemplis exercere gratitudinis officia queam. Sentiet profecto Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra hominis non dormitantis affectum.

De his, quae ad me 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)⌊cancellariusBaltazar 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)⌋ nomine Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae rettulit, satius erit coram loqui, habituris apud me vel sic non parum momenti et dignum aestimationis locum. Mihi curae erit, ut Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra vult, 1538-09-27⌊feria sexta1538-09-27⌋ ante 1538-09-29⌊Michaelis festum1538-09-29⌋ Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊GutstatumGuttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋ ex Dietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌊DitrichswaltDietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌋ venire adducturus sum et Georg Giese (*1497 – †1562), merchant, ennobled in 1519; advisor of his brother Tiedemman Giese, bishop of Kulm; 1547 Gdańsk envoy to the diet in Wormditt and to the secret council in Dietrichswalde (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 27, 129, 221, 272, 292, 318)⌊fratremGeorg Giese (*1497 – †1562), merchant, ennobled in 1519; advisor of his brother Tiedemman Giese, bishop of Kulm; 1547 Gdańsk envoy to the diet in Wormditt and to the secret council in Dietrichswalde (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 27, 129, 221, 272, 292, 318)⌋ meum, et accepturus Deo bene favente Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis sacram benedictionem, quae mihi de manibus vestris erit iucundissima, utinam et ad ordinem digne ferendum efficax.

Sandalia mensuram pedis mei aequant commodissime, caligarum latitudo astringi facile brevique potest, Ioannes, tailor ⌊IoannesIoannes, tailor ⌋ sartor ad nundinas Passenheim profectus est, ad quem ego hodie mitto, iubens, ut recta inde ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram pergat, sandalia caligasque secum perferens, quod si fallet, progredietur servitor meus sandaliorum baiulus.

Commendo me favori et paternae benevolentiae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae. Quam Deus in gloriam suam diutissime servet felicem.

Ex 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)⌋, die XV Septembris 1538.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae obsequentissimus 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)⌊Tidemannus CulmensisTiedemann 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)⌋