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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino suo gratioso ac clementissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiose ac clementissime.

Post humillimam servitiorum meorum exhibitionem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Achatius TRENCK shortly before 1538-11-01, CIDTC IDL 6434, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Achatius TRENCK shortly before 1538-11-01, CIDTC IDL 6434, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae, quibus me ad nuptias invitat, ea, qua decet, reverentia accepi, agens Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae pro singulari sua in me gratia ac benevolentia gratias immortales. Ex quo autem futura hebdomada rationes generales more consueto Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊hicFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋ incipiendae sunt, a quibus nemo capitularis, nisi cum sua magna iactura et contra statuta capitularia, abesse poterit, cogor usque in finem illarum hic permanere. Praesertim propter hoc etiam hinc abire non licet, quod vix IIII canonici, aliis aegrotantibus, ratione illi interesse poterint.

Accedit etiam ad hoc, ut non audeo tute Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram accedere ex loco hic peste suspecto. Spero igitur Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra meam absentiam facile feret. Ego primum Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae quam humillime pro sua in me benevolentia iterum ago gratias immortales, deinde Zacharias Lehmann ⌊sponsoZacharias Lehmann ⌋ et Ursula von Höfen (Ursula Flachsbinder), Dantiscus’ sister, wife of Johann Reisen, mother of Justine, Ursule, and Augustin; then wife of Zacharias Lehmann, mother of Johann Lehmann⌊sponsaeUrsula von Höfen (Ursula Flachsbinder), Dantiscus’ sister, wife of Johann Reisen, mother of Justine, Ursule, and Augustin; then wife of Zacharias Lehmann, mother of Johann Lehmann⌋, quibus precor hoc coniugium felix ac faustum futurum.

Me gratiae Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae quam humillime commendo. Quam Deus Omnipotens nobis diu felicem ac incolumem conservare dignetur.

Venerabilis dominus Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌊custosFelix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌋ benig <ni> tate Dei aliquantulum convaluit.

Datae Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊FrawenburckFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, die Omnium Sanctorum anno 1538.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae deditissimus servitor Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊Achacius de TrenckaAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋