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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri, 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 VarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino et amico carissimo et honorando

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater, domine et amice carissime et honorande.

Habet istic causam quandam generosus dominus Adam Valowsky ⌊Adam ValowskyAdam Valowsky ⌋ gener magnifici domini Piotr Firlej of Dąbrowica (†1553), 1527 castellan of Chełm; 1535 - of Biecz; 1538 voivode of Lublin; 1545 - of Ruthenia (PSB 7, p. 15-17)⌊Petri de DambrovyczaPiotr Firlej of Dąbrowica (†1553), 1527 castellan of Chełm; 1535 - of Biecz; 1538 voivode of Lublin; 1545 - of Ruthenia (PSB 7, p. 15-17)⌋ palatini Lublinensis, quae a consiliariis terrarum Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania, and Livonia. From 1466 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants 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), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By 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 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants 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), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By the Treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ cognoscenda venit, inter quos cum Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra principem locum obtinet, petitum est a me magnopere, ut causam eius illi commendarem idque ab iis, quibus negare non potui. Quare Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram peto, quandoquidem illi ea sunt opinione preces commendationesque meas apud Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram non mediocre pondus habere, ut quoad fides illius et religio patietur, in hac causa generosi domini Adae ita se gerat, ut haec eorum opinio non modo non imminuta, verum etiam magis confirmata videatur. Id ego omni vicissim officio meo atque obsequio per omnem occasionem compensare studebo.

Opto Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram bene valere, cui me commendo.

Ex Jedlnia, village in central Poland, southern Małopolska, 13 km NE of Radom⌊JedlnaJedlnia, village in central Poland, southern Małopolska, 13 km NE of Radom⌋, tertia Maii anno Domini M-o D-o XXXX-o.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitor Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers of King Sigismund I and later of Sigismund II Augustus; canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊Samuel episcopus Chelmensis et vicecancellariusSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers of King Sigismund I and later of Sigismund II Augustus; canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋