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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri 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 WarmiensiIoannes 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 ac patrono clementissimo

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Non dubium est, ornatissime princeps, quin Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae sint palam omnes illae turbae tumultusque insoliti, excitati nunc in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋, qua videlicet atrocitate et insolentia instituerint principes defendere (quod nemo impugnat) verbum divinum, et Roman Catholic Church ⌊naviculam PetriRoman Catholic Church ⌋ oppressam fluctibus (ut iactitant) erigere, quantaque fiducia membra audeant reicere et impugnare caput, quo tamen non exsistente et illa exsistere nequeunt, quales ibi exstructae machinae qualesve acies, ut nisi cui visa sint, numquam tanta esse inducat animum credere, sed omnibus his (si modo cui perspecta est vis imperatoris) nihil efficient.

His ego motus cupiens quoque meis consulere rebus, nam nulla salus bello, in 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⌊patriamPrussia, 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⌋ inde profectus sum, quamvis cum ingenti studiorum meorum incommodo. Utinam haec bella numquam fuissent excogitata vel eo ordinata, ne unguem inde latum discessissem.

Nunc igitur in patriis vitam ago terminis, precor Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram studiosorum patronum clementissimum, quo gratia solita clientulum obsequiosissimum prosequi velit, si enim a prima statim aetate mea incipio et recordor ultimam BCz, 1599, p. 792 memoriam pueritiae meae, patet Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram auctorem ad ingrediendam hidden by binding⌈[ndam]ndam hidden by binding⌉ studiorum meorum rationem exstitisse, nec non exhibuisse Peter Deutzsthmann sr ⌊patriPeter Deutzsthmann sr ⌋ amantissimo beneficia innumerabilia, quibus ille vix poterit satisfacere propter senectutem. Ego in locum Peter Deutzsthmann sr ⌊patris suiPeter Deutzsthmann sr ⌋ omnem hanc in me suscipio provinciam et quod ille in inser hidden by binding⌈[nser]nser hidden by binding⌉viendo Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae referre non potest, me paratissime omnia hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉ curaturum polliceor omnique dexteritate et integritate, quas hidden by binding⌈[as]as hidden by binding⌉ Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram pertinere arbitrabor, si non praecludetur occasio hidden by binding⌈[io]io hidden by binding⌉ observaturum.

His Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram Deo optimo maximo commendo hidden by binding⌈[mmendo]mmendo hidden by binding⌉ meque in gratiam et tutelam Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae precorque diutissimam et florentissimi imperii constantiam.

Datum in Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the right bank of the Vistula, alternating with Marienburg (Malbork), it was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊Graudencz hidden by binding⌈[encz]encz hidden by binding⌉Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the right bank of the Vistula, alternating with Marienburg (Malbork), it was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, anno a restituta salute 1547, die vero 26 Februarii hidden by binding⌈[ruarii]ruarii hidden by binding⌉.

Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae clientulus observanti hidden by binding⌈[ti]ti hidden by binding⌉ssimus Peter Deutzschmann jr (Peter Teutschmann) ⌊Petrus Teutschmann hidden by binding⌈[ann]ann hidden by binding⌉ iuniorPeter Deutzschmann jr (Peter Teutschmann) ⌋