Reverendissimo in Christo Patri, 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 VarmiensiIoannes 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 colendissimo

Salutem et felicitatem ac sui humilem commendationem.

Tametsi nihil sit, quod scribam, pro meo tamen erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram studio et observantia, mora omnis, quae meum ad illam scribendi officium interrumpit, taediosa mihi esse videtur.

Hoc utique rerum novarum praecipuum est, quod sacra Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊regia maiestasSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋, princeps et dominus meus clementissimus, gratia Deo recte valet. Pacem undequaque agitamus, quae utinam diuturna sit et perpetua. Caesa sunt in tribus locis nuper The Tatars ⌊ThartarorumThe Tatars ⌋ circiter duo milia, qui praedatum venerant, partim a domino Mikołaj Sieniawski (*1489 – †1569)⌊palatino BelzensiMikołaj Sieniawski (*1489 – †1569)⌋ et domino Bernard Pretwicz (Bernhard von Prittwitz) (*ca. 1500 – †1563), 1540–1552 starosta of Bar, 1552–1561 of Trembowla⌊PretficzBernard Pretwicz (Bernhard von Prittwitz) (*ca. 1500 – †1563), 1540–1552 starosta of Bar, 1552–1561 of Trembowla⌋, partim a Lithuanis praefectis finitimis. Profectus est etiam illo dominus Gregorius Choczkievicz camerarius, capitaneus Cownensis, cum milite mercennario, levi contributione publica conducto, ad fines huius dominii tuendos.

Sed Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊ThurcumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ cum ingenti exercitu aiunt contendere versus Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋, nondum quidem Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊UngariaeHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ fines attigit, sed dominus Broniewski, serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regis seniorisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ legatus, hunc certissimum rumorem attulit, nuper ex Thurcia rediens. Principes vero nostri catholici, praesertim in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋, pro imperio digladiantur ac videntes volentesque se et totam rem publicam Christianam perdunt. Reicienda haec fuerant in aliud tempus commodius, dum Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊ThurcamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ e regno Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊UngariaeHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋, ita ut praedicabant, fugarent.

Pumilionem non distortum, sed rectis et proportionatis membris spero me brevi consecuturum, ubi primum dominus Stanisław Skop (fl. 1547), Lithuanian secretary to King Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon⌊SkopStanisław Skop (fl. 1547), Lithuanian secretary to King Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon⌋, sacrae maiestatis regiae secretarius Lithuanus, amicus meus, ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ redierit. Quem cum habuero, mittam Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊istucHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ vel Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram reddam certiorem. Cuius gratiae me affectum studium et perpetuam servitutem meam diligentissime commendo.

Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋, die XII mensis Maii, anno Domini 1547.

Deditissimus servitor Maciej Kalecki of Mąkolin (Maciej Kaliński) (*ca. 1498 – †1576), in 1533 ennobled by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; scribe to Andrzej Krzycki, Bishop of Płock; servitor and notarius of Queen Bona Sforza at the Lithuanian chancellery; 1534 parish priest in Kalinówka; before 1540 parish priest in Młodzieszyn; 1540 parish priest in Sochaczew; before 1548 parish priest in Nur; 1548 parish priest in Maków Mazowiecki; ca. 1538 St. Dorothea's altarista at the Cathedral Church in Cracow; 1539 Canon of the St. George's Collegiate at Wawel; 1546 Canon of Vilnius; before 1548 Canon of Płock; before 1548 Provost of Trakai; before 1548-01-10 secretary to Sigismund II Augustus (POCIECHA 3, p. 191-192; WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 313-315; KOROLKO, p. 207)⌊Matthias a MacolinMaciej Kalecki of Mąkolin (Maciej Kaliński) (*ca. 1498 – †1576), in 1533 ennobled by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; scribe to Andrzej Krzycki, Bishop of Płock; servitor and notarius of Queen Bona Sforza at the Lithuanian chancellery; 1534 parish priest in Kalinówka; before 1540 parish priest in Młodzieszyn; 1540 parish priest in Sochaczew; before 1548 parish priest in Nur; 1548 parish priest in Maków Mazowiecki; ca. 1538 St. Dorothea's altarista at the Cathedral Church in Cracow; 1539 Canon of the St. George's Collegiate at Wawel; 1546 Canon of Vilnius; before 1548 Canon of Płock; before 1548 Provost of Trakai; before 1548-01-10 secretary to Sigismund II Augustus (POCIECHA 3, p. 191-192; WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 313-315; KOROLKO, p. 207)⌋ praepositus Trocensis etc. subscripsit