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 et benefactori modis omnibus colendissimo.

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine modis omnibus colendissime.

Post officiosissimam sui commendationem.

Nova, quae accepi 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⌋, haec sunt, quamvis non bona, tamen et Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae scribenda puto: Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcusSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ est atque castrum munitissimum Volpe nuncupatum vi occupavit. Alia duo obsidet inter fluvia Prut(h), river left bank tributary of the Danube River⌊PruthPrut(h), river left bank tributary of the Danube River⌋ et Dniester (Dnestr, Nester)⌊NestrDniester (Dnestr, Nester)⌋, tantum commeatus sive victus tamen in Duchy of Moldavia (Valachia, Hospodarstwo Mołdawskie), country between the eastern Carpathians, the Dniester and the Danube delta, from 1456 a fiefdom of Turkey, where Polish and Turkish influences clashed in the 15th-16th centuries. The Latin name Valachia was widely used in Poland at the time to describe Moldavia, and not the Duchy of Wallachia, which was further south⌊ValachiaDuchy of Moldavia (Valachia, Hospodarstwo Mołdawskie), country between the eastern Carpathians, the Dniester and the Danube delta, from 1456 a fiefdom of Turkey, where Polish and Turkish influences clashed in the 15th-16th centuries. The Latin name Valachia was widely used in Poland at the time to describe Moldavia, and not the Duchy of Wallachia, which was further south⌋ deposuit, ut nec tantum oppida accipere possunt, ut in campo hinc inde ponuntur, tres pontes super Danube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌊DanubioDanube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌋ exstruxit. Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ tremet. Kamieniec Podolski, fortress and town in south-eastern Kingdom of Poland, Podolya, 110 km SE of Lviv, today in Ukraine⌊CameneczKamieniec Podolski, fortress and town in south-eastern Kingdom of Poland, Podolya, 110 km SE of Lviv, today in Ukraine⌋ in ore leonum situm, eruat eum Dominus.

Mitto Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae progressum, quomodo clarissima virgo Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊IsabellaIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ intravit in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ et quomodo accepta per serenissimum dominum John Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌊Ioannem Hungariae regemJohn Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌋ etc. Remittere dignabitur Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra perlecto.

Cum haec me et perpetua obsequia mea commendo gratiae Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae. Quam Dominus Deus diu et feliciter conservare velit in optima salute bonum Deum oro.

Datum Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊WarmiaeFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, 7 die Aprilis anno Domini 1539.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae addictissimus servitor Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊Paulus PlothowskiPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋ praepositus et canonicus Warmiensis