Reverendissimo in Christo principi 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 Varmiensis Ecclesiae praesuliIoannes 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 meo gratiosissimo

Salutem plurimam dico.

Affinis hic tuus, qui Amplitudini Tuae meas reddiderit cf. Hieronymus AURIMONTANUS (GÜRTLER von Wildenberg) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Marienburg (Malbork), 1538-05-08 — 1538-05-14, CIDTC IDL 7173, letter lost⌊litterascf. Hieronymus AURIMONTANUS (GÜRTLER von Wildenberg) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Marienburg (Malbork), 1538-05-08 — 1538-05-14, CIDTC IDL 7173, letter lost⌋, summis me cumulavit precibus, quo se Reverendissimae Paternitati Tuae unice commendarem rogaremque, ut Tuae Amplitudinis patrocinio auctoritate regia a tyrannide castellani Dibaviensis, a quo parum iuste impetitur, liberaretur. Quod tametsi sciam Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam ultro facturam, rogo tamen Amplitudinem Tuam, ne intra ardua ingentiaque negotia a 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⌊regia maiestateSigismund 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⌋ tibi iniuncta huius affinis tui immemor esse velit, a Deo mercedem acceptura. Audiet enim Reverendissima Paternitas Tua coram, quam iniustam cum pauperculo illo indies tyrannus ludit tragoediam. Sed de his hactenus.

De scholis Culmensibus, de quibus superioribus litteris memini, nihil actum esse in his Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊comitiis MarienburgensibusProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ sciat. Nam Citizens of Elbing ⌊ElbingensesCitizens of Elbing ⌋ rogabant privatim dominum reverendissimum Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Culmensem praesulemTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋, velit illorum gymnasio et auxilio, et consilio esse, vellentque maiores huius terrae super ea re sollicitare. Quibus Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊reverendissima paternitas suaTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ respondit se magis ac magis obligatum fore Culmensi veteri illi gymnasio. Exspectabat itaque Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊dominus reverendissimusTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ Citizens of Elbing ⌊ElbingensiumCitizens of Elbing ⌋ in publica sessione petitionem, quam fecere nullam, quare sua reverendissima paternitas noluit de hac re quppiam movere. Iussit autem, ut cum in Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊AltenhausAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋ diverteret ad se quamprimum venirem, de rebus Culmensis studii hortatu Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae disserturi.

Quare rogo Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam, quo cf. Hieronymus AURIMONTANUS (GÜRTLER von Wildenberg) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Marienburg (Malbork), 1538-05-08 — 1538-05-14, CIDTC IDL 7173, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Hieronymus AURIMONTANUS (GÜRTLER von Wildenberg) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Marienburg (Malbork), 1538-05-08 — 1538-05-14, CIDTC IDL 7173, letter lost⌋ meis ex Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊comitiis MarienburgensibusProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ datis respondeat aliquantulo aere misso, quo praelectores consulam academiae Culmensis, inter quos, ut omnium diligentissimum, ita omnium pauperrimum Ioannes Himmelreich (Ioannes Uranoplusius, Ioannes Silesius, Ioannes Hirspergensis) ⌊Ioannem HymmelreichiumIoannes Himmelreich (Ioannes Uranoplusius, Ioannes Silesius, Ioannes Hirspergensis) ⌋, Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae stipendio militantem vestimentisque egentem, unice commendo.

Valeat Reverendissima Paternitas Tua quam sanctissime et Hieronimi tui litterarum responsione memor.

Datae Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊TuruniaeThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, 22 Maii 1538.

Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitatis cliens Hieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌊Hieronimus AurimontanusHieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌋, civis Turuniensis