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Reverendo 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 Dan stain⌈[nni Dan]nni Dan stain⌉tiscoIoannes 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⌋ electo episcopo Culmensi stain⌈[ulmensi]ulmensi stain⌉ et apud sacram caesaream stain⌈[aream]aream stain⌉ maiestatem regio oratori, amico uti fratri carissimo

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Reverende domine, amice tamquam frater carissime.

Salutem et quicquid amicissimi obsequii praestari potest.

Incredibile est paper damaged⌈[le est]le est paper damaged⌉, quanto dolore affectus eram ex aegritudine Reverendae Dominationis paper damaged⌈[everendae Dominationis]everendae Dominationis paper damaged⌉ Vestrae. Sed tamen spero in domino Deo, quod iam convaluit. Rogo igitur, ut omnium primum faciat me certiorem de salute et incolumitate sua, quam his litteris invisendam duxi, significans me quoque gratia Deo recte valere.

Intellexi reverendissimum dominum Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊cardinalemMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋, magnum cancellarium, e vivis excessisse, cuius obitus est mihi permolestissimus, utpote eius viri, cuius omne studium fuit de pace et tranquillitate componenda, et quod erat Reverendae Dominationis Vestrae amicus non vulgaris, cuius amicitiam ipse quoque non modice ambivi.

Si est possibile et Dominatio Vestra Reverenda commode facere potest, rogo plurimum, insinuet me in gratiam sacratissimae caesareae maiestatis ms. caesareaetis(!) ⌈caesareae maiestatiscaesareae maiestatis ms. caesareaetis(!) ⌉ ipsaque me diligat et felicissime valeat.

Ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊arce CracoviensiCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, 7 die mensis Iulii anno Domini M D tricesimo.

Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌊Christophorus de SchydlowieczKrzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌋ castellanus et capitaneus Cracoviensis ac Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊regni PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ cancellarius, Vestrae Reverendae Dominationis totus bonus amicus, manu sua[1]

[1] Vestrae Reverendae Dominationis totus bonus amicus, manu sua written in Szydłowiecki’s hand.