Ioannis Wolphii Tigurini de christiana perseverantia commentationis consolatoriae, ad N. captivos fratres liber unus. ...

you were accustomed to call it. You, however, being much more adept at returning the ball, after I had taken the place of my father—who has now been called from this life—(to say nothing of the gifts you sent to him while he was still living), having been brought back from the Lithuanian shores by divine favor, and led to you by the most distinguished man, Lord Christoph Thretius, who deserved very well of me, first received me with the greatest humanity, and generously fed me in your hall for several days. Then, you recommended me, along with Lord Christoph Thretius, to the Magnificent Lords, Lord Nicolaus, Captain of Kazimierz, and Lord Andreas M., son of Lord Johann Firle, Palatine of Krakow, who died at that time, and to the Illustrious Lord, Lord Peter Zborowski, his successor in the Palatinate of Krakow, in such a way that the former entrusted to my care John and Peter, brothers of excellent character, and the latter entrusted his son John to be educated. Nor did you only take pains that I should be well off, but you also wanted me to be a participant in your joys during weddings, banquets, and other matters. To all of which you finally added the crowning touch, when you provided me with travel money as I was preparing my return to my homeland, and so that nothing would be lacking in your munificence, you were the cause of similar liberality from others toward me.