De fralre Poppone secundo magistro terre Prussie.
The Stewardship of Brother Poppo
Brother Poppo of Osterna served as the second master of Prussia for five years before resigning and returning to Germany, where he was soon elected master general.
Brother Poppo of Osterna, the second master of the land of Prussia, presided for five years; then, resigning his office, he returned to the German regions, and not long afterward was elected master general.
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Frater Poppo de Osterna magister terre Prussie secundus prefuit vu annis, et resignans officium suum ad partes Theutonie est reversus, et non longe post in magistrum generalem electus.
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