Translation / modern text
[P. 2]
Most Illustrious Lord Voivode of Ruthenia, My Great Lord and Brother!
Your Grace's letter reached me just in time in Przemyśl, where I immediately consulted with His Grace the Chorąży of Sanok (who also showed me the letter Your Grace, my Lord, wrote to him) and conferred with other gentlemen about this sejmik, whether it is necessary or not. It seems to these gentlemen themselves that Your Grace, my Lord, should send for the universals for the sejmik, so that they may be sent to His Grace, my Lord Żółkiewski. When they are sent to Your Grace, my Lord, please inform me about them, and I will confer with those gentlemen who have the spirit of the opposing side. But by the grace of God, many
[P. 3]
gentlemen are coming to their senses and wish to remain with us in unity, not in division. Having mentioned this to Your Grace, my Lord, I diligently commend my services to Your Grace's favor and remain
Your Grace's, my Lord's, and beloved benefactor's faithful brother and humble servant,
Wojakowski, by his own hand.
Given in Przemyśl, on the 22nd of March, 1698.
[P. 4, Address:]
To the Most Illustrious Lord Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode of the Ruthenian lands, my great lord, brother, and beloved benefactor, to be delivered.
Original wording — transcription
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Jasnie Wielmozny Msci Panie Woiewodo Ruski
Moy Wielce Msci Panie y Bracie.
Opportune zaszedł mnie list W[aszej] M[ości] M[ojego] M[ościowego] Pana a Przemyslu
gdziem zaras z Imcią Panem Chorązym Sano:
ckim conferował (ktory mi tez y list W[aszej] M[ości] M[ojego] Pana
na do siebie pisany prezentował), y z innymi
Ichmciami o tym seymiku konferowałem, ieżeli
iest potrzebny albo nie. Więc tak samzotnym
Ichmciom zda sie, abys W[asza] M[ość] M[oj] Pan posłał po
Uniwersały na seymik, zeby one O[nemu] M[ości] M[emu] Panu
Zołkiewskiem przyjsłano, iak ich tedy W[aszej] M[ości]
M[oim] Panu przyysłą, chciey mnie W[asza] M[ość] M[oj] M[ości] Pan
o nich wiadomić, a ia conferam z tymi Ich:
mmmsciami ktorzy to spiritum maią ad:
versantis partis. Ale za łaską Bozą, wiele
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Ichmciow obacza sie, ktorzy chcą z nami
in Unione non in Schismate zostawać.
Co tedy W[aszej] M[ości] M[ojemu] Panu namieniawszy, U:
sługi moie łasce W[aszej] M[ości] M[ojego] Pana pil:
nie zalecam, y zostawam.
I[asnie] W[ielmożnego] M[ości] M[ojego] Pana
y Kochan[e]go Dobro:
dzieia Wierny
Brat
y Wnizony sług[a]
Woyakowski
m[anu] p[ropria]
Datt: w Przemyslu
d[ie] 22. Marty 1698.
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Jasnie Wielmoznemu Imci Panu
Janowi Jabłonowskiemu Woie:
wodzie Ziem Ruskich M[oie]
mu Wielce Msc[i]om Panu Bratu
y Kochanemu Dobrodzieiowi
oddac
Reading notes
The year in the date was read from the entry '1698' on p. 3. The author is signed with the surname 'Woyakowski mp'; his first name (Jan) and office (Chamberlain of Przemyśl) are provided by the inventory. The recipient is Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, Voivode of Ruthenia from 1697–1699.
