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132/1/516 · 516-001

Request to support a candidate for the vacant Lviv parish benefice

At the request of the Bishop of Bila Tserkva, the writer asks the Lviv magistrate to support a prelate as candidate for the parish benefice left vacant by the death of the suffragan priest. The candidate is described as an archcathedral canon with suitable birth, education, and qualities, though parts of this description are illegible. The letter repeats the request and closes with a respectful formula.

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Translation / modern text

At the request of the Bishop of Bila Tserkva, the writer asks the Lviv magistrate to support a prelate seeking the parish benefice that became vacant after the death of the suffragan priest. The writer notes that the candidate is an archcathedral canon and has suitable birth and education; the rest of the description of his merits is partly illegible. The request is repeated, followed by a respectful closing. The letter was written in Lviv on 14 December 1762.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 2, nagłówek:] Moi wielce Mci Panowie Magistracie Lwowski. Z żądania Jmci X[ię]dza Biskupa Białocerkiewskiego, w dawney w Przemyskiej kapitule lwowskiej zasłużonego, jako się sprawiedliwe, tak i ja się do nich przychylając, upraszam WmmPanów, abyście skutecznie na tegoż prałata raczyli bydź łaskawi. Jest kanonikiem archikatedralnym, [—] jego [—] na wakujące po śmierci księdza Sufragana probostwo. Wiadomo też jest WmmPanom jego [—] y zacności z urodzenia, y edukacyi, z charakterem [—] biskupiego, to co ja mam raczyć [—]. [Niepewne wyrazy i składnię pozostawiono bez rekonstrukcji.] [PDF s. 3, ciąg dalszy:] gdy mocno upraszam WmmPanów [—], [dalsza część prośby częściowo nieczytelna]; wraz z Jmcią moim będę deklarować [—]. [Końcowa formuła zawiera wyrazy uszanowania; pozostały tekst i podpis/skrót są nieczytelne.] [Datacja:] w Lwowie 14 decembra 1762.

Reading notes

The date and place are read from the closing dateline on PDF p. 3 (“w Lwowie 14 decembra 1762”), independently of the later archival card on p. 1. Page 2 clearly contains a request to support a prelate, describes him as an archcathedral canon, and mentions the parish benefice vacant after the death of the suffragan priest. The candidate’s birth, education, and character are only partly legible. The writer’s signature remains illegible.

Scope of the edition: Working, partial transcription and translation. Illegible passages are marked as gaps; the writer’s request has not been supplemented by guesswork.

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