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Jan Zamoyski to Jan Zymnicki regarding the interdict on the body of Mr. Szemiot

Jan Zamoyski, Bishop of Bacău [signature: Jan Zamoyski Episcopus Bacoviensis] Jan Zymnicki, Canon in Krasnystaw (according to the inventory)
September 19, 1673 [19 7bribus 1673] · Zamość

Bishop Jan Zamoyski replies to the Canon of Krasnystaw regarding a letter concerning the interdict on the body of the late Mr. Szemiot, questioning the validity and legal purpose of such a step given the likely transport of the corpse to Podhorce. He attaches a response addressed to the local vicars with a request for its urgent delivery.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] + Brother and Benefactor, Greetings and my commendations. Having arrived home only today at midnight from the funeral of Miss Żółkiewska from Magierów, I found here a letter from Your Grace, my Gracious Lord, and the vicars of Krasnystaw regarding the interdict on the body of the late Mr. Szemiot of Krasnystaw. And since he had written to me earlier from the camp that the body was to be taken to Podhorce in these days, and I believe it has already been taken, there is no reason to send an interdict now; and the letter informs me that Your Grace, my Gracious Lord, has not yet begun this, as he died of typhus [...]. Even if the body were there [...], which I doubt, I do not see how an interdict could be imposed unconditionally according to the law, unless they intended to bury him there while bypassing our authority – in such a case, a suspension could occur, or rather, it could be sent ex officio upon the request of the aggrieved party. I would like you to let me know about this so that we may take further action upon prior consultation. I am writing back immediately via [...] and informing you about my health [...], and before the publication of this letter of mine, I have ordered it to be sent to the vicars, which [...] Your Grace, my Gracious Lord, will deliver into their hands as urgently as possible. From Zamość, given on September 19, 1673. Most ready to serve Your Reverence, Jan Zamoyski, Bishop of Bacău

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] + B[ra]cie D[o]b[rodzieju] Salutem et mej commendationem Ja az dzis o polnoczy do domu przyszedłszy z pogrzebu Panniey Zołkiewskiey z Magierowa, zastałem tu list W[aszej] M[iłości] M[ego] M[iłościwego] P[ana] y X[ięży] Vicariow Krasno- stawskich stróny Interdictu na Ciało Nie- boszczyka Pana Szemiety Krasnostawskiego. O iz mi iuz pierwey w obozem w liscie pisał ze to Ciało miano w tych dniach wiezc na Podho- rce, y tak mniemam ze go iuz poniesiono, teraz niemasz na co Interdictu posyłac, a pismo mi d[onosi], Ieszcze sie W[asza] M[iłość] M[ój] M[iłościwy] Panie w tym nie poczęli, gdyż od typhu mezel [?] vmarł. Acz chocby tam ciało ressłe [?] było, w czym wątpię, tez nie baczę tego, aby de iu- re mogł sie kłasc nam absolute interdict, chyba izby go tam w naszey instancie myia- co grzebc, tezby sie in tali casu mogła ini- hibitio fieri aut potius ab officio ad instigationem partis iniuriatae posłac. Piekno chciec mi miec znac o tym, ze tam reszte ciałey ossy facia- my ex praeconsilio. Oto ia zaraz przez mię [?] twoie szkodliwe odpisuię m[ni]e, y o sobie daię znac, ze swe zdrowie wyssuię [?], a publikacyą nim ten list moy y do Wicariow y kazał d[o] od- słania, ktory chorym [?] W[asza] M[iłość] M[ój] M[iłościwy] Pan w rę- ce im iako naypilniey oddasz. Z Zamoscia D[a]n[a] 19. 7bribus 1673. R[everen]d[ae] T[uae] D[ominationis] ad officia parat[issimus] [podpis:] Jan Zamoyski Ep[isco]p[us] Bacovien[sis] [Dopisek inną ręką ołówkiem u dołu:] Jan Zamoyski Dominikan biskup bakowski / później Przemyski i Łucki.

Reading notes

Both attached image files represent the same scan of page 2 of the unit (there is no separate scan of the address page from page 3, mentioned in the inventory). The recipient was identified based on the archival inventory (Canon Jan Zymnicki in Krasnystaw). The month in the date is written as '7bribus' (= Septembris, September).

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