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Letter from Demeter Kostantinowitz to Jan with an order for goods for the Lviv fair

Demeter Kostantinowitz not mentioned by name in the content of the letter; according to the Greek address: Jan [Ioannes / Ιωάννης] (according to the inventory: unknown recipient)
November 13, 1691

Demeter Kostantinowitz announces his arrival at the Lviv fair and sends a detailed order for fabrics and lace. He also assures that the remaining payment will be settled upon his arrival.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] My friendly bow and wishes from God Almighty at the beginning. I am letting you know that I want to come to the fair in Lviv, and you should bring me goods so that I can find them as soon as possible: finished taffeta – one piece of wide, one blue, one orange-colored, one piece of burgundy, one violet, and three pieces of Mazan taffeta, like those three pieces I took in Wrocław; and in addition one piece of wide and one blue, and one piece of black, which is to be wide; and one piece of wide damask and one flesh-colored, scarlet-colored, one piece of orange-colored and one violet, and one white; also gold and silver lace according to Polish fashion and according to Hungarian fashion, and twenty pieces [...] I ask you, sir, that these things be at the next fair, and [...] [P. 3] and if God gives us life, I will also bring you the remaining money to Lviv. Year 1691, November 13. Demeter Kostantinowitz, his servant [P. 4, address:] [Address:] [Greek script:] To Jan [...] [...] everything [...] to the lords [...] to [...]

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] Mein freundlichen gruß und wüntschung von Gott den aller mechtigen bevor ahn. Ich laßen dem herren zu wüßen thun das ich auff den garmark zu Leof kowill komen und der herre sol mir wahren bringen das ich ehest finden megen tafont gemachet ein stük breit ein blaut ein pomerantze farb ein stük bartowi ein wiolet und drei stük misani tafont wie die drei stüker wölchen hab ich genohmen zu Brroslaff und dartzuolen ein stük breit und ein blaue und ein stük swartze das sol breit sein und damaßet ein stük breit und ein leib farbe skarlat farb ein stük pomerantze farb und ein wiolet und ein weiß auch korunk goldene und silberne auff poliß mod und auff ungriß moden und twantzich stüker baras ich bitten den herren das diese sollen diese sachen sein auff den künftigen garmark und halleinon [S. 3] und wan unßere herre Gott laßen leben ich will dem herren auch das ander geld mit bringen zu Leof. A[nn]o 1691 Novembr[is] die 13 Demeter Kostantinowitz sein diener [S. 4, adres:] [pismo greckie:] εις τον Ιωαννου τατζου [?] γιελπλιου τα παντα [?] στους κυριες [...] εις το μπροσλοδι [?]

Reading notes

Merchant letter regarding an order for various fabrics and haberdashery (taffeta, damask, gold and silver lace in Polish and Hungarian fashion) for the fair in Lviv. The German language shows numerous phonetic features and interferences (e.g., 'garmark' = Jahrmarkt, 'Leof' = Lviv, 'Brroslaff' = Breslau / Wrocław, 'korunk' = lace). The address on p. 4 is written in Greek cursive, which indicates the Greek origin or connections of the merchant environment.

Scope of the edition: Automatic reading (15.10.2026), not verified against the original by a human; illegible fragments marked [...].

ekstrakcja: 2026-10-15 · model: gemini-3.8-flash

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