Translation / modern text
[P. 2]
Most Illustrious, Most Gracious Lord and Brother.
As I humbly requested Your Grace, my Lord, at the session yesterday, I hereby renew the same request that you [would deign?] to grant [and?] obtain from His Grace the Lord of Kraków an assignment for my arquebusier banner for winter quarters, for it is already time for the equipment and recruitment of this company, since one might say that winter has arrived, and [it is right?] that my Lord Captain should be dispatched as soon as possible. Whatever would be due to Your Grace, my Lord, I am with the greatest willingness at every
Your Grace's, Most Gracious Lord's
well-wishing and kind brother
and humble servant
Prince Hieronim Lubomirski, Grand Treasurer of the Crown, by his own hand
[Pencil notes:]
1692–1697
Hieronim August Lubomirski
L. 441
[P. 3, address:]
To the Most Illustrious Lord Voivode of Volhynia, my Most Gracious Lord and Brother, [to be delivered].
[Note in another hand below the address:]
Not so much for bread as for private gain.
The signatures of Their Graces the Commissioners of both commissions are expressed in the authentic universal submitted to the Lviv records.
[Pen and pencil drawings of coats of arms, wax seal under the paper].
Original wording — transcription
[S. 2]
Jasnie Wielmożny M[ości] Wiele M[ści] Panie y Bracie.
Jakom wczora na sessiey uniżenie WMm M[ości] P[anu] upraszał, otóż tęż prośbę czynię, abyś [raczył?] darować [y?] wyjednać u J[ego] M[ś]ci P[ana] Krakowskiego Assygnacyą Chorągwi maey Arkabuzierskiey na Hibernę, bo iuż czas mundurunek y recrutowanie tey Kompaniy, gdy iuż można rze[c] zimá nadeszła, a [prawo?] przytym aby P[an] Rotmistrz moy mogł być iako nayprędzey expedio[wany]. Co całe WMm M[ości] P[anu] należałoby, jestem contentissime na każde
WMmWiele M[ości] Pana
życzliwy y uprzeymy brat
y uniżony sługa
X[ią]że Hieronim Lubomirski Podsk[arbi] W[ielki] K[oronny] m[anu] p[ro]p[ria]
[Dopiski ołówkiem:]
1692–1697
Hieronim August Lubomirski
L. 441
[S. 3, adres:]
Jasnie Wielmożnemu Jmć Panu Wojewodzie Wołyńskiemu, Miemu Wiele M[ości] M[ości] Panu y Bratu należy.
[Dopisek inną ręką poniżej adresu:]
Nie tak dla chleba, iako dla prywat partykularnych.
Podpisy Ich mm[o]śćiów PP. Commissarzow wszytkich oboiey Commissyey są wyrażone w Vniversale autentycznym do Akt Lwowskich podanym.
[Rysunki piórkiem i ołówkiem herbów, pieczęć lakowa pod papierem].
Reading notes
Letter without a day or year; dated based on offices held: Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski was Grand Treasurer of the Crown in 1692–1702, and Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski was Voivode of Volhynia in 1693–1697. The 'Lord of Kraków' mentioned in the text is the Castellan of Kraków and Grand Hetman of the Crown, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (the addressee's father). On the address page (p. 3) there are later annotations and practice sketches of coats of arms (including Nowina). Page 1 is an inventory card.
