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Simon Pajk's request to Arthur Forbes for a debt repayment deferral

Simon Pajk, burgher of Halych Arthur Forbes (in the text: Forbes / Mr. Forbes; first name Arthur according to the inventory)
29 Junij [1692] · Halych

Halych merchant Simon Pajk informs Arthur Forbes about being ruined by a Tatar raid and asks for patience regarding the repayment of his debt. He assures him that despite the constant looting by the horde, he will make every effort to pay off his debt as soon as possible.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] + Most Gracious Sir Forbes, My Gracious Lord and Benefactor! I humbly thank Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, for your letter, yet I must complain before Your Grace, my Lord, that the Lord God has visited me with an enemy, that is, the Tatars, who have completely robbed me, as well as so many people and so much property. But I find comfort and distress in the fact that I have not repaid Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, for so long, but I hope in God that I will repay Your Grace, my Lord, as soon as possible. But even now there is no peace for us at all; the horde constantly attacks and loots daily. Secondly, I ask Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, to show your noble grace and be patient until a proper time; be patient, Benefactor. For it is evident that I have not drunk it away, nor lost it at cards, but that God has allowed this to happen to us, the merchants. I thank the Lord God for everything, and I myself have tried and will try even harder to repay Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor. And now I commit myself to the grace of Your Grace, my Lord. Dated: in Halych, the 29th day of June, in the Year of Our Lord 1692. I remain Your Grace's, my Lord's humble servant always Simon Pajk, burgher of Halych. [P. 3, Address:] + To the Most Gracious Lord and Benefactor, Mr. Forbes, to be delivered to the Most Gracious Lord in Lviv.

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] + J[ego]m[oś]ć Wiele M[iłościwy] Panie Forbes. Mój M[iłościwy] Panie y Dobrodzieiu. Za Listowne nawiedzenie Vniżenie dziękuię W[aszej] M[ości] M[iłościwemu] Panu Dobrodzieiowi. ale przychodzi mi się Vskarżac vm W[aszej] M[ości] M[emu] Panu Iż mię Pan Bog nawiedził Nieprzyiacielem to iest Tata- rami ze mię ze szczentem zabralij y tak wiele ludzij y chudo- bÿ Wiele. lec się ia wtym pocheszam [?] y turbuię ze tak długo nie oddaię W[aszej] M[ości] M[emu] Panu y Dobrodzieiowi ale- ia mam w Bogu nadzeię. ze iako nay predzy oddam. W[aszej] M[ości] M[emu] Panu. ale y terass unass sans niemass. pokoiu ustawicznie Orda zanuie y grabuią Co dziennie powtore proszę W[aszej] M[ości] M[ego] Pana Dobrodzieia abÿs Łas- ke swą Pańską pokazał y checiał być Cierpliwem do s[łus]- sznego Czasu. bądz Dobrodzieiu. Bo y wÿdij [=widzi] ze-m nie prze- pił ani w kartÿ przegrał. iz nanass Bog Dopuscił Kup- cow za wssytko Panu Bogu Dyększ[ę]. a Ia som bym zem- starał się y więcbey [=więcey] będę starał ze oddam W[aszej] M[ości] M[emu] Panu Dobrodzieiowi. a terass oddaię się Łasce W[aszej] M[ości] M[ego] P[ana] Datt: W Haliczu d. 29 Junij. A[nn]o D[omi]ni 1692 Zostaię W[aszej] M[ości] M[emu] Panu Vnizony Sługa. Zawssze Simon Pajk. Mieszczanin Halicki [Dopisek ołówkiem u dołu po lewej: P. 1.] [S. 3, adres:] + J[ego]m[oś]ci Wiele M[iłościwe]mu Panu y Dobro- dzieiowi J[ego] M[oś]ci Panu Forbesowi J[ego]m[oś]ci Wiele M[iłościwe]mu Panu oddac w Lwo[wie]

Reading notes

Page 1 is an inventory card. The letter is written in a specific phonetic Polish of a Ruthenian burgher (numerous forms: 'ludzij', 'chudoby', 'sans niemass' [= not at all], 'zanuie' [= arrives/visits?], 'wÿdij ze-m' [= sees that I], 'Dyększę'). The recipient's name 'Arthur' comes from the inventory (only the surname 'Forbes' appears in the letter itself). On p. 3, there is a trace of a seal and the address.

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

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