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Rosnowski to Voivode Jabłonowski regarding the issuance of a privilege for the Przemyśl sub-voivodeship

Rosnowski [A.?] [Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski], Voivode and General of the Ruthenian Lands
March 17, 1698 · Żołynia

Rosnowski asks Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski to expedite the issuance of a formal privilege from the chancellery for the office of the sub-voivode of Przemyśl, for which he has already been announced. He also intercedes on behalf of the Przemyśl Jews, asking for protection for them, and commends the case of his son Mikołaj to the Voivode.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] Most Illustrious and Gracious Lord and Benefactor! With my humble bow to Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, keeping in mind the declared favor of Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor – the granted sub-voivodeship of Przemyśl, of which I am already certain and have announced myself with this favor of Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor – it does not befit me to relinquish this favor, although Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, had certain hesitations regarding Mikołaj, my son, a well-wishing servant of Your Grace, my Lord, and because of this, there is still a delay in this favor of Your Grace, my Benefactor. I, however, have already noticed that they intend to look elsewhere and do so only with promises, and insincerely; I spoke about this with Mikołaj, who was returning from Poznań, and who, having considered it himself, leaves it to the Lord God – what God has promised, [P. 3] he will not miss, and he will always support Your Grace, my Benefactor. I therefore ask Your Grace, my Lord, to order this privilege to be issued from your chancellery out of your lordly grace, for although I am announced, I can do nothing without it. The Jews of Przemyśl, having been with me, congratulated me on this favor of Your Grace, my Benefactor; they suffer oppression under Your Grace, my Gracious Lord, in their afflictions which they endure from various people, and I had to give them several thousand to pay a certain debt to creditors, as they themselves admit. And when I receive this favor of Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, I would wish that Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, would assign them six servants for their safety, even for a quarter of a year, to prevent them from [P. 4] acting as they please, without waiting for justice. I could indeed handle this myself, although it would have to be with envy and trouble for me, but with the authority of Your Grace, my Benefactor, I can be safe. I therefore await this favor of Your Grace, my Lord and Benefactor, and I would surely embrace Your Grace's feet myself, but I must go to the Przemyśl courts. And now, having commended myself to the benevolent grace of Your Grace, my Lord, with my services, I end, being your lifelong In Żołynia, the 17th day of March, 1698. I commend Mikołaj, my sincere servant of Your Grace, my Benefactor, to Your grace; for whose estate, according to my intention, have mercy, my Benefactor. Your Grace's Lord and my Gracious Lord's humble servant Rosnowski [P. 5] [Address:] To the Most Illustrious and to me Greatly Gracious Lord and Benefactor, His Grace the Voivode and General of the Ruthenian Lands, my Gracious Lord, to be delivered.

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] Jasnie Wielmozny M[o]s[ci] Dobrodzieiu. Przy unizonym moim W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Panu y Dobrodzieiowi ukłonie maiąc ia wpamięci declarowaną łaskę W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Pana y Dobrodzieia conferowane Podwoiewodztwo Przemyskie, ktorego iuzem iest pewien, y ogłosiłem się tą łaską W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Pana y Dobrodzieia, niegodzimi się tey łaski odstąpic, lubo W[asza] M[ość] M[oim] Pan y Dobrodziey miałes pewne recollectie w Interessie Mikołaia syna mego a zyczliwego sługę W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Pana, y dotąd ze tey łaski W[aszej] M[oś]ckiego Dobrodzieia remora zostaie. Ia zas iuzem uwazył, ze nakogo innego zapatrywac się umyslili, y tylko obietnicami to czynią a nie sczyrze, y z Mikołaiem powracaiącym z Poznania o tym mowiłem, ktory y sam to uwazywszy, na P[ana] Boga to daie, co Bog obiecał [S. 3] tego niemynie, a łaskawego W[aszej] M[oś]ckiego Dobrodzieia zawsze secundowac będzie; Proszę tedy W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Pana abys ten Przywiley z łaski swoiey Panzkiey z Kancellaryey swoiey wydac rozkazał, bo lubom ogłoszony, ale bez tego nic począc niemogę. Zydzi zas Przemyscy będąc u mnie winszowali mi tey łaski W[aszej] M[ości] Mego Dobrodzieia, y u W[aszej] M[oś]ckiego m[o]sciam Pana maią ucisk w swoich dolegliwosciach, ktore cierpią od roznych, y musiałem im kilku Tysięcy dac na zapłacenie pewnego Długu Creditorom, iako y sami to uznaią; A gdy tę iusz łaskę W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Pana y Dobrodzieia otrzymam, zyczyłbym abys W[asza] M[ość] M[ój] Pan y Dobrodziey choc na cwierc Roku, szesciu Pachołkow przydas onym propter securitatem, aby zabiegac temu ze tak sobie [S. 4] pozwalaią, nie czekaiąc sprawiedliwosci; Ale iabym to mogł utrzymac, lubo to by bydz musiało z inwidyą y kłopotem moim, lecz przy powadze W[aszej] M[oś]ckiego Dobrodzieia bezpiecznym bydz mogę. Czekam tedy tey łaski W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Pana y Dobrodzieia, y pewniebym y sam za nogi obłapił, ale na Sądy Przemyskie iechac muszę. A teraz łasce Dobroczynney W[aszej] M[ości] M[oim] Pana z moiemi zaleciwssy się usługami, tym konczę zem iest dozywotnim w Zołyni d. 17 Martij A[nn]o 1698ve [Dopisek po lewej:] Mikołaia mego a szczyrego sługę W[aszej] M[ości] mego Dobrodzieia w łaskę zalicam, na ktorego fortunkam mego Jntensij zmiłuy się moy Dobrodzieiu. [Formuła i podpis po prawej:] W[aszej] M[ości] Pana y mnie M[ości] P[ana] uniż[ony] sługa Rosnowski [S. 5, adres:] Jasnie Wielmoznemu a Mnie Wielce M[o]sciam Panu y Dobrodzieiowi Jcm[ść] Panu Wojewodzie y Generałowi Ziem Ruskich M[oim] M[oś]ć Panu oddac nalezy

Reading notes

The addressee is not mentioned by name in the letter itself, but the title of Voivode and General of the Ruthenian Lands clearly points to Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (in the inventory: Jabłonowski Jan). The author is signed as Rosnowski (in the inventory A. Rosnowski). P. 1 is an inventory card.

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