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Letter from W. Rosnowski to Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski regarding the sale of honey

W. Rosnowski Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode and General of the Ruthenian Lands [in Mościska]
February 11 [1698]

W. Rosnowski reports on the sale of honey to Mr. Majeranowski and the difficulties encountered while filling and topping up the barrels. He announces that after collecting the payment and finalizing the transaction, he will immediately report for the Voivode's service.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] Most Illustrious Lord and Benefactor! Due to the mail from Your Grace being delayed, I had to keep the Cossack until now; now that it has been received, I am sending him off as quickly as possible. I have already finished the matter of the honey with Mr. Majeranowski, for which I barely managed to bargain for 190 zlotys in cash. To top them up, only a few garnets remained from two half-barrels, and I added those without him. He had agreed with Mr. Sebastianowski that they should be filled in his presence, which would have caused great damage, because among them were two half-barrels that contained no honey at all, only beeswax. I had to break open a dozen or so barrels and mix those beeswax [remnants] from the inside, and thus top them up with the finest from the top, otherwise he would not have taken them at all. Now I wanted him to take two larger barrels instead of four half-barrels, but by no means [P. 3] would he agree. I had to leave them at the further disposal of Your Grace, my Benefactor, which can go towards paying off the debt, either to the shingle-maker or the customs officer. As soon as I have settled the matter with him, having handed over the honey and collected the money, I will hasten as quickly as possible to the service of Your Grace, my Benefactor. Now on[...] February 11 Your Grace's, my Benefactor's lowest servant W. Rosnowski [P. 4, address:] To the Most Illustrious His Grace the Voivode and General of the Ruthenian Lands, my Lord and Benefactor. In Mościska.

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] + Jasnie Wielmozny Panie y Dobrodzieiu Dla zatrzymaney od Jegomosci poczty musiałem do tego czasu nie odsyłac kozaka teraz zodebraną czym prędzey wysyłam. Z P[anem] Maieranowskim o miody iusz ukonczyłem za ktore po 190 złotych ledwom bytargował, zagotove piniądze, na dokładanie onychze ze dwoch pułbeczkow ledwie się kilka garny zostało, y to bez niego dokładałem. A on to z P[anem] Sebestyan[o]wskim był umowił sobie zeby przy nim samym napełnione były, zczego by była wielka szkoda bo miedzy niemi dwa pułbeczki były w ktorych nic miodu niebyło tylko same wosczyny musiałem kilkanascie beczek odbiiać y ze srodka te wosczyny mięszac a tak naypieknieyszym zwierchu dokładać boby ich był cale niewziął teraz dwie większe beczki chciałem zeby ie wziął był za cztery pułbeczki ale zadną mia- [S. 3] rą niechciał musiałem ie zostawić do dalszey dyspozycyi Waszey Dobrodzieia ktoreć się od długu [?] mogą dać albo gontarzowi [?] albo celnikowi, ia bylem tylko uspokoił się znim miody poddawszy a piniądze odebrawszy iaknayprędzey pospieszę do usług Waszey Dobrodzieia teras iedn[o?] 11 Februarii Waszey Dobrodzieia nainiszy sługa W Rosnowski [S. 4, adres:] + Jasnie Wielmoznemu Jegomosci Panu Woiewodzie y Generałowi Ziem Ruskich Panu y Dobrodzieiowi memu. W Mosciskach

Reading notes

The year 1698 was established based on the archival inventory; the date of the letter contains only the day and month (11 Februarii). The addressee is the Ruthenian Voivode (in 1698, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski). The author's signature is a monogram of the first name (likely 'W') and the surname 'Rosnowski'. A wax seal is preserved on p. 4.

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

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