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Švitrigaila to Grand Master Paul von Rusdorf regarding the coordination of military operations

Švitrigaila Olgerdowicz [Bolesław], Grand Duke of Lithuania (ѿ великого кн[ѧ]зѧ Швитригайла) Paul von Rusdorf, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (приятелю нашему милому кн[ѧ]зю Павлу мистру прускому)
May 3 [1433] · Smolensk (у Смоленьску)

Grand Duke Švitrigaila responds to letters from the Grand Master and Teutonic dignitaries, discussing coordinated strikes by the Order's, Podolian, and Tatar forces against Polish and Lithuanian lands. He assures Paul von Rusdorf of his loyalty to the alliance and declares mutual military assistance in the fight against their common enemy.

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[P. 2] From Grand Duke Švitrigaila to our dear friend, Prince Paul, Master of Prussia. Your letters, [those of] the Prince Land Marshal and the Komtur of Toruń, were brought to us in Smolensk by the servant Klimat on the Thursday of the third week after Easter. And you write that you are ready to set out for war with all your men towards this [...] into the Polish land to [...] and it is very pleasing to us what you are doing for us in these matters [...]. And you write [...], when the provinces and voivodes ask that by these times your grace's men from your side should raid in the Tatar manner into the Polish land, for us towards that envoy [...] his. And you write, what to us [...] Prince Fedko, so that they from the rear on that side, from Podolia, would strike heavily at the Polish land, and that there would be no damage from Prince Alexander Nos [...] that they approached. And otherwise we have sent to [...] earlier letters [...], and from the order honestly, what that servant [...] we released, what he sent to you [...] is known. And we ordered Prince Fedko to attack from the Podolian land, even as much as they can with their companions, men [...] the letter passed for him in the Tatar manner is enough. Prince Alexander Nos [...] from this side, we do not expect that [...] to destroy much and sell elsewhere the land, what to send strongly the prince for this to Alexander Nos [...] Fedko, but we ordered Prince Mikhail Klyukva, Voivode of Vilnius, from this side [...] to him, we knowing this, on that same day, towards this Saturday with all our men, if from the Livonian plan [...] in Polotsk or [...] elsewhere they wanted to burn in Lithuania [...] you will fall out, what the Prince Land Marshal still into great regiments only having released Ludwik the Komtur [...] we sent to us, because our servant Lord Mikhail Cherny with this letter, the hospodar sent with them that great [...] we sent with Prince Lord Ivan Moniwidowicz to [...], so that they this among themselves [...] sent Mikhail Cherny to us to Smolensk [...], and this servant of the Komtur Klimo ordered with Lord Mikhail Cherny [...] regiments. And if in brotherhood one to another [...] and Prince Švitrigaila on that same day his authority his word his completion. And [...] was [...] to the brother for help his men twelve thousand with them [...] of the uhlans, and having reached her [...] they returned again from him [...] to go [...] to the brother [...] to the Grand Duke Švitrigaila for help his this greater [...] I will ask [...] Prince Andrei [...] the council of Prince Elberdyn with many men [...] will send to me a good man, towards that [...] his men [P. 3] towards us Ruthenian [...] to the brother to the Grand Duke Švitrigaila. About which he learned, what we sent to him, it was not yet known to him [...] we expect [...] and his men ready to keep [...] towards us for help [...] and those of his with many men. And what is with the Prince Land Marshal Mikhail [...] envoys [...] there will be few of these men of mine, and if there will be few, rescue me soon with all your men, if [...] to the brother Grand Duke Švitrigaila, only where to me [...] what this to us [...] because his enemy is also my enemy, we would like only to do good to one another. Written in Smolensk on May 3rd. [P. 3] [Address:] To our dear friend, Prince Paul, Master of Prussia.

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] [Dopisek u góry archiwalny/muzealny:] Додаток. музей НТШ. / Лист Великого Князя Болеслава Свидригайла до Гохмайстра Нім. Ордену Павла Руссдорфа, дат. Смоленськ, 3.V. 1433, адресований: Приятелю нашому милому Кнзю Павлу Мистру Прускому. Ѿ великого кн[ѧ]зѧ Швитригайла приятелю нашему милому кн[ѧ]зю Павлу мистру прускому. Грамоты ваши кн[ѧ]зѧ ландмаршалка и кунтура торуньского слуга Климат принеслъ к намъ к Смоленьску на третей недели в четвергъ повелице, а пишете ижъ есте ратови совсими своими людьми к сей маинели в лядскую землю на патерну дитку, а велми любо што намъ в тыи шины адело чините, а пишете [...], коли прося волости и воеводы штобы к тыи[мъ] часы твоей милости людми ѿ своее стороны татарну въ лядскую землю, намъ к оному послу липроско[?] его, а пишешь што к намъ захичила найкн[ѧ]зѧ Федка штобы и[хъ?] й тылъ ѿ тое стороны исподолья на лядскую землю велиз [з]ражати, й шкоди ѿ кн[ѧ]зѧ Ѡлександра Носа оусподедомъ[?] чежовамъ не было што приступилися, а иной то есми к ѡтухо[?] послали перво грамоты посла[ли?], а ѡтъ приказъ чес[т]но што той слугу хроста пустили есмо, што послалъ к вамъ повѣзва ведомо есть, й но кн[ѧ]зю Федку вели есмо штопу ль ѡ подольскае земли за[че]пати, похоть што найболши моручи со своими т[о]ва[ри]шними людьми листъ переданый за него на татарьскимъ досыть есть, кн[ѧ]зь Ѡлександр[ъ] Носъ ѡлуг[?] с сее стороны [не] надеемся ж[е] оутьни многа зражати и продати инъде[?] земли што послати силнии кн[ѧ]з[ѧ] на то к Ѡлександру Носензю Федку но кн[ѧ]зю Михаилу Клувси воеводе виленскому вели есмо со сѣ стороны татарнути ему мы вѣдуеть то ѡ тои то жь днь к сему то суботу совсими нашими людьми, если с прамысли флантъский сайма съ в полочку или расбудеспору индшему хочолой в литву на пожароисши выпотанете, што кне[зя?] ландмаршалка еще оу великии полка толко ѡпустивъ людвикъ кунтуръ чермевського[?] к намъ послали есмо бо крину нашего пана Михайла Чернаго с сею грамотою то господарь посла с ними то великого пачало послали есмо со кне[земъ?] паномъ Иванъши с Монивидови[чемъ?] на поскура штобы они того ѡ себе по моратоми Михаило Черного присла к намъ к Смоленьску то роди, и сесунтуравъ слуга Климо приказа с па Михаило Чернаго мареть шрадьскии полва, и если въ братство да одностороннистого своевай братоскели и кн[ѧ]зь Швитригайло то того ж джу полномоч свое славо свое даконченье, а пасъка былъ есть серзимы истовъ къ брату на помоч свои люи дванадцѧть тисящ с ними посну вароловухъ оуламовъ и к ней дашошов асиева вернулися ѡпать с него немот лидфей поити снерибыли велиси йнъвши шлгань свешему брату истовт к велику кн[ѧ]зю Швитригайлу на помоч свое того болшого ляту так дурачна упрошу гору замо кн[ѧ]за Ѡндрѣа фдрука[?] рада кн[ѧ]за Эльбердинъ со многи люди ѡ ѡнобремои пришле ко мне чл[о]в[ѣ]ка добра к ому быратыи свои лю[ди] [S. 3] к намъ русскии ж бындовелъ дамое брату до великого кн[ѧ]за Швитригайла, ѡ што наивучился што есмо послули к нему ведому ему еще не было искусть по тихъ учился пужлившесва поли надеемся в жовъ где есть оу ч[е]р[т]ка, а людеи свои готовы держить ура ѡради въ странно й наши соправй попусти к намъ на помочь нека й двудате и тыхъ свои со многими людми, ф што при кн[ѧ]зю ландмаршалу Михаило и на черлыне послы начевоеть будеть тыхъ людеи моихъ мало, а будетъ мало к мене на добе со всими твоими людьми ратовъ, если кто беѣсь своеему брату великуму кн[ѧ]зю Швитригайлу ѡдно где ми оу звеличь што ти я намъ лѣпни сорда моли што его неприѧтель то и мои неприѧтели, хотѣбумолося со дно свое яко добро смотря. Пис[ан] оу Смоленьску маия .г̃. д̃[нь] [S. 3, adres:] Приятелю нашому милому кн[ѧ]зю Павлу мистру прускому

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