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132/1/472 · 472-001

Letter on an unidentified matter — fragmentary reading

A letter survives with a request addressed to a high-ranking recipient. Words concerning a matter and satisfaction can be discerned, but show-through and difficult handwriting prevent a reliable identification of its subject, course or outcome.

AI-assisted edition. Working, fragmentary reading; a complete transcription requires renewed collation against a better image and palaeographic reading. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

Most Illustrious [recipient’s name and title cannot be read with confidence], Benefactor! [The author presents a property or legal matter and asks for it to be resolved. He mentions an earlier consideration of the matter, his right/share, and further proceedings. Because the manuscript is illegible in places, has show-through, and contains uncertain readings of names, the precise subject of the dispute and the sequence of arguments cannot be reliably reconstructed.] [The conclusion contains a request or courteous formula; signed Andrzej, surname uncertain.]

Original wording — transcription

[Adres:] Jaśnie Wielmożny [tytuł i nazwisko nieczytelne] Dobrodzieju. Interes [słowa niepewne: „... Książę...”, być może nazwa/tytuł] ... [wzmianka o sprawie i prośbie; większość zdania nieczytelna]. ... [wzmianka o wcześniejszym ... oraz o ...]. ... w ... [nieczytelne]. [s.3] ... [kontynuacja: czytelne pojedyncze słowa i frazy, m.in. „... sprawę ...”, „... odprawę ...”, „... satisfakcyą ...”; zdania nie dają się pewnie odtworzyć]. ... ex dimisso et ... [łacina niepewna]. ... [wzmianka o ...]. [s.4] ... [dalszy wywód; czytelne fragmenty: „... sprawę ...”, „... satisfakcyą ...”, „pro rectitudine et ...”; pełna składnia nieczytelna]. ... [niepewne odczyty nazw osób i miejsc]. [s.5] ... [końcowa prośba; fragmenty nieczytelne]. [Podpis:] Andrzej [nazwisko niepewne].

Reading notes

All 5 scans were examined. The inventory card on scan/PDF p. 1 records 2 sheets; scans pp. 2–5 are four pages of the same letter, not separate letters, copies, or enclosures. No date stamp or reliable date is visible. The signature appears to read “Andrzej,” with an uncertain surname. Reading is hindered by show-through from the reverse, numerous ligatures, and blurred or out-of-focus passages; partial references to a court, a right, and satisfaction do not establish the specific subject of the matter. No date, place, or recipient’s surname has been added.
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