Jan Bonawentura Krasiński to Jan Jabłonowski regarding the Senate council and Saxon troops

[P. 13] Monseigneur, His Majesty the King, after the post-Sejm Senate council (at which I could not be present due to poor health), which was torn by various aspirations, finally left late at night for Łowicz, preparing himself for the favors of the court, not without great scruples regarding the Elbląg council (which was intricately conducted by the deputies), leaving only a shadow of the Commonwealth. The signatures of the Lords Senators were forced upon it, whom His Majesty the King visited almost all, into which the Lord Voivode of Kraków [P. 14] fell imprudently. However, our Most Illustrious Voivode and Castellan of Vilnius, suspicious of the Brandenburg treaty, have not yet put their hands to it. Just before the departure, His Royal Grace [...] troops were with His Majesty the King and submitted them against the court authority to the will of the monarch. 3,400 Saxon troops were introduced into it to the greatest detriment of the lords' regiments, where I too was reduced, and greater regard was shown for Mr. Berens, the Lwów commandant, than for me; holy patience, let the doctor enjoy his peace. Meanwhile, more freely, I will undertake the Roman journey, where (if God gives health) I will see Your Grace's nephew; let him serve the Commonwealth anew, since his father's merits have ceased. May he find a happier Fatherland than it appears now. [P. 15] I thank you humbly for forwarding such an obliging letter from Her Ladyship the Marchioness, my Benefactress, on behalf of her son, and for such an effective recommendation of both Their Graces. The original, as Your Grace ordered, I am sending back, remaining with the obligation of eternal gratitude Your Grace's, my Gracious Lord's, heartily loving brother and humble servant [monogram / illegible signature] [Marginal note:] To Szymanowice they went [...] to Warsaw [...] for the Council he announced to us at the same moment, the Grand Marshal of the Crown refers to such [...] others [...] to [...]

[S. 13] Monseigneur Krol Jmć post postcomitiale Senatus Con- silium (na ktorym ia dla słabości zdró- wia bydź niemogłem) varijs studijs distractum, tandem in seram noctem wyiachał do Łowicza, iuż w łasky dwo- ru sese accincturus, non sine magnis scrupulis z occaziey Elbiąskiey Rady (która per deputatos misternie się odprawowała) umbram Reipub[licae] relin- quentibus, na którą extorquebant podpisy J[ch] M[oś]ć Senatorów, ktorych Król Jmć niemal wszytkich sbiedzał, w ktore Jmć Pan W[oiewo]da Krakowski [S. 14] wpadł inconsideratè. Nasz iednak J[aśnie] O[świecony] Woiewoda y Kasztelan Wileń- scy, suspicantes Brandenburszkiey tractatui dotąd manum non apposuerunt. Na samem wyie- zdnym był J[ego] K[rólewska] Dobrodziey z f[un]k- pitem Woyska u Króla Jmci y podał go przeciwko powadze dworiey arbitrio Principis. Woy- ska Saskiego 3400. wen wprowa- dzono cum summo Pańskich Re- gimentow # gdziem y ia Reformir- tem został, y większy był respect na P. Berensa Commendanta Lwo- wskiego niżeli na mnie; patien- tia Sancta, Doctor pace sua fru- at. Interim liberior odprawię o- dnogę Rzymską, gdzie (iezeli da P[an] # praeiudicio [S. 15] P. Bóg zdrowie) obaczę Siostrzeńca WM P[an]a, mereat de novo Rzpltey kiedy Oyca Jego zasługi cessarunt Azali szczesliwszą niżeli się teraz pokazuie zastanie Oyczyznę. Dziękuię przytym uniżenie za communicacyą tak obliguiącego JeyMci Pani Margrabiney Do- brodziejce Moiey Listu in favo- rem Syna swego, oraz za tak skuteczną recommendatią oboyga Jch Państwa. Originat zaś ia- koś WMPan rozkazał odsyłam nazad cum obligatione wie- czney recognoscentiey zostaiąc W[aszeci] M[ego] M[iłościwego] Pana Z serca kochaiącym Bratem y uniżonym sługą [monogram / podpis nieczytelny] [Dopisek na marginesie:] Do Szymanow[ic] poszli saeculo [...] do Warszawy no camum dla Rady obwiescił nas eo ipso momento, P. Marszałek Szałek W[ielki] K[oronn]y allegat tak one inych [...] na [...]