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Thanks for protection extended to the family

Grodzicki thanks the voivode of Volhynia for promises and actual protection extended to his family, assuring him of gratitude and readiness to serve.

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Translation / modern text

Most illustrious lord voivode of Volhynia, my benefactor. In view of the difficulties that now keep me apart [...] [the passage about adversity and inability to give thanks in person has not been fully deciphered], please forgive the shortcomings of my writing. I address you hastily, with great respect, and thank you most humbly: you not only promise further favour—which itself creates an obligation—but actively support my own [brother], despite his slight merits in relation to such great kindness. You thereby place not only him but our entire house under a lifelong obligation. [The passage about sincere attachment and goodwill is uncertain.] I hope in God that through his zealous service my brother will gain not merely fine words without substance, but real benefit from your favour. Wishing you a fortunate journey and spiritual and temporal benefits [...] I commend his fine son [the pronoun’s reference is uncertain], myself and my brother to your protection, remaining with my former respect and obligation your most humble servant. Aleksander Grodzicki. Lublin, 5 May 1696. [Address:] To the voivode of Volhynia, starosta of Biała Cerkiew, Świecie and [the next place-name is uncertain].

Original wording — transcription

Jaśnie Wielmożny Mci Panie Wojewodo Wołyński, mój wielce Mci Panie y Dobrodzieju. Przy zachodzących trudnościach, które mię w tym czasie separant ut dies [odczyt niepewny], calamitatum ordinata, nie mogąc in facie [gentem?] y WMM Pana Dobrodzieja condignis titulis podziękowania protekcyi [s. 4] upraszam żebyś raczył dać veniam rudi minervae, że raptim cum veneratione wielkie Imię WMM Pana Dobrodzieja opisuję, submississime, że nie tylko promissionibus które vim debiti sapiunt dalszych łask swoich, ale samym skutkiem raczysz erigere lubo exigua merita rodzonego mego tak wielkich dobroczynności swoich, za co wiążesz na [s. 5] cały wiek kładę WMM Panu obligacyę nie tylko na osobę jego, ale y na cały domek nasz. Że nie rozważając w swoich dilutum in pectoribus candorem et studium od WMM Pana Dobrodzieja [składnia niepewna], mam w Panu Bogu nadzieję, że rodzony mój przy życzliwych usługach swoich non referet speciosa verbis et rebus inania, [s. 6] ale skuteczne favores w łasce WMM Pana Dobrodzieja, któremu przy szczęśliwej drodze życząc y duchownych y doczesnych pożytków et cephlności [wyraz niepewny], cum veteri cultu et obligatione syna ślicznego jego y siebie y rodzonego respektom oddaję, zostając WMM Pana Dobrodzieja najniższy sługa Al. Grodzicki. W Lublinie d. 5 May 1696. [s. 7 adres:] Jaśnie Wielmożnemu [...] Jmci Panu Wojewodzie Wołyńskiemu, Białocerkiewskiemu, Świeckiemu y Mościckiemu [odczyt nazwy niepewny] Staroście [...] należy.

Reading notes

The date was read as 5 May 1696, i.e. 5 May; the cover gives the beginning of the range as 5 June. The discrepancy is retained. The recipient’s personal name comes from the archival description; the letter and address give the title of voivode. “Rodzony” has been understood as brother, without establishing his name. The uncertain reference to a son remains unresolved. The extensive declarations of gratitude do not specify the protection received. All 11 pages were viewed. Two separate letters, without an additional copy. No earlier translation in the files checked. Spelling partly regularized; not a diplomatic transcription.
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