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Request not to call a sejmik to elect the Chełm chamberlain

Kazimierz Dłużewski (signed: Kazimierz Dłużewski; origin from Lublin is inferred from the dating note) Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode of Ruthenia; address on the folded sheet: in Lwów
1698-06-01 · Lublin (according to the dating note)

Kazimierz Dłużewski writes to Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode of Ruthenia, about the planned election of the Chełm chamberlain. He asks that a sejmik not be convened, citing the unsuitable candidacy of the Chełm standard-bearer and the nobility’s freedom to choose. The letter was written in Lublin on 1 June; the year 1698 comes from the inventory description.

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Translation / modern text

Most Illustrious Voivode of Ruthenia, my most gracious Lord and Benefactor. Dłużewski sets out the matter of electing the Chełm chamberlain and asks that a sejmik not be convened for this purpose. He justifies the request by citing what he considers the unsuitable candidacy of the Chełm standard-bearer and the nobility’s right to choose freely. He closes with an assurance of respect. Part of the argument is illegible, so the meaning of some sentences remains uncertain. Note: 1 June in Lublin; the year 1698 comes from the inventory description.

Original wording — transcription

Jaśnie Wielmożny Mości Panie Wojewodo Ruski, Mnie wielce miłościwy Panie y Dobrodzieju. Jako jest miła y wdzięczna Ziemiom, Powiatom, Województwa Ruskiego Dictatura WMM Pana Dobrodzieja, tak nieomylna [nadzieja?] [dalszy wyraz nieczytelny], że WMM Pan Dobrodziej exempl[a] major [—] zawsze Studium Dobra pospolitorum corona [—]. [W dalszym ciągu: wzmianka o obywatelach ziemi chełmskiej i kandydaturze chorążego chełmskiego; kilka wyrazów nieczytelnych.] [—] przyjmie suffragia; aby sejmiku na elekcją podkomorzego [—] do nas wydawać nie raczył. Przyczyną tego [—] ambitus [—] chorążego chełmskiego, który nam [—] nie nałużoną do libertatem petendi. [—] Sercom y WMM [—] [—], zostawiwszy prawo wydart[e?] [—] od fakultaty dalej, przywilej [—]. [PDF s. 3:] [Początek dalszego ciągu częściowo nieczytelny:] [—] pretendo[wać?] [—], tylko i nam i ostatnią libertatis wspólną szlachtę per [—] conclusisse. [—] Jam [—] do oboru idąc [—] [—] ziemi memu [—] nieodmiennemu na zawsze oddawam się respektowi. Uniżony sługa, Kazimierz Dłużewski. D. 1 Junii. Lublina. [Rok niepodany w tekście listu; 1698 według opisu inwentarzowego.]

Reading notes

The unit contains one letter written across two pages; the fourth image (PDF p. 4) contains the address on the folded sheet, separated here from the body of the letter. The archival cover (PDF p. 1) describes correspondence of Ukrainian, Polish, and other countries’ activists; it is not part of the letter. The day and place are added at the end of the letter as “D. 1 Junii. Lublina”; the year 1698 comes from the inventory description. The sender’s name is confirmed by the signature “Kazimierz Dłużewski.” The address identifies Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode of Ruthenia, in Lwów. The request not to call a sejmik and the objection to the Chełm standard-bearer’s candidacy are confirmed by the inventory description; the middle portions of the manuscript are difficult to read, so the transcription retains explicit gaps.

Scope of the edition: Working, partial transcription and translation. Uncertain readings are marked with a question mark, and illegible passages as [—].

ekstrakcja: 2026-10-14

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