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Intercession of Eleonora Potocka with Karol Szmeling on behalf of Stefan Laskowski

Eleonora Potocka Karol Szmeling, President of the City of Lwów
February 24, 1712 · Lwów

Abbess Eleonora Potocka asks the President of Lwów, Karol Szmeling, to protect Stefan Laskowski from the legal claims of the Liw cup-bearer, Rosnowski, regarding a tenement house purchased from the convent. She emphasizes that Laskowski acquired the property fully legally and paid all dues, and therefore should not be subject to any judgments.

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[P. 2] In Lwów, February 24, 1712 Most Illustrious Mr. President of His Royal Majesty's City of Lwów, My Most Illustrious Lord and Benefactor! It has come to my ears that Mr. Rosnowski, the Liw cup-bearer, is greatly harassing Mr. Stefan Laskowski with court deadlines regarding that tenement house which, through an official receipt and cession, the late lady of blessed memory, my predecessor and aunt (having received the redemption sum of three thousand zlotys), ceded to him on behalf of the entire convent. Although it causes me great surprise that the Mr. Cup-bearer is now starting to make some claims that he did not mention at the time, I trust, however, in the sensitive conscience of Your Illustrious Lordships that you will not allow any harm to come to the said Mr. Laskowski, who purchased this tenement house from us by virtue of just law, as he has fully paid the due sum, and the Mr. Cup-bearer had no title at that time to these goods subject to our sum. If he claims any debt from Mr. Rusinowicz, it cannot burden the tenement house sold by us. I will negotiate with the friend of the latter regarding the eviction promised to the said Mr. Laskowski by my predecessor. Now, however, I greatly request that Mr. Laskowski not be subject to any claims and judgments at the motion of the Mr. Cup-bearer, because he owes him nothing. I, along with my entire congregation, shall be obliged to reciprocate to all Your Illustrious Lordships, as well as to Your Illustrious Lordship yourself, for the consideration shown to my request and intercession, as Your Illustrious Lordship's and Benefactor's, and all Your Illustrious Lordships', well-wishing advocate in prayer and servant, Eleonora Potocka, Abbess of the Lwów Convent [P. 3, address:] To the Noble Mr. Karol Szmeling, President of His Royal Majesty's City of Lwów, My Most Illustrious Lord and Benefactor, to be delivered with respect.

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] w Lwowie 24 Februarij 1712 Mnie Wielce M[oś]ci Panie Prezydencie Miasta J[ego] K[rólewskiej] M[oś]ci Lwowa Moy Wielce M[oś]ci Panie i Dobrodzieiu Dostało mi się słyszeć, że Imć Pan Rosnowski Stolnik Liwski, wielce się naprzykrza przez Prawne Terminy Jmci Panu Stefanowi Laskowskiemu, Względem Kamienicy tey, ktorą przez Quit i Cessyą Urzędowną Niebosz- czka Swiętey Pamięci Dobrodzieyka Jeymć Panna Xieni Antecessorka i Ciotka moia (Odebrawszy Summę Wyderkaffową Trzy Tysiące Złotych) Onemu pusćiła, Jmieniem całego Konwentu. Lubo to iest wwielkiem podzi- wieniu moim, że sobie teraz Pretensye iakieś roscić zaczyna Imć Pan Stolnik, z ktoremi się naten czas niedozywał, Ufam iednak delikatnemu Sumnieniu WMM Panow, że niedopusćicie krzywdzić tegoż Jmci Pana Laskowskie- go, ktory od nas słusznym Prawem, tę Kamienicę nabył, bo Summę zupeł- nie oddał, i Jmć Pan Stolnik do tych Dobr Summie naszey podle- głych, żadnego Pretextu niemiał natenczas. Jezeli zaś do Jmci Pa- na Rusinowicza rosci sobie dług iaki, ten do Kamienicy od nas pu- szczoney sciągać się niemòże. Expostulowac z Imcią MM Panem Zaprz[y]- iazdem Onego będę, względem Ewikcyey przez Antecessorkę moię Temuż Jmci Panu Laskowskiemu przypobiecaney. Teraz zaś aby żadney impety- cyey, i Delwetow na Instancyą Imci Pana Stolnika Jmć Pan Laskow- ski niepodpadał wielce proszę, bo nic niewinien Jmci Panu Stolniko- wi. Obligowana będę z całym Zgromadzeniem moiem, Wyswiadczony Prozbie & Instancyey moiey Respekt zawdzięczać Wszystkiem WMM Pa- nom, tudziesz i Samemu WMM Panu iako WMM Pana i Dobrodzieia i Wszystkich WMM Panow Życzliwa Bogomodlca i Sługa Eleonora Potocka X[ieni] K[lasztoru] L[wowskiego] [S. 3, adres:] Szlachetnemu Imci Panu Karolowi Szmelingowi J[ego] K[rólewskiej] M[oś]ci Miasta Lwowa Prezydentowi Memu Wielce Mści Panu i Dobrodzieiowi Woddanić.

Reading notes

Letter from Abbess Eleonora Potocka (the signature 'X.K.L.' likely stands for Abbess of the Lwów Convent, probably Benedictine) interceding with the President of Lwów on behalf of Stefan Laskowski against the claims of the Liw cup-bearer, Rosnowski, regarding a tenement house purchased from the convent. The recipient is mentioned by name on the address leaf (Karol Szmeling). Page 1 is an inventory card from 1979.

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