Pismo sowiecke "Odesskija Izwiestja" prynos'lo wiadomo's'c, I,z w jednej z instytucji sowieckich w Odesie snaleziono cenne archiwum historyczne
hrabi'ow 'Scibor-Marchockich. Niekt'ore akta tego archiwum si,egaj,a 14-go stulecia I zawieraj,a liczne dyplomy kr'ol'ow polskich, oraz dokumenty,
dotycz,ace dziej'ow Recypospolitej przedrobiorowej.
Archiwum trafi,lo do Odesy podczas rewolucji rosyjskiej, lecz znajduje si,e w dobrym stanie.
Hostorycy polscy z pewno'sci,a zainteresuj,a si,e temi zbiorami, poniewa,z
r'od 'Scibor'ow z Marchowic
nale,za,l do rod'owo znacnych. Miko,laj 'Scibor-Marchocki, m,a,z rycerski za zcas,ow Zygmunta III s,lu,zy,l jako rotmistrz w wyprawie Samowa'nca do Rosji (r. 1607). Dobzre by,l znany carowi ,Lzedymitr'owi i Marynie Mniszch'ownie, carycy moskiewskiej, a krwi polskiej, Spisywa,l podzcas tej wyprawy dziennik, kt'ory z r,ekopisu wydany zosta,l w Poznaniu dopiero w r. 1841 p. t.
"Historja wojny moskewskiej".
Ale prawdziwie, cho'c na kr'otko i dosy'c weso,lo zas,lyn,a,l w Polsce i w krajach o'sciennych dopiero Ignacy Marchocki, ,zyjacy w dwie'scie lat
bez ma,la po Miko,laju.
Za Rzplitej mia,l by'c chor,a,zym tr,ebowelskim; cz,lowiek to by,l maj,etny, uczony I prawy. Po r. 1794 mieszka,l w powiecie uszyckim na Podolu, w
dziedzicznej wsi Minkoweach, granicz,acej z Galicj,a.
Casy by,ly dla Polski ci,e,zkie, inocarstwa o;scienne krusy,ly j,a i nizszcy,ly. W,owczas Marchocki po wystawia,l
s,lupy granicne
pomi,edzy swojemi posiad,lo'sciami a Rosi,a i Austrj,a i zacz,a,l na swoich ziemiach panowa'c, pisz,ac si,e: Hrabia Jan 'Scibor Marchocki, herbu Ostoja
Dux I Redux
na Minkowcach, Belmoncie, Otrokowie i ogrodach Prytulijskich pan, przyczem nigdy ne zapomina,l k,la's'c roku swojego panowania.
Oczytany w Janie Jak'obie Rousseu, dzieci wychowa,l w ogrodach Przytulji
bez nauki,
w stanie natury.
W maj,etno'sciach swych odbywa,l sejmy, na kt'orych zasiadali najstarsi kmiecie. Panowa,l niejako konstytucyjnie, a mia,l przy swym boku rad,e
stanu, z,lo,zon,a s,edziwych ch,lop'ow. Rada ta najwa,zniejsze sprawy s,adzi,la bez apelacji. Na sejmach i w radie wyst,epowa,l
w purpurowej todze rzymskiej,
zasiada,l na krze'sle skar'latnem i stolik mia'l przed sob,a pokryty szkar,latem. Kodeks mia,l charakter patryjarchalny. Pa'nstwo Minkowickie mia'lo i w,lasn,a monet,e papierow,a. Marchocki u,lo,zy,l nawet
w,lasne wyznanie minkowieckie,
zlepione z obrz,ed'ow poga'nskich i chrze'scija'nskich. Obchodono 'swi,eta tylko rolne.
Duchowje'nstwo oskar,zy,lo go o krzewienie ba,lwochwalstwa. Zosta,l aresztowany i uwi,eziony w Kamie'ncu.
Z wi,ezienia uda,lo mu si,e zbiec.
Aleksander I-szy,
dowiedziawszy si,e o wszystkeim, wr'oci,l Marchockiemu wolno's'c, uwa,zaj,ac go a zabawnego dziwaka, kt'ory nikomu nie robi nic z,lego.
Rodowe archiwum tego orygina,la, odzyskanie z Bolszewji, b,edzie dla historyk'ow nielada atrakcj,a.
The Sowiet journal "Odessa News" brought the news, that in one of the soviet institutes in Odesa [English spelling "Odessa"] there has been
found a valuable historical archive of the earls 'Scibor-Marchocki. Among the documents of this archive going back to the 14-th century and
recording many diplomatic documents of the polish kings, or documents regarding the politics prior to the partitioning [of Poland among Austria,
Germany, and Imperial Russia].
This archive found its way into Odesa during the Russian revolution, fortunately it finds itself in good condition.
Polish historians certainly will become interested in these collections; because
the 'Scibor from Marchowia family
belonged to the well-known families. Michael 'Scibor-Marchocki, the husband of the knights during the reign of Zygmunt III served as the supervising minister in the self-acting [???? There is a diplomatic term for this ????] delegation to the [Imperial] Russia (in the year 1607). He was well-known to the Czar ,L,zedymitrow and Marina Mniszeh'owna [sic: probably I miss-read the letter, it must have been 'k' not 'h'. "'owna" is the Russian feminine genative suffix.], czars in moskow, and of polish ancestry and patriotism. He was recording during this venture a diary, which journal was in Pozna'n published only in the year 1841 under the title [sic: this war occured in 1863]
"History of the war of moskow".
But actually, at least briefly and cheerfully became famous in Poland and lands to the east, only Ignacy Marchocki, living almost two centuries
after Mikolaji.
During the Partitioning [of Poland] he was to have been honored as "tr,ebowelskim" [I do not know how to translate this word]; he was a wise,
learned, and just person. Since the year 1794, he resided in the "uszycki" county on "Podol", in his birthplace village "Minkowe", on the border
with "Galica".
These were difficult times for Poland, other empires to the east were crushing her, and destroying. During that time Marchocki was placing
posts demarcating the border
between his settlements and Russia and Austria and began on his lands to govern, signing himself as: Earl John 'Scibor-Marchocki, with the coat-of-arms Ostoja
Dux I Redux
on Minkowe, Belmonele, Otrokowi, and the Przytulia gardens sovereign, while never forgetting to place the year of his sovereignty.
Well-read with Jan Jakob Rousseau, he brought up his children in the Pzytulia gardens
without any formal education
but in the ways of nature.
In his holdings he held senates, in which presided the most senior citizens. He presided constitutionally, having at his side state advisors,
consisting of judges of serfs. This council adjudicated the most profound matters, without appeal. On these senates and in the court he
presided
in a purple roman toga,
sitting on s scarlet chair and he had a table, upholstered in scarlet, in front of him. The codex had a patrimonial character. The Minkowe jurisdiction had its own paper money. Marchocki even created
his own Minkowe religion,
consisting of pagan and Christian sermons. Only agricultural holidays were observed.
The council accused him of wronging "ba,lwochwalstwa" [I do not know this word]. He was arrested and incarcerated in the Dungeon.
He succeeded in escaping from the prison.
Alexander the First,
upon learning of the whole course of events, restored Marchocki to freedom, considering him a playful quaint person, who would not hurt anybody.
The original of this family archive, rescued from the Soviets, will be a significant attraction to historians.
Russian names usually have the patronymic name ahead of -- or instead of -- the surname. The patronym consists of the father's first name, with a genitive suffix. Russians are so used to having a patronim that they modified the suname Mniszek by appending the feminine genitive suffix to yield Mniszek'owna.
Throughout the history of Russia [the Republic], there were several distinct Czar families, vying for the ultimate power as the Emperor of the Imperial Russia [the federacy of all of the Republics -- most recently called the USSR (= Union of the Socialist Soviet Republics)].
There is some confounding here. The Journal probably was published, as stated, in 1841, but under the title "Adventures in Moskow" or perhaps "Skirmishes in Moskow". Then Karol published an account of his involvement in the 1863 "War of Moskow". He referred to himself as "dux et redux" to commemorate his role as the escort for the Polish army, during this war.
I do not know, perhaps Karol's middle name was "John". But he would not make the error of transposing his hereditary Earl title with a given name.
Translated from the polish by Romuald Ireneus 'Scibor-Marchocki on Sunday the 24-th of August 1997. Please take into consideration that this has
been translated twice: Russian to Polish to English. Hence some of the constructions may be peculiar or have had artifacts introduced. The
centering and bolding is of the original article in the "Express Poranny".
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