God’s Playground. A History of Poland, Vol. 1. The Origins to 1795

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The Estate of Szaffliary, with its land and ancient castle
Four witnesses came forward and confirmed under oath that there were eighteen peasants living in
the village. They all have small unmeasured plots, dissected by the River Dunajec, for which they pay mk./gr./ d.
various rents, calculated together for the year at 3 11 15
— Each pays the obiedni (meal tax) at 1 gr./6, and poczty (fast tax) at 4 gr.: 2 0 0
— Each pays the robotni (labour tax) at 25 gr. for they do labour service whenever asked: 9 18 0
— Each pays the rybny (fish tax), either at the rate of ten fish, or of 3 gr.: 1 6 0
Sheep tax — with the exception of the Headman, they offered cheeses this year to the value of: 16 0 0
— The Headman, from his cattle and sheep-cheese, paid separately: 2 6 0
Total 33 41 15
The Manor:
Resta
Seminatio Crescentia Trituratio Victus (Remainder) Taxa
(Seedcorn) (Crop) (Yield) (Food) for sale (Rate) mk./gr./d.

Wheat 2 8 1 3 3 0/10/0 0 30 0
Rye 30 82 11 / 2 50 43 0/ 6/0 5 18 0
Barley 30 230 1 6 194 0/ 5/0 20 10 0
Oats 219 380 2 0 541 0/2^1 / 2 /0 28 8 9
Pisae^1 / 2 4 1 6 - 0/ 9/0 -
Flax 2 6.....
Canapi 2 4.....
Haystacks - 5 - 1 4 3/ 0/0 12 0 9


(in bushels) (in three- (in bushels (in (in bushels)
score of threshed bushels)
sheaves) corn per
threescore
sheaves)
Total for the cereals of the Estate: 66 18 9
(Two villages belonging to the Monastery of Szczyrzyc, i.e. Ludzimierz and Krauszow, do labour
service "for this, and Dav the osed (corn-rent).
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