Artykuły lwowskiej konfederacji wojska koronnego z 1622 roku
Articles of the Lwów Confederation of the Crown Army from 1622

Summary/Abstract: The present source edition contains the Articles decided for the Chocim military confederation, which are to guard our fair and good reputation [Artykuły postanowione do konfederacyjej chocimskiej żołnierskiej, które są stróżem uczciwego i dobrej sławy naszej]. At the beginning of the paper, the author provides basic information about military confederations in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, presenting the most important literature pertaining their genesis at the turn of the 16th and 17th century and the relevant legal regulations of the time. The actions of the king and nobility aimed at counteracting such unions within the military were also briefly described. In order to depict the historical background of creation of the presented source, the history of the Lwów confederation was sketched – however, with focus on the moment of its formation and drawing up the published text. Moreover, the author also pointed out the most significant differences between the regulations set by the Articles of War binding the soldiers and the Articles enacted by the confederates. Finally, the introductory section includes a short description of the published text and speculations about the fate of the original document. The last and most important part of the present paper is the source text itself.

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