EN
The paper examines selected texts of Jan Dzwonowski, seventeenth–century writer, considered by some scholars as the picaresque (pol. „sowizdrzalski”) author. The author of "Sejm albo konstytucje domowe" and "Statut…" speaks in a satirical, irreverent way, not only about the nearest seventeenth–century plebeian surroundings (minstrel’s family and living environment) as implied by the literal, superficial reading of his works. A deeper analysis of texts allows us to find some ironic statements of subject — jester, who not only mercilessly exposes the true nature of man, but also reveals the sad truth about the laws and institutions created by human society.