Casus bydgoskiego żebraka Jakuba Żorawskiego. Przyczynek do problemu żebractwa w nowożytnej Rzeczypospolitej

• Authors: Adam Szefer

Title variants

EN

The case of Jakub Żorawski – a beggar from Bydgoszcz: the contribution to the problem of beggary in the Rzeczpospolita of the Early Modern period

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The last wills of people from the marginalised strata of society in the old Rzeczpospolita did not constitute a frequent phenomenon; even less frequent were last wills made by beggars. So far no evidence has been found of a beggar who owned any real estate. For this reason, the case of Jakub Żorawski, a beggar from Bydgoszcz, is exceptional, for he left a will from which it may be concluded that he owned a small parcel of real estate (“a small house”) within the city walls. On the basis of his last will some facts from his life may be reconstructed.

Keywords

EN

Bydgoszcz; last will; poverty; impoverished city inhabitants; paupers; the poor in Old Polish times

• Publisher: Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu
• Journal: Zapiski Historyczne
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 105-114

Contributors

author

Adam Szefer

• Centrum Edukacji Historycznej w Bydgoszczy