61. Record issued in the Royal Chancellery of Wallachia during the time of ruler Matei Basarab, on 26 November 1632, probably with the Voivode’s signature, a rare collectible piece

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EUR 1.000

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Tue, 21 November 2023 19:00

Record issued in the chancellery of the ruler of Wallachia, Matei Basarab, on February 26th, 1632.. This document consolidates for Titireciu monastery, with Saint John the Golden-Mouthed as its titular saint, the exemption from the traditional taxes to the ruler. Ring seal is present, probably royal, along with the name of the voivode, in black ink, the text is written in Romanian and Slavic, using the Cyrillic alphabet, on a sheet of paper.

Dimensions

width 21 cm, height 28 cm

Description

paper, iron gall ink

Research information

"From God’s mercy, I, Matei Basarab, Voivode and Lord, hereby rule that the holy and godly monastery named Titirăciul having Saint John the Golden-Mouthed as its titular saint and the father abbot Varlaam may be exempted of the wine tax and sheep, pig, or cow tax, and also of all foods occurring over the year in the country under my reign, because I exempted it since it was exempted by all the rulers before, for it is an old monastery, and I did not put the monasteries in the wave of the country, as they were not sold, as in other places, for tithes and wine taxes, whether large or small monasteries, they should be in peace. For this reason, I exempted the holy monastery Titirăciul, so that it may enjoy peace, as they were exempted in the days of other old rulers; in the same way, you tithers, and wine tax collectors and all of you serving my reign on any position, are to leave it in peace as written above, for those who approach them again will be rebuked more harshly than me. Written in Bucharest, on the 26th day of November, in the year 7141 (1632)".

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