Notaries of the Cathedral Chapter and their functions in the first half of the 16th Century Cover Image

Notariusze kamieńskiej kapituły katedralnej i ich funkcje w pierwszej połowie XVI wieku.
Notaries of the Cathedral Chapter and their functions in the first half of the 16th Century

Author(s): Radosław Pawlik
Subject(s): History
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: chapter; cathedral; clergy; Middle Ages; notary’s office; notaries; Pomerania; Kamień Pomorski (German: Cammin)

Summary/Abstract: The main subject of this article is to catalogue the notaries employed in the chancellery of the Cathedral Chapter in Kamień in the first half of the 16rh century. The chronological frame of the article is identical to the Chapter's register, which includes the reports of the Chapter's meetings that took place between 1498 and 1569. The register is kept in the State Archives in Szczecin. The above mentioned reports are a source thanks to which it is possible to identify ten notaries of the Cathedral Chapter in Kamień. They were recruited from outside the body of the canons. Their reception usually took place at the general meeting on November 10th. Their main task was to run the documentation, among other things the records of the Chapter's meetings, the financial and economic registers, etc. The main notary was - at the same time - rector of the Cathedral School.

  • Issue Year: 30/2015
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 51-76
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish