Laurel Scroll Text

So I, gosudar’ knyaz velikii Martino keeper of the Calontir land in my rule, and I, gosudarynia knyaginia velikaya Ariel of all Calontir on all days with our subjects oversee any items they make and what any handwork they do and who does well.

And you, Sofya la Rus, have both the sovereigns' favor and of all boyars, and with good people you associate and with many foreigners you have great trade and friendship.According to the Evangelist if one in small things is true then must go to greater ones. So we have granted to Sofya Iakovleva boyarstvo.

We give esmi to her to Sinoye Lake with the little pools, that she herself cleared. And no other shall enter those lakes, nor clear them. But who will clear those lakes in spite of our certificate or who will go in them to fish, will receive from us punishment

Into hospitals visit and alms as much as required give them, and to all needy if it is possible to help them and any who is sorrowful and poor and needy... and according to time teach whoever is capable to whatever skill God gives them to thrive.

And to children and household shall teach… not to lie, not to slander, not to envy, not to offend, not to malign, with others not to quarrel, not to judge, not to ridicule, not to remember evil, not be angry with anyone, to superiors to be obedient and meek, to equals loving, to inferiors and wretched welcoming and kind, so that with everyone will relate without a lot of fuss and trouble.

The velikii knyaz and knyagynia to fear and serve faithfully and false words by no means speak before them but with humility the truth answering to them as to God himself, and in everything obeying them. And all who speak to the velikii knyaz and to the velikaya knyagynia and to any great lord with slander or with cunning or with lies will the Lord ruin.

Disobedience and evil deeds will bring punishment from the righteous anger of God, sending sorrows and disease, bone aches, swelling and tumors, and stone in the kidneys, and deafness, and blindness, and through both lower passages bleeding and pus, and cough, and headache, and tremors. Sometimes from the velikii knyaz’s anger to seize one’s estate, and even execution without mercy and death in disgrace, and from judges fines and torture in order that to the good would be honor and to the wicked punishment and therefore all by that learn.

And we, gospoda Martino and Ariel of all Calontir, give esmi to this certificate after signature and sealed up this authentic certificate by our seal.

And to the certificate the grand prince and the grand princess ordered their clerks hands to apply and... to this certificate clerk Ivan Sumarokov hand applied, and directory clerk Vasili Ivanov son of Nagova hand applied.

And such is given award certificate in place, in the month of September the 12th day, of the year 7517, A.S. 44.