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the Hagarenes led by—Murat. and there was a battle near Priština and a large number of people got killed.
The note in the Manuscript of the old National Library of Serbia, No 227: Ni i, 91 (290)
THe CHURCH eReCTeD iN THe ViLLaGe OF PeĆaNi, 1452
This divinely beautiful church of the all-holy Mother of God and ever Virgin Mary, dedicated to her entry into the Tem- ple, was built and wall-painted in the days of the devout and Christ-loving and most eminent and noble master of all Ser- bian lands and the littoral-Despot Djuradj and Despotess jerina and their sons Kyrr Grgur and Stephen and Despot Lazar and Despotess jelena, in the year 6960 (1452).
The inscription above the door of the ruined church in Pećani: Ni i, 93 (299)
THe POGROM OF THe SeRBS iN NOVO BRDO, 1479
and there was the slaughter of the Christian gentlemen. Tsar Mehmed had them beheaded in the year 69(87): janja, the governor of Novo Brdo (...) four sons and their sons—twelve sons altogether... Unto the Glory of the Lord unto ages of ages, amen!
The note in the Cetinje Manuscript: Ni iV, 75 (6365)
THe BOOK TRaNSCRiBeD iN THe HeRMiTaGe OF BeLaje NeaR DeČaNi, 1494
This holy and divine book of Four Gospels was copied in the year 7002 (1494) in the desert of Belaje, in the home of the Most Holy Theotokos, in the days under the demonic ish- maelites in the reign of Tsar Bayazit, by the hand of sinful Nikandar. it was transcribed by order and with the blessing of elder jevtimije. To our God be glory forever and ever! The note in the Dečani Manuscript: Ni iV, 36 (6187)
NiKaNDaR TRaNSCRiBeS aNOTHeR BOOK iN BeLaje, 1503
This book was penned in the year 7011 (1503). it was penned by Nikandar.
The note in the Dečani MS: Lj. Stojanović, Ni iV, 38 (6197)
ТHe BOOK PeNNeD iN GRaČaNiCa, 1505
in the year 7013 (1505). and this book was completed in the month of February on the 4th day of the month. it was penned by sinful Monk ilaryon.
The note in the Gračanica MS: Ni i, 123 (396)
THe eViL TiMeS aND ViOLeNCe, 1511
it was penned in the year 7019 (1511). Priest Peter penned it for our spiritual father and first priest jovan. if anything is incorrect, you who are reading it, rectify it—for the paper was evil and the time was evil and there was violence, my brethren! it was completed in the month of March on the 26th day of the month.
The note in the MS of the Patriarchate of Peć, No 59: Ni i, 126 (409)— corrected according to V. Mošin: Manuscripts of the Patriarchate of Peć, 64
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THe BOOK PeNNeD iN THe HOLY TRiNiTY CHURCH iN PRiZReN, 1513
Glory to the Lord our maker who showed us the beginning and gave us the end. in the year 7021 (1513), on july 1. Fa- thers and brethren, pardon me, for i penned this book as a very old man and in sickness. Readers, bless and do not curse! Sinful jovan.
The note in the MS of the Holy Trinity Church (Rusinice): Ni i, 128 (414)
THe aRCHBiSHOP OF OHRiD ViSiTS jaNjeVO, 1548
Prohor, through the mercy of the Lord, archbishop of the First justiniana, of all Bulgarians, Serbs and others. i write this in humility to make known how i came to the God-pro- tected place of janjevo, under the right reverend Metropol- itan Kyrr Nikanor. and Kyrr Petar Gerzi (?) came to us and donated this book of Four Gospels to the Church of the Holy archangels Michael and Gabriel in Plakanička Mahala. and the above mentioned church shall have this book as its in- alienable property. Therefore, we are writing this in order to provide every kind of protection and certification, in the year 7056 (1548), in april, on the 11th day of the month.
The note in the MS Chludov Library (Moscow GiM), No 24: Ni i, 176 (547)
THe BOOK DONaTeD TO THe HOLY TRiNiTY CHURCH iN PRiZReN, 1560
This book was penned in the year 7068 (1560). i, sinful Monk Pachomius, penned this book named Menologion in the Monastery of the Holy and Life-creating and Undivided Trinity named Rusinica (...)
The note in the MS in the Church in the village of Dvorani, Old Serbia: Ni i, 191 (611)
THe ReSTORaTiON aND WaLL-PaiNTiNG OF THe NaRTHeX iN THe PaTRiaRCHaTe OF PeĆ, 1561
By the will of the Father and with the help of the Son and through the action of the Holy Spirit, we had had this nar- thex in the holy great Church of the Serbian Patriarchate built and wall-painted through the endeavors and ardor of the most reverend and holy archbishop Kyrr Makarije, the first Patriarch after the second restoration of this throne of all Serbian lands, Western Pomoravlje and Northern lands, in the year 7070 (1561), Solar cycle 28, epact 5, indiction 9, golden number 8, temelion 28, on September 8.
The inscription in the Patriarchate of Peć: Lj. Stojanović, Ni iii, 158 (5609)
DiaK [SCRiBe] SiMON TRaNSCRiBeS a BOOK iN OVČaReVO NeaR KLiNa, 1562
(...) and in that time archbishop Makarije ruled over Ser- bian land and the littoral and other lands in the town of Peć. His seat was there and there he dwelled; good and meek man as he was. and then, Monk Maxim and his mother, who was also a nun, and Maxim’s son Kyrr Rajić, who was a presbyter and priest, and his brothers with their wives, they all made efforts, may God have mercy upon them and pardon them (...) i transcribed this sacred God’s book of evangel [Gos-
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