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and his entire family and servants. The book was transcribed by sinful Scribe Simon (...)
The note in the Dečani Manuscript: Ni iV, 73–74 (6359)
PRieST aVaKUM TRaNSCRiBeS a BOOK iN NOVO BRDO, 1571
By the will of the Father and with the help of the Son and through the action of the Holy Spirit, this divine book named Synaxarion was transcribed in the year 7080 (1571), in the month of September, on the 21th day of the month. and i, sinful and the least of all priests, most unworthy of all, ava- kum transcribed it. it was written in the place called Novo Brdo, in St. Stephen’s (...) and in that time there was great sorrow inflicted by the Turks and great famine all over the country, man against man to exterminate each other. From Thessalonica, they transported salt and exchanged it for grain, in the proportion: one measure of grain for the same mea- sure of salt; but they did not want to accept salt for grain! The note in the Cetinje Manuscript: Ni iV, 74 (6362)
THe SUFFeRiNG OF ST. PeTeR OF KORiŠa MONaSTeRY, 1572
in the year 1572, this holy abode became desolate (...) Monk agatangel.
The inscription on a fresco in the Church of St. Petar of Koriša: M. Panić-Surep, Kad su živi zavideli mrtvima (When the living envied the dead), Belgrade 1963, 82–83)
THe PLiGHT OF THe SeRBiaN ORTHODOX CHURCH, 1572
This holy and divine book called The Four Gospels was cop- ied. it was penned in the village named (Kalanjevci) under the Right Reverend Bishop (...) Kyrr Maxim. and i, humble Paul, copied this book in the home of Scribe (dijak) Petko and i copied this soul-saving book for him in the days of Sul- tan Selim the Second, Ottoman emperor. That was the time of great sorrow for holy and divine churches, in the year 7081 (1572) Solar cycle 24, Lunar 12, golden number 15, temelion 15, epact 2, on November 25.
The note in the Dečani MS No 16, Fol. 289 v. Unpublished.
THe DONaTiON OF THe SeRBS FROM KaLaNjeVCi TO THe DeČaNi MONaSTeRY, 1572
This holy and divine book was purchased by God’s servant Milosava from the village of Kalanjevci who donated it to Scribe (dijak) Petko for the salvation of her soul and the souls of her parents, may it be eternal memory to her as long as this divine manuscript endures. Lord have mercy on her par- ents as well, may their memory be eternal, amen!
The note in the Dečani MS No 16, Fol. 7 v. Unpublished.
THe TeRROR (ZULUM) iN KOSOVO PeRPeTRaTeD BY aLBaNiaNS 1574
in the year 7083 (1574) Sultan Selim was succeeded by Sul- tan amurat on December 5. at that time, intense terror and atrocities were being committed by albanians, especially by Mahmudbegović in Peć, in Scutari by ivanbegović, in Dja- kovo by jelasupašić. Two thousand Christians were slaugh-
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tered in the vicinity of these towns. Woe to us! Lord, look down from heaven and behold and deliver Thy flock! Under the rule of abbot Methodije; who was chosen for this ap- pointment from the neighboring cell of St. Nicholas, in the month of March, on the 14th day. in the time when Monk Nestor was an econom [financial administrator] in the De- čani church.
The note in the Dečani MS (missing today!): Ni i, 219 (713). Cf. De- čani No 24, Fol. 264 v.
THe BOOK TRaNSCRiBeD iN THe HOLY TRiNiTY MONaSTeRY NeaR PRiZReN, 1575
This holy and divine book named Menaion was copied in the month of October by the hand of Monk Pachomius, full of sins, in the region of Prizren, in the Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Podgora Rusijska, in the year 7083 (1575). and in that time and in that year there was such severe famine and bitter violence and massacres inflicted by the ishmaelites [Muslims, Turks and albanians] that words cannot express such evil and maltreatment. This book was transcribed by Pachomius who donated it to the Holy Trinity [Monastery] which is called Rusijska, may the Lord pardon him! and may the Holy Trinity pay back to anyone who should try to take it away from this holy abode, amen!
The note in the Manuscript of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Priz- ren: Ni i, 221 (717)
THe CONSTRUCTiON OF THe CHURCH iN THe ViLLaGe OF ŠTRPCe (SiRiNiĆ), 1577
By the will of the Father and with the help of the Son and through the action of the Holy Spirit, this divine church of the holy and glorious archbishop and Christ’s Wonderwork- er Nicholas was built and wall-painted in those miserable and sorrowful times under the ishmaelites. and all of the follow- ing made efforts: Priest Paul, Novica, Radivoje and Raja Pe- yin and Stanko Dimitrov and Lazar and jacov jovanov, ivan jovanov and Lazar (...) in the year 7085, in the month of j(une), in the village of Štrpce. May the Lord pardon them! The inscription above the door in the Church in the village of Štrp- ce: Ni i, 224 (733)
THe FReSCO-PaiNTiNG OF THe TOMB OF ST. jOaNiKije iN DeViČ, 1578
By the will of the Father and with the help of the Son and through the action of the Holy Spirit, this sacred tomb of our Venerable Father joanikije was painted in the year 7086 (1578), on May 22. it was performed through the efforts of the hum- ble abbot Pahomije the Hieromonk and Hieromonk Longi- nus with the brethren.
The inscription around the image of St. joanikije in Devič: Ni i, 225 (736)
THe BOOK TRaNSCRiBeD iN THe CHURCH OF ST. NiCHOLaS SiBOVaČKi iN ČiČaViCa, 1578
This divine and sacred and soul-feeding book, which is named Triodion, was copied by order of the Most-reverend Metro- politan of Vučitrn Kyrr jo(a)saf, in the year 7086, in the church of St. Nicholas Šibavički in Čičavica.
The note in the MS in St. Mark Church near Prizren: Ni i, 225 (739) 643