Congregant of Metropolitan Peter Mohyla and Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky from the Baturyn Monastery

In the Chernihiv regional historical museum named after V.V. An interesting handwritten book of Tarnovsky is preserved, which was purchased from 1989 year. Unbound book, counts 688 арк. (there used to be more 706) розміром 29 х 17 see, without beginning and end. Among the filigrees of the paper there are signs "Lyvchytsia", “Ship”, "Boar", "Lily", "Ax in a shield under an eagle", which date from 1549–1612., that is, it was rewritten after 1612 year.

It was possible to establish its name and history thanks to the marginalia on the sides of sheets 1–35. The oldest record is as follows: “… and from the hedgehog according to the flesh of the Nativity of X[risto]and …Pan Yan Tyshkevich, voivode of Kyiv, and for the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kyiv, Peter Mohyla, and Pan Voyt of Kyiv, Andrei Khodyka, this book was spoken by the Collector for all the holy feasts of the master, and for the weight of fate, the sinful priest Klimenty Prokopovich priest S[вя]of that Nikola Naberezky in Kyiv, under whom he served the temple for thirty and five years, where he buried his body and for the remission of his sins to the temple.[вя]of that Nikola and this book, having refused and for the remission of the sins of his little one Irina Tomilovna and his children Matryona Fedorovoye Marchenkovoye and Makrina Lukyanovoye Kravtsovoye which book Sobornik is supposed to be eternal hours at the church of S[вя]that Nikola Naberezky should he be seen and moved away from the temple with[вя]that he will take an oath at his own expense, let him take an oath with[вя]of these three hundred fathers and nineteen others like those who gathered in Nicaea against the godless Arius and Nestorius.”.

When was this recording made?? Yan Tyshkevych held the post of voivode in 1630–1649., Петро Могила був митрополитом у 1633–1647 рр., Андрій Ходика займав уряд війта у 1644–1651 рр. Отже запис датується 1644–1647 рр. Він проливає світло на давню історію Микільського храму, when it was still wooden, introduces the priest's family, contemporary Ukrainian spelling. Perhaps the book was copied in dark brown ink and cinnabar in Kyiv by several persons. Editorial marks on the shores indicate this: “seezh± leaf”, “this to…. from Danil’s words to him … according to the list …”, “osm sheets”, "Letter of DI", “toezh and persh. "UNA newspaper", crossing out paragraphs (арк. 54, 79, 80, 202 called., 256, 292 called., 540 called.), sentence (арк. 58, 265), post sentences (арк. 59 called., 61, 64), emphasis (арк. 293), inserts (арк. 431), various handwritings and paper.

Despite the dire warning, Sobornyk did not stay in the Kyiv temple for a short time. We learn about his further travels from the second record: “...And the hedgehog according to the flesh of the Nativity of X[risto]in the presence of Hetman Ioan Vygovsky, His Royal Majesty of the Zaporozky Military, this book[lago]лемую Соборник на вс± празники урочистии и господские на увес рок купил Петр мещанин батуринский из женою своею В±рою у с[вя]щеника Даниила коропского за готовие гроши коп десят и надал в м[о]n[and]Article[и]ry Baturinsky S[вя]Tiya of the Life-Giving Trinity and now C[вя]that N... and Assumption Pr[е]with[вя]he B[vegetable gardens]ci for the remission of their sins in the eternal hours with Father Abbot Isychius and with the monk Isakiya, which book vyshmenenaya may be with me[о]n[and]Article[и]ru Baturinsky in the evening hours and to respect this book from m[о]n[and]Article[и]If you remove Baturinsky or in some kind of cool way wrap up your belongings, let him be anathema.”.

Therefore, the book soon ended up in the possession of the priest of Korop, then it was bought by a Baturyn burgher and given to the Baturyn monastery, where it was kept until Soviet times and was, as stated above, already bought by the museum from a private person. Considering, that Ivan Vyhovsky held the hetman's government in 1657–1659., and Hesihiy was hegumen in 1650–1662. the entry was made in 1657–1659. An interesting point. In the monastery synodic, which is now kept in our museum (1 h.) and Konotopskyi (2 h.), the mentioned book Sobornik, said Isaakiy Hryhorovych (abbot in 1668–1673, hieromonk, governor) "the great book Sobornyk was written with his works". You can clarify - edited (above edits of his hands on the right). One more point of interest. It turns out that the monastery was originally called Trinity, and at the time of deposit - already Mykilo and Assumption of the Virgin.

The publication is illustrated by a photo, which give an idea of ​​the general appearance of the artifact, its design, handwriting, about bookmarks-flowers of the 17th century.

Старший науковий співробітник музею,

кандидат історичних наук Ігор Ситий