Polish Weekly A . D . 1650
The last card of the Bobola ' s diary
Dear diary ,
15th May 1657 .
It ' s 15th May , 10 o ' clock . Pinsk is taken by a Cossak division by the command of Jan Tichy . I together with Maffon are the most threatened because we ' re priests and Cossaks don ' t like Christians . We are leaving the town in a hurry . We ' re afraid of it . We have to hide in the surrounding villages . We ' re scared every day . Maffon is caught in the Horodec by the Zieleniecki squad and martyred at once . When I find out about it , it takes my breath away . I don ' t know what I should do . I decide to escape . I with the help of good people I take refuge in Janow ( 30 kilometers from Pinsk ). I ' m hungry and thirsty , but I can ' t think about it now . From Janow I go to the village of Peredil . On 16th May troops entered Janow and murder Poles and Jews . They ask about me . When they find out I ' m in Peredil they take with them Jakub Czetwerynka guide . At the request of the villagers , who find out that I ' m wanted , I escape in a borrowed cart . When I arrive to Mogilno I meet a squad of soldiers .
Sylwia Pietrzycka , III Tb
Andrzej Bobola
My dearest !
Iwonicz , 5th May 1660
I feel really fantastic ! You don ’ t even realize how has my health improved . Especially local water has helped me . I want to describe you my feelings .
Health resort consist not only of a main building and apartments but also of places designed for different therapies . There are a lot of health resort visitors so many new apartments are being built . I have a little room in a wooden house . I have my own bathroom and a big balcony with a beautiful scenery . It is really nice and comfortable . And the atmosphere in this town is amazing ! You don ’ t have to do anything to feel great , just breath this clean air . There are many paths for people willing to walk . It is possible to admire nature and take sights . The forest is full of animals . Every patient who comes to the resort gets his own plan of activities . These activities suit to symptoms each person suffers from .. Gymnastic , massages , natural therapies are only examples of therapies . Of course we drink plenty of healthy water . Every patient must get to know the history of this place . This is the tradition . I also found of a lot about history of the health resort . Many famous people come here as well . Even our king , Jan III Sobieski spent some time here .
It is impossible to describe this whole place in my letter so please visit me as soon as possible . Your Izabella
Kamila Żarów , II Tb