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