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1439-11-11-Poland

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1439-11-10 Sunday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1439-12-27 Friday +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Łekno
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country Poland
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Mortality
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

A plague pained the town of Łekno from the feast day of St Martin (November 11) to after christmas.

Text originalOriginal text

Item sub anno 1439 pestis urgebat in Lekna sicut ante festum sancti Martini usque post festum Nativitatis Domini. In qua peste terminum vite sue finiverunt: honorabilis dominus Michael plebanus medie partis in Lekna cum sororio suo Mathia de Poszlugowo rectore schole.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Under the year 1439 a plague arose in Lekno shortly before the feast day of St Martin (November 11) until after the feast of the birth of the Lord (December 25). In this plague finshed their lives: the honourable Michael, priest in the middle part of Lekno together with his brother Matthias of Poszlugowo, the headmastesr of the school.

References

  1. ^ Notae Leknenses 
  2. ^ Translation by Christian Oertel 

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