Грамота №724

‛От Саввы поклон братьям и дружине. Покинули меня люди; а надлежало им остаток дани собрать до осени, по первопутку послать и отбыть прочь. А Захария, прислав [человека, через него] клятвенно заявил: «Не давайте Савве ни одного песца!», — желая сам собирать с них [эту дань]. А со мною по этому поводу сразу вслед за тем не рассчитался и не побывал ни у вас, ни здесь. Поэтому я остался. Потом пришли смерды, взяли с собой мужа от Андрея, и [его] люди отняли дань. А восемь [человек], что под началом Тудора, не подчинились [этому]. Отнеситесь же с пониманием, братья, к нему, если там из-за этого приключится тягота ему и дружине его’. {Далее на обороте:} ‛А сельчанам своим князь сам от Волока и от Мсты (т. е. примыкающие к ним [?]) участки дал. Если же, братья, вины люди на мне не ищут и будет дознание, то я сейчас с радостью послал бы грамоту’.

Greetings from Savva to brothers and retinue (druzhina). People (liudi) have denied [to forward the tribute to] me; but, they were supposed to collect the remainder of the tribute by fall, send it with the first courier, and depart. But Zakharii sent [a person and through him] stated under oath: “Do not let Savva collect a single polar fox from them. [I] answer for this myself.” And, thereafter, he did not account for anything to me in reference to this and neither visited you nor came here. This is why I remained [here]. Later came the peasants (smerds), acknowledged the man from Andrei, and [his] men took the tribute. And the eight [men] who are under the supervision of Tudor escaped (or: ceased paying tribute). Treat him (Tudor) with understanding, brothers, if, because of this incident, there will be troubles for him and his retinue.│And the prince himself gave his settlers lands [along the outer side of the region] from the Volok (Vyshnii Volochok) and from the Msta. If, brothers, people do not seek guilt on my behalf and there will be an investigation, then I would be glad to send a message right away.

[Outer side] From Sava, a bow to (my) brethren and companions. The people have left me, although they were supposed to collect the rest of the tribute before autumn and send it as soon as the road was passable, and go onward. But Zaxar’ja, having sent (a man), has declared on oath: “Do not let Sava collect even a single fox-pelt from them. I myself am responsible for that.” And that is why he has not immediately afterwards settled accounts with me and has neither been with you, nor here. And therefore, I stayed on. After that, peasants came; they had got a man from Andrej (Bogoljubskij), and (his) people took away the tribute. And eight (men), who (were) under Tudor, violated (their oath of fealty). Be cautious in dealing with him, brothers, in case there is any difficulty about this there (in Novgorod) for him and his companions. [Inner side] And it was the prince himself who gave his villagers parcels of land from Volok and from the Msta River. If, brothers, the people don’t seek redress against me, and there is an investigation, I would gladly send a letter right now.