Adam Yakubovich from Kotra

Not of noble origin (honorabilis), called himself Litvin, was fluent in Russian writing.

His father Yakub was a clerk of the office of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , mentioned in 1449 - 1466 .

Adam received his primary education at Vilna Cathedral School.

He studied at the University of Cracow for more than ten years ( 1478 - 1489 ) at the expense of Prince Andrei Svirsky.

In 1482 he became a bachelor, in 1488 - a master. In the winter of the 1488/1489 academic year he studied Horace .

After returning to Vilna, he worked in 1492 in the office as a clerk (notary).

In 1494 , he twice participated in embassies in Moscow on the preservation of the Orthodox faith of Elena Ivanovna , the future wife of Grand Duke Alexander Yagellonchik .

In 1496 , Mr .. participated in the embassy in Krakow in the matter of property support of Prince Sigismund Kazimirovich.

In Piotrków, during the Polish-Lithuanian Union, he prepared the Union Act 1499 (Latin version), which contains the following postscript: "Adam Yakubovich wrote from Kotra . "

On a book from his private library “Majus, De priscorum verborum proprietate” (Tarvisiae 1477 ), he left two entries: “ Certe sum Ade Lithuani ” and “ Book of Adamov Yakubovich from Kotra, from Lithuania from Gorodenskoye volost, brother Zbroshkova, he overlapped with science before Krakow was painful for ten years, from childhood, at school, the Vilnian affection was boasted, heavenly prince Jendri, nowhere canon and bush bush of the church of St. Vilnius Stanislav "(Prince Andrei Svirsky ).

For diligent service he received from the Grand Duke the estate of Kotra in the Grodno region in a lifetime possession. His brother Zbroshka Yakubovich was managing the estate.

Since 1503 , in the church of the town of Krasnoe ( Molodechno district ).

In 1505, Grand Duke Alexander endowed Adam Yakubovich as Canon of Sandomierz (Poland). However, Adam remained in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , took part as a secretary in 1505 in the work of the commission on regulating the Lithuanian-Livonian border.

Since 1506 - rector of the church in Semelishki.

Under Sigismund I the Old, in 1508 he was appointed Vilnius Canon. In 1510 it is referred to as " venerabilis Adam Jakubowicz de Kotra, Vilnensis et Sandomir eccl. Canonikus ". Since 1514 - official Vilensky. The last time in the Vilnius chapter was the last time was 21.12. 1516 .

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