Pogrzeb szlachetnego Kaspra Wyleżyńskiego w Wieluniu w 1651 roku

The article concerns the documentation of the costs of the funeral of Kasper Wyleżyński, preserved in the court archives of the Sieradz province. The nobleman, who died in Wieluń, lived out his days there, attended only by his housekeeper, maids and a farmhand. His family, originating from Great Poland, belonged to the middle class of the nobility and never aspired to higher offices than that of a parliament member. The document, published in the appendix to the article, contains information on the quality and prices of the goods purchased in connection with the funeral, on the cost of materials and services necessary to perform the funeral, on donations and alms for Church institutions and on the funeral ceremony itself.