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27 Jerzy Bialopiotrowicz, the last Secretary of the Grand Duchy

of Lithuania, took an active part in the Lithuanian insurrection

under Jasinski. He was judge of the state prisoners at Wilno. He

was a man highly honoured in Lithuania for his virtues and his

patriotism.

28 [According to a mythical story current in Poland, three

brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus, were the founders of the Polish,

Bohemian, and Russian nations. Compare p. 289.]

29 At Sluck there was a famous factory for making gold brocade

and massive belts, which supplied all Poland. It was perfected by

the efforts of Tyzenhaus. ["Antoni Tyzenhaus, 1733-85, first

Grand Secretary, later Under-Court-Treasurer of Lithuania, a man

who did much for the elevation of the economic condition and of

the state of education in Lithuania, for a long time an

unwavering partisan of King Stanislaw August."-Jaroszynski.

Compare p. 173.]