Święcenia duchowieństwa przez biskupa włocławskiego Macieja Drzewickiego w latach 1516-1529

The study contains an analysis of the lists of the ordained priests from the book of duties of Ordinary Maciej Drzewicki,  (Diocesan Archive in Włocławek, Ref. ABKP 2 [19]). The lists from the years 1516-1529 contain a total of 300 seminarians, who were ordained an acolyte, a sub-deacon, a deacon and a presbyter. They were ordained by a bishop (in one case also by a suffragan). The entries include the  personal data of the ordained (their names, nicknames and the place of their origin), and as for sub-deacons, deacons and presbyters, also on what grounds they were ordained. Under the rule of Bishop Maciej Drzewicki in Włocławek ordination took place mostly in the Cathedral in Włocławek during the Easter season (mainly on Great Saturday). Among those ordained was a large group of candidates from outside the Bishopric of Włocławek – those were people with benefices in this diocese or the ones presented for ordination by the local clergy. The vast majority of the candidates for higher ordination (subdiaconate, diaconate and presbyterate) were recommended by prelates or canons of the local chapters, nobility or city councils of the cities in Kujawy and Pomerania. This article also contains the source edition of the analyzed material.