„Popierinė“ valstybė: XVI a. pirmosios pusės Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės valdžios mikrofizika (vieno atvejo tyrimas)

Abstract

The “Paper” State: Microphysics of the Government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the First Half of the 16th Century (Case Study) Abstract. This article presents an analysis of the long legal battle (1533–1546–1549) waged by the Pasvalys church parish priest Erazmas, son of Eustachijus (†1545/1546), over the allocation of four vacant plots of land to the Pasvalys church’s jurisdiction. Suspicions over the falsification of documents are proven. Attention is given to the legal culture environment existing in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and how justice was executed. Both the favourable and unfavourable elements of legal culture are distinguished. Keywords: Pasvalys parish priests, Erazmas, son of Eustachijus, falsification, Upytė rural district, legal culture.