Levéltári Közlemények, 78. (2007)
Levéltári Közlemények, 78. (2007) 1. - KÖZLEMÉNYEK - Gusarova, Tatâna Pavlovna: A „telhetetlen” Ebeczky. Egy 17. századi kamarai hivatalnok karrierjének története / 73–97. o.
TATJÁNA PAVLOVNA GUSZAROVA A „TELHETETLEN" EBECZKY EGY 17. SZÁZADI KAMARAI HIVATALNOK KARRIERJÉNEK TÖRTÉNETE* Péter Katalinnak szeretettel HISTORY OF THE CAREER OF A 17 T " CENTURY PUBLIC OFFICER OF THE CHAMBER: One of the white spots in the history of Hungárián public adrninistration in the 17 ,h century is the composition and careers of different strata of public officers. The Hungárián Royal Chamber, as the only central authority of the Hungárián Kingdom working on the territory of Hungary, had a determinative role in financial adrninistration. Its documents, together with those of the Court Chamber in Vienna, provide occasional opportunities of recovering the careers of certain public officers. Especially so in cases when there was an examination conducted against somebody with charges of maíadministration. The decision-making body of the Chamber was förmed by the councillors, who worked under the guidance of the president. They are the ones to be seen as the precursors to the public officers of the modern age. Their careers in the 17 th century were often launched with the help of a suitable family background, as in the case of Imre Ebeczky, the protagonist of this study. His father alsó held an important office in the Hungárián Chamber. For this gentry family of moderate estates, such an office meant an opportunity for elevation in terms of social and economic status. Imre Ebeczky ascended the social ladder rung by rung: he began as a clerk, then he was an officer of the accountancy department and later became a leader of the thirtieth customs duty (the tricesima) office in North-West Hungary. Undoubtedly he was a man of reliable professional knowledge. In this office he was exposed to great temptation: he was often blackmailed by traders, he did not render an account of the incomes in time, and may have taken part in trading (without paying the customs, of course). Since however the office rarely paid his salary, he did not manage to gather a considerable fortune, and spent the money on his living expenses. When he was finally appointed councillor, he could not avoid an official examination. However strongly he was supported by the Court Chamber in Vienna, he was prevented by Pál Pálffy, president of the Hungárián Chamber, and his councillors from taking his office. He was forced to leave the profession. Presumably he retired intő his estate and a few years later, with the support of the Pálffy family, he became an elected leader (sub-prefect) of the nobility of one of the counties. „Ami Ebeczkyt illeti, aki felől Nagyságotok tájékozódni szeretne, hogy visszahelyeztük-e állásába, számlákkal való visszaélés miatt ideiglenesen felmentettük a szolgálat alól. Nem bírjuk megállni, hogy ne csodálkozzunk azon, hogy az említett Ebeczky egyáltalán szóba kerülhet nálunk. Hiszen fenntartások nélkül sohasem nevezhetjük ki Ebeczkyt valódi és tényleges tanácsosnak, nem is annyira a számlákkal kapcsolatos tisztázatlan helyzete miatt, mivel ki sem deríthető, hogy milyen módon élt vissza, mint inkább a tulajdonságai miatt ..." — írta dühösen * A tanulmány az Orosz Állami Tudományos Alap és a Domus Hungarica Alapítvány támogatásával készült. Ezúton szeretnék köszönetet mondani Gecsényi Lajosnak, a Magyar Országos Levéltár főigazgatójának értékes tanácsaiért és az iratanyag feltárása során nyújtott segítségéért. Ugyancsak hálás vagyok Pálffy Gézának, az MTA Történettudományi Intézete tudományos főmunkatársának, aki rendelkezésemre bocsátotta az Ebeczky Mátyásra vonatkozó iratokat a bécsi ÖStA HHStA-ból. A tanulmányt oroszról fordította: SERES ATTILA. Levéltári Közlemények, 78. (2007) 1:73-97.
