Justynian Niemirowicz Szczytt (also spelled Szczyt and Szczyth; died 1677) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), a chamberlain (podkomorzy) of Polotsk and a deputy to the sejm (parliament) of the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth.
For many years he was a servant of the magnate Sapieha family. He was vice wojewoda (vice governor) of Polotsk (probably 1666âÂÂ70) and chamberlain (podkomorzy) of Polotsk from 1673. Szczytt was a sejm deputy in 1667, 1668, 1669, 1670 and 1674.
He was also a founder of the Franciscan cloister at Prozaroki (Polish Prozoroki).
Justynian Szczytt was a member of the Szczytt family, which used JastrzÃÂbiec as its coat of arms (although according to Kasper Niesiecki, it was not JastrzÃÂbiec, but Radwan).
Justynian's great-grandfather was Mikoà Âaj Szczytt, wojski of Witebsk, who spent 15 years in captivity in Moscow. Justynian was the son of Krzysztof Szczytt, owner of Biaà Âe in Polotsk Voivodeship, and his wife Zofia Lissowski. After the death of Krzysztof Szczytt, Zofia married Józef Skinder. Justynian Szczytt had five siblings: three brothersâÂÂJan (d. between 15 October 1668 and 23 April 1672), Mikoà Âaj (wojski of Mà Âcisà Âaw, d. 1676), and AleksanderâÂÂand two sistersâÂÂAnna and Halszka.
Justynian Szczytt married Anna Joanna Tukowicz (d. 1694), daughter of Bazyli Tukowicz, in 1648. They had six sons:
Nothing is known about the date or place of Justynian Szczytt's birth, nor his education and youth.
He was a servant of the magnat Sapieha family for many years, particularly of Paweà  Jan Sapieha and his son Benedykt Paweà  Sapieha. He administered property in Czereje in their names from 1667 to 1669. By 22 June 1666, he had become Polotsk's vice-voivode (podwojewodzi, literally: under-voivode). In 1667, Szczytt was elected for the first time as a member of the sejm walny (parliament) of the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth as a representative of the Poà Âock Voivodeship. The following year he served as a member of parliament twice: first in the extraordinary parliament (sejm ekstraordynaryjny) and again in the abdication sejm after King Jan Kazimierz abdicated the throne.
Szczytt was member of parliament during the election sejm of 1669, which elevated Michaà  Korybut Wià Âniowiecki to the Polish throne. According to family tradition, Szczytt saw that people were giving new king an ordinary-looking szabla. He gave the king his own very ornamental sabre. Eventually the szabla was returned to Szczytt, and it remained a family heirloom until the 1880s.
Also in 1669, Szczytt was a member of the coronation sejm. He tried to stop the proceedings of parliament for an unknown reason on 25 October 1669, but the following day he retracted his objection on the condition that the Poà Âock Voivodeship be exempt from taxes for a period of six years.
By 29 July 1670, Kazimierz Jan Sapieha, Poà Âock's new voivode, named Szczytt the new podwojewodzi. Historians believe Sapieha did so in exchange for Szczytt's property in Lisna. Also in 1670, Szczytt was a judge of the Lithuanian Tribunal. In June 1670, on behalf of the Sapieha family, he accused Mikoà Âaj Ciechanowiecki, Marshall of the Tribunal, of several crimes, including being elected illegally. Then Szczytt left Wilno and paralysed the Tribunal for some time. Eventually, the Tribunal won the support the magnate Pac family and Szczytt was banished.
That same year, Szczytt was a member of parliament. Between 6 June and 10 August 1673 he became Polotsk's podkomorzy (chamberlain). As podkomorzy he was known from his judiciousness. He became known as sprawiedliwy Szczyt ("Justice Szczytt").
During election Sejm of 1674 he voted for Jan III Sobieski. In 1677 Szczytt brought the Franciscan Brothers to Prozaroki, where he built them a cloister and church.
Justynian Szczytt died in 1677 (although Teodor à »ychlià Âski states that Szczytt died about 1681). He was buried in the Franciscan church in Prozaroki.
Szczytt was an owner of the several villages. From his father he inherited Biaà Âe. Later he bought some more: Truchonowicz, Kozà Âów and Sà Âobódki from Jerzy Ateà Âchowski, Hubin and island on Otuà Âow's river from Jakub Iwanowicz Suprynowicz Buà ¼ycki and his wife Halsza in 1654.
Szczytt was also owner of parts of some villages. He bought part of Taboà Âki and Prozaroki from his brother-in-law Stefan Tukowicz (first in 1663, second in 1666) and part of Sanniki from Michaà  Skarà ¼yà Âski in 1674. He was also mentioned as owner of Komorowszczyzna, Oà Âoskowo and Pohoreà Âe.
Justynian Szczytt had as lien the following villages: Doroszkowice (Dorozià Âce), Babcze, Czerniewicz, Woroszki, Mamonowszczyzna, Szypià Âà Âowszczyzma, à Âwierzno and Dziernowice.
Szczytt divided his property among his sons in 1675.