The Zamoyskis is the Polish magnate
family of the arms "Elita". The arms "Elita" looks like three gold
spears in a red field which are put in a form 
of a star; the middle point is
turned downwards, side points are turned upwards. In 1331 that coat of arms was granted to
the knight Florian Shariy considered to be the founder of the family of Zamoyski. The most
famous representative of the family was the chancellor and the great crown hetman Jan
Zamoyskiy (1541-1605). In 1558 he traveled to Europe and studied in Paris and Padua. When
he came back to Poland he became responsible for the crown archives. He belonged to
"French" party, was the supporter of Henry Valua on the Polish throne. Later on
he did all he could to make Stephan Batoriy the king of Rich Pospolita in 1576. Jan
Zamoyskiy had qualities of a statesman and a military leader. In 90-s of the XVIth century
he won several battles with tatars at the borders of Bratslav province. In 1600 he helped
the Moldavian economic throne to remove to
the family of Mogila - the allies of Rich Pospolita. In 1595 Zamoyskiy together with
Stanislav Zholkevskiy fought against Cossacks, headed by Severin Nalivayko. In 1579 Jan
Zamoyskiy got privilege on Shargorod and he built a fortress there. Thus, that small town
became stronghold. After that Shargorod
began to play an important role in the history of Middle Ages in Bratslavshchina. The
business of that hetman and chancellor was continued by his son - Tomash Zamoyskiy
(1594-1638). Tomash Zaslavskiy was a well-educated person of his times. He visited France,
Holland, England, Italy and wrote a treatise on fortification. In 1618 he became a
governor of Podillia and fought as a governor against turkish-tatar forces of
Kantemir-Murza and Davlet-Girey. In 1619 Tomash Zamoyskiy signed the famous Rastavitskiy
agreement with Cossacks. That branch of the family ended with the son of Tadeush-Jan
Zamoyskiy. That was in the second half of the XVIIth century.
