▁part ▁of ▁Sk arga ' s ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁the ▁Cal vin ist ▁author ▁And r zej ▁Wol an , ▁which ▁took ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁rival ▁po lem ics ▁over ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁Wol an ▁was ▁ ▁a ▁notable ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁politics — not ▁only ▁a ▁public ist , ▁but ▁a ▁royal ▁secretary , ▁diplom at ▁and ▁Se jm ▁deput y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 4 ▁Sk arga ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Jes uit ▁College ▁at ▁Krak ów . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Polish ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁of ▁Piet y , ▁a ▁pa wn bro ker ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁char ity ▁and ▁called ▁in ▁Polish ▁the ▁Bank ▁P ob o ż ny ▁( lit . ▁the ▁P ious ▁Bank ). ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁King ▁Sig ism und ▁III ▁V asa ▁established ▁the ▁new ▁post ▁of ▁court ▁pre acher , ▁and ▁Sk arga ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁priest ▁to ▁hold ▁it . ▁Sk arga ▁became ▁a ▁val ued ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁King , ▁and ▁Sig ism und ▁became ▁so ▁fond ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁priest ▁considered ▁ret irement , ▁Sig ism und ▁rejected ▁this , ▁request ing ▁that ▁he ▁remain ▁at ▁court ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁C ounter - Re formation ▁policies , ▁Sk arga ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁major ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Br est , ▁a