ɪɾ ɪz lˈɪstᵻd æz ɐ pəzˈɛʃən ʌvðə pˈoʊlɪʃ ˌɑːɹtʃdɪoʊsˈiːz ʌv nˈiːznoʊ ɪn æn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ dˈiːd ˈɪʃuːd baɪ pˈoʊp ˈeɪdɹiən ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ, ɪɾ ɪz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈɛnʃənd ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈætɪn nˈeɪm mɪlˈɪsiəm ɪn ɐ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn dˈɑːkjuːmənt baɪ dˈuːk pˌiːˈɑːɹzˈɛmɪsəl aɪ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈoʊlənd.
It is listed as a possession of the Polish Archdiocese of Gniezno in an 1154 deed issued by Pope Adrian IV, it is later also mentioned under the Latin name Milicium in a 1249 document by Duke Przemysł I of Greater Poland.