ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən dʒˈæn ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ ʌv ˈɑːswaɪsɪm ɐɡɹˈiːd tə sˈɛl ðə dˈʌtʃi tə ðə pˈoʊlɪʃ kɹˈaʊn, ænd ɪnðɪ ɐkˈʌmpəniɪŋ dˈɑːkjuːmənt ˈɪʃuːd ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz mˈɛnʃənd æz brzˈɛskz.
In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was mentioned as Brzescze.