Jan of Czarnków

1320–1387),[1] of Nałęcz coat of arms, was a Polish chronicler, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown and Archdeacon of Gniezno.

He started his career as a diplomat in service of one of Polish bishops and later joined the Royal Chancellery.

Losing the struggle with Angevin dynasty supporters, he was exiled in 1371, but returned in 1375.

The chronicle, now devoid of beginning and end, covers the period between 1370 and 1384.

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