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Letter from Adam Drzewski concerning the castle court circular and preservation of Lwów’s privileges

The sender refers to a castle court circular and a letter from the Lwów aldermen to the addressee. He mentions a matter concerning the privileges of the city of Lwów and asks that they be preserved; the details of the argument are difficult to read. The letter is dated at Żyrawów (place-name reading uncertain) on Christmas Day 1680. The signature is read as Adam Drzewski; the accompanying abbreviation is unclear.

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Translation / modern text

[Salutation:] Most honorable and gracious Mr. Judge, my gracious lord and friend. The sender refers to the castle court circular and a letter from the Lwów aldermen to the addressee. He writes about the need to preserve Lwów’s privileges and says he will appear at the appointed time; details of the matter and part of the sentence remain illegible. At Żyrawów [place-name uncertain], on Christmas Day, 1680. [Signature read as Adam Drzewski; abbreviation after the signature uncertain.]

Original wording — transcription

[Nagłówek:] Moc Wielce M[ości?] Panie Sędziku, a mój M[iłościwy?] Panie y Przyjacielu.\n\nPrzy Uniwersale Grodowym oddanemi listy od Ich M[iłościów] Panów Rajców Lwowskich do M[iłościwego] Dobrodzieja mego [—], aby[m] [—]. [Dalszy ciąg niepewny: wzmianka o sprawie i okolicznościach dotyczących miasta.] Zaczem lubo [—] natenczas [—] które się dawno [—] od sprawowanych, jednak in hac necessitate Miasta tego zacnego aby przy swych libertacjach cale zostawało, na ten termin nie omiesz[kam?] się stawić, [—] aby secundum [—]. [Końcowe słowa nieczytelne.]\n\nZ Żyrawowa w dzień Bożego Narodzenia Anno 1680.\n\n[Podpis:] Adam Drzewski [odczyt nazwiska niepewny], C R S Z [skrót niepewny].

Reading notes

One letter sheet with an address on the reverse/fold; no separate letters were identified in this unit. The cover gives the opening date as 25 December 1680 and notes two sheets. The letter sheet bears the date “From Żyrawów on Christmas Day, Anno 1680”; the place-name has been tentatively normalized. The sender is read from the signature as Adam Drzewski, but both the surname and the abbreviation after it require verification. The salutation contains the uncertain form “Panie Sędziku” (“Mr. Judge”). The main text remains fragmentary because the handwriting is difficult to read.
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