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Letter to the authorities of Lviv concerning merchants from Zamość

The sender addresses Lviv's authorities about merchants from Zamość passing through the city and the goods they carry. He asks that their passage and trade not be obstructed and that their privileges be respected. Some legal details are difficult to read.

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Translation / modern text

The letter concerns merchants from Zamość travelling through Lviv and the goods they carry. The sender asks the city authorities not to obstruct their passage or trade and to respect their rights. Parts of the legal argument cannot be read confidently. No date was established from the document itself.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 2, adresatyw:] „Spectabiles et Famati Dni Consules et Quadraginta Viri Civitatis Leopoliensis Amici Charissimi”. [Odczyt częściowy:] „Nie rozumiem … tego, abyście … teraz kupcom moim Zamoyskim przejeżdżającym Lwów …”; dalej wzmianki o kupcach i towarach przewożonych przez miasto oraz o prawach/warunkach, których należy przestrzegać. Niepewnych zdań nie rekonstruowano. [Podpis:] niewyraźny, prawdopodobnie Zamoyski. [Data:] brak pewnego datownika; przy dolnej krawędzi widnieje liczba „1686”, ale jej funkcji nie da się potwierdzić. [PDF s. 3, karta adresowa:] do prokonsula, konsulów i czterdziestu przedstawicieli Lwowa; widoczna pieczęć.

Reading notes

Page 1 is the archival wrapper/description and is not used to date the letter. Page 3 is the address sheet for the letter on p. 2, not a separate document. The number “1686” was not treated as a complete date.
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