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Jerzy Dzieduszycki intercedes with the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, on behalf of his father's lieutenant, requesting that he be considered in the distribution of merits and rewards. He notes that he does so due to a previous promise made to the officer by the addressee.

King Sigismund II Augustus abolishes the burdensome tribute in kind of live fish, hitherto paid by the burghers of Lwów to the royal castle, replacing it with a fixed monetary fee collected from vessels containing fish brought to the city market. He orders the Starosta of Lwów and his officials to strictly observe the newly established market tax.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of King Władysław III of Varna from 1444, which mandates that the nobility and clergy sell Lviv real estate to Lviv burghers within one year. Additionally, the monarch introduces mandatory official valuation of encumbered properties by the magistrate under oath and prohibits the artificial inflation of mortgage debts beyond the estimated value.

Kazimierz Dłużewski writes to Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode of Ruthenia, about the planned election of the Chełm chamberlain. He asks that a sejmik not be convened, citing the unsuitable candidacy of the Chełm standard-bearer and the nobility’s freedom to choose. The letter was written in Lublin on 1 June; the year 1698 comes from the inventory description.

King Sigismund II Augustus establishes the order for the sale of Malmsey and Muscatel wines imported from Greece in Lviv, ordering foreign merchants to display them on market carts for four weeks before they can be stored in the cellars of townspeople. The regulation was intended to curb speculative practices by foreign traders and prevent the artificial inflation of wine prices.

Expression of gratitude for favors, mention of monetary sums; extensive postscript regarding the conduct of the eldest son, the people he brought with him, and the journey from Warsaw to Lviv.

Anna Dolska sends Jan Jabłonowski and his wife expressions of deep sympathy following the death of their son Franuś, praying for divine solace in their grief. The letter concludes with assurances of remembrance and greetings to other loved ones.

Anna Dolska congratulates her brother, Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, on his wife's safe delivery and the birth of a son, wishing him to live to see his great-grandchildren. She also grants him full power of attorney and freedom of decision regarding the property matters of the orphaned Starosta of Żydaczów, entrusting his well-being to her brother's care.

Anna Dolska informs her brother, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, about her stay at a wedding in Lviv and the good health of his wife. She inquires about the addressee's imminent arrival and announces the coming of her son, Stanisław.

Anna Dolska informs the Voivode of Ruthenia about the damages caused by regiments of foreign troops stationed on her estates and asks for help to avoid ruin. She expresses concern about the lack of consensus in the country following the issuance of universals calling the voivodeships to arms and announces her arrival in Lviv after the holidays.

Anna Dolska informs the Voivode of Ruthenia about a property settlement reached with her eldest son, the difficult circumstances of which have caused a severe decline in her health. She also inquires about the affairs of the Starosta of Żydaczów and asks for protection to be extended to the orphan of the late Mr. Szamirowski.

Anna Dolska expresses concern over the lack of news regarding the health of the Jabłonowskis and declares her readiness to arrive immediately to assist her sister-in-law during the upcoming winter childbirth. She asks the recipient to provide the expected due date so she can adjust her travel plans to Lviv.

Anna Dolska informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about her sister's reluctance to marry Mr. Szamirowski and her categorical rejection of Mr. Słomicki's courtship. She announces her arrival in Lwów for the holidays to personally handle her sister's matrimonial affairs in accordance with the addressee's wishes.

Anna Dolska asks the Voivode for help and protection in the face of the tribulations she suffers from her own son. In a postscript, she denies allegations that she agreed to her sister's marriage to Mr. Cetnar against the addressee's will.

Anna Dolska complains to the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, about the wrongs suffered at the hands of her own godless son, whom she no longer wishes to serve. She asks the addressee for protection and intervention regarding the Komarno estates.

The merchant confirms the arrival in Gdańsk of a shipment from Amsterdam containing a bed and fabric, and reports that the goods were handed over through an intermediary. He checks whether all the instructions have been carried out and reports losses of ships during severe weather.

The merchant confirms that the ordered goods have arrived in Gdańsk. He attributes the delay to severe weather and losses at sea, thanks the recipient for his confidence, and looks forward to meeting him in Warsaw during the Sejm.

The merchant reports on orders placed in Holland, thanks the recipient for a recommendation, gives prices for five kinds of grain, and warns that prices may rise further depending on supplies from Poland.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło from 1433, granting the village of Wierzbiąż in the Lviv district, along with all benefits, forests along the Dniester, and customs duties, to the canons of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter founded by him. The document guarantees the Chapter perpetual possession of these goods and the right to build dams and ponds.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves the commission act establishing the boundaries between royal villages and the estates of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter. The issuer grants perpetual legal force to the findings of the commissioners previously appointed by Sigismund I the Old.

King Sigismund II Augustus performs a transumpt of three earlier royal privileges for Lviv: Casimir the Great from 1368 (confirmed in 1389) regarding 100 Franconian hides; Władysław Jagiełło from 1415 regarding the so-called areas and Krzywylas; and Władysław of Varna regarding the management of surplus hides beyond the Brzuchowicka river. The document grants the inscribed acts full and undoubted legal force equal to the originals.

King Sigismund II Augustus, at the request of the Metropolitan Chapter of Lwów, confirms the 1396 document of Jan of Tarnów, which settled a dispute over estates in Jamne and along the Godowica River in favor of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the Lwów suburb and the village of Godowica against Dymitr Wieczerza.

Stanisław Druszkiewicz laments the lack of an audience and informs Hetman Jabłonowski of his intention to discipline his unruly son before the Warsaw Sejm. He also intercedes on behalf of Judge Jaruntowski regarding the reduction of tax burdens in an impoverished royal leasehold.

Stanisław Druszkiewicz congratulates the Voivode of Ruthenia on assuming his new office and inquires about the successful birth of his offspring. He also expresses regret that his son has separated from the magnate in Kraków and renews his request to look after the young man.

Stanisław Druszkiewicz, Castellan of Chełm, asks Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, Voivode of Ruthenia, not to abandon the young man and requests consent for his travel abroad to learn a foreign language. He also asks for a response to the presented desiderium.

Grieving Elżbieta Drużkiewiczowa thanks Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski for showing support and taking her younger son under his care. She assures him that she has instructed her descendant to serve the Voivode faithfully and commends herself to his further remembrance.

Lviv Archbishop Feliks Ligęza confirms the privilege of King Sigismund II Augustus from 1550, granting the mansionaries of the Lviv Cathedral a garden with a house and a meadow in Lviv. Despite the opposition of Lviv councilor Maciej Hidek, the hierarch incorporates these goods into ecclesiastical jurisdiction and immunity.

King Sigismund II Augustus settles an appellate dispute between the heirs of Marcin Hanel and the authorities of the city of Lwów, based on ancient royal privileges and witness testimonies. The document definitively confirms that the villages of Hołosko Wielkie and Brzuchowice lie within the city limits and are forever subject to the jurisdiction of the Lwów authorities.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the previous privileges of kings Alexander and Sigismund I, exempting Lviv burghers of all rites from customs duties throughout the state. He orders officials and tax collectors to strictly observe this immunity under penalty of statutory sanctions.

King Sigismund II Augustus resolves a dispute between Andrzej Gembicki and the reeve and benchers of Lwów, confirming the principle that files of appeal cases must be sent to the royal court or the higher Magdeburg law court at the Wawel Castle in Kraków exclusively in sealed scrolls by a court messenger. Consequently, the monarch releases the municipal authorities of Lwów from the allegations and claims of the plaintiff, who demanded that the procedural documentation be handed over to him personally.

Dumont informs the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, that the Queen will send him a letter and the requested items via the next post. On this occasion, the author sends the recipient New Year's wishes and expressions of respect.

Dupont writes to Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski concerning financial settlements due to him from Paris and Amsterdam, agreeing to waive a portion of the sum and interest. He also asks the Voivode for protection in recovering a debt from Colonel Saubroy, citing Jabłonowski's previous assurances.

Dupré thanks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for letters of recommendation to Mrs. Zamoyska, who, however, had previously left the decision regarding the hiring of a servant to her sons. The author of the letter asks for continued patronage and expresses hope for being accepted into service in the future.

Colonel Ebresel confirms the receipt of funds and the execution of secret orders at the Bila Tserkva fortress, and announces solemn celebrations for the monarch's coronation. He also asks the voivode how to send the files of the completed investigation.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves a transumed document of the Lviv city council from 1529 containing the statute and master articles of the combined guild of blacksmiths, locksmiths, swordsmiths, coppersmiths, armorers, and needle makers. The monarch grants legal force to the guild's provisions at the request of the guild elders and brothers.

King Sigismund II Augustus decrees that all property owners in Lviv and those conducting commercial activities there are subject to the jurisdiction of the magistrate and the obligation to pay municipal taxes, regardless of their social status. The document abolishes all exemptions, immunities, and servitorates, authorizing city authorities to enforce municipal duties equally upon all residents.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms and transumes four privileges granted by kings Casimir Jagiellon and Sigismund I to the shoemakers' guild of the city of Lwów. These concern the limitation of the number of shoemakers in the castle suburb to two masters, the prohibition of practicing the shoemaking craft in noble manors outside the city walls, the rules for the sale of hides by tanners, and the prohibition of purchasing hides before the city gates.

King Sigismund II Augustus, at the general sejm in Kraków, approves a document from the Lwów assessors dated 1554, certifying the sale of a hide of arable land with meadows and thickets in the village of Kleparów to the peasant Grzegorz Sołtys by Stanisław Kmitowicz and Barbara and Katarzyna Kmitówna. The issued diploma ensures the buyer and his heirs perpetual and inviolable ownership rights to the acquired land.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms to Jan Krowicki and the inhabitants of the jurisdiction of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the suburbs of Lwów the ancient privileges of kings and officials regarding Armenian law and exemptions from castle burdens. Furthermore, the monarch permits the local Armenian craftsmen to freely practice all crafts according to ancient custom.

King Sigismund Augustus adjudicates the ownership of the Brzuchowice estate, including the mill, to the city of Lwów and confirms municipal jurisdiction over the villages of Brzuchowice and Hołosko. He ensures the successors of Marcin Hanel the right to collect income from the Hołosko estate, while maintaining traditional labor services (szarwarki) owed to the city.

Jardin congratulates Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski on his appointment as Voivode of Ruthenia and sends him a gift of game. He also requests his patronage in securing a canonry in Lviv should one become vacant.

The document establishes the detailed course of boundaries and the construction of boundary mounds between the Franciscan-owned village of Kozielniki and the municipal lands of Lwów, as well as the villages of Sichów and Zubrza, putting an end to previous disputes and injuries. Furthermore, it confirms the right granted to the convent by the municipal authorities for limited logging for firewood and cattle grazing on municipal lands, provided that good relations with the city are maintained.

The Voivode of Kraków, Wacław Rzewuski, recommends Warsaw merchants Feliks Salvator and Reisner to the authorities of Lviv, as they are seeking permission to organize carnival redoubts. He assures that they will purchase all supplies locally and that the venture will attract numerous nobility to the city, bringing significant profits to Lviv.

King Sigismund Augustus grants the inhabitants of the village of Krotoszyn, belonging to the Dominican convent in Lviv, the perpetual right to collect dry and fallen wood for fuel in the royal forest of Derewacz. He simultaneously orders the Starosta of Lviv, Piotr Barzy, and his successors not to infringe upon this right.

M. Jaworski informs Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski about the robberies and burdensome demands imposed on the Chełm Land by German troops and artillery. Forced to turn back from his journey, he asks the Hetman for protection for himself, his subordinates, and his banners.

Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski informs the Castellan of Bełz, Aleksander Kuropatnicki, about preparations for the sejmik, his intention to arrive in Lviv, and the tensions surrounding the formed military union. He also mentions the actions of the Bishop of Chełm and the movements of local officials.

King Sigismund II Augustus orders all Armenians residing in Lviv to unconditionally submit to Armenian law and jurisdiction and to bear municipal burdens equally. The document invalidates all existing and future letters exempting them from this jurisdiction.

King Sigismund II Augustus resolves a dispute between Lublin councilor Maciej Kasprowicz and the municipal authorities of Lwów, upholding the privileges of the citizens of Lwów to be judged exclusively within the borders of the Crown. The monarch rules that in cases subject to Magdeburg law, a summons 'by one edict for three' does not constitute a peremptory term, but merely a first ordinary summons to court.

Andrzej Żydowski informs the Voivode of Ruthenia about the disruption of the sejmik by the party unable to maintain the previous parliamentary resolutions. The author anticipates the convocation of another assembly and requests further, more detailed instructions.

The document resolves a jurisdictional dispute between the authorities of Lviv and the Armenian community, defining the scope of competence of the municipal court and the Armenian court in criminal and property cases. The King confirms the right of the Armenians to elect twelve seniors to adjudicate in rotation with the wójt (advocatus) and regulates issues of municipal order and the taking of oaths.