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Bishop of Kamianets Franciszek Antoni Kobielski declares his support for the Lviv Magistrate in defending municipal rights and privileges, announcing his intervention after the July chapter. He advises the city authorities to obtain favorable decrees regarding noble jurisdictions and to draw upon solutions secured by the great Prussian cities.

Łukasz Lebedowicz sends the Starosta Franciszek Głogowski an official copy of a court report, noting that it can be transcribed from an extract. He also informs him of Mr. Antoni's interest in the disputed contract and the protest filed to challenge its validity.

Bogusław Leszczyński agrees to the request of the Lwów authorities to lease the municipal excise duty and urges them to quickly send a representative with an advance payment to the King's side in order to conclude the contract. He points out the competition from other bidders and suggests a secure transfer of funds via Wrocław.

Antonio, son of Nicola de Quando, sells a plot of arable land in Santo Stefano to Giacomo Glerius to cover a debt of 200 lire. The agreement provides for a six-year redemption period for the property, conditional upon the regular payment of an annual rent.

Pope Urban VIII absolves the Kraków presbyter Andrzej Śrzedziński from all potential ecclesiastical censures and penalties. This clause is intended to guarantee the full canonical validity of his simultaneous nomination as Bishop of Nicopolis.

King John II Casimir confirms the statute of the Lviv guild of needle-makers and cutlers, granted and sealed by the city council of Lviv in 1649. The privilege contains articles regulating the organization of the brotherhood, the election of guild masters, the rights of masters, and the rules for training journeymen and apprentices.

Antoni Marciszowski, Rector of the Krakow Academy, recalls the bachelor Leydman from Lviv, who had fallen into conflict with the archbishop, and asks the Lviv magistrate to make a decision regarding the appointment of a rector for the cathedral school. He also expresses gratitude for the support in a legal case and mentions the Apostolic Nuncio's plans to reissue the works of the Lviv native Szymon Szymonowic.

In recognition of the loyalty and sacrifices of Lwów during the wars, King John II Casimir equalizes the city and its citizens with Kraków and Wilno in terms of rights, liberties, and noble privileges. The burghers of Lwów are granted the right to participate in royal elections, attend the Sejm, and freely acquire and possess landed estates.

Bishop of Przemyśl Antoni Winnicki erects and approves a youth (bachelor) brotherhood at the Church of St. Nicholas in Stary Sambor. The document commands the members of the brotherhood to remain in Christian love, piety, and obedience to church authority under penalty of excommunication.

Franciszek Mainone intervenes with the Lwów magistrate against the curators of the estate of the late Maciej Franchi, accusing them of bias in favor of Doctor Franchi and of harming the widowed daughter and the creditors. He demands the transfer of the estate to his son-in-law as the legal guardian and the release of commission goods belonging to the Dresden jeweler Weyser.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Tarnowski, at the request of the local parish priest, erects and approves the Confraternity of the Most Holy Body of Christ at the parish church in Komarno. The document defines papal indulgences as well as the statutes and duties of the confraternity members, modeled on Roman and Lviv rules.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Tarnowski approves the foundational endowments of brothers Marcin and Maciej Rzechowski and solemnly erects and endows a prebend at the church and hospital of St. Barbara in the suburbs of Rohatyn. The document details the liturgical duties of the prebendary, the management of the poor funds, and the right of patronage belonging to the founders, their Catholic successors in the Kutcze estate, and the Rohatyn magistrate.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms the document of King John II Casimir approving the donation of a farmstead in the Lviv suburb of Podzamcze, made by the burgher Szymon Onufryjewicz. This endowment was intended for the construction of an Eastern Rite church and monastery of St. John the Evangelist, along with a printing house.

The Bishop of Poznań and Grand Chancellor of the Crown, Andrzej Młodziejowski, recommends to the Lviv magistrate the elders of the bakers' guild, who have obtained confirmation of their ancient privileges from the King. He appeals to the municipal authorities to observe these rights and ensure they are respected by others as well.

The document commemorates the restoration of a tin weather vane in the shape of a lion, the city's coat of arms, to the tower of the Lwów town hall after it was knocked down during a storm in the period of wartime turmoil. It outlines the dramatic sieges and disasters of Lwów, offers thanksgiving for salvation, and provides a detailed list of the city's authorities, guilds, and clergy at the time.

The Castellan of Lwów, Antoni Morski, thanks the mayor and the city council of Lwów for the greetings sent on the occasion of the past holidays. He sends reciprocal wishes for prosperity for Lwów and good health and long life for the recipients.

Castellan of Lviv Antoni Morski thanks the mayor, councilors, and the entire magistrate of Lviv for their remembrance and kind words. In response, he offers the city authorities heartfelt wishes for health, God's graces, and all prosperity for the coming New Year.

The Castellan of Lwów, Antoni Morski, thanks the authorities of Lwów for their remembrance and wishes on the occasion of the New Year. In response, he offers wishes for God's blessing, health, and prosperity for the entire city and all members of the magistrate.

The Castellan of Lviv, Antoni Morski, thanks the municipal authorities of Lviv for the greetings sent and reciprocates with New Year's wishes. He wishes the councilors, the city, and the entire Fatherland prosperity, God's gifts, and good health.

The Castellan of Lviv, Antoni Morski, thanks the councilors and mayors of Lviv for the greetings sent on the occasion of the upcoming New Year. In his response, he assures them of his unwavering friendship and reciprocates with wishes for all prosperity.

King John III Sobieski preserves and strengthens the rights of Iwan and Maksym Szurmin, Iwan Paszenicowy, and Iwan Borkowy to the wybraniecki hide in the village of Hubicze in the Drohobycz starosta district. The document exempts them from burdensome duties, while imposing the obligation to provide and equip one soldier for the wybraniecka infantry.

King John III Sobieski appoints the Lwów burgher Albert Mielczewski as Royal Typographer, granting him the right to operate a printing house and freely sell Latin and Ruthenian books throughout the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The document grants him privileges equal to those of printers in Kraków, Vilnius, and Gdańsk, and further exempts his printing house from municipal taxes and his home from military quartering.

The document confirms the affiliation of the Lviv Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity with the Roman Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Trinity of Pilgrims and Convalescents, and grants it the associated papal indulgences and privileges. The validity of the aggregation is conditional upon the adoption of a red habit, the performance of specific works of mercy, and the addition of the Archconfraternity's title to the confraternity's name.

The municipal authorities of Lviv, the clergy, and the chapter draft a commemorative memorial documenting the war disasters, fires, plagues, and storms that plagued the city between 1672 and 1708. The document certifies the thorough renovation of the town hall tower's spire and the lion figure, carried out under the direction of councilor Tomasz Gordon, and includes a list of officials of the time and a prayer for the salvation of Lviv.

Archbishop Jan Skarbek approves the endowment of 6,000 Polish zlotys on the Miłoszewice estate, made by cup-bearer Stanisław Wieniawski for the foundation of Fr. Antoni Gomoliński, and erects a new supernumerary canonry at the Lviv Cathedral. He further establishes patronage rights for the founder, and after his death, alternating between the archbishops and the chapter, with priority for members of the Gomoliński family.

The document confirms the conferral of a doctorate in philosophy and medicine upon the Polish nobleman Jan Stetkiewicz by the Grand Chancellor of the University of Bologna, Alexander Formaliari, following a successful rigorous examination and the profession of faith. It grants the candidate full rights to teach, practice medicine, and use the doctoral title, and describes the ceremony of conferring academic insignia.

The Lwów city council, having approved the accounts of the Holy Spirit Hospital administration managed by the late councilor Jan Meconi and in recognition of the significant personal funds he contributed, establishes two perpetual anniversary memorial services for the repose of his soul, obliging the hospital provisors to ensure their regular performance.

King Augustus III confirms the ancient privileges and immunities of the Shooting Brotherhood of the city of Lwów, granted and confirmed by his predecessors: Sigismund Augustus, Henry Valois, Sigismund III, John Casimir, Michael Korybut, John III Sobieski, and Augustus II. The confirmation includes, among others, the collection of a fee called 'szpaszne', a share in customs revenues, tax privileges and exemptions for the Shooting King, the order of shooting exercises, and the return of the occupied shooting range (celstat).

Pope Benedict XIV grants Józef Dąbrowski a provision for a vacant canonry and prebend in Lviv. The document confirms the entrustment of the benefice, taking into account the virtues and merits of the nominee.

Pope Benedict XIV instructs apostolic commissioners to induct Jan Alojzy of Witold Aleksandrowicz into possession of the chancellery and canonry of the Lviv cathedral. He orders that the new chancellor be ensured the receipt of all revenues pertaining to the dignity and that any unlawful holders be removed.

Lviv wójt (reeve) Wojciech Pedianus thanks the city scribe Andrzej Mądrowicz for his New Year's greetings and comments on political unrest and current municipal affairs. He also entrusts him with the delivery of correspondence to Father Antoni and requests contact with the Starosta of Śniatyn, Mikołaj Jazłowiecki.

King Augustus III confirms and renews all municipal rights, trade liberties, immunities, and privileges of the town of Kamionka Strumiłowa, transuming and approving previous grants by Polish kings from Sigismund I to John III Sobieski.

Auditor of the Apostolic Chamber Jan Konstanty Caracciolo settles a dispute between Lviv religious orders and the metropolitan chapter, ordering the maintenance and enforcement of the charitable subsidy established by the Warsaw Treaty of 1717. The judgment orders the collection of contribution installments unpaid since April 1, 1743.

Apostolic Auditor Nicolaus Serra orders the actuary and archivist of the Lviv Curia to unconditionally release the sealed trial records concerning the dispute between the Lviv magistrate and the Metropolitan Chapter. He sets a final four-day deadline for the delivery of the documents under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions or the requirement to appear personally in Rome.

Cardinal Ferdinando Maria de Rossi authorizes the city of Lviv to pursue its rights before the Sacred Congregation of the Council regarding a dispute over a rescript from May 1762. At the same time, he orders a stay on the removal of the image of the Mother of God from the Domagalicz chapel and the suspension of the demolition of the chapel itself.

Nicolaus Serra orders the fiscal promoter of the Archbishop of Lviv to cease violating the rights of the Lviv magistrate to manage St. Anthony's Hospital and to observe the 1514 agreement under penalty of fines, excommunication, and summons to Rome. He issues an inhibition against further slander and orders the Lviv consistory to release relevant documents to the city's defenders.

Rector of the Krakow University, Bazyli Płaszczewski, informs the authorities of Lviv about the appointment of Antoni Torczyński as the director of the local academic colony. He explains that sending the candidate was delayed due to the plague in Lviv and expresses gratitude for the councilors' constant kindness towards the Krakow university.

The document of King Stanisław August Poniatowski approves the separation of Lwów clockmakers from the locksmiths' guild and grants them the status of a separate guild. The transumed municipal statute regulates in seventeen articles the issues of apprentices' terms, journeymen's travels, the execution of masterpieces, guild fees, and the suppression of unauthorized craftsmen (partacze).

King Stanisław August Poniatowski confirms the 1602 privilege of Sigismund III Vasa, which approved the statute granted to the Lwów masons' and stonemasons' guild by the city council in 1582, along with articles regulating the organization of journeymen and the admission of craftsmen.

Syndic Antoni Podhajecki reports on his arrival in Warsaw, the delivery of documents to attorney Hosiewicz, and an audience with the Grand Chancellor of the Crown regarding ongoing Lviv lawsuits. He also complains about handling numerous cases alone and requests financial support due to the high cost of living in the capital.

Antoni Podhajecki informs the addressee that due to protracted municipal matters, he must extend his stay in Warsaw. He requests the issuance of a summons for the commandant and the sending of additional documents concerning municipal treasury funds, noting that he has provided details in a letter to the scribe Kupiński.

Antoni Podhajecki informs the Lviv authorities about the progress of matters in the Treasury Commission and a decree of the Military Commission concerning the quartering of soldiers within the city. He also presents a breakdown of his expenses during his stay in Warsaw and requests an increase in funds for further expenditures.

Antoni Podhajecki informs the Lwów authorities about his efforts at the Treasury Commission in Warsaw concerning complaints against officials and the case of local butchers. He presents the content of the issued verdict regulating the collection of cattle slaughter fees and announces his imminent return to the city.

Antoni Podhajecki reports on the proceedings before the Treasury Commission in Warsaw concerning Lviv's tolls and complaints against foreign merchants supported by tax officials. He informs about the submission of privileges, settlement talks with Mr. Skirmunt, and his intention to leave the capital soon.

Antoni Podhajecki informs the Lviv authorities about submitting a memorial to the King and gaining royal protection for the city, while thanking them for the funds sent to Warsaw. He also expresses hope for a swift resolution of city matters before the Military Commission.

Lwów syndic Antoni Podhajecki presents the Lwów authorities with a detailed account of expenses incurred during an official trip to Warsaw, including clerical costs, court fees, transport, and per diems. He compares the municipal funds received with the expenditures made, showing a small remaining balance.

The rector of the academic colony in Lviv thanks the municipal authorities for their care of the school and requests funding for the renovation of a room on the first floor. He points out that due to overcrowding, there is a lack of space for learning, and a new room will allow for the proper education of the sons of Lviv burghers.

The Marshal of the Nobility and district deputies of the Volhynian Governorate confirm the nobility of Józef, Bartłomiej, and Michał Zbrożek, as well as the sons of Józef, of the Rola coat of arms. The document certifies the entry of the family into the sixth part of the genealogical book of the Volhynian nobility by virtue of the privilege of Empress Catherine II of 1785.

Pope Pius IX orders the appointed apostolic commissioners to solemnly induct Karol Mosing into the dignity of provost of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter of the Latin Rite after receiving the prescribed oath of fidelity. The document mandates the transfer of all rights, jurisdiction, and beneficial income pertaining to this dignity to the nominee, under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions against those who resist.

Antoni Potocki asks Colonel Korytowski to refrain from stationing Crown troops within the starosta's jurisdiction in Lviv. He refers to the decision of the Hetman conveyed through Starosta Branicki.