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Tomasz Misiewski of Śmiłowa Wola demands a response from the Lviv Magistrate regarding the inheritance of his wife's late aunt, Mrs. Szomerowa. He emphasizes his wife's legal priority to the estate and warns the city authorities of the consequences of further ignoring his correspondence.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms the right of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter to collect four wagons of salt from the Drohobycz salt mines, originally granted by Władysław Jagiełło and confirmed by King Alexander.

Atanazy Miączyński intercedes with the Proconsul and Consuls of Lviv on behalf of Mr. Ławryszowicz, citing his merits and royal rescripts. He requests that his rights to his residence be respected at least until the next Sejm.

The Starosta of Lutsk, Atanazy Miączyński, intervenes with the Mayor and Councilors of Lviv regarding the protracted lawsuit of the widow of Złotorowicz, about which her brother had complained to the King. He demands an explanation for the delay and a swift, fair conclusion to the case without the need to involve the monarch.

The Starosta of Łuck, Atanazy Miączyński, addresses the Voivode of Volhynia, Jan Jabłonowski, as his primary patron with a humble request for intercession with the dignitary of Kraków. He explains his distress regarding financial matters and refers to the oral report of the sent cup-bearer for further details.

Anastazy Miączyński informs the Voivode of Volhynia, Jan Jabłonowski, that the bearer of the letter will provide him with a detailed account of the sejmik proceedings in person. He also assures the recipient of his lifelong loyalty and asks for his continued favor.

Anastazy Miączyński, Voivode of Volhynia, assures Jan Jaśkiewicz of the steps taken with the Treasurer and the Burggrave of Lutsk to defend his position as superintendent against the machinations of Mr. Zahorowski. He also requests the submission of accounts regarding customs duties and due refunds.

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.

Crown Deputy Chancellor Andrzej Stanisław Młodziejowski thanks the authorities of the city of Lviv for the holiday and New Year's greetings sent. In response, he offers the magistrate and all residents mutual wishes for prosperity in the New Year.

Bishop Andrzej Młodziejowski sends the Lwów Magistrate a copy of a letter from the Starosta of Lwów. He urges the municipal authorities to respect the Starosta and to act in a conciliatory manner in border disputes between the city and the castle jurisdiction.

Bishop of Przemyśl and Deputy Chancellor of the Crown, Andrzej Młodziejowski, orders the Lviv Magistrate to enforce the decree of the Assessorial Courts and restore Zofia Majewska to the possession of a portion of the Filipowicz estate. He emphasizes that removing her in favor of creditors who have not legally proven their claims undermines the authority of the royal verdict.

The Bishop of Poznań and Grand Chancellor of the Crown, Andrzej Młodziejowski, thanks the authorities of the city of Lviv for the New Year's greetings sent. He reciprocates with wishes for divine protection, comfort, and prosperity for all citizens in these difficult times.

The Bishop of Poznań and Grand Chancellor of the Crown, Andrzej Młodziejowski, commends to the Lviv Magistrate the case of the poor baker Józef Lybenyk, pending against the Żydaczów sub-delegate Łosiewski. He calls upon the municipal authorities to administer justice promptly and impartially.

Bishop Andrzej Młodziejowski informs the Lviv magistrate of his intervention with the Jesuit rector regarding the punishment of a rhetoric professor for the harm caused to Nikorowicz's son. He also reiterates the order to resolve the property dispute between Tadeusz Kostewicz and Jan Kuczyński as soon as possible.

Andrzej Młodziejowski, Bishop of Poznań and Grand Chancellor of the Crown, recommends Mr. Bartkowski to the Lwów Magistrate. He requests that he be granted priority in leasing the disputed municipal lands, should they be awarded to the Lwów economy.

Andrzej Młodziejowski, Bishop of Poznań and Grand Chancellor of the Crown, thanks the Lwów magistrate for the Christmas greetings sent. He reciprocates, wishing the councilors and the entire city prosperity and all kinds of goods in the newly begun year.

Bishop and Grand Chancellor of the Crown Andrzej Młodziejowski admonishes the Lviv magistrate for imposing a new, extraordinary levy on the Jews of Lviv, contrary to their existing burdens. He calls on the city authorities to exercise moderation and justice, and advises them to reach an agreement with the Starosta, pointing to the strong protection enjoyed by the Jewish community.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms five previous royal privileges (including those of John Casimir, Henry of Valois, and Sigismund III) for the Shooting (Kurkowe) Brotherhood in Lwów. These documents guarantee the brotherhood, among other things, the collection of a fee called "spaszne" from driven cattle, income from the Samostrzelnicza Tower, land in the Halicki suburb for a shooting range, and tax exemptions.

Lviv Starosta Jan Mniszek informs the Lviv councilors that he is postponing the consideration of their complaints against the burgrave until his return from Warsaw. At the same time, he assures the magistrate of his support for the city's candidate for translator and his respect for the city's traditional rights in this regard.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, at the request of the seniors of the Armenian nation, confirms the 1661 privilege of John II Casimir, which equated the city of Lwów and its citizens of Roman Catholic, Armenian, and Greek rites in rights and prerogatives with Kraków and Wilno. The burghers of Lwów obtain and retain noble rights, including the right to participate in royal elections, acquire landed estates, and parliamentary representation.

Józef Mniszek, Starosta of Sanok, declares his obedience to the orders of the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, and addresses the issue of the publication and the date of the sejmik universal. He concludes the correspondence with expressions of respect and brotherly kindness.

Archbishop of Lviv Wojciech Koryciński approves and erects the foundation of the chancellorship and the Giedziński canonry at the Lviv Cathedral, established by Suffragan Jerzy Giedziński. The benefice was endowed with an annual rent secured on the estates of Bolechów, Zawadka, and other properties of the founder.

Colonel Andrzej Modrzewski assures the authorities of Lwów that the Voivode of Kraków has ordered his Wallachian banner to leave the suburbs, as he does not intend to seek justice at the expense of poor inhabitants. He also explains that the matter of the dispute and insults from the Starosta of Lwów and Mr. Samocki has been referred to a royal commission for resolution.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki approves the consent of the Lwów Starosta, Jan Mniszek, which regulates the status of non-guild shoemakers (partacze) within the castle jurisdiction and their affiliation with the municipal shoemakers' guild. The document authorizes the confiscation of non-guild products, mandates the sale of footwear exclusively in municipal stalls, and establishes the conditions for admitting craftsmen into the guild.

François Mollo sends Prince Konstanty Sobieski expressions of deep sorrow and sympathy regarding the death of King John III. He assures him of his unwavering loyalty to the Sobieski family, sends a report published in the attached newspaper, and requests continued patronage.

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.

Konstancja Mądrawiczówna recounts in detail the history of legal disputes and favorable royal decrees guaranteeing the Dominican nuns' rights to the Kampian family property. She demands that the addressee promptly settle the damages on the disputed lands under threat of filing an official protest.

King John III Sobieski confirms the privilege of Sigismund Augustus from 1572 (transumed by kings John Casimir and Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki), which equalized the Greek Rite burghers and suburbanites of Lviv with Roman Catholic burghers in terms of municipal, guild, and commercial rights. The document guarantees them, among other things, access to municipal offices, freedom of trade and crafts, and the right to acquire real estate in Lviv.

During the coronation sejm in Kraków, King John III Sobieski solemnly confirms and renews all old and new rights, privileges, immunities, and liberties of the city of Lwów, its magistrate, and inhabitants of all rites. The document specifically confirms, among others, the equalization of Lwów with Kraków and Wilno, the staple right, the right of escheat (kaduk), jurisdiction over churches and hospitals, and the exemption of burghers from commission and castle courts.

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.

King John III Sobieski confirms the consent of the Starosta of Lviv, Jan Mniszek, from 1668, granting Basil and Helena Ferensowicz the right to the Sopronczowski plot in the Krakowskie Suburb of Lviv. The document allows the couple to erect a building and a brewery in exchange for paying an annual rent to the castle treasury.

Crown Referendary Jan Andrzej Morsztyn informs the authorities of Lviv that the Queen has set the date of his wedding with Catherine Gordon for April 27, 1659. He requests the dispatch of a municipal delegate to the wedding ceremony, declaring his constant favor and readiness to perform services for the city.

Adam Piaskowski, administrator sede vacante of the Lviv Archdiocese, adjudicated a disputed pond and land for a mill on the Ostróżanka River near Maleczkowice to the Hospital of St. Stanislaus in the Lviv Suburb, prohibiting Bernard Wieniawski from making claims or violating the property. The document also contains a report on the commissioner's introduction of the hospital's provisor into possession of the disputed pond.

Stanisław Morsztyn reports on the misery of the officers and soldiers of the regiment stationed in Okopy Świętej Trójcy and the lack of response from the monarch to a previous petition. He addresses Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski with an urgent request to borrow one thousand zlotys to save them, pledging to repay the debt punctually in Warsaw.

King John III Sobieski transumes and confirms the previous privileges of Kings John II Casimir and Władysław IV, as well as the 1621 by-law of the Lwów City Council regulating the organization of the joint guild of Lwów brewers, maltsters, and mead-makers. The document also introduces a strict prohibition on non-guild production of beer, malt, and mead in the suburbs and jurisdictions surrounding Lwów, under penalty of confiscation and imprisonment.

King John III Sobieski approves and transumes earlier privileges granted by Polish kings and the owners of Jaworów, the Górka brothers, regulating the structure, craft articles, and organization of the Jaworów furriers' guild.

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.

Eligius von Münch-Bellinghausen replies to Carl Wilhelm Rasp's letter with advice on how to formally submit a manuscript to the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna. He instructs the recipient to address the application to the Philosophical-Historical Class of the Academy.

Archbishop of Lviv Konstanty Lipski confirms and renews the erection of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament at the Lviv Cathedral, transuming the approval document of Apostolic Nuncio Opizio Pallavicini from 1681. He grants the confraternity statutes, jurisdictional powers for its confessors, and a forty-day indulgence for performing specific pious practices.

Michał Nagrodzki informs the authorities of Lviv about submitting the city commissioners in the lawsuit with Mrs. Brzuchowska to the Decree Chancellery. He attaches a list of commissioners appointed by the opposing party.

Michał Nagrodzki informs the President of Lviv about receiving a summons to the assessor courts, while delaying his departure until he consults with others and receives news from the Chancellor's court. He reports on the illness of the decree writer and requests the conditional sending of a payment order for travel expenses.

Michał Nagrodzki informs the Lviv magistrate about current court cases, including the banishment of the Moratowicz family and the payment for contumacy. He also reports that the Assessorial Courts are in session during the King's presence in Warsaw and urges the city deputies to arrive.

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.

Narajowski assures the Voivode of Ruthenia of the immediate execution of his orders and reports on the departure of the court to Radzyń and Mr. Pietrusz to Kraków. He also mentions the prevailing mood favoring a settlement and declares his readiness for further service.

Narajowski informs the Hetman and Voivode of Ruthenia, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, about reports concerning the rokosz and preparations for a journey. He announces his imminent arrival by post and asks the addressee to wait patiently.

King John III Sobieski extends royal protection to Greek merchants, shielding them from oppression and unlawful claims by the Lviv interpreter Wartana Szymonowicz, who used a fraudulently obtained privilege. The monarch orders a halt to all harassment of the merchants at trade fairs until the case is finally resolved before the royal court.

Adam Naramowski thanks Jan Jabłonowski for his intercession and for ordering the hussar banner to pay compensation to his wronged subjects. He expresses his gratitude and assures the Voivode of his readiness to reciprocate at future opportunities.

Adam Naramowski asks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for protection and intercession with the Hetman in an ongoing case against a hussar banner. He specifically requests that the adjudication of the dispute not be postponed until the military camp and the general assembly.

Lviv Archbishop Konstanty Lipski confirms the foundation of Anna Wiśniowiecka (née Chodorowska), amounting to 20,000 Polish zlotys with an annual redeemable rent, for the maintenance of a provost and four priests celebrating masses for the soul of her late husband, Konstanty Wiśniowiecki, at the altar of the Holy Trinity in the Lviv Cathedral. Simultaneously, the Archbishop performs the canonical erection of this benefice and installs Rev. Stanisław Gołębiowski as provost.