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Karol Maksymilian Kruzer informs the Lwów Magistrate about the delayed receipt of a summons to attend the execution of an assessor's decree and requests to be informed of the new date set by the suffragan bishop. At the same time, he offers New Year's greetings to the city authorities, wishing them a return to their former prosperity and splendor.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms the privilege of King Sigismund II Augustus from 1550 regarding the grant of a garden with a manor or farmstead and meadows in Lviv to the mansionaries of the Lviv Cathedral.

M. Kroc informs Maciej Hajder about his conversation with the Chancellor, the beginning of the Sejm proceedings, and disputes among the deputies. He also reports on the ongoing legal case of the Field Hetman of Lithuania, Janusz Radziwiłł, and his influential connections.

King Sigismund III Vasa grants the authorities and the community of the city of Lwów the right to collect a fee known as 'sztukowe' on goods imported to and exported from the city for a period of twenty years, with the proceeds intended for the reconstruction of damaged municipal property and the remuneration of the magistrate.

Olbracht Krosnowski writes to the Lwów councilors regarding assignments, condemnations, and settlements related to excise tax, emphasizing the need to fulfill his obligations. He also announces his arrival in Lwów on Sunday, provided his health permits.

Olbracht Krosnowski supports efforts for the defense and security of Lwów during a time of war threat, emphasizing that it requires financial expenditure. He explains the purpose of the income, which is to be used to cover shortages in the organization of transport services (podwody) and to pay the taxes enacted by the Sejm.

The city councilors of Lviv approve the reformed articles and structure of the guild of maltsters, brewers, and mead-brewers, regulating the rights and duties of masters, journeymen, and apprentices. The document defines the rules for maintaining a common tavern, guild ordinances, entry fees, and joint religious services.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski requests the Lwów authorities to pay the remainder of the money owed to him to the bearer of the letter. He assures them that he will issue the final, authentic receipt personally during his stay in Gródek.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms the foundation of the Dominican monastery in Smolensk and grants it landed estates in perpetual ownership.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski sends New Year's greetings to Jan Jabłonowski and explains the reasons for postponing his planned trip to Żółkiew. He also informs him about leaving a man in Lwów to wait for the arrival of the mail and declares his full readiness to serve the addressee.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski informs Voivode Jan Jabłonowski of his arrival in Lwów, delayed by a visit from the Starosta of Chmielnik, and expresses regret at having missed the addressee. He also notes numerous improbable rumors and intrigues in the city, reiterating his constant loyalty and readiness to serve.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms and ratifies the written obligation of the Starosta of Lviv, Stanisław Bonifacy Mniszek, submitted to the city of Lviv. Under this document, the Starosta, under penalty of a fine, committed to liquidating the castle market and removing craftsmen not belonging to guilds (partacze), in accordance with previous royal decrees.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski, acting on behalf of the Wisznia sejmik, requests the Voivode of Kiev, Marcin Kątski, to pay the city of Lwów a sum from the legacies of the late Voivode of Ruthenia. He appeals for favor in this matter, citing the pious intention of the donor and the recipient's sense of justice.

King Sigismund III Vasa grants the city of Lwów the entire vogtship along with its appurtenances, as well as two-thirds of the income from judicial fines for major cases, which had previously been reserved for the monarch. This privilege ensures the city and its inhabitants perpetual, undisturbed possession of these rights.

A. Kromolicki writes to Kazimierz Wolski, lamenting the unjust accusations of inappropriate remarks that someone has conveyed to the addressee. Assuring him of his constancy and goodwill, he earnestly requests Wolski to visit him in person and be his guest in Hrymałówka.

King Sigismund III Vasa establishes a new annual fair for the city of Lwów falling on the feast of Saint Margaret, lasting for three weeks, independent of the former fair on Saint Agnes' day. The document guarantees freedom of trade and safety to arriving merchants under the protection of a royal safe-conduct letter.

Cajetan Cristallini proposes to the authorities of Lviv that they send 100 ducats to Rome to be paid to the widow of the late Franciszek Stefanoni in exchange for the return of municipal documents. He also offers his legal services before the Roman Curia.

Lviv councilor Jerzy Boim, together with his wife Jadwiga and his family, allocates the sum of 2100 florins invested in Lviv townhouses to endow the Chapel of the Holy Trinity and the Passion of Christ, which he founded at the cathedral cemetery in Lviv. The document defines the right of patronage, the principles of fund management, the duties of four priests led by a senior, the order of services, and the right of burial.

The Crown Deputy Chancellor Szczęsny Kryski asks the Lviv authorities to order the tailors' guild to accept Iwanek Turkowic and to allow his father-in-law to work in peace. In return for showing favor to the poor craftsmen, the author of the letter promises the councilors his gratitude and services.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves the ordinance and articles of the coppersmiths' guild of the Halych Suburb in Lviv. The document regulates, among other things, issues of guild masses, relations between masters and journeymen, and penalties for absenteeism at craftsmen's meetings.

Mikhail Krechetnikov demands explanations from the Lviv authorities regarding alleged complaints sent to Warsaw concerning inconveniences caused by warehouses in the Low Castle. He also asks the magistrate whether the residents suffered any harm under his command after the departure of General Apraksin.

The City Council of Lviv approves the statute of the coppersmiths' guild, establishing religious and organizational duties for guild brothers, rules for training apprentices and admitting journeymen as masters, as well as regulations for trade and copper processing.

After assuming the administration of the vacant Chełmno bishopric, Szczęsny Krechowski appeals to Jan Jabłonowski to extend his noble protection over the diocese. He specifically commends to his care the city of Chełmno, which borders the Starostwo of Świecie.

The document establishes a scholarship foundation by Lviv canon Adam Wawrzyniec Łoiecki, funded by an annual 'wyderkaf' (redeemable rent) of 119 florins secured on the revenues of the city of Lviv, intended for the education of two poor youths from Lviv at the Krakow Academy. It specifies the payment amounts for the students and their university preceptor, imposes prayer duties on the scholarship holders, and appoints provisors to oversee the perpetual functioning of the endowment.

Cyprian Krępski informs Hetman Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski that he has presented his grievances to the King and General Flemming, to which Flemming promised restitution from his own funds. He also reports on awaiting further instructions and issues regarding the payment of thalers by the Crown Treasurer.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves the guild articles submitted to him by the brotherhood of coppersmiths from the Halych Suburb in Lviv, regulating the organization of the guild, religious duties, the admission of apprentices and journeymen, the rights of widows, craft standards, and disciplinary penalties. Notes on the reverse indicate the registration (oblatio) of the document in the Lviv castle court records, and its subsequent annulment due to it being obtained without the knowledge of the magistrate, contrary to a royal decree.

Joachym Krauzowski informs the Lviv City Council that he was unable to repay his debt by the appointed deadline, as a result of which he handed over the contract to his close friends. He requests the councilors to set a new date for him to appear before them.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms to the Mikulicz brothers, burghers of Halych, the rights to a share of a mill on the Lipa River belonging to the Halych starosta district, received by virtue of a previous grant from the late Voivode Stanisław Włodek.

Krzysztof Krause asks Arthur Forbes for assistance in collecting outstanding debts from his debtors and requests news regarding the estate of the debtor Parastępowski in Mościska. He assures the recipient of his readiness to reciprocate the favor.

Krzysztof Krause asks Robert Forbes to ensure the detention of the Lviv Jewish elders in Jarosław until a debt of 300 florins is settled. He allows for the possibility of allocating 100 florins as a fee for the successful collection of the debt.

Krzysztof Krause asks Arthur Forbes for instructions regarding further proceedings and requests information on current matters. He assures the recipient of his devotion and brotherly kindness.

Krzysztof Krause thanks Arthur Forbes for his kindness and declares his readiness to help, announcing that he will settle current matters in Rzeszów. He also mentions his intention to collect a debt of 1900 florins from the Mościska estates belonging to the father of brothers currently serving in the military.

The Lviv Metropolitan Chapter approves an arbitration award settling a dispute between the college of cathedral vicars and the carpenter Melchior Terszowicz regarding the Stawińskie plot near the Krakow Gate in Lviv. The document grants the vicars superior ownership and Terszowicz the right of emphyteusis in exchange for an annual rent and an obligation to build two houses.

Andrzej Stanisław Krauz thanks Arthur Forbes for his help and effort in collecting the sum of 520 florins from Mr. Lozi. He declares his gratitude and full readiness to provide reciprocal favors in the future.

Andrzej Stanisław Krauz informs Arthur Forbes about sending the pair of horses he purchased from Rzeszów. He also requests that he collect the sum of 520 florins from Mr. Lozi and send the money to Kraków.

The document confirms the ordinance of the Surgeons' Guild in Lviv, which was reformed and supplemented by the municipal authorities in 1611. King Sigismund III Vasa approves the submitted guild articles regulating, among other things, professional practice, master examinations, and the functioning of the brotherhood.

Bishop of Kraków Franciszek Krasiński responds to the Lviv city councilors regarding their request for intercession in the face of the violation of their privileges by the noble courts of the Ruthenian Voivodeship. He informs them of his intervention with the Voivode and the deputies, and in case of resistance, advises them to file a formal protest and postpone the matter until the election of a new king.

Adam Hieronim Sieniawski, Crown Cup-bearer and Starosta of Jaworów, issues a privilege for the inhabitants of the Adamówka suburb in Brzeżany. Due to significant damage and blackening of the parchment, the detailed content of the grants remains illegible.

Castellan of Płock Stanisław Krasiński sends his uncle, the Voivode of Volhynia Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, warm and humble wishes for Easter, wishing him health and many years of prosperity. He also includes expressions of deepest respect for his aunt.

A sheet with letter paper folds and a red wax seal, without any preserved manuscript text from the period.

Stanisław Krasiński thanks Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski for his heartfelt letter and the constant kindness shown to him. He assures his uncle of his lifelong devotion and conveys his deepest respects to his wife.

Stanisław Krasiński sends solemn congratulations to his uncle, the Voivode of Volhynia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, on the occasion of Christmas and the New Year. He assures him of his devotion and asks for his continued protection and favor.

Jan Krasiński apologizes to the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for not saying goodbye in person due to illness, and expresses his gratitude for the care he received in Rome. He also asks for continued favor and to be recommended to his father upon the Voivode's return to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Apostolic Nuncio Claudio Rangoni, by papal authority, approves the act of Archbishop Jan Zamoyski establishing the dignity of Archdeacon at the Lviv Cathedral and incorporating the Provostry in Busk into it. He also confirms the appointment of the first Archdeacon, Doctor of Theology Tomasz Pirawski, to this office.

Grand Crown Treasurer Jan Kazimierz Krasiński orders the authorities of Lwów to cease harassing the mint factors of the Tympf brothers and to allow them to freely purchase silver for the needs of the mint and the army. He warns the magistrate that further violations of the contract and the Lwów commission's decree will bring the King's wrath and punishment upon the city.

Grand Crown Treasurer Jan Kazimierz Krasiński orders the authorities of Lwów to prepare the remainder of the merchant donation sum, amounting to 3836 Polish zlotys and 20 groszy, in good currency. These funds are to be paid immediately upon presentation of an assignment to the envoy to Turkey, Hieronim Radziejowski.

Grand Treasurer of the Crown Jan Kazimierz Krasiński intervenes with the Lviv magistrate on behalf of the merchant Piotr Szymfson, who was wronged by the gentlemen Słoniewski and Altemajer. He requests a swift judgment of the case and punishment of the guilty, citing the interests of the royal treasury and the Commonwealth.

King Sigismund III Vasa incorporates the provostry in Busk into the office of the archdeacon, renewed at the Lviv cathedral, in order to provide it with proper endowment. At the same time, the monarch renounces the royal right of patronage over this provostry in favor of the Archbishop and the Lviv Chapter.

Jan Bonawentura Krasiński reports to Jan Jabłonowski on the proceedings of the post-sejm Senate council, the pressure to sign the treaty concerning Elbląg, and the introduction of Saxon troops at the expense of Polish regiments. He also informs about his planned trip to Rome, where he intends to meet the recipient's nephew, and expresses gratitude for the letters of recommendation sent.

Jan Bonawentura Krasiński writes from Gdańsk to the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, reporting on a meeting with men from his banner, financial problems related to the fulfillment of promised payments from local repartitions, which may reach the Grand Hetman. He also informs about his son's stay in Rome and his desire to return to the country.