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King Alexander Jagiellon, at the request of the councilors and burghers of Lviv, abolishes the annual fair held on the feast of Saint Agnes. The decision was motivated by the devastation of the Ruthenian lands due to enemy invasions and the fact that merchant gatherings at that time brought the city more harm and danger than benefit.

Andreas Bell informs Arthur Forbes, who is staying in Lviv, about the successful collection of a barrel in Jarosław delivered by the carter Chmara and its placement in the cellar. The correspondence concludes with a polite closing and wishes for good health.

Andreas Bell informs Arthur Forbes about sending a barrel of saffron via George Griegry. He also mentions a chest dispatched two days earlier to Lviv by a Jewish carrier, Moszek Chybossowicz.

Andreas Bell reports from Jarosław on arrangements with the landlord concerning the preparation and remodeling of lodging for Forbes, as well as difficulties in reaching an agreement on costs. He also provides information on financial matters, news from acquaintances, and the departure of a group of Scots to Radzięcin for communion.

Provost of the Holy Spirit Hospital Jan Myszkowski and the mayor and councilors of Lviv submit the dispute over the management of the hospital and its assets to the Lviv canons as arbitrators. The parties undertake in good faith to submit to the amicable settlement under penalty of 200 florins.

Robert Bell reports from Lviv about the resistance of the Jarosław magistrate to recognizing the Queen's privilege and their attempts to undermine it at the royal court. He asks Forbes to intervene with the starosta and announces that he will remain on-site to observe further developments.

Robert Bell requests Arthur Forbes to maintain the arrest on disputed goods in Leipzig and to withhold their release to Mr. West until his personal arrival at the end of the month. He emphasizes his financial claims and announces an imminent meeting.

The document is an arbitration award issued by Lviv canons and the dean in a dispute between the Lviv city council and rector Jan Myszkowski. The arbitrators established the rules for the management of the Holy Spirit Hospital in Lviv and the procedures for disposing of testamentary bequests.

Envelope of a letter addressed to the Castellan of Kraków and Grand Crown Hetman, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, in Warsaw. The sender addresses the Hetman as his most distinguished lord and protector.

Belli previously refused to accept a bill of exchange from the Gdańsk merchant Rosenrot due to a lack of cash during urgent market business. Now, he is attempting to raise the sum from local and foreign merchants and declares his acceptance and future payment. The postscript concerns a difference/loss on thalers in Gdańsk and a lack of profit, but the exact request is unclear.

A document from the Lviv land court certifying the perpetual and voluntary division of hereditary and pledged estates in Zimna Woda after the deceased father between sisters Barbara and Małgorzata. The act details the division of peasant hides, wastelands, the manor, ponds, and meadows, and defines the rules for the common use of forests and pastures.

Ignacy Behm, provisor of St. Stanislaus Hospital in Lviv, sends a report on the damages to hospital lands and asks his patron to secure favorable rulings before the Assessorial Court. In a postscript, he requests an urgent response to his previous letters and current news on the progress of the case.

Ignacy Behm, administrator of the Saint Stanislaus Hospital in Lviv, reports the unlawful seizure and plowing of hospital lands by the Konary cup-bearer, Jędrzejowski, despite a favorable ruling from the municipal court. Sending the legal documents, he asks the addressee for legal advice on further steps against the usurper.

Ignacy Behm sends the Warsaw attorney documentation concerning the rights of St. Stanislaus Hospital in Lviv and informs him of the transfer of a modest honorarium via Mr. Solski. He requests that the addressee cooperate with Mr. Flosierowicz in handling the case and announces that further legal documents will be sent by the next post.

Ignacy Behm sends copies of mandates issued by Mr. Jędrzejowski, exposing his unlawful and persistent claims to lands belonging to St. Stanislaus Hospital. He asks the protector for intervention and advocacy in defense of the interests of the hospital's poor.

Ignacy Behm, provisor of the St. Stanislaus Hospital in Lviv, asks the addressee for assistance in a conflict with Mr. Jędrzejowski, who has unlawfully seized hospital lands and is using threats to prevent the harvesting of crops. The author encloses a supplication to the Chancellor, requesting its delivery.

Ignacy Behm appeals to his patron to oversee the case of St. Stanislaus Hospital against Mr. Jędrzejowski and the Szymaniecki successors regarding seized lands at the Assessor's Court. He sends the summons and legal documents, requesting that the case be added to the docket and that the charges of violence be referred to the Magdeburg court.

Ignacy Behm, provisor of St. Stanislaus Hospital in Lviv, asks his patron to oversee the case against Mr. Jędrzejowski and the Szymańczewski successors at the Assessorial Courts to recover seized hospital lands. He also requests that the case be conducted as a countersuit and that the issue of committed acts of violence be referred in the first instance to the Magdeburg Court.

King Alexander Jagiellon orders that for a period of two years, foreign merchants shall not purchase goods in Lviv from other visiting traders before the local burghers. Violation of this prohibition results in the confiscation of goods, which are to be allocated for the construction and repair of city fortifications.

Józef Bem demands that the President of Lwów pay the outstanding two hundred zlotys for the lodging provided to Captain Rożnowski under a municipal contract. He also warns that he can no longer host the officer and asks for a new residence to be assigned to him.

The document confirms and incorporates the endowment of the Lviv burgher Piotr Strzyżek, who donated his house to provide for the Polish preacher at the metropolitan cathedral in Lviv. The preacher was simultaneously obligated to celebrate two weekly masses in the chapel founded by the donor above the cathedral gate.

The Prior acknowledges the obligation to appear before the assessor's court, but requests that the matter be settled by the city council court to avoid costs. He asks for the appointment of commissioners to inspect documents concerning the monastery's land. Due to a recent urgent trip, he requests a week until his return, exemption from assessor's court deadlines, and permission to continue construction until an amicable settlement is reached, with the buildings to be awarded to whoever is granted the land.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the Canon of Kamieniec and royal notary, Seweryn Herburt of Felsztyn, a plot or homestead in the village of Nahorce in the Lviv district. The grant is exempted from castle duties and transferred to land law.

The author responds to the request of the Lviv Magistrate regarding a matter he deems just, and writes about reaching mutual satisfaction. He assures them of his goodwill towards the city and hopes for reciprocity. The key phrase defining the procedure, perhaps involving syndics, requires re-reading; the letter does not indicate that a settlement was reached.

Stanisław of Chodecz, General Starosta of the Ruthenian lands, certifies an entry from the Lwów castle court records, in which Jan Rzeszowski acquits the Lwów councilors of the receipt of 130 grzywnas for an abandoned tenement house on Jewish Street in Lwów. Rzeszowski renounces all rights to this property, invalidates previous records, and commits to defending the city against claims from his relatives.

Stanisław Kazimierz Bieniewski, Marshal of the Crown Tribunal, admonishes the Lviv magistracy for imprisoning wounded noblemen in a jail for thieves, deeming it an insult to the knightly estate. He calls upon the city authorities to cease these actions due to ongoing tribunal proceedings and reproaches them for their ingratitude regarding his previous intercessions with the King.

Pope Julius II notifies the suffragans of the Lviv church of the preconization of Bernard to the office of Archbishop of Lviv following the transfer of the previous metropolitan, Andrzej, to the see of Gniezno. He orders them to show the new archbishop the obedience and reverence due to him.

The author presents the grievances resulting from a dispute with the Lviv magistrate and asks the vice-senior to use his influence to settle the matter. He mentions actions taken against him in Warsaw and Lviv and describes his paradoxical status as both a councilor and juror, and as a person deprived of these functions. He requests a clear response from the magistrate and the addressee, announcing that there is little time left to make a decision. If the case goes to court, he reserves the significance of this letter. A later cover links the dispute to Secretary Czechowicz; the text of the letter itself does not allow for a certain determination of his role.

Pope Julius II informs King Alexander Jagiellon of the appointment of Bernard Wilczek as Archbishop of Lviv, replacing Archbishop Andrzej, who was transferred to Gniezno. He urges the monarch to extend royal protection and benevolent support to the new pastor and his archdiocese.

Józef Brzeźnicki asks Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski for letters of intercession to Kraków dignitaries in order to receive money owed to him from taxes. He also complains about his retinue being dismissed from the banner and declares his readiness to serve during the Sejm.

Józef Brzeźnicki asks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, to intervene with the Standard-Bearer of Kraków regarding the payment of overdue military pay from approved taxes. He points out the reluctance of the Chamberlain of Kraków to settle old debts and, in the event of the dignitary's departure, asks for a letter of recommendation to be sent by post.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv permission to redeem the royal village of Czerkasy from the current tenants and grants it to them as property with immunity. Furthermore, the King grants a free bank within the borders of the village of Mszana for the construction of a fish pond.

General Jan Berens informs the Voivode of Ruthenia about planned negotiations with Mr. Bell regarding the payment of a sum of money and a pledge. He points out the need to urge General Brandt so that the payment is transferred in Gdańsk as soon as possible.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the metropolitan chapter in Lviv the third measure of income from the royal mill before the Halych Gate in the Lviv suburb, with the right of redemption. The granted benefits are to be used to endow newly founded perpetual vicars at the Lviv Cathedral.

Benedykt Bernatowicz justifies his absence before the Mayor and Councilors of Lwów due to illness, promising to present private letters in defense of his good reputation upon his recovery. Fearing the entrustment of confidential correspondence to intermediaries, he refrains from sending the documents immediately.

King Alexander Jagiellon exempts the citizens and inhabitants of Lwów from all customs, transport, bridge, and causeway fees throughout the Kingdom of Poland, equating their rights with those of the citizens of Kraków. The privilege was granted in recognition of the Lwów citizens' dedication to constructing urban defensive fortifications protecting the country against invasions.

M. W. Biernacki informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about the abuses committed by Saxon reiters and the planned protests and lawsuits before the Crown Tribunal. At the same time, he requests reimbursement of costs and financial support for conducting legal matters in Piotrków.

Władysław Biernacki asks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for protection and letters of recommendation to the Marshal and Tribunal deputies regarding an ongoing lawsuit against Mr. Zbocki. He also reports on efforts made in Kyiv to secure funds for the Voivode for the upcoming Sejm.

Władysław Biernacki complains from Piotrków about the costs and losses incurred while serving in the tribunal and informs about sending a trusted man to Kuyavia on matters concerning the voivode. He also earnestly asks Jan Jabłonowski for letters of intercession to the Tribunal in an ongoing dispute with Mr. Bocheński.

Władysław Biernacki justifies himself to the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for the delay in collecting money in Kuyavia, caused by the marshal of the sejmik refusing to issue an assignment. He declares his readiness to wait for the next assembly and asks for instructions and for his delay to be explained to the Voivode of Kiev.

W. Biernacki sends Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski a favorable excerpt from the decree of the Piotrków Tribunal concerning the Międzyrzecz case and informs him about efforts to obtain an assignment for collection in Bóbrka. He also announces his departure for the sejmik, the handover of the inventory to Mr. Bocheński, and the preparation of a shipment of cloth.

King Alexander Jagiellon leaves the Lviv burgher Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata in possession and use of the mill before the Halych Gate for a period of five years. The monarch simultaneously orders the Starosta of Lviv to protect their rights and annuls any previous conflicting permits.

The Marquis de Béthune certifies to the Lwów councilors that Captain of the Lithuanian troops Jerzy Luvault de la Gavenne is the only full brother and heir of the late Captain of the Crown troops Klaudiusz Luvault de la Chaume. He requests the immediate transfer of all property left by the deceased.

King Alexander Jagiellon erects a canonry and prebend in the Lviv Cathedral intended for a permanent preacher in order to propagate the faith and preach the word of God. The monarch grants the right of patronage and the selection of a suitable priest for this position in perpetuity to Archbishop Bernard and the Lviv Chapter.

The Marchioness asks her son-in-law to take in a young nobleman, the son of her impoverished friend. She praises his upbringing, knowledge of mathematics and fortifications; the young man is interested in languages and foreign countries. Mr. de Balus is to act as an intermediary in the matter.

The Marchioness replies to her son-in-law following her daughter's premature labor and the death of their child. She asks for care and more frequent news. She also describes her own ailments, a severe hoarseness, and her inability to leave her bed.

The Marquise de Béthune thanks her son-in-law Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski for his letter and expresses great joy at his marital happiness with her daughter. She assures him of her constant maternal tenderness and attachment to both spouses.

In response to a letter from August 15, the Marquise praises her son-in-law's sentiments toward his wife and the Queen. She makes the fullness of her affection conditional upon their persistence; she urges him to maintain family unity and support the Queen's interests.

Joy over the son-in-law's return and the daughter's delivery is mixed with concern regarding portraits and shipments. The Marquise asks for counteractions against moves favorable to the Emperor at the expense of France, and for letters to be shown at court. She reproaches her son-in-law for omitting the Queen's words about her.

The Marquise sends a letter via Samuel. Following their shared loss, she asks her son-in-law to alleviate the Queen's suffering and to show her gratitude and attachment to her interests.