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The King calls upon the authorities of Lviv to execute the arbitrators' decision concerning the foundation of the Jesuit College. He recalls the consent of the city's representatives and his own approval of the settlement, demands an end to the delay, and presents the foundation as an ornament to the city.

The King considers a complaint from the burghers of Lwów against lustration commissioners who, under the pretext of the new 'kwarta' tax, are imposing previously unknown burdens and duties towards the castle. He explains that the lustration applies to the estates of starostas and leaseholders, not to municipal property and its income. He orders the removal of unlawful burdens or an explanation for their imposition, recalling previous warnings.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki informs the authorities of Lwów of the order for Eliasz Łącki to remain in the position of fortress commander until further notice. He assures the magistrate that the commander has been instructed not to impose unlawful burdens on residents and visitors and not to apply preferential treatment to Jews.

The King forbids the commandant, Eliasz Łącki, from imposing new levies on residents and visitors. He is to accept the established honorarium of thirty zlotys from the city and respect municipal jurisdiction.

Bonawentura certifies the transfer of relics of martyrs from the Roman catacombs near the church of St. Pancras to the Lwów canon. He asks the ordinaries to authenticate them for public worship. Some names remain uncertain.

Engineer Józef Awin conveys to director Aleksander Czołowski a document from 1698 found in the attic of a tenement house in Lwów. This letter was written by the rector of the St. Peter and Paul monastery to a canon of the Lwów cathedral regarding relics.

Konstanty Wapowski asks Ruthenian Voivode Jan Jabłonowski to renew the order to release a runaway subject from the village of Lacka Wola to the Żydaczów wojski. The previous order in this matter was halted by the Kraków standard-bearer as a result of false complaints from local peasants.

A document by the subcamerarius of Przemyśl, Stanisław Herburt of Fulsztyn, and the wojski of Przemyśl, Maciej Boguski, confirming the execution of a site inspection, the determination of boundaries, and the raising of boundary mounds between the villages of Bieńkowa Wisznia, Jatwięgi, and Sychtarowice and the village of Milczyce. The boundary dispute was resolved at the request of the heirs of the aforementioned estates.

Golski demands the arrest of Wallachian merchants and the seizure of their goods until satisfaction is made to Łącki. He accuses them of attacking his inn and the councilors of complicity.

Stanisław Golski commends Mr. Łącki to the care of the Lwów authorities, who, despite his services to the King and the Republic in Wallachia, suffered severe grievances there and has not yet obtained justice. He asks the mayor and councilors for favor toward the aggrieved party, who will personally present his case and planned actions to them.

Stanisław Golski harshly rebukes the Lwów councilors for the unlawful judgment and robbery of Mr. Łącki, who served the Republic well, while disregarding the invocation of his protection. He warns the councilors of severe consequences for themselves if they do not compensate the aggrieved party for the harm suffered.

Stanisław Golski reproaches the Lwów councilors for the unlawful and overly harsh treatment of the case of Łącki, who robbed the merchants of the Multanian Hospodar. He assures the addressees of his constant favor and reports that he personally and worthily dismissed the aggrieved merchants.

King Sigismund I the Old abolishes clauses of old privileges that burdened city fields with rents and allowed various nations to have separate judiciaries, freeing the burghers from fees and ordering that all inhabitants be judged exclusively by Magdeburg law before the Lwów reeve.

The Vogt of Janów, Daniel Antoni Kamieński, informs the authorities of Lwów that he is sheltering a runaway boy, the son of the former president Chwedor Hański Szczerpka. He requests information regarding the fate of the child's parents following the plague and asks for legal and financial protection to be provided for the minor.

Jan Łahodowski informs the Lviv sub-prefect (podstarości) Zygmunt Poradowski about repelling Cossacks sent by Mr. Łącki to illegally erect boundary mounds. The author reports on the dispute with his neighbor and commends himself to the official's favor.

Maciej Poniatowski informs the Lwów councilors that the King has already granted the village of Zniesienie to Mr. Łącki, making it impossible to fully reverse this decision. However, he advises the city to quickly send a specification of the disputed mountain in order to exclude it from the grant and obtain rights to it through an agreement with the new owner.