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Mikołaj Bielecki acknowledges before the Lwów land court a debt of seventy Hungarian florins to the Archbishop of Lwów, Grzegorz, and pledges his hereditary village of Biała as collateral. The document specifies rigorous conditions for the defense of possession and the immediate satisfaction of the creditor's claims in case of default.

Bielski demands the settlement of 2600 PLN annual rent for a palace before the Halych Gate. The tenant cites Russian quartering. The author proposes deducting taxes and refunding the remainder from the public treasury.

Augustyn Bielski requests President Żytkiewicz of Lviv and the municipal authorities to assign a city servant and a trumpeter for the public proclamation of free wine retail. This action is intended to counteract unlawful prohibitions imposed by the elders of the Lviv kahal, which are causing losses to the land treasury.

Jan Winiarski reports on the unrest in Toruń and the inability to obtain money for the Voivode's needs, suggesting the realization of a bill of exchange for three thousand from Lviv to Gdańsk. He also expresses concern over the lack of correspondence from the last post.

The author discusses timber prices and floating, suggesting Gdańsk purchases before the convocation. He reports the arson of grain barns and the beating of Śliwice residents, as well as the extortion of eight transport carts.

Jan Winiarski informs Jan Jabłonowski about the successful withdrawal of Saxon soldiers from the Świecie starosta district and the issue of sending a bill of exchange for the hiberna tax. He also announces the sending of commodity prices from Gdańsk and advises sending grain ships there urgently due to favorable market conditions.

Jan Winiarski informs the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, about negotiating a loan of six thousand thalers from Mr. Bartoldy, conditional upon the assignment of repayment from the hiberna tax and installments. He also asks the addressee to make a final decision regarding the troublesome Mr. Sędzicki and to collect a payment of two thousand.

Winiarski proposes a loan of 20,000 from Bartoldy, to be paid out in Gdańsk and sent via bill of exchange to Warsaw. He requests a resolution regarding the case of Sędzicki, whom he accuses of harming people and being in arrears.

Royal commissioners appointed by King Sigismund I performed a demarcation and erected boundary mounds between royal villages held by Mikołaj Dzieduszycki and Mikołaj Odnowski and the estates of the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv. The ruling was issued based on a presented demarcation document from 1463 and the sworn testimonies of the oldest witnesses.

Lieutenant M. Zabiełło, acting on behalf of the absent burgrave, requests the President of Lwów to stay the execution of a decree concerning Mr. Gniewczyński and a Jewish haberdasher until his superior returns. He explains that the money deposited in this matter is held at the burgrave's office and he does not have personal access to it.

Kajetan Zabielski presents a calculation for the distribution of rent from sums invested with the Jews of Przemyśl and requests the transfer of funds needed for ongoing construction work. Due to his duties at the factory, he declines to travel to Przemyśl, recommending that legal action be taken against the Jews in the consistory.

Zabielski writes to the administrator of the Holy Spirit Hospital in Lviv about a quarterly payment and repairs. He mentions the 12 July deadline, money left to be collected from the director, and the director’s explanation that he had not paid because repairs were needed; Zabielski says he asked for the quarter’s payment to be handed over. In a second matter, he says he has no involvement with the other “Zdziełka,” does not know who holds its contract, and has no receipts relating to it. Some words and the relation between the matters remain uncertain.

Zawadzki informs the Voivode about the transfer of the assignment to the saltworks administration and the alarm among the subjects in the starosty, who are paying rents and grain taxes with resistance. He appeals for orders to be issued to the banner command to show consideration for the poor population and mentions current castle and financial matters.

The author of the letter firmly refutes allegations of disloyalty and hostile remarks reported by Mr. Wigura, citing the tradition of faithful service of his ancestors. He appeals to the addressee's prudence not to believe the slanders spread by wicked people and to keep him in his favor.

King Stephen Báthory confirms the 1547 privilege of King Sigismund I granted to the cloth cutters of Lwów. The act guarantees them exclusivity in the retail trade and shearing of cloth in Lwów under penalty of confiscation of illegal goods.

Jan Kliszowski, Royal Secretary, informs the authorities of Lviv of his planned wedding to Marianna Kossakowska, daughter of the land surveyor of Bielsk. He asks the councilors for their blessing and invites them to the ceremony scheduled in Warsaw for November 22, 1699.

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.

Anna Leszczyńska expresses deep anxiety due to the misfortunes affecting her household, assures her brother of her warm affection, and asks him to take care of his health, promising to send a more extensive letter soon. The letter also contains warm greetings for her sister-in-law, a short postscript in another hand regarding property and honor matters, and notes concerning the senator's departure to Warsaw.

Andrzej Szymonowicz thanks Arthur Forbes for the artichokes sent, expressing his gratitude and friendship. He also provides information regarding the Bielsk crape, which is to be collected and paid for in Jarosław by an apprentice returning from Gdańsk.

A representative of the Lviv municipal authorities responds to the Lviv Chorąży Bielski regarding his demand to imprison and flog the merchant Anastazy. He refuses to carry out the immediate punishment without a prior investigation, citing municipal law and the principle prohibiting imprisonment without a final court verdict.