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The peddlers' guild complains about the questioning of their century-long possession of their own townhouse, demands for rent, and the imprisonment of members. The King orders any claims to be presented to the commission and takes the guild under his protection.

According to the King's report, students of the parish school attacked the Ruthenian school, destroyed books, and assaulted the guardians. The King orders the protection of the school and proceedings against the superior if he is subject to secular jurisdiction.

The Starosta and Sub-chamberlain of Halych certify the course of an unsuccessful delimitation between the village of Bybeł, belonging to the Archdiocese of Lviv, and the Boków estate of Andrzej Świstelnicki. Due to conflicting evidence, contradictory documents, and Świstelnicki's refusal to submit the case to the officials' arbitration, the boundaries were not definitively established.

The jurors of the city of Lviv certify that Grzegorz, along with his family, sold the hereditary soltys estate in the suburban village of Goldberg to Jan Weyszhannes, a Lviv burgher and juror. The sale took place with the consent of the city council, with the sellers fully renouncing their rights.

The sender reports on the proceedings before the Rota regarding St. Lazarus Hospital. After obtaining absolution with the help of a breve, it was decided who is entitled to manage the hospital. He points to the prior and the senior brothers and the decision of May 15. He hopes for victory but continues to strive to conclude the case and mentions legal expenses.

The Archbishop of Lviv, Andrzej Boryszewski, approves the foundation and endowment of the altar of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Stanislaus in the Lviv Cathedral with an annual rent of 20 marks, secured by Anna of Buczacz on the Litwinów estate and its appurtenances. The document defines the right of patronage of the Buczacki family and imposes on the altarist the obligation to celebrate three masses per week.

The Lviv councilors certify that Stanisław Maldzik and his wife Małgorzata transferred the rights to the Zindrzychowski grange in the Lviv suburbs to her brother, Piotr Nymant. The transaction includes a mutual survivorship clause regulating the potential reversion of the property to the donors or its perpetual transfer to the recipient.

The author of the letter asks Peter Forbes to send three chests of goods from their shop to Mościska and to secure one of them with a rope. He also requests that a circle of wax be left in the shop until their arrival, declaring gratitude on behalf of himself and his partner.

Jan Fryderyk Beker informs Arthur Forbes about financial settlements, the wintering of oxen, and false reports about enemy movements near the border. In a postscript, he commends Mr. Zelmar to the addressee's attention, asking for credit to be granted to him and vouching for him.

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.

The author presents grievances resulting from a dispute with the Lwów magistrate and asks the vice-senior to use his influence to settle the matter. He mentions actions against him in Warsaw and Lwów and paradoxically describes his status as both a councilor and a juror, as well as a person deprived of these functions. He asks for a clear response from the magistrate and the addressee, announcing that little time remains to make a decision. If the case goes to court, he reserves the importance 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 here.

Rector Biegaczewicz sends Professor Podhajecki to the Lwów magistrate as a candidate for syndic, in response to the city's request. He recommends his qualifications and expects appropriate treatment and remuneration.

King Sigismund I resolves a jurisdictional dispute between the Lviv city council and the Armenian community, abolishing the office of a separate Armenian reeve (wójt) and placing the Armenians under municipal jurisdiction in real estate matters and four criminal articles. In other matters, Armenians are to be judged by the municipal reeve together with six Armenian elders according to their ancestral law, with the right of appeal directly to the royal majesty.

Rafał Boym reports to the Lwów authorities on his arrival in the Swedish-occupied Jarosław and the detention of the city messenger by Lieutenant Colonel Horn. He informs about fruitless negotiations regarding the contribution and about sending a courier to General Stenbock for permission to settle the money on the spot.

The city authorities of Lwów, with the consent of the guilds and the commonalty, sell to the community of perpetual vicars of the Lwów Cathedral an annual rent of ten florins, secured on all municipal revenues, for the sum of two hundred florins with the right of redemption. The condition for the city to redeem the rent is prior notification to the chapter and the vicars at least eight months in advance.

Jan Białobrzeski advises the Lwów authorities against seeking a prolongation of the court deadline from the King, recommending timely appearance with sworn testimonies of the victims and filing an official protest. He declares his readiness to continue helping the city and informs about sending the procedural documents.

King Sigismund I the Old regulates the mutual jurisdictional relations between the municipal court in Lwów and the judiciary of the Armenian community, including the admissibility of witnesses of different denominations, the jurisdiction over real estate and criminal offenses, and the procedure for arrests. In all other respects, the monarch confirms the existing privileges of both parties.

King Sigismund I the Old approves the organization and customs of Lviv guilds and removes Lviv masters, journeymen, and apprentices from the authority of Kraków guild masters. He permits Lviv craftsmen to freely train apprentices and confer master titles, guaranteeing them full rights throughout the Kingdom, and entrusts jurisdiction over them to guild elders with the right of appeal to the Lviv city council.

The mayor invites the councilors to the town hall at two in the afternoon to reconcile before Easter confession, according to custom. He apologizes for any grievances and forwards a letter from the Crown Cupbearer.

The mayor and councilors of the city of Lviv resolve a border and property dispute, adjudicating the disputed meadows on the drained ponds in Zamarstynów to Marcin Schöngregier and the successors of Bernard Tyczka. The peasants of Zamarstynów are ordered to perpetual silence due to the lack of documents confirming their rights to these lands.

King Sigismund I the Old re-establishes the tailors' guild in Lviv, prohibiting the practice of this craft in the city and suburbs by craftsmen outside the brotherhood. Only two castle tailors appointed by the Lviv starosta were exempted from the guild obligation.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the 1533 letter of the royal commissioners establishing the detailed delimitation of the village of Wierbiąż, belonging to the Lviv Chapter, from the royal estates of Demnia, Drohowyże, and Uście, leased by Paweł Tarło. The document describes the course of the boundary marked by 32 mounds and signs on trees and adjudicates to the Chapter the rights to the waters of the Zubrza, Szczerzec, and Dniester rivers.

Wojciechowski replies to the magistrate: Czechucki, benefiting from the Altembek foundation, left before the summer of the previous year for a tutoring position with the Lubienieckis. The information was obtained from the senior of the Jerusalem Bursary.

Wójcicki prepared a decree requiring the signature of the Crown Cup-bearer. He renews the request for wood for fencing and rebuilding cottages in Malechów; he fears difficulties with rent payment.

Antony Heuglin Jr. confirms his safe arrival in Gdańsk, thanks for the friendship shown, justifies the delay in writing, and informs about [his father's?] departure by sea to Amsterdam on May 27.

Crown Deputy Chancellor Piotr Gembicki addresses the reeve and elders of the Armenian community in Lviv with a request to suspend the execution of an assessor court verdict concerning the guarantee of a debt incurred by the Armenian bishop. He indicates that the matter is to be settled amicably at the upcoming Sejm.

Jan Gembicki thanks the councillors and the magistrate of Lviv for the gift of salted fish and isinglass sent for the Lenten season. He assures them of his gratitude and readiness to constantly support the interests and prosperity of the city.

King Sigismund I resolves a dispute between the Starosta of Lwów, Mikołaj Sieniawski, and the authorities of Lwów, confirming the ancient custom and order of electing councilors and other municipal officials. He decrees that vacancies in the city council may be filled exclusively from among the jurors without the interference of the Starosta, while maintaining the monarch's right to appoint one of the six acting councilors.

Before the bench court of Lwów, juror Andrzej Jelonek, with the consent of the municipal authorities, sold to the Castellan of Przemyśl, Mikołaj Herburt Odnowski, a plot behind the butcher stalls for the construction of a house for the mansionaries of the Lwów Cathedral for the sum of 130 florins. The document defines the conditions of municipal immunity for the newly established clergy house and the rules for erecting a boundary wall.

Mikołaj Odnowski Herburt of Fulsztyn, Castellan of Przemyśl and General Starosta of Ruthenia, founds and endows a college of five mansionaries at the high altar of the Lviv Cathedral. He secures their maintenance from his estates of Grzęda and Grzybowice and imposes liturgical duties upon them, including the celebration of the office and masses for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Elżbieta Gordonowa informs Artur Forbes about the meeting scheduled for April 16, 1692, with the creditors of her late husband. She urges the addressee to appear in person or appoint a proxy to officially receive the goods and documentation of the debtors in accordance with the Tribunal's decree.

Huison arranges a journey with an unnamed senior and Forbes. He invites Forbes for the 28th of the month, offering lodging and room for horses and a vehicle.

Aleksander Gurowski assures Voivode Jan Jabłonowski of his efforts to enforce the collection of due sums as quickly as possible after the upcoming sejmik. He also announces his appearance before a military commission to clear himself of false accusations and asks for continued protection.

Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski, Bishop of Warmia, writes to the Voivode of Ruthenia, explaining the lack of fresh news by citing a rule borrowed from Cicero. In the postscript, he addresses the issue of delayed correspondence from Lithuania and Greater Poland, as well as complicated financial settlements.

Wojciech Zimnicki informs the Lviv authorities about his arrival in Warsaw, the status of municipal lawsuits, especially the dispute with the Ruthenian community, and the suspension of court proceedings due to the Deputy Chancellor's illness. He also mentions the lack of prospects for convening the Sejm and reports political news regarding peace with Turkey.

Justyna Parteynowna, Hegumeness of Chełm, addresses a humble petition to the Ruthenian Voivode Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, requesting the exemption of her convent from tax burdens and military quartering. She recalls past promises of protection for the monastery and asks for intervention in light of the nuns' exhaustion.

Rector of the Krakow University, Bazyli Płaszczewski, informs the authorities of Lviv about the appointment of Antoni Torczyński as the director of the local academic colony. He explains that sending the candidate was delayed due to the plague in Lviv and expresses gratitude for the councilors' constant kindness towards the Krakow university.

Abbess Eleonora Potocka asks the President of Lwów, Karol Szmeling, to protect Stefan Laskowski from the legal claims of the Liw cup-bearer, Rosnowski, regarding a tenement house purchased from the convent. She emphasizes that Laskowski acquired the property fully legally and paid all dues, and therefore should not be subject to any judgments.

Jan Benedykt Cacciolini explains to Maciej Haider his break in correspondence due to illness and frequent travels, promising to repay a debt of 300 zlotys during his upcoming stay in Lviv. He also informs him about withholding the payment of the remaining balance to the mother of the late apprentice Jan Szmid until the Piotrków trade books are examined.