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Lviv Archbishop Bernard Wilczek confirms and transumes a document from the Lviv land court regarding the sale of an annual rent from customs and fisheries in Załoźce and Olesko by the Podolian Voivode Marcin Kamieniecki and his wife Jadwiga. The Archbishop allocates and endows this income for the maintenance of a perpetual lamp before the Blessed Sacrament in the Lviv Cathedral, for Holy Masses, and for the support of church staff.

King John Casimir approves the privilege of his brother Władysław IV, which transumes the statute granted in 1621 by the municipal authorities of Lviv to the guild of maltsters, brewers, and mead-brewers. The document regulates the organization of the brotherhood, craft rules, disciplinary penalties, defense obligations toward the city, and the religious duties of the guild members.

In recognition of the loyalty and sacrifices of Lwów during the wars, King John II Casimir equalizes the city and its citizens with Kraków and Wilno in terms of rights, liberties, and noble privileges. The burghers of Lwów are granted the right to participate in royal elections, attend the Sejm, and freely acquire and possess landed estates.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, at the request of the seniors of the Armenian nation, confirms the 1661 privilege of John II Casimir, which equated the city of Lwów and its citizens of Roman Catholic, Armenian, and Greek rites in rights and prerogatives with Kraków and Wilno. The burghers of Lwów obtain and retain noble rights, including the right to participate in royal elections, acquire landed estates, and parliamentary representation.

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.

Deputy Chancellor Andrzej Trzebicki thanks the authorities of Lviv for their steadfast stance during the siege and their loyalty to Governor Krzysztof Grodzicki. He warns the burghers against the machinations of Swedish supporters and appeals for them to remain faithful to the legitimate monarch, promising in return the preservation and expansion of municipal privileges.