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The sender addresses the Lviv magistrate with a petition. Readable fragments mention the chapter, Imć Bogacki, and the possibility that someone might occupy his place. The sentence is uncertain, so the particular position or matter cannot be established. The letter is dated 4 March 1756.

At the request of the Bishop of Bila Tserkva, the writer asks the Lviv magistrate to support a prelate as candidate for the parish benefice left vacant by the death of the suffragan priest. The candidate is described as an archcathedral canon with suitable birth, education, and qualities, though parts of this description are illegible. The letter repeats the request and closes with a respectful formula.

The author addresses a “Reverende in Christo Pater” and discusses a statement of sums and income due to religious institutions. Several houses are named, along with amounts in Polish florins, including 3,000 and 6,500; the text considers the difference between nominal sums and revenue received. The damaged continuation concerns accounting/transfers and matters involving Przemyśl and other houses. The date line on p. 3 gives Przemyśl, 20 June 1760; the given name Cyprian is legible, but the surname is uncertain.

The letter opens with an address to the “Most Illustrious Sir and beloved Brother.” The remaining text is too difficult to read to identify its subject reliably. The date 12 July 1761 appears at the bottom of the letter itself; the author is unidentified.

The guardian of the Franciscan convent in Lviv petitions the Most Illustrious Lords to grant a piece of land between the city walls and the convent. He explains that the existing site is too small and poor, and that building there would require demolishing the chapel where the Blessed Sacrament is kept. He mentions a foundation by a benefactress named Sophia (surname uncertain).

Fr. Bernardinus a Capistrano addresses the authorities of Lviv concerning the Franciscan convent and the Church of St Anthony. The surviving Latin text presents a petition and arguments about the religious community and the city; the exact scope of the request should be treated cautiously. Dated Kraków, 28 March 1617.

The sender addresses the councillors of Lwów with wishes for health and every good thing in the new year. He mentions receiving a letter that day and refers to a matter involving the city, though the further details are difficult to read. The dateline on the letter itself reads “Dan z Wolbora 30 Januaryi 1575.” The name and title in the signature are tentatively read as Erazm Karnkowski, bishop of Kujawy. The archival cover gives 29 January 1575, but that is an archival description date and differs from the letter’s dateline.