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Jan Kazimierz orders Piotr Ożga to instruct Icek, the excise tax lessee, to pay the outstanding sum to the Lwów magistrate. The original mentions nine thousand zlotys; a later copy and the cover mention ten thousand.

The prior acknowledges the obligation to appear before the assessor's court, but asks for the case to be resolved by the city council court to avoid costs. He wants commissioners appointed to view documents concerning the monastery's lands. Due to a recent urgent departure, he asks for a week to return, exemption from assessor deadlines, and consent for further construction until an amicable resolution, with the buildings to go to whoever is awarded the land.

The author responds to the Lwów magistrate's request regarding a matter he calls just, and writes about reaching mutual satisfaction. He assures of his favor toward the city and hopes for reciprocation. The key phrase defining the procedure, perhaps with the participation of syndics, requires re-reading; the letter does not indicate that a settlement has been concluded.

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.

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.

Woleński asks for the extradition of Grzegorz, a locksmith who ran away from work for the fortress and garrison in Brody. Recognized in Lwów by non-commissioned officer Tręmbecki, he is staying in the town hall prison. Date stamp 15V, cover 13V1739.

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.

The writer recalls a declaration by the Lviv magistrate concerning the parish benefice and the anticipated opportunity to take it up after the death of Father Łozowski. The death of the dean also requires renewed consideration of the deanery and of the earlier declaration; the writer mentions a suffragan who was expected to take the deanery. The closing is addressed to the noble and distinguished gentlemen, and the signature appears to read “M. Rzewuski”. Dated Warsaw, 13 February 1763.

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 letter dated 26 August 1763 opens with an address to “Mci Kochany Dobrodzieju” and contains a partly legible request for favour. Most of the text cannot be read.

A letter dated at Lwów on 10 June 1684 and addressed to recipients in Lwów. The Latin heading and some text fragments survive; the remaining passages need further reading.

The writer addresses the Lviv magistracy and mentions a letter received, travel difficulties, and a decree and related proceedings. The inventory card attributes the letter to the Podolian land judge Karol Maksymilian Kruszewski; the signature on the scan does not securely confirm the attribution. The letter's dateline gives Kamieniec, 13 January 1723.

A letter copy whose heading indicates Krosno and the date 10 March 1743. Surviving fragments concern the town and its magistrate; the text is partly damaged or illegible.

Jerzy Łączyński, Chamberlain of Lwów, thanks the authorities of the city of Lwów for the good wishes delivered by Mr. Czechucki and recommends promptly finalizing the contract for the solidus tax (szelężne, allocated for the renovation of dilapidated Lwów tenement houses) in agreement with the district commissioner before his departure for the commission in Radom.

Ludwika Lubomirska informs the Lviv Magistrate of an unlawful agreement for the sale of a palace and a manor, concluded between her husband and the Duke of Courland without her knowledge or consent. She requests the municipal authorities not to enter this defective act into the council books and to annul the intromission.

Walerian Podwieszeński appeals to the Lviv Magistrate for the urgent construction of a bridge to the Saint Onuphrius Monastery before the onset of winter. Citing the instructions of the Crown Cup-bearer and a new opinion from the architect, he points out the necessity of erecting a permanent stone structure to ensure the monks have access to fuel and food supplies.

Father Potępski demands the removal of plague victims from his house opposite the Bernardine convent, where they were placed by the magistrate's decision. The clergyman complains about the contamination of the building and the lack of income necessary to pay off the debt on the property, asking for a resolution to the problem.

R. C. Potocka requests the Lviv Magistrate to grant the city scribe Ziętkiewicz permission for a short-term departure from Lviv during the Easter period to attend to her urgent matters. She explains that the official, due to his duties, refused to leave the city without official permission from the authorities.