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The councilors respond to the letter from the envoys dated in Warsaw on January 4. They ask for the matter with Mr. Paczek to be brought to an end, send documents, and 70 zlotys via the city scribe's servant Marcin. They urge the envoys to remain and prevent damage to city interests.

Grodzicki directs the councillors to the Commonwealth treasury for a receipt for the 6,000 złotys lent. He promises to admonish subordinates complained of by the city and settle the account for iron taken.

Grochowski invites the councillors of Lviv to an episcopal ceremony on 27 September 1625. He stresses friendship, his Ruthenian origin and Lviv’s significance as a metropolitan centre.

R. Koryciński addresses the Lviv councillors. The letter mentions an order and a condition that something be returned to the writer; details of the settlement are illegible. It is dated at Słoboda on 5 April 1639.

The writer addresses the Lviv councillors, refers to a letter from a deputy, and mentions military affairs or a camp. Details are partly illegible. The letter is dated 7 July 1667; the place in the dateline is uncertain.

A letter addressed to the councillors of Lwów. Text fragments survive, including the word “Contract”; neither the date nor the place could be read with confidence. The address panel on p. 3 belongs to the same letter.

Władysław Lubowiecki warns the Lviv City Councilors against unauthorized reprints and manipulated Sejm constitutions that infringe upon the rights of the urban estate. He assures them of the legal steps taken and appeals to them to recognize only the authentic text bearing his signature.

Jan Marchocki informs Jan Swoszowski about an assault by a servant of the Lviv councilors on his apprentice at an inn and the resulting insult. He asks the scribe for advice, threatening retaliation by soldiers if the city does not redress the grievance.

[Polish; translation pending] Jakub Mieszkowski informuje burmistrza i rajców lwowskich o najeździe ludzi panów Dzieduszyckich na Zubrzę, zrabowaniu bydła oraz pobiciu poddanych. Prosi o niezwłoczne skierowanie poszkodowanych do grodu w celu obdukcji ran oraz o zbadanie, czy strona przeciwna nie złożyła na zamku protestacji.