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A call for the city to submit and a refusal to hand over hostages to secure the travel of his delegation. A promise to preserve life and health upon showing humility.

Favorable reception of the city's delegation, an initial oral response, and a call for representatives to return the next morning. A discrepancy in the date header in the edition has been noted.

Postponing the response until the next day after a night council with all the military elders; a call for the city's delegation to return as early as possible in the morning.

Confirmation of keeping promises and a call to send envoys the next day.

Surprise at the interruption of negotiations and a request for a clear answer as to whether the city still wishes to talk.

Sending back the temporarily detained envoys and inviting them the next day for a final answer.

Sending back the envoys with written terms and awaiting a response to the submitted declaration.

News about the capture of Kraków by the Swedes; assurance of an alliance between the Cossacks, Muscovy, and the Swedes, and information about sending Mikołaj Grodzicki for talks.

Sending men for the agreed ransom ("honorarium"); an order for quick processing and for the city to send a dozen or so people.

The King announces his arranged marriage to Konstancja, daughter of the late Archduke Karol, and invites the authorities of Lwów to send envoys to the ceremony planned for October 30. He asks for a display of devotion and joy for his prosperity.

The preserved fragments concern negotiations of the commission with Moscow, its claims, the unauthorized occupation of lands, and the matter of border demarcation. The King advises prudence in proceedings; large gaps prevent the reconstruction of all details of the instructions.

The King expresses regret over the unsuccessful negotiations intended to avert the threat from the Ruthenian lands. He announces the gathering of the pospolite ruszenie (levy in mass) and his own expedition. Until help arrives, he demands a courageous and vigilant defense from Lwów, also mentioning rapid infantry support.

August II praises Lwów's unwavering loyalty to the enemy, announces the readiness of troops, and orders appropriate sanctions against Dr. Altenberk, who for unknown reasons went to the King of Sweden under the guise of a diplomatic mission.

A German register from 1863 describes the Sultan's intervention regarding Omar, an agent of the court merchant Mahmud: the recovery of debts for goods sold to Polish merchants while returning from Russia. The full Ottoman original was not translated.

Elbląg declares solidarity with the Lwów magistrate and support for the protection of municipal authorities. Since the provincial assemblies ended unsuccessfully and no deputies to the Sejm were elected, it cannot fulfill the request in that way. It announces that the secretary, who is soon to leave for Warsaw, will receive instructions to lobby the Grand Chancellor and other protectors for a favorable resolution of Lwów's case.

The magistrate asks its envoys for intervention and advice regarding city forests, duties, Ruthenians conducting retail sales, confiscated fish, real estate, pastures, transport services, the investigation into debts owed to Gdańsk citizens, and Tatar rumors. The second part reports on the dispute over the execution of the ruling regarding the mill, the deposit of the sum of 1500, and the objections of the Hinks and Sieradzki. The authors complain about the conduct of the deputy starosta and the lack of constant legal aid; they announce further documents and send a copy of the letter from the Wisznia sejmik.

The councilors maintain their readiness to provide the king with one hundred thousand zlotys in connection with the contract regarding the lease of the Lwów excise and Ruthenian customs. They explain that the departure of the Wąchock abbot and the enemy's actions delayed the negotiations. They ask the treasury administrator to allocate provisions for the Lwów garrison from this sum, as its lack threatens the city's security.

The commander asks the starosta in Janów to recover and immediately return the Lwów carts taken by the Turkish and Tatar envoys. They were supposed to return immediately and are needed for work on the fortifications of Lwów.

Wyhowski explains his silence due to difficulties, assures Kemény of their lasting friendship, and announces the Hetman's embassy to the Prince of Transylvania after his son's wedding in Moldavia.