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Letter from Warsaw to the Lviv magistracy concerning city affairs and mutual goodwill

The sender addresses the Lviv magistracy as friends worthy of respect. In Polish with Latin insertions, the sender mentions matters connected with the city and asks that a matter be treated favorably; much of the account cannot be read with confidence. The sheet gives Warsaw and 4 April 1689.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial transcription; gaps are marked [—], with illegible content left unreconstructed. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

My noble and respected sirs, friends whom I hold in the highest regard. [The remainder is largely illegible; the surviving fragments point to matters concerning Lviv and a request for the matter to be treated favorably.] Warsaw, 4 April 1689. The addressees were the praeconsuls, consuls, and entire magistracy of the city of Lviv.

Original wording — transcription

[Nagłówek:] Nobiles et Spectabiles Domini Amici plurimum observandi. [Polski tekst z wtrąceniami łacińskimi; znaczne partie nieczytelne:] [—] przed [—] mego, na którym postawiony jestem; należy mi [—]. [—] w tym [—] y [—] [—]; quod [—] [—] [—]. [—] w czasie [—], [—] [—] [—]. W Warszawie d. 4 Aprilis 1689. [Podpis nieczytelny.] [Adres na odwrociu, PDF s. 9:] Nobilibus et Spectabilibus Dominis Praeconsulibus, Consulibus totique Magistratui Civitatis Leopoliensis, Amicis plurimum observandis.

Reading notes

The date was read from the closing dating on the sheet (PDF p. 8): “W Warszawie d. 4 Aprilis 1689”. PDF p. 9 contains the address on the verso, not a separate letter. The sheet's original numbering is 7. The handwriting is poorly legible; the sender and the full text have not been established. PDF p. 16 is a later copy/version of the same letter (matching date and content); it was not counted as a separate letter.
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