Memorial of the Lviv municipal authorities and the Metropolitan Chapter on the occasion of the town hall tower repair

TO GOD THE BEST AND HIGHEST and To the Eternal Memory of Posterity This lion, which you see, is a vigilant guardian by day and night in the circuit of this city's castle, examining and illuminating everything. For 89 years now, established as a sign of times and seasons, it has often been a favorable omen not only of atmospheric changes but also of the city's fortunes. Why should one not call it an indicator of the city's fate and prosperity? For it, bearing the ancestral signs of the city, proclaiming the constancy of prosperity and courage, by the power of the hills granted to it by the Vicar of Christ himself, Sixtus V, and by the radiance of the Marian Star, shining at its rising without blemish, drove away all evil from here, opposing the ruinous rocks of the fury of various elements joined for the destruction of the Kingdom and this city. When, along with the general upheaval of this Kingdom, the fate of the city also changed, it began to waver. When in the year 1672, under the very protection of the Virgin Visiting the Mountains of Rus, a herald of future events and mournful misery, cast down by the force of winds against the unbridled power of the East, undoubtedly intending to beg for help, it fell at the feet of this Virgin, it obtained the fervent protection of the shining Star of Mary against the nocturnal Ottoman eclipse threatening the Kingdom with a single radiance; and after the liberation of the city, restored to its place, chained to the care for peace, it keeps watch until today. And yet, being an observer and often a herald of the change of things and the variability of times, it warned that nothing under the sun is happy and lasting. It saw from the year 1678 the fires of the city, recurring and equal to those of Troy; it saw an armed host conspired for the destruction of the Kingdom: the demolition of fortifications, bloody streams, fierce sieges, the overturning of camps, broken and scattered armies. It saw in the following years, as if war were not enough for destruction, terrible deadly epidemics, famine sowing eternal death, prisons, captivities, oppressions, looting. In a word – happiness along with fortunes leaning towards collapse. Thus, barely safe from the force of winds and the bolts of lightning, it was not yet free from the disfavor of fate. For when the aspirations of factions divided again, and the Kingdom was plunged into turmoil, from the North (whence all evil comes) extreme storms arrived, when in the year 1703, while the Swedish Lion was ravaging the bowels of the Kingdom with impunity, it heralded the future capture of this city. In December of that year, shaken by the terrible violence of the winds, almost moved from its place and close to falling, it confirmed this prophecy, since in the following year 1704, on the 5th of September, it saw the city besieged, and the next day captured, looted, and dying in the claws of the Gothic Lion, then struck by a two-year plague, devastated and brought to the brink. And it itself, shaken by the force of the aforementioned storms, seemed to be falling, had it not been for the keen foresight and vigilance of the noble and illustrious lord Tomasz Gordon, councilor and economist of the town hall tower and fortifications, it would not have been repaired more strongly, along with the clock and the entire top. With the unfailing hope that from now on it will herald everything more favorably, the more diligently the city guards against and prevents its future dangers. Therefore, by the unanimous will of all estates of the city, thanks to the work and diligence of the aforementioned noble and illustrious Tomasz Gordon, provisor of the city and prefect of its fortifications, this work was begun in the year of our Lord 1708 in the month of May, and completed on the fifth day of June. When the Most Holy Clement XI steered the helm of the Church, in the eighth year of his pontificate; when the Polish Republic was divided and torn in various directions; under the most illustrious and eminent lord Adam of Granów Sieniawski, Count of Szkłów and Mysz, then Voivode of Bełz and Grand Crown Hetman, and General Starosta of the city; when, after the capture into captivity of the shepherd of the metropolis of this city, the most enlightened and most reverend lord Konstanty Zieliński, by the grace of God and the Apostolic See Archbishop of Lviv, the see was vacant; under the most enlightened and most reverend lord Jan Skarbek, by the grace of God and the Apostolic See Bishop of Marocco, suffragan, custodian, and general administrator of the Lviv archdiocese; under the most reverend chapter of the metropolitan church of Lviv and the most enlightened, most reverend, most illustrious, and most venerable lords prelates and canons living, signed below: Stanisław Woienkowski – Dean, Andrzej Kuropatnicki – Provost, Konstanty Mrozowicki, Doctor of Both Laws – Archdeacon, Michał Zołhański – Scholastic, Aleksander Kuropatwa – Chancellor, Paweł Wziązkowski – Cantor, Jan Tomasz Józefowicz, Doctor of Sacred Theology – Surrogate Judge, Michał Załęski – Canon of Lviv and Zaczerne, Jakub Michał Lembowski, Doctor of Sacred Theology, Hieronim of Sienicki – Cantor of Przemyśl, Wojciech Krasnowski, Bogusław Zasławski, Bogusław Ruciński, Jakub Szczupiński – Preacher, Franciszek Długosz, Doctor of Sacred Theology – Provost of the Brotherhood of the Most Holy Trinity, Bartłomiej Rupiński, Reinold Zynwer – Provost of the Brotherhood of Corpus Christi, Piotr Dobrzewski, Marcin Ożar[?], Mikołaj Surski; most venerable penitentiaries of the metropolitan church of Lviv: Jan Wiśniowski, Benedykt Kozłowski, Jakub Szuliński, Sebastian Marynowicz; the clear and eminent lord Stanisław Polanowicz, Doctor of Philosophy, Canon of Zamość, Rector of the Lviv Academic Gymnasium; Michał Kochański, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of Mathematics, Deputy Rector. Noble, most famous, most distinguished, and illustrious lords councilors: Dominik Wilczek, Secretary of His Royal Majesty, Senior, Tomasz Gordon, Secretary of His Royal Majesty, Tomasz Belli, Secretary of His Royal Majesty, Paweł Dominik Stepner, Marcin Ruszczyński, Doctor of Both Laws and Medicine, Mayor of the city, Antoni Rupiński – Proconsul, Andrzej Rupiński, Doctor of Philosophy and Medicine, Tomasz Majeranowski, Mikołaj Gordon, Doctor of Philosophy and Medicine, Franciszek Obrocki, Doctor of Both Laws, Stanisław Barcz, Doctor of Philosophy and Medicine, Rafał Boym, the noble Fabian Zynwer, Secretary of His Royal Majesty. Noble and honorable lords jurors: Stanisław Zynwer, Tomasz Budny, Stanisław Karwowski, Marcin Sonntag, the eminent Jan Mościecki, Doctor of Philosophy, Karol Binstling, Tomasz Gordon, Antoni Solski, Jan Mechoni, Jan Czechucki, Dominik Wilczek, Samuel Dzieduszycki. Noble and honorable judges of the Armenian nation: Mikołaj Zachnowicz, Mikołaj Hadzidiewicz, Jan Steczkiewicz, Jakub Pirunowicz, Łazarz Steczkiewicz, Krzysztof Steczkiewicz, Mikołaj Mańczukiewicz, Zachariasz Bernatowicz, Krzysztof Augustynowicz, Grzegorz Bernatowicz, Stefan Derwyszkiewicz, Krzysztof Bogdanowicz; the noble Piotr Makowski, public notary by apostolic authority and of the Lviv consistory; noble, eminent, and honorable: Andrzej Abrok, Doctor of Philosophy, notary of the mayor's office and the Armenian court; Jan Czechucki, notary of the mayor's office and the Magdeburg city law; Józef Ciechowic, notary of city revenues; Michał Złotorowicz, syndic, and Kazimierz Kirkor, chosen and substituted in his place as secretary of the city. Famous men of the College of Forty: Piotr Teiwer – Regent, Adam Senatowicz, Kazimierz Dunoborski, Józef Brossi, Andrzej Lochman, Józef Foender, Kazimierz Kozłowski, Jakub Krauz, Marcin Czechucki, Jan Żendza, Adam Sztuart, Franciszek Ligocki, Walenty Torbecki, Jan Krzywowski, Wojciech Duka, Tomasz Cebulski, Bartłomiej Kaprany, Jan Baptysta, Wawrzyniec Śnieżyński, Marcin Mroczek, Marcin Golsztun, Jan Ignetowski, Andrzej Poczyrski, Jacek Michalewicz, Wojciech Waydowicz, Jakub Płonka, Kazimierz Janicki, Jerzy Aleksiewicz, Kiełbasa Pacyk, Baltazar Heuszer, Wojciech Lewanowski, Jan Wutkiewicz, Jan Tarnawski, Marcin Czarowski, Walenty Usarz, Wojciech Okeniewski, Jan Stanaszek, Stanisław Ardyński, Stanisław Górnicki, Jan Jedliński; from the former consuls: Jan Zynwer, Jan Krostowicz; Jan Kłopotkiewicz [instigator?]; Jakub Krauz, Konrad Szarwadowski – patrons of city affairs; Piotr Rupiński – mayor's, Dominik Bronicinski – council clerks; the honest Wojciech Kapecki, sworn member of the potters' guild, elders of the carpenters' guild, supervisors of the restoration of the work, miracle-workers of artistic craft, Piotr Rostogurski, doorkeeper of the town hall tower – all living, may they enjoy blessings in the peace of tranquility as happily as possible, after overcoming misfortunes and in their old age. And since the city was overcome by the misfortune of our present disasters, namely by the capture on September 6 of the year of our Lord 1704, on the very eve of the Nativity [of the BVM], and also a terrible storm of winds occurred in the octave of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, furthermore in the current year on the eve of Her glorious Assumption the town hall tower was struck in the morning by a violent and terrible lightning bolt, which lightning bolt, not without a miracle and the wonder of all, bypassed the coat of arms of the famous Kampian, the builder of this tower, and completely as if it did not touch it, cast it aside – with the utmost urgency and most humble prayers, one must beg GOD the Best and Highest and invoke the help of the Mother of God and the intercession of the Holy Patrons, so that from further dangers of hanging misfortunes, which the Divine Majesty in the secrets of His Providence sends by a mysterious arrangement, He may deign to liberate or at least in their face show care and not abandon the city exclusively dedicated to Him. [Verso:] [Archival note / period signature / in pencil:] No. 706 [?] / fasc. 999 lib. aut. [and round seal:] ARCHIVE OF ANCIENT ACTS OF THE CITY OF LVIV

DEO OPTIMO MAXIMO et Perenni Posterorum Memoriæ Leo hic, quem vides perdius et pernox Vigil in circuitu Arci[s?] hujus Urbis omnia lustrans et illustrans. Jam ab hinc Annis 89. in Signa Tempora positus et momenta, non solum mutationis aëreæ, ve- rum etiam fatorum Civitatis non raro nuntius extitit fortunatus, Quidni fatorum et fortunæ Civitatis Indicem dixens Qui designia Civitatis Gentilitia portans soliditatem fortunæ et vir- tutis præsagiens Virtute montium eidem ab ipso Christi Vicario Sixto Quinto elargitorum, et fulgore Syderis Mariani, in ortu suo absq[ue] macula coruscantis, procul hinc mala omnia propulsavit, fatales scopulos Suas Fundium Variarum in perniciem Regni et hujus Civitatis conjuncta- rum furori objiciens. Longe cum Universali Regni hujus revolutione versa quoq[ue] et Civitatis fortuna nutare cœpit. Quando In Anno 1672. ipso Presidio Virginis Montana Russiæ Visitanti's Præsagus futurorum et funestæ infelicitatis, vi ventorum dejectus con- tra indomitem Orientis Potentiam, non dubiè imploraturus opem, ad pedes Virginis hujus projectus, Protectionem Seriam Stellæ lucentis Mariæ contra Nocturnum unô Otthomanicæ Eclypsim Regno minitantes fulgo- rem emercatus est, Civitate liberata, loco Suo restitutus, Solicitudinem page alligatus, Vigilat usq[ue] adhuc. Veruntamen vicissitudinis rerum et mutabilitatis temporum Spectator Nuntius non raro existens admonuit Nihil esse Sub Sole Felix et diuturnum - Vidit ab Anno 1678. rediviva et paria Trojanis Civitatis incendia, Vidit armatam in perniciem Regni juratam multitudinem: Excidia fortalitii, sanguineos torrentes, oppugnationes obstinatas, eversiones castrorum, fusos fugatosq[ue] Exercitus. Vidit Subsequendibus Annis, quasi non sufficeret ad perniciem bellum, mor- talitatum horrendas Epidemias, funere perpetuo fames, carceres, captivitates, oppressiones, deprædationes. Verbo fortunam cum fatis in interitum vergentem. Ita scilicet contra Vim Ventorum et fulminum jacula ægrè securus non- dum a fatorum inclementiâ liber Quippe iterum divisis Partium Studiis et Regno in confusionem rapto Ab Aquilone (unde omne malum) extrema tempestatum prægiit, Quando in Anno 1703tio Leone Svetico Viscera Regni impunè depopulante et tam Civitati huic futuram designavit expugnationem In Decembri ejusdem Anni, Violentia horribili Ventorum concussus propè jam e Sede Sua motus, et casui proximus, præsagio fidem fecit, siquidem Sequenti 1704 Anno die 5 Septembris civitatem obsessam et in crasti- no captam, deprædatam, et in ungvibus Leonis Gotthici expirantem, deinde biennali peste correptam, desolatam, et ad incitas redactam conspexit. Ipsemet verò concussus vi tempestatum p[re]dictem cadurq videbat Nisi perspicaci industria et Vigilantia Nobilis et Spectabilis Domini Thomæ Gordon Consulis et Turris Prætorianæ Munitionisq[ue] Oeconomi de integro cum Horologio totoq[ue] Apice Solidius repararetur. Non vana Spe feliciore ab hinc omnia nuntiaturo Quanto tam sedulô futura Sui Civitas pcavet et p[ro]videt pericula. Conspirantibus itaq[ue] universis Civitatis Ordinibus operâ et diligentia Supradicti Nobilis et Spectabilis Thomæ Gordon Provisori Civitatis, illiusq[ue] munitionis Præfecti, cœptum hoc opus Anno D[omi]ni M.D.C.C.V.I.I.I. Mense Majo Die verò quinta Junii concinnatum. Sanctissimo Clemente XI. Ecclesiæ Clavum gubernante, Eius Pontificat[us] Anno Octavo Divisa et in Varies Scissa Polona Republica Ill[ustrissi]mo et Magnifico Domino Adamo à Granow Sieniawski Comite in Szkłow et Mysz protunc Palatino Belzensi et Supremo Exercituum Regni Duce, ac Generali Civitatis Capitaneo. Metropolitana huius Urbis post captivat[i]o[n]em Pastorem, Illustrissimum et Reverendissimum Dominum Constantinum Zielinski, Dei et Apostolicæ Sedis Gratia, Ar- chiepiscopum Leopoliensem, Vacante Cathedra. Perillustri verò ac Reverendissimo Domino Joanne Skarbek Dei et Apostolicæ Sedis Gratia Episcopo Ma- rochiensi Suffraganeo Custode et Archiepiscopatûs Leopo- liensis Generali Administratore Reverendissimo Ecclesiæ Metropolitanæ Leopolie[nsi]s Capitulo ac Perillustribus et Reverendissimis ac Illus[tri]s- simis et Admodum Reverendis Dominis, Prælatis et Cano- nicis Superstitibus infrascriptis Stanislao Woienkowski Decano Andrea Kuropatnicki Præposito Constantino Mrozowicki I.U.D. Archidiacono Michaele Zothanski Scholastico Alexandro Kuropatwa Cancellario Paulo Wziazkowski Cantore Joanne Thoma Josephowicz S.T.D. Judice Surrogato Michaele Załęski Leopolien[si] et Zaczernensi Canonico Jacobo Michaele Lembowski Sac. Theol. D. Hieronymo à Sienicki Cantore Premysliensi Adalberto Krasnowski Boguslao Zoslawski Boguslao Rucinski Jacobo Szczupinski Concionatore Francisco Długosz Sac. Theol. Doctore Præp[osit]o Confr[aternitatis] SS. Trinitatis Bartholomæo Rupinski Reinoldo Zynwer Præposito Confraternitatis SS. Corporis Petro Dobrzewski Martino Ozarzyna Nicolao Surski Admodum Rndis Ecclesiæ Metropolitanæ Leop. Pœnitentiariis Joanne Wiśniowoski, Benedicto Kozłowski, Jacobo Szulinszki, Sebastiano Marynowicz Illustri et Excell[enti] D[omi]no Stanislao Polanowicz Ph. D. Canonico Zamo- scensi, Gymnasii Academici Leopoliensis Rectore, Michaele Ko- chancki Ph. D. Matheseos Professore Rectorales vices gerente. Nobilibus Clarissimis Excellentissimis et Spectabi- libus Dominis Consulibus Dominico Wilczek S.R.M. Secretario Seniore Thomâ Gordon S.R.M. Secretario Thomâ Belli S.R.M. Secretario Paulo Dominico Stepner Martino Rusczynski U.I. et M. Doctore Advocato Civitatis Antonio Rupinski Proconsule Andrea Rupinski Ph. et M. Doctore Thomâ Majeranowski Nicolao Gordon Ph. et M. Doctore Francisco Obrocki U.J. Doctore Stanislao Barcz Ph. et M. Doctore Raphaele Boym. Nobili Fabiano Zynwer S.R.M. Secr. Nobilibus et Honoratis Dominis Scabinis Stanislao Zynwer Thomâ Budny Stanislao Karwowski Martino Sonntag Excellente Joanne Moscecki Ph. Doctore Carolo Binstling Thomâ Gordon Antonio Solski Joanne Mechoni Joanne Czechucki Dominico Wilczek Samuele Dzieduszycki Nobilibus et Honoratis Judicibus Nationis Armenæ Nicolao Zachnowicz Nicolao Hadzidiewicz Joanne Steczkiewicz Jacobo Pirunowicz Lazaro Steczkiewicz Christophoro Steczkiewicz Nicolao Manczukiewicz Zacharia Bernatowicz Christophoro Augustynowicz Gregorio Bernatowicz Stephano Derwyszkiewicz Christophoro Bogdanowicz Nobili Petro Makowski Publico Sacra Auth[ori]te Apl[ic]a et Con- sistorii Leopoliensis Notario Nobilibus Excellenti et Honoratis Andrea Abrok Ph. D. Offi- cii Satulani et Judicii Armenicalis, Joanne Czechucki Offi- cii Advocatialis et Judicii Civilis Magdeburgensis, Josepho Ciecho- wic Proventuum Civitatis Notariis, Michaele Złotorowicz Syndico, et Casimiro Kirkor in locum ipsius in Secretarium Urbis Substituto et electo Famosis 40. Viris Petro Teiwer Regente Adamo Senatowicz Casimiro Dunoborski Josepho Brossi Andrea Lochman Josepho Foendere Casimiro Kozlowski Jacobo Krauz Martino Czechucki Joanne Zendza Adamo Sztuart Francisco Ligoki Valentino Torbecki Joanne Krzywowski Alberto Duka Thomâ Cebulski Bartholomæo Kaprany Joanne Baptista Laurentio Sniezynski Martino Mroczek Martino Golsztun Joanne Ignetowski Andrea Poczyrski Hyacintho Michalewski Alberto Waydowicz Jacobo Płonka Casimiro Janicki Georgio Alexiewicz Kiełbas Pacyq Balthasaro Heuszer Alberto Lewanowski Joanne Wutkiewicz Joanne Tarnawski Martino Czarowski Valentino Usarz Alberto Okeniewski Joanne Stanaszek Stanislao Ardynski Stanislao Gurnicki Joanne Jedlinski Ex Consulibus Joanne Zynwer, Joanne Krostowicz, [Instigatore?] Joanne Kłopotkie- wicz, Jacobo Krauz, Conrado Szarwadowski, Causis rum Civitatis Patronis, Petro Rupinski Advoca- talis, Dominico Bronicinski Consulari Cancellariis, Honestis Alberto Kapecki Thonatorum Sindicatu jurato, Lignifabrorum Cœnobiaribus restaurationi Operis Præfectis, Operis artis[tici?] Thaumaturgibus, Petro Rostogurski Ostiario Turris Prætorianæ, cunctis Superstitibus Utinam augustissimè, et post superatas calamitates et inverenda senectute in pacis tranquillitate beatis Et quoniam præsentium calamitatum nostrarum infortunio de- victæ, scilicet expugnatio die 6ta Septembris Anno D[omi]ni 1704. ipso Pervigilio Nativitatis, quam Ventorum horrenda tempestas intra Octavas Immaculatæ Conceptionis Virgineæ Mariæ contigit, insuper in Anno præsenti in Vigilia Gloriosæ illius in Cœlum Assumptionis Turris Prætoriana violenti et horribili fulmine, matutino tempo- re tacta est, quod fulmen, Insignia Campiani Gloriosi eidem Turris Fabricatoris non sine Prodigio et admiratione cunctorum evaserit et penitus tanquam non tangens excussit, summa contentione precibusq[ue] humillimis DEUS Optimus Ma- ximus exorandus est, Auxiliumq[ue] DEI Genetricis et Sanctorum Patronorum intercessio imploranda, quatenus ab ulterioribus impendentium calamitatum periculis, quâ Divina Majestas in Adytis Providentiæ Suæ arcano premit consilio liberare, vel saltem Num in ipsa Patrocinium præsen dignetur Sibi[q[ue]] Unice devotam non deserat Civitatem. [Verso:] [Nota archiwalna / sygnatura z epoki / ołówkiem:] N[ume]ro 706 [?] / fasc. 999 lib. aut. [oraz pieczęć okrągła:] ARCHIWUM AKT DAWNYCH MIASTA LWOWA