Letter from Archbishop Jan Zamoyski to the Lviv magistrate in defense of oppressed townspeople

[P. 2] Honorable Sir, worthy friend! These neighbors of Your Grace, who will deliver this letter to Your Grace, have been with me, complaining that while bearing all the burdens falling upon the community, they cannot receive from Your Grace what everyone in the community has; that is, that [...] horses to you [...] from [...], the reason for which, although I know, I do not wish to complicate the matter. What is presented to the others is a certain semblance of piety, while what these people demand is pure justice, and that of the highest order; I would wish for these matters to proceed without delay. For when working people complain that they suffer great burdens from this, not only inconvenience but also damage; we, who teach people piety, [...] it is necessary that we do not measure our own benefits by the damages of others. I urged these people to spend it, but they say that no one is buying, and this stump of non-buying is very [...], which should truly be felled [...], for the scythe has hit a stone. Therefore, as the magistrate upon whom these matters depend, may Your Graces lead everyone to this, so that Your Graces may appease yourselves among the people. Being asked, I ask that everyone remains with justice. And I commend myself to the good friendship of Your Grace. In Stawczany, 4 July in the year of our Lord 1610. Well-wishing to Your Grace Jan Zamoyski, Archbishop of Lviv

[S. 2] [U góry po prawej ręką archiwalną:] Arch: Civit: fasc: 539. 1 Spectabilis D[omi]ne amice honorande: Cziy sossiedzy W[asze]i M[oś]c[i] kthorzy then list W[asze]i M[oś]c[i] oddadz[ą], byli v mnie żaliąc się, ze wszy: tkie cziezary ponoszą, ktore in communitate przypadaią, niemogą tego od W[asze]i M[oś]c[i] otrzy: manć, czo in communitate wszyscy maią; tho iest ze co bucowacka warty (iako tho zowią) konie wam wyssać z braniaczkie[m?] nie, z ktorej tho miary pochodzy ze tho wiem, niechcę tez rem inuoluere: Quod praefertur illis, species quaedam est pietatis, quod desideratur ab istis, mere est iustitiae, y tho kardin[ał?], zyczylbym, aby the rzeczy sły sine dilatione; gwyz gdy roboczy liudzie skarżą się ze incommoda wielkie stąd ponoszą, nietilko niewczas ale y szkodę; My czo liudzy vcziemy poboznoszcy, teoy exemplo vedie? potrzeba, Zeby: smy nostra commoda, alienis incommodis niemierzyli. Namawiałem ia tych liudzy, aby tho vydawaly, alie ony mowią ze nikt niekupuje, y then pień niekupowania barzo [ią?], kto: ryby trzeba verio swaliacd, nienawytwrwaną, bo trafiła kossa na kamień, Tonie iako Magistratus then na ktorem the sprawy zawisły raczedzie W[asze]ść wszytkich do tego wieść Zebyscdzie W[asze]ść samy siebie v liudzy ospokoily. Rogatus rogo Zebysię kazdy przyspra: wiedliwoscy ostal. A ia się dobrey przyiaźni W[asze]i M[oś]c[i] zalieczam. W Stawczaniech 4 July. A: D: 1610. W[asze]i M[oś]c[i] życzliwy Jan Zamoyski Arcybiskup Lwowski [m.p.] [Na dole po lewej ołówkiem:] Jan Zamoyski