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Anna Dolska thanks Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski for his contact and assures him of her constant devotion. She also inquires about current events in the country, the possibility of a treaty, and the date of the addressee's departure to the military camp.

Anna Dolska complains about the hostile behavior of the Subchamberlain's daughter, who accuses her of lying and spreads slander against the Marshal's wife. The author asks the addressee to intervene and prove the falsehood of the Subchamberlain's daughter's words.

Anna Dolska informs the Voivode of Ruthenia about a property settlement reached with her eldest son, the difficult circumstances of which have caused a severe decline in her health. She also inquires about the affairs of the Starosta of Żydaczów and asks for protection to be extended to the orphan of the late Mr. Szamirowski.

Anna Dolska expresses her concern regarding her sister's failure to fulfill the will of the Voivode of Kraków and her absence in Lwów. She asks the addressee not to hold a grudge against her, assuring him of her loyalty and readiness to provide other services.

Anna Dolska informs Jan Jabłonowski about giving her consent to her sister's marriage to Mr. Stamirowski and about persuading the young lady to get engaged. She also reports on the opposition of the Starosta of Wiśnicz to this union and sends the correspondence conducted with him.

Anna Dolska commends her sons, who have just returned from abroad, to the care and kindness of Jan Jabłonowski. In a postscript on a separate slip, she asks the addressee to obtain a poor Tatar or Jew for her.

Anna Dolska replies to her uncle regarding a letter concerning the efforts of the Halych sub-steward (podstoli), discussing matters of the marriage contract, estates, jewels, and advocating for the prompt celebration of her sister's wedding with a proper dowry. She also reports on the expected return of her sons from Vienna and sends greetings from the family.

Anna Dolska informs Mrs. Kamieniecka about Mr. Stamirowski's renewed efforts to seek her sister's hand in marriage, referring the suitor to the will of the guardians. As she cannot travel to Lviv herself, she asks the recipient to consult with the other guardians and inform her of the decision reached.

Anna Dolska expresses concern over the lack of news regarding the health of the Jabłonowskis and declares her readiness to arrive immediately to assist her sister-in-law during the upcoming winter childbirth. She asks the recipient to provide the expected due date so she can adjust her travel plans to Lviv.

Anna Dolska informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about her plans to meet Queen Marie Casimire and about the widespread sympathy of the Lithuanian nobility towards the elder prince. She asks for news from the court and for discretion regarding the matters discussed.

Anna Dolska informs Jan Jabłonowski about her departure from Warsaw after waiting in vain for his arrival and about the successful mitigation of the Queen's resentment regarding the issue of quarters. She advises her brother to cultivate the monarch's favor and recommends a trusted intermediary, Mr. Dzięciołtowski.

Anna Dolska informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about her sister's reluctance to marry Mr. Szamirowski and her categorical rejection of Mr. Słomicki's courtship. She announces her arrival in Lwów for the holidays to personally handle her sister's matrimonial affairs in accordance with the addressee's wishes.

Anna Dolska asks the Voivode for help and protection in the face of the tribulations she suffers from her own son. In a postscript, she denies allegations that she agreed to her sister's marriage to Mr. Cetnar against the addressee's will.

Anna Dolska complains to the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, about the wrongs suffered at the hands of her own godless son, whom she no longer wishes to serve. She asks the addressee for protection and intervention regarding the Komarno estates.

King Sigismund Augustus resolves a dispute between the Lviv burghers and the Starosta of Przemyśl, Spytek Jordan, ordering the bridge toll on the San River to be paid only when using the bridge built for the salt mines, with the right to free passage via fords. He simultaneously confirms the full exemption of Lviv residents from other customs duties and transit fees in accordance with ancient privileges.

Jan Domagalicz instructs Maciej Hajder on settling the construction accounts for a Lviv chapel and transferring the religious dowry of Miss Cecylia. He also requests his intervention and assistance in taking guardianship of the orphaned children of his late brother-in-law Kawecki and in drawing up an inventory of the deceased's estate.

The Lviv Metropolitan Chapter authorizes the miller Walenty and his wife Dorota to redeem the third part and the third measure of the Stachyrowski mill from Elżbieta, widow of the councilor Stanisław Berger. At the same time, the Chapter leases them the remaining two parts of the mill for life in exchange for an annual rent, flour deliveries, and the obligation to maintain and repair the mill buildings.

The merchant confirms the arrival in Gdańsk of a shipment from Amsterdam containing a bed and fabric, and reports that the goods were handed over through an intermediary. He checks whether all the instructions have been carried out and reports losses of ships during severe weather.

The merchant confirms that the ordered goods have arrived in Gdańsk. He attributes the delay to severe weather and losses at sea, thanks the recipient for his confidence, and looks forward to meeting him in Warsaw during the Sejm.

The merchant reports on orders placed in Holland, thanks the recipient for a recommendation, gives prices for five kinds of grain, and warns that prices may rise further depending on supplies from Poland.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło from 1433, granting the village of Wierzbiąż in the Lviv district, along with all benefits, forests along the Dniester, and customs duties, to the canons of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter founded by him. The document guarantees the Chapter perpetual possession of these goods and the right to build dams and ponds.

Ab Dryka reports with concern about the difficulties in receiving and weighing barrels of saltpeter from ten carters in Jarosław. He attaches an additional letter addressed to a Lviv contractor to the merchant correspondence.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves the commission act establishing the boundaries between royal villages and the estates of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter. The issuer grants perpetual legal force to the findings of the commissioners previously appointed by Sigismund I the Old.

Jan Drohojowski writes to the Deputy Starosta of Przemyśl, Hieronim Hermanowski, inquiring about reports from the Warsaw Sejm from the Crown Referendary. At the same time, he requests legal assistance for the Kraków merchant Piotr Schraiber in his dispute with the Jews of Przemyśl.

King Sigismund II Augustus performs a transumpt of three earlier royal privileges for Lviv: Casimir the Great from 1368 (confirmed in 1389) regarding 100 Franconian hides; Władysław Jagiełło from 1415 regarding the so-called areas and Krzywylas; and Władysław of Varna regarding the management of surplus hides beyond the Brzuchowicka river. The document grants the inscribed acts full and undoubted legal force equal to the originals.

A. Drogomir, citing the universal of the commander of the Russian forces, Prince Hessen-Homburg, orders the Lviv Magistrate to provide 32 transport wagons and food rations for the withdrawing garrisons. He also specifies the formal procedure for releasing the protective crews at the Prince's chancellery.

King Sigismund II Augustus, at the request of the Metropolitan Chapter of Lwów, confirms the 1396 document of Jan of Tarnów, which settled a dispute over estates in Jamne and along the Godowica River in favor of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the Lwów suburb and the village of Godowica against Dymitr Wieczerza.

Stanisław Druszkiewicz laments the lack of an audience and informs Hetman Jabłonowski of his intention to discipline his unruly son before the Warsaw Sejm. He also intercedes on behalf of Judge Jaruntowski regarding the reduction of tax burdens in an impoverished royal leasehold.

Stanisław Druszkiewicz congratulates the Voivode of Ruthenia on assuming his new office and inquires about the successful birth of his offspring. He also expresses regret that his son has separated from the magnate in Kraków and renews his request to look after the young man.

Stanisław Druszkiewicz, Castellan of Chełm, asks Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, Voivode of Ruthenia, not to abandon the young man and requests consent for his travel abroad to learn a foreign language. He also asks for a response to the presented desiderium.

Lviv Archbishop Feliks Ligęza confirms the possession of the estates of the Cathedral Chapter and Lviv vicars, including villages, mills, gardens, and urban plots. By his ordinary authority, he incorporates these properties into ecclesiastical immunity, guaranteeing them full ecclesiastical rights and freedoms.

Grieving Elżbieta Drużkiewiczowa thanks Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski for showing support and taking her younger son under his care. She assures him that she has instructed her descendant to serve the Voivode faithfully and commends herself to his further remembrance.

Lviv Archbishop Feliks Ligęza confirms the privilege of King Sigismund II Augustus from 1550, granting the mansionaries of the Lviv Cathedral a garden with a house and a meadow in Lviv. Despite the opposition of Lviv councilor Maciej Hidek, the hierarch incorporates these goods into ecclesiastical jurisdiction and immunity.

Archbishop Metropolitan of Lviv Paweł Tarło confirms and ratifies the royal grant and incorporation. By his authority, he imposes perpetual silence on any claims from the opposing party.

Stanisław Dudkowicz sends Wojciech Zimnicki a letter from the Starosta of Lwów for his review, in order to warn him against intrigues and slanders arising in the Lwów castle court. He explains that he has already provided the Starosta with an appropriate response, denying that the Sambor authorities had anything to do with the matter.

King Sigismund II Augustus settles an appellate dispute between the heirs of Marcin Hanel and the authorities of the city of Lwów, based on ancient royal privileges and witness testimonies. The document definitively confirms that the villages of Hołosko Wielkie and Brzuchowice lie within the city limits and are forever subject to the jurisdiction of the Lwów authorities.

Samuel Dunikowski of Orsk demands that the Lviv city councilors hand over a runaway servant who committed treason and caused him financial losses. Invoking noble rights and legal customs, he announces that he will soon send his man to collect the fugitive.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the previous privileges of kings Alexander and Sigismund I, exempting Lviv burghers of all rites from customs duties throughout the state. He orders officials and tax collectors to strictly observe this immunity under penalty of statutory sanctions.

Franciszek Duchanicz informs Mikołaj Głogowski about the progress of his case with the Cześnikowa, advising him to file a protest in Chełm or Grabowiec due to the closure of the chancellery in Lublin. He also asks for defense arguments against the issued default judgments and reports on the verdict in Mr. Chamiec's trial.

The Lviv Cathedral Chapter approves the redemption by the cathedral preacher Jan Arundinensis of the third part of the Olszowy Mill and a garden in the Krakowskie Suburb, allocating these assets to the endowment of the preacher's office. At the same time, the Chapter leases to him for life the remaining two parts of the same mill under specified rental and economic conditions.

The sender asks a municipal superior to intervene on behalf of Konrad, described as a master craftsman or locksmith (the trade reading is uncertain). He wants the carpenters’ guild to release Konrad from its requirements and stop obstructing his work. The letter is dated 28 December 1737, probably in Łańcut. The craftsman’s full name and the sender’s signature need checking.

King Sigismund II Augustus resolves a dispute between Andrzej Gembicki and the reeve and benchers of Lwów, confirming the principle that files of appeal cases must be sent to the royal court or the higher Magdeburg law court at the Wawel Castle in Kraków exclusively in sealed scrolls by a court messenger. Consequently, the monarch releases the municipal authorities of Lwów from the allegations and claims of the plaintiff, who demanded that the procedural documentation be handed over to him personally.

Dumont informs the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, that the Queen will send him a letter and the requested items via the next post. On this occasion, the author sends the recipient New Year's wishes and expressions of respect.

King Sigismund Augustus confirms in the form of a vidimus transumpt two earlier privileges of kings Władysław Jagiełło (1415) and Władysław of Varna (1444), concerning the granting and use by the city of Lviv of suburban lands and surplus fields, the so-called 'obszary'. The document guarantees the transumed copy the same legal force and credibility as the original documents.

Dupont writes to Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski concerning financial settlements due to him from Paris and Amsterdam, agreeing to waive a portion of the sum and interest. He also asks the Voivode for protection in recovering a debt from Colonel Saubroy, citing Jabłonowski's previous assurances.

Queen Isabella Jagiellon of Hungary, together with her son John Sigismund, grants the burghers and merchants of Lviv the privilege of duty-free import and sale of all goods within the territory of Hungary and Transylvania. This grant is an expression of gratitude for the hospitality, kindness, and assistance shown to the monarchs by the council and inhabitants of Lviv during their multi-month stay in the city.

Dupré thanks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for letters of recommendation to Mrs. Zamoyska, who, however, had previously left the decision regarding the hiring of a servant to her sons. The author of the letter asks for continued patronage and expresses hope for being accepted into service in the future.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves the resolutions of the Lwów city council concerning the limitation of the number of potters in the city. The act introduces a ban on practicing this craft by persons not belonging to the guild.

Colonel Ebresel confirms the receipt of funds and the execution of secret orders at the Bila Tserkva fortress, and announces solemn celebrations for the monarch's coronation. He also asks the voivode how to send the files of the completed investigation.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves a transumed document of the Lviv city council from 1529 containing the statute and master articles of the combined guild of blacksmiths, locksmiths, swordsmiths, coppersmiths, armorers, and needle makers. The monarch grants legal force to the guild's provisions at the request of the guild elders and brothers.