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Krzysztof Krause asks Robert Forbes to ensure the detention of the Lviv Jewish elders in Jarosław until a debt of 300 florins is settled. He allows for the possibility of allocating 100 florins as a fee for the successful collection of the debt.

Krzysztof Krause asks Arthur Forbes for instructions regarding further proceedings and requests information on current matters. He assures the recipient of his devotion and brotherly kindness.

Krzysztof Krause thanks Arthur Forbes for his kindness and declares his readiness to help, announcing that he will settle current matters in Rzeszów. He also mentions his intention to collect a debt of 1900 florins from the Mościska estates belonging to the father of brothers currently serving in the military.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves the guild articles submitted to him by the brotherhood of coppersmiths from the Halych Suburb in Lviv, regulating the organization of the guild, religious duties, the admission of apprentices and journeymen, the rights of widows, craft standards, and disciplinary penalties. Notes on the reverse indicate the registration (oblatio) of the document in the Lviv castle court records, and its subsequent annulment due to it being obtained without the knowledge of the magistrate, contrary to a royal decree.

Joachym Krauzowski informs the Lviv City Council that he was unable to repay his debt by the appointed deadline, as a result of which he handed over the contract to his close friends. He requests the councilors to set a new date for him to appear before them.

The document establishes a scholarship foundation by Lviv canon Adam Wawrzyniec Łoiecki, funded by an annual 'wyderkaf' (redeemable rent) of 119 florins secured on the revenues of the city of Lviv, intended for the education of two poor youths from Lviv at the Krakow Academy. It specifies the payment amounts for the students and their university preceptor, imposes prayer duties on the scholarship holders, and appoints provisors to oversee the perpetual functioning of the endowment.

Cyprian Krępski informs Hetman Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski that he has presented his grievances to the King and General Flemming, to which Flemming promised restitution from his own funds. He also reports on awaiting further instructions and issues regarding the payment of thalers by the Crown Treasurer.

The City Council of Lviv approves the statute of the coppersmiths' guild, establishing religious and organizational duties for guild brothers, rules for training apprentices and admitting journeymen as masters, as well as regulations for trade and copper processing.

After assuming the administration of the vacant Chełmno bishopric, Szczęsny Krechowski appeals to Jan Jabłonowski to extend his noble protection over the diocese. He specifically commends to his care the city of Chełmno, which borders the Starostwo of Świecie.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves the ordinance and articles of the coppersmiths' guild of the Halych Suburb in Lviv. The document regulates, among other things, issues of guild masses, relations between masters and journeymen, and penalties for absenteeism at craftsmen's meetings.

Mikhail Krechetnikov demands explanations from the Lviv authorities regarding alleged complaints sent to Warsaw concerning inconveniences caused by warehouses in the Low Castle. He also asks the magistrate whether the residents suffered any harm under his command after the departure of General Apraksin.

Lviv councilor Jerzy Boim, together with his wife Jadwiga and his family, allocates the sum of 2100 florins invested in Lviv townhouses to endow the Chapel of the Holy Trinity and the Passion of Christ, which he founded at the cathedral cemetery in Lviv. The document defines the right of patronage, the principles of fund management, the duties of four priests led by a senior, the order of services, and the right of burial.

The Crown Deputy Chancellor Szczęsny Kryski asks the Lviv authorities to order the tailors' guild to accept Iwanek Turkowic and to allow his father-in-law to work in peace. In return for showing favor to the poor craftsmen, the author of the letter promises the councilors his gratitude and services.

King Sigismund III Vasa establishes a new annual fair for the city of Lwów falling on the feast of Saint Margaret, lasting for three weeks, independent of the former fair on Saint Agnes' day. The document guarantees freedom of trade and safety to arriving merchants under the protection of a royal safe-conduct letter.

Cajetan Cristallini proposes to the authorities of Lviv that they send 100 ducats to Rome to be paid to the widow of the late Franciszek Stefanoni in exchange for the return of municipal documents. He also offers his legal services before the Roman Curia.

King Sigismund III Vasa grants the city of Lwów the entire vogtship along with its appurtenances, as well as two-thirds of the income from judicial fines for major cases, which had previously been reserved for the monarch. This privilege ensures the city and its inhabitants perpetual, undisturbed possession of these rights.

A. Kromolicki writes to Kazimierz Wolski, lamenting the unjust accusations of inappropriate remarks that someone has conveyed to the addressee. Assuring him of his constancy and goodwill, he earnestly requests Wolski to visit him in person and be his guest in Hrymałówka.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms and ratifies the written obligation of the Starosta of Lviv, Stanisław Bonifacy Mniszek, submitted to the city of Lviv. Under this document, the Starosta, under penalty of a fine, committed to liquidating the castle market and removing craftsmen not belonging to guilds (partacze), in accordance with previous royal decrees.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski, acting on behalf of the Wisznia sejmik, requests the Voivode of Kiev, Marcin Kątski, to pay the city of Lwów a sum from the legacies of the late Voivode of Ruthenia. He appeals for favor in this matter, citing the pious intention of the donor and the recipient's sense of justice.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms the foundation of the Dominican monastery in Smolensk and grants it landed estates in perpetual ownership.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski sends New Year's greetings to Jan Jabłonowski and explains the reasons for postponing his planned trip to Żółkiew. He also informs him about leaving a man in Lwów to wait for the arrival of the mail and declares his full readiness to serve the addressee.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski informs Voivode Jan Jabłonowski of his arrival in Lwów, delayed by a visit from the Starosta of Chmielnik, and expresses regret at having missed the addressee. He also notes numerous improbable rumors and intrigues in the city, reiterating his constant loyalty and readiness to serve.

The city councilors of Lviv approve the reformed articles and structure of the guild of maltsters, brewers, and mead-brewers, regulating the rights and duties of masters, journeymen, and apprentices. The document defines the rules for maintaining a common tavern, guild ordinances, entry fees, and joint religious services.

Mikołaj Franciszek Krosnowski requests the Lwów authorities to pay the remainder of the money owed to him to the bearer of the letter. He assures them that he will issue the final, authentic receipt personally during his stay in Gródek.

King Sigismund III Vasa grants the authorities and the community of the city of Lwów the right to collect a fee known as 'sztukowe' on goods imported to and exported from the city for a period of twenty years, with the proceeds intended for the reconstruction of damaged municipal property and the remuneration of the magistrate.

Olbracht Krosnowski writes to the Lwów councilors regarding assignments, condemnations, and settlements related to excise tax, emphasizing the need to fulfill his obligations. He also announces his arrival in Lwów on Sunday, provided his health permits.

Olbracht Krosnowski supports efforts for the defense and security of Lwów during a time of war threat, emphasizing that it requires financial expenditure. He explains the purpose of the income, which is to be used to cover shortages in the organization of transport services (podwody) and to pay the taxes enacted by the Sejm.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms the privilege of King Sigismund II Augustus from 1550 regarding the grant of a garden with a manor or farmstead and meadows in Lviv to the mansionaries of the Lviv Cathedral.

M. Kroc informs Maciej Hajder about his conversation with the Chancellor, the beginning of the Sejm proceedings, and disputes among the deputies. He also reports on the ongoing legal case of the Field Hetman of Lithuania, Janusz Radziwiłł, and his influential connections.

Fr. Jan Baranowski, Archdeacon of Lviv, sells half of his newly built house in Lviv to Fabian Gryglewicz and his wife for 150 Polish zlotys. The document defines the terms of use for the plot and imposes on the buyers the obligation to pay an annual rent of 5 zlotys for an anniversary mass for the soul of the issuer.

Karol Maksymilian Kruzer informs the Lwów Magistrate about the delayed receipt of a summons to attend the execution of an assessor's decree and requests to be informed of the new date set by the suffragan bishop. At the same time, he offers New Year's greetings to the city authorities, wishing them a return to their former prosperity and splendor.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves the agreement concluded before royal commissioners between the magistrate and the commonalty of the three nations of the city of Lwów regarding the repayment of municipal debts. The document establishes the division of financial burdens amounting to over 35,000 florins and the payment deadlines for individual installments from the city's income and assets.

Jan Krukowiecki justifies the absence of Mrs. Zamoyska and her son from the royal coronation due to her sudden and severe illness, commending the family's interests to the care of an influential addressee. He also informs about Zamoyska's rejection of the advice of senators who urged her to boycott the ceremony.

Lviv canon and preacher Wojciech Belczyński sells a shop and two plots on preacher's land, with the right to build and run a tavern, to the burgher Wojciech Madeszowicz and his wife Anna. The buyers are obliged to pay an annual rent of ten Polish zlotys on St. Martin's Day and are subject to the preacher's jurisdiction.

M. Kudlicz informs Arthur Forbes about a temporary delay in the installment payment due to a trade standstill, assuring him that the cloth remains intact. He refers the addressee to Messrs. Neitzer and Majdeszewicz for detailed information on the matter.

M. Kudlicz informs Arthur Forbes about his decision not to travel to Jarosław due to a lack of business prospects and the postponement of an installment payment, while assuring him that the cloth remains safe. He also advises the recipient to consult with Mr. Neitzer and Mr. Majdeszewicz in Lwów regarding the goods.

The document approves the foundation of a new mansionary priest and the legacies of wyderkauf rents on Lviv tenement houses established by Fr. Krzysztof Sikorski for the college of mansionaries of the Lviv Cathedral. It also specifies the liturgical duties of the beneficiaries and entrusts the right of patronage over the founded prebend to the Lviv magistrate.

Address of a letter directed to Dominik Wilczek, serving as secretary and president of the city of Lviv. The letter was to be delivered to the addressee in Lviv.

Andrzej Kupiński reports from Turynka on encountering Muscovite troops traveling to Lwów only to collect their sick, which indicates slim chances of relief for the threatened city. He warns the recipient, advises vigilance, suggests securing property, and asks for care for his wife.

Andrzej Kupiński requests the regent of the Lwów commune to convene a meeting to report on the Kleszczów negotiations and to dispatch a delegate to the economic sejmik in Wisznia. A handwritten postscript confirms the payment of 20 zlotys to the envoy heading to the deliberating sejmik.

The city councilors of Lwów enter into their municipal records a document by the provost of the Bełz hospital, Fr. Marcin Strykowski, establishing a prebend at the hospital church in Bełz, endowed among others with Lwów townhouses and estates near Bełz. The founder transfers the right of patronage over this prebend to the Lwów magistrate after his death.

Father Wacław Kupiński intervenes with the Mayor of Lwów in defense of his tenant, the shoemaker Wojciech Gryglewicz, who, along with his wife, was beaten and robbed by the guild master Lipkiewicz. The author of the letter demands the punishment of the perpetrators, the return of the seized pledges, and an end to the guild's unlawful practices.

Pope Urban VIII commissions the officials of Kraków, Kamianets, and Laodicea to examine the appeal of the fiscal promoter of the Lviv Curia against the verdict of the Apostolic Nuncio in a dispute with the councilors and commoners of Lviv. The delegated judges are granted the authority to investigate the case, issue a final verdict, and apply canonical sanctions.

Magdalena Kuropatnicka, Abbess of the Lviv Benedictines, complains to Chancellor Jan Małachowski about the Lviv Magistrate, who violates the privileges of the convent's jurisdiction, unlawfully summons, raids, and imprisons the craftsmen under her authority. She asks the Chancellor for a written intervention with the city authorities to stop further grievances and violations until the dispute is resolved by an appointed commission.

King Sigismund III Vasa transfers the collection of starosta revenues to the Lwów magistrate in exchange for a fixed annual fee of 2100 florins and authorizes the collection of a storage fee from merchants for the construction of new city fortifications. The document simultaneously limits the competencies of the Lwów starosta in favor of municipal jurisdiction and regulates the issue of quartering.

Fr. Andrzej Kuropatnicki appeals to the President of Lwów to settle the payment for the reconstruction of the parish tenement house following the city fire. He proposes to satisfy his claims partly in cash and partly through the granting of adjacent municipal lands.

The Metropolitan Chapter of Lwów and the municipal authorities of Lwów approve the sale of the former residence of the provost of the Holy Spirit Hospital to the Jesuits for the construction of a college, and the acquisition of a new tenement house from Kosma Salwago on Szewska Street for the sum of 10,800 Polish florins. The newly purchased building was placed under ecclesiastical immunity, with the reservation of the inviolability of the city's and chapter's patronage rights and a prohibition on operating a tavern or crafts within it.

Samuel Kuszewicz officially appeals to the councillors and the city office of Lwów to prudently defend the public good and repel pressures threatening the country. He mentions the danger of correspondence being intercepted, the results of the military envoys' briefing, and expresses hope for a swift return to Lwów.

The document confirms an agreement between the Metropolitan Chapter and the City Council of Lwów regarding the purchase of the Kosma Salvago tenement house as a residence for the provost of the Holy Spirit Hospital, in exchange for a house sold to the Jesuits, including the exemption of the new property from municipal jurisdiction and its inclusion under ecclesiastical immunity. The act specifies the conditions for managing this property and the rules for maintaining patronage rights and potential future exchange of the building.

Stanisław Kussewicz expresses deep indignation over slanders spread against him regarding alleged past criminal sentences in Warsaw and Toruń. He informs about taking steps to obtain relevant documents, clear his good name, and announces a personal meeting.