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[Polish; translation pending] Godlewski przekazuje władzom Lwowa suplikę Giergiewiczowej i kopię pisma do starosty błońskiego. Prosi o rozpatrzenie sprawy; załącznik dotyczy przejęcia kamienicy i praw miasta.

[Polish; translation pending] Nuncjusz prosi władze Lwowa o powstrzymywanie przeciwników ormiańskiego arcybiskupa i jego zwolenników. Pismo używa polemicznego określenia „schizmatycy” i odwołuje się do ochrony wierzących.

Grochowski invites the councillors of Lviv to an episcopal ceremony on 27 September 1625. He stresses friendship, his Ruthenian origin and Lviv’s significance as a metropolitan centre.

Grochowski allocates French and Venetian glass to rooms, urges completion of the palace and pay of three złoty a week for the mason. He mentions Prussian war taxes and an attack on the suffragan in Venice.

Grochowski specifies marble plaques, glazing, a painted ceiling and velvet chairs, requesting completion before Michaelmas. He also comments on a bishop’s conflict with the king and an Armenian matter.

The archbishop grants a prebend to Father Stanimirowski and again asks for the building to be completed. He criticises delays involving a barge and requests thirty carts and a convoy to Lviv.

The archbishop sends money with his under-equerry, gives priority to masonry over work that can wait until winter, and asks the clerk to advance funds temporarily if necessary.

Davia thinks peace with the Turks will not reconcile the opposing sides and Italy may suffer more than Poland. He wishes to observe events from far away and names Prussia as the remaining source of fear.

Davia doubts his journey to Ruthenia as the king’s travel becomes uncertain. He calls for former valour to awaken, reports agreement between parties and a need for funds to move over 30,000 soldiers.

The Archbishop of Damietta acknowledges a letter about the Lviv furriers’ dispute. He promises to consider the requests in accordance with justice and within his discretion, offering assistance in other matters too.

The sender addresses the noble sirs and mentions the appointment of the suffragan bishop of Lviv, as well as the addressees’ merits and goodwill. The manuscript is damaged and illegible in many places; the details of the matter and the names cannot be reconstructed with confidence. The letter is dated in Warsaw, 9 December 1723. The sender’s signature is illegible.

The sender writes that the Basilians of St Onuphrius’s monastery have petitioned him by letter about repairing the road or access route to the monastery. The sender asks the addressees to help ensure that the agreed repair is carried out. The exact date and place of writing are not visible.

The sender thanks the Lviv magistrate for its kind declaration and returns wishes for the prosperity of the magistrate and the city. The letter was written in Łańcut on 29 April 1767; the sender’s surname remains uncertain.

Addressing the magistrate and mentioning citizens, the sender refers to a derelict building on a street whose name appears to be Gmińska. The sender mentions a purchase and payment of a specified sum, though the terms are uncertain. The closing gives Łańcut and probably the year 1766; the day and month cannot be read with confidence.

The sender addresses a high-ranking recipient and asks for a favor or recommendation; he also mentions a petition/request and benefits received. A substantial part of the text is difficult to read. The ending contains the notation “Camorali li 11 del 1690” (partly read; month absent/illegible) and an illegible signature. No date or place has been assigned without a full reading. The address leaf mentions Palatino di Russia and Leopoli.

The sender addresses the Lviv magistrate with a petition. Readable fragments mention the chapter, Imć Bogacki, and the possibility that someone might occupy his place. The sentence is uncertain, so the particular position or matter cannot be established. The letter is dated 4 March 1756.

The writer asks the benefactor to resolve a matter effectively. A legible passage mentions a “rector” and an obligation or matter to be completed; the text does not identify the rector or the procedure. The date reads Lublin, 26 October 1701.

A separate letter to a “Most Illustrious ... Benefactor.” It mentions an “obligacyja” (obligation/duty) and “expostulacyja” (a remonstrance or statement of grievance), and asks for a matter to be settled; the subject is illegible. The lower note reads Lublin, 18 October 1701.

The document opens with the Latin formula “Nobilis ac Spectabilis Domini Domini Fratres Observandissimi.” This does not establish whether the recipients were religious brethren or another group. The Polish text concerns matters addressed to a collective recipient, but its subject is only partly legible. The date is 12 August 1725 in Zamość.

The document opens with an address to the Most Illustrious Benefactor. Legible fragments refer to the recipient and a matter or duty, but the details cannot be recovered safely. No reliable date is legible.

At the request of the Bishop of Bila Tserkva, the writer asks the Lviv magistrate to support a prelate as candidate for the parish benefice left vacant by the death of the suffragan priest. The candidate is described as an archcathedral canon with suitable birth, education, and qualities, though parts of this description are illegible. The letter repeats the request and closes with a respectful formula.

The author addresses a “Reverende in Christo Pater” and discusses a statement of sums and income due to religious institutions. Several houses are named, along with amounts in Polish florins, including 3,000 and 6,500; the text considers the difference between nominal sums and revenue received. The damaged continuation concerns accounting/transfers and matters involving Przemyśl and other houses. The date line on p. 3 gives Przemyśl, 20 June 1760; the given name Cyprian is legible, but the surname is uncertain.

The letter opens with an address to the “Most Illustrious Sir and beloved Brother.” The remaining text is too difficult to read to identify its subject reliably. The date 12 July 1761 appears at the bottom of the letter itself; the author is unidentified.

The guardian of the Franciscan convent in Lviv petitions the Most Illustrious Lords to grant a piece of land between the city walls and the convent. He explains that the existing site is too small and poor, and that building there would require demolishing the chapel where the Blessed Sacrament is kept. He mentions a foundation by a benefactress named Sophia (surname uncertain).

The writer asks the Voivode of Volhynia for help in a dispute involving financial obligations and legal proceedings. She mentions an appeal, letters, and people involved in the matter; the course of events and some names are uncertain.

The writer sends the recipient a privilege, as previously promised, for presentation to the queen. She mentions her people and asks for further assistance; some wording is uncertain.

The writer follows up on a sum expected from Captain Barclay, refers to a previous letter, and asks whether payment can be expected. The year and parts of the text are unclear.

The writer refers to a promise or note involving another person and asks whether money should be lent or advanced. The amount and some names are not reliably legible.

The writer asks Arthur Forbes to obtain information from Captain Alexander Barclay and forward a letter. He also refers to efforts to obtain payment, though details are hard to read.

The writer describes a planned meeting, division of jointly held goods (the reading “wine” is tentative), and a loss after advancing his own money. The terms of the venture and some place names are illegible.

A short letter to Arthur Forbes; the surviving text mentions correspondence and possibly a loan, but does not establish the subject with confidence.

The writer says he has sent Captain Barclay’s letter and wants to know whether a sum will be paid. He also mentions delivering a letter and an amount of money, but the wording is damaged and partly illegible.

Fr. Bernardinus a Capistrano addresses the authorities of Lviv concerning the Franciscan convent and the Church of St Anthony. The surviving Latin text presents a petition and arguments about the religious community and the city; the exact scope of the request should be treated cautiously. Dated Kraków, 28 March 1617.

The sender addresses the councillors of Lwów with wishes for health and every good thing in the new year. He mentions receiving a letter that day and refers to a matter involving the city, though the further details are difficult to read. The dateline on the letter itself reads “Dan z Wolbora 30 Januaryi 1575.” The name and title in the signature are tentatively read as Erazm Karnkowski, bishop of Kujawy. The archival cover gives 29 January 1575, but that is an archival description date and differs from the letter’s dateline.