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The authorities of Gdańsk again ask Lwów for help for Jan Guliński, associated with their gymnasium, in recovering the inheritance due to him from his father. Most of the property is with his brother-in-law Jan Bulcz. They ask for the return of excessively seized shares without a trial and for a quick response to the previous intercession from nearly four months ago.

Gdańsk conveys the complaints of its own merchants trading in Lwów: violation of old rights, fees, closing of warehouses, accusations of unauthorized contracts, and inspection of books despite the lack of evidence. It asks for the removal of abuses, reserving the possibility of turning to the King. The truthfulness of the complaints was presented conditionally.

Gdańsk recalls the earlier warning about the plague in Hungary and Transylvania and conveys news about its beginnings in some nearby places in Poland. It demands reliable health certificates for arrivals and goods, specifying the conditions for their issuance.

After receiving news about a renewed plague in Hungary, Gdańsk renews the ordinance from about two years ago. The entry of persons and the admission of goods are made conditional on reliable documents of origin from healthy places free from suspicion of infection.

Gdańsk informs about reports it considers reliable regarding the beginnings of the plague in some parts of Poland. It announces the requirement for documents of origin for persons and goods from healthy places and asks Lwów to disseminate the ordinance and take preventive measures.

Gdańsk responds to the Lwów complaint of May 10 regarding the detention of the tailor Jan Koch after the expiration of his one-year contract. It cites a different account from Princess Jabłonowska, the Bracław Voivodeship Governor's wife: Koch is to be at liberty and able to return to Lwów at the beginning of September. The city does not decide the case, which is pending in royal courts.