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Augustus so far, and we will have a king, or iudicia ordiaaria will stand up. 34. Inscriptiones omnes castrenses, for the acquisition of money and other common matters) which were sub hoc tempore, protestations, everything in debito robore we leave vigore huius confoederationis and such provisions are to be valid and accepted. 35. And since all laws were conceived and amended because of human adventures and the anger of restless people, because people esperientia edocli block the path of the evil ones so that the good ones can sit in peace, we also know that at this coronation assembly there were people from certain provinces who, not knowing how to attend such a meeting in their province, they were to consent to the confederations with other citizens of the same voivodeship and under this color, due to their wanton deeds, they did not want to suffer from the deputies and sought from His King to be free from such decrees, which some from the chancellery, with the help of some and from the crown council, took away, which we consider to be an affront to justice. And since our confederation was created for this purpose, so that it would be preserved in its power, so that the bad ones could be punished and the good ones could be defended, and although we have no doubt that there will be no such people in our province, we make such a decision among ourselves and agree to it, because this meeting is made up of all, and whoever is not here, we already have one because it allows everything with us, as with those who strive for the good. Kzpltej. Therefore, we are sending this confederation to all the towns of our province and writing it down in the town records, so that it belongs to all of us, so that everyone knows about it and behaves calmly according to it, and those who have been wronged can pursue their wrongs accordingly. 36. To whom we also promise each other with virtuous words, when we elect next envoys, that we will firmly order them to keep an eye on anyone from our voivodeship who has been judged by the king and has been judged by elected judges, and wants to cause some trouble to the judges, or against this and our past confederations, when he later wants to say something, or wants to upset them, to ask for it. They presented their requests calmly to the King and to other envoys in their circle. For this purpose, the King should leave our resolution intact to us, and if they could not ask us for it, they would leave without interfering with us in any matters, inform us in their letters and appoint a place for a joint meeting, and we promise by oath to come to this place and not to return to our homes until such an evil and unvirtuous man is executed as described above and from all permission stands there, paying no attention to any safe conduct or any bets. 27. The obedience of royal cities is to be given to governors in times of need. 38. No one may use rifles except on the road, or against a foreign enemy, or in the city, or go with them to any court. And whoever dares to do so, the starosta is to use the inferior Warsaw statute against him and act accordingly. 29. We send our envoys to Volhynia to stand with us and do social justice for themselves, to generalis modus iustitiae et iudicii uniformis possit constitui, of Mr. Stanisław Żółkiewski. 30. O fugitive peasants, that justice may be done, and that they may be reunited with each other without any delay. 31. The number of the collector should be made at the first meeting before the deputies and nobility who will be in each land at that time, not only for the receipts of the hetman and the field scribe or the lord of the treasurer, but for showing which soldier and for which service and for whose time they were paid. And those who have not paid the levies are to hand over the retainer into the hands of the same collector upon the announcement and execution of the lords of deputies c)^ under the faults described in the statute, a second acquisitive estate of the lords of deputies, i.e. for four Sundays, on which the money of the retentorum levies is to be used nowhere else, one where the need is greatest, and this with the permission of the land that makes these levies. she was folding. 32. Gentlemen, soldiers, if they serve in Podolia and in Russia, they are not to harm any nobility or their subjects, but they are to buy and pay for all food, not according to a) For cases only in Ch. b) Kaiemy Ch. c) For the execution of the office of the starosta. Ch.