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1. We, the councils, dignitaries, officials, landowners and citizens of the general of the Russian voivodeship, yirtute the universal through JWIMci Mr. Józef in the principality of Zbarasko, Brody, Wiśniowie, Radziwiłł, Obodów etc. etc. from Złony Potok Potocki, Krajczy Crown Leżański, etc. starosta, marshal of the confederation of the same general of the Russian voivodeship of the lands belonging to him, issued in Wisznia on May 27 this year and included in the records of the towns of Lviv, Przemyśl, Sanok and Żydaczów by an offering, having come to Wisznia today, a decent place for the meeting. Since on the 27th of May this year we were unable to gather for an alliance to learn about the intentions of our brothers and to form ways of fully defending our rights, freedoms and liberties, therefore, having gathered unanimi voto et assensu at the present time, the alliance that took place on the day mentioned above was approved, accepted and attached to it indissolubiliter up.

2. And since the oath requires the results, not our work, for the complete safety of our obligations, we asked His Majesty, Mr. Marshal and His Majesty. councilors, so that they can take the oath expressed below in our presence, i.e. JW. marshal in this circle: I, Joseph, swear to the Lord Almighty in the Holy Trinity, as I will not do, understand or transgress the Holy Roman Catholic faith, law, freedoms, nor invent any pretexts other than the described confederation, and I will not want to make any subordinations; in fulfilling justice according to the Lord God, ancient laws, conscience and equity, having no other considerations, I will behave, so help me Lord God and the innocent suffering of Jesus Christ. And JW. pp. councilors in this rote: We swear to the Almighty Lord in the Holy Trinity, as in the written confederation with JW. mar-

I will not do anything against the holy faith, ancient laws and freedom, and I will not find any excuses for betrayal or deception. We will try to bring the descriptions of this confederation to their full consequences, and in our office and in the fulfillment of justice according to God, written laws and conscience, equity and ancient native laws, we will act without any other considerations or appearances, so help us, Lord God, and the innocent suffering of Jesus Christ.

3. After which oaths were taken by the same JW. We give and recommend to the marshal and the councilors all the power and authority of the office and their functions according to ancient customs, and we offer and promise our unavailability for their rescue, and we leave the election of them, the secretary of the present confederation, sworn to JWIMci, to the marshal at his will.

4. And since the salvation and security of our confederation should be based on the foundations and doing justice, therefore we should choose JW. We elected judges to the Confederate Court with free votes from among all of us: Józef from Drohojów, Drohojowski, castellan of Przemyśl, Józef from Grodków, Łoś, starosta of Ostrzeszów, Stefan Hordyński, town writer of Lviv, Michał Hordyński, soldier of the Jewish community, Wiktor Drohojowski, castellan of Przemyśl, Józef Hordyński, swordsman. Bracław, Ignacy Dwernicki, the Ciechanów hunter, Józef Otocki, the Przemyśl treasurer, Jakub Woronicza, the Żytomir swordsman, Alexander Biliński, the Przemyśl land bailiff, and Ignacy Korytek, the Lviv swordsmith. Antoni Wąsowicz, deputy governor of Sanok, Adam Urbański, army officer of Sanok, Jan Horodyski, town writer of Przemyśl, Józef Jaworski, starosta of Kotelnice, Józef Oromnicki, vice-gerent of Lviv town, Jan Łempicki, sword-bearer of Zadrożm, Józef Nowosielecki, standard-bearer of Łażyński, and Stanisław from Kościelec Borowski, cup-bearer Novgorod. Who JW. the judges now elected, having gathered at the place and time which the general confederation is to establish, took an oath to the judges in accordance with the law prescribed by law, under the presidency of JW. our marshal or, in his absence, the first dignitary or official in gremio of judges present with JW. councilors already ad praesens sworn, observing a set of at least six people, the Confederate courts will begin and in times of decency they will fulfill their function in the administration of justice -

5. In which court, seeing the perfection of qualities and native rights, good news in judging and writing decrees of JWIMci Mr. Stefan Hordyński, swordsman of Kiev, town writer of Lviv, among the Confederate judges of the higher position, we appoint and in casu alicuius its legalitatis or absentiae JW. the Confederate judges will decide from among their own to the place of the unconscious person at that time until his arrival.