15.05.1709 There has come before us,  the main judges of Court of Justice in Great  Lithuanian Duchy the matter of Thomas Iowc against the Jews: Izaak  Jakubowicz, Icek Jakubowicz [this is probably the same person, as Izaak & Icek are the same name] Mojsze Jakubowicz, Jacob Jonasowicz, Azikier  Icek Kuszelewicz,  Rubin iesenowicz,  and Chaim Jowzielewicz,  to decide.  They are officials  of the Jewish community , synagogues and Jewish schools. They were summoned to court because they violated municipal decree (judgement of  municipal court) of 6.04.1701, which sentenced them onto fine of 2100  Polish zlotys. When Franciszek Mosiewicz, acting as warrant officer and judicial
 official  (Polish: podstarosci ) went to offices to  seize  goods of valued in the  sum of 2100 zlotys, these  Jews refused to acknowledge the terms  of the previous judgement. Therefore they came again into  legal problems and were summoned to court as defendants again.  No deadline extensions on account of absence were granted. Therefore after a renewed investigation into the matter  payment  of the previously decreed sum of 2100  zlotys, the sum was judged to be payable by  the Jews. Moreover there is due a fine of about 300 zlotys and an additional 10 zlotys for recording  this case  in the official record.   The sum  has to be raised from houses, breweries, trade commodities and funds as well as from the Jewish school in Lida. All of the above been mentioned objects  it has been possible to seal have been sealed & the Jews in question caught and arrested. We order the  above mentioned judgement to be published everywhere. Thus we recognise  these Jews guilty and we uphold the above been mentioned judgements.

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