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Researchers of the history of Old-Belief consider the early eighteenth century as a period of particular interest, as it was the time when the Old Believer accords’ ideology formed. At that period the adherents of the Old Belief actively debated with representatives of the official Orthodox Church. As a result of the missionaries’ activity the famous “D`iakonovy otvety” and “Pomorskie otvety” were created. They presented a detailed exposition of the advocated point of view. Researchers have already pointed out that there has been insufficient research on the preparatory stage of writing these fundamental manuscript monuments. The author uses four books related to the name of Timofey Lysenin, a Deacons’ Old Believer writer. These books are important sources for the study of issues concerning the work of the Old Believer writers in gathering testimonies in favor of their point of view. The article introduces for scientific use a manuscript dated from the early XVIII century (1714 is given in the manuscript as the date of its creation) from the State Public Scientific Technical Library, SB RAS, the fond of M.N. Tikhomirov, № 529. This manuscript is an indication of the attempt to create the literary monument based on the four “Books” by Timofey Lysenin. The analysis of the contents of the above-mentioned manuscript allows concluding that certain chapters and fragments from the “Books” by Timofey Lysenin were used in its composition. These materials were revised and completed by the compiler, a new introduction was written. It allows us to view the “Book” from the fond of M.N. Tikhomirov as a new phase of work carried out either by Timofey Lysenin himself or by some unknown Deacon’s writer.