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Confirmation charter of Stephen IV, Voivode and Hospodar of Moldavia, confirming to the merchants of the city of Lviv and the Ruthenian and Podolian lands entering Moldavia their rights and commercial privileges granted by his predecessors
Title: Polish adaptation of the TsDIAL inventory description.
Entry from the TsDIAL inventory, quoted verbatim (OCR reading):
· 03.07.1460
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131/1/173
in the year 6968, on the 3rd day of the month of July
Edition available · check statusStephen [III / IV the Great], Voivode and Hospodar of the Moldavian land → Merchants of the city of Lviv and merchants of the Ruthenian and Podolian lands
Moldavian Hospodar Stephen confirms the freedom of trade for Lviv merchants and the previous privileges granted by his ancestors. The document regulates customs duties in various Moldavian trade chambers.
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[in Suceava] Year 1460 July 3
Edition available · check statusStephen [the Great], Voivode and Hospodar of Moldavia (Polish translation of the 1460 document) → Lviv merchants and merchants of the Ruthenian and Podolian lands
Moldavian Voivode Stephen the Great confirms the ancient trade liberties for merchants from Lviv and the Ruthenian and Podolian lands, and establishes detailed customs tariffs at customs houses within Moldavia. The document also grants them the right to maintain a merchant house in Suceava and guarantees the protection of their goods against confiscation.
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