Translation / modern text
In the name of the Lord, amen.
[In eternal memory of the matter ...] of the city of Lviv [...]
[...] having appeared before us [...] brotherhood [...]
[...] individual and all brothers [...] of the guild [...]
[...] Therefore we, the acting councilors and due to [...] of the city [...]
[...] If, however, the work, regarding which sufficient [...] to refer to the house [...] within four [...] should [...] issue and decide [...] guild [...] houses above others and four [...]
[...] Furthermore, no [...] master shall dare to buy or other [...]
[...] on Thursday, on the very day of Saint Hedwig [...]
[Plica / cut for the parchment seal strip:] [parchment strip without seal]
[Verso:]
[Archival note / regest:]
[...] No. [...]
Original wording — transcription
In nomine domini Amen
[Ad perpetuam rei memoriam ...] civitatis Leopoldien[sis] [...]
[...] confluentes ad nos [...] fraternitas [...]
[...] singuli et universi fratres [...] contubernii [...]
[...] Itaq[ue] nos consules pro tempore et ob [...] civitatis [...]
[...] Si vero lab[or] de quo sufficiens [...] ad domum reportare [...] intra quatuor [...] debet [...] expendere et statuere [...] contubernium [...] domy supra alias et quatuor [...]
[...] Item nulla [...] mag[iste]r audiat emere vel alia [...]
[...] feria quinta ipso die s[an]c[t]e Hedwig[is] [...]
[Plika / nacięcie na pasek pergaminowy pieczęci:] [pasek pergaminowy bez pieczęci]
[Verso:]
[Nota archiwalna / regest:]
[...] Nro [...]
Reading notes
Document written on parchment, heavily damaged: the surface is blackened, with mold and moisture stains as well as abrasions along the fold lines; significant parts of the guild articles' text are illegible. The initial 'I' in the devotional formula 'In nomine domini Amen' is large, decorative, and calligraphed with a plait and ribbon motif. A preserved parchment strip for attaching the city seal remains, but the seal itself is lost. The daily date 'feria quinta ipso die sancte Hedwigis' in the year 1523 falls exactly on Thursday, October 15. Sheet 1 is the unit cover, sheet 5 is an archival certification sheet from 1985.
