Privilege of King Sigismund I the Old granting the village of Honiatycze to the Lviv Chapter

In the name of the Lord, amen. For the eternal memory of the matter. Although the memory of all deeds that originate from the generosity of princes is worthily preserved so that it may be passed on to posterity; yet the memory of those which aim at the multiplication of divine worship and for the adornment and exaltation of His servants seems to us most worthy and highly beneficial to the mortal kind. Therefore We, Sigismund, by the grace of God King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and also Lord and Heir of the lands of Kraków, Sandomierz, Sieradz, Łęczyca, Kuyavia, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Chełmno, Elbląg, Pomerania, etc. We make known by the tenor of this letter to all whom it concerns, both present and future, who shall receive knowledge of this. That We, considering within ourselves the dignity of the metropolitan church of Lviv, which is not considered the least among the other churches of our Kingdom in terms of dignity and gravity, and perceiving that its canons and chapter are insufficiently provided for according to its dignity with incomes and those things which belong to temporal maintenance, or indeed have become so impoverished that they barely have that with which they could satisfy the daily needs of life. And therefore, wishing to extend to them the right hand of our royal generosity and to alleviate their need, so that they may dwell more worthily in the same church and serve the Lord God more freely, with the advice and consent of the councilors of our Kingdom, we have deemed it proper to give, grant, and record by perpetual right to them and their chapter our village of Honiatycze lying in the Lviv district, which they previously held by pledge right for a certain sum of money, just as we hereby give, grant, and record it for their possession by hereditary and perpetual right, within the boundaries and descriptions written below by our commissioners, whom we have specially appointed for this purpose. First of all, the said village was demarcated within its boundaries by these our commissioners, namely: starting from an elm tree, commonly called elm (wyasz), situated opposite the mounds by the river Szczerzec (Zubrza), at the demarcation of the estates of Drohowyże (Drohowysz) and Demnia (demnja), our royal [estates], leased by the noble Paweł Tarło, judge of the Lviv land, on one side, and Wierzbica (wyerzbyaz), previously established as hereditary to the same Lviv chapter, on the other side. And from this elm tree, as stated above, standing by the river Zubrza [?], going across the swamp, otherwise Łopuch Błoto or Łahów (Lopuch blota albo lagw), two alder trees, or alder (olschowe), were cut in the shape of a cross, and on the bank of the said swamp by the fields belonging to the village of Honiatycze, earth was dug and heaped in the shape of mounds; then from these signs by and above the above-mentioned swamp, or Horysz Błota or Łahów (Horysz Blota, albo lagw), through the thickets, along the road that leads from the village of Honiatycze to the village of Demnia, above this swamp, or the track in the oak forest above this łahów (droziscze w dambrowye nad tem tholagyem), going, on both sides of the said road, signs were heaped from earth in the shape of mounds, by which one reaches the field called Niwka under the clearing (Niwka, pod oparzyskiem). And this same field runs through the middle, [with signs] in the shape of mounds it is demarcated. And finally, from this field, going further through the thickets, one reached the field called Stojło (stoylo) situated by the river Łozowica (Lozovicza), which field Stojło was also demarcated through the middle by signs heaped from earth in the shape of mounds; from the said Stojło through the middle of the thickets across, or across the oak forest (poprzeki Dambrowy), signs were made in the shape of a cross on the trees and earth was dug and heaped in the shape of mounds up to the public road, or the highway (do gosczincza). Which road leads from the village of Czerkasy (Czirkassy) of the same Lviv chapter to the village of Demnia, along which road earth was dug and heaped in the manner of mounds; and this demarcation and separation of the village of Honiatycze from our royal village of Demnia was made up to this place where the boundaries of the same villages written above, and at the same time of the village of Czerkasy of the same hereditary Lviv chapter meet, as we have fully understood from the letter of our commissioners issued to us in this matter, word for word, as expressed above. This village of Honiatycze, formerly ours, the said canons and the entire chapter of the metropolitan church of Lviv, present and for all future times, shall hold, have, and possess by hereditary and perpetual right according to the demarcation and description expressed above, from our royal donation and generosity, with all right, dominion, and ownership, and also with all and individual reeves, peasants, inhabitants, cottagers, chamberlains, innkeepers, houses, plots, gardens, inns, mills and their profits, rents, payments, tributes and honey dues, and stations, oats, geese, hens, eggs, apiaries, bee-hives, bees and honey derived from them, penalties, labor services, duties, corvée, aids, forests, woods, brushwood, groves, thickets, forests and their clearings, pastures, fields, meadows, fields, swamps, lakes, waters, fisheries and their draining, fish catches, streams, brooks and watercourses, hunts, fowling and in general with all and individual profits, fruits, incomes, revenues, benefits, incidents, appurtenances, connections and accessories of these estates, excluding absolutely nothing, belonging to these estates of Honiatycze in any way from of old, and such as by human foresight in the future may be found, arranged and prepared, as these estates extend in width, length and circumference from the demarcation and description expressed above in their boundaries, mounds and signs. So that the whole does not prejudice the part, and the part does not prejudice the whole in anything, and with all right, dominion and ownership they shall hold, have, use for ever and for all future times, as well as sell, give, exchange and turn to their own desired profits, as it shall seem most proper to the same canons present and for the time being and their chapter, leaving no right of ownership and inheritance to us or our successors there, but with this all right, dominion and ownership, as We and our predecessors held, had and possessed; and we give them from now on actual and current possession into the mentioned perpetuity, by whomever they wish, canceling and turning to nothing any form of records and redemption obligations, just as we cancel and turn to nothing, so that the said canons and chapter of the said Lviv church may enjoy our greater grace, generosity and royal bounty. The said village and heritage of Honiatycze, [as] their hereditary, and their possessors, the said canons, as well as their subjects, inhabitants of the said village, by similar advice and consent of the councilors of our Kingdom, we have deemed it proper to exclude and release, as we hereby exclude from the fullness of our royal power and authority, from land burdens and from military expedition, however and for whatever reason ordered or to be ordered at any time by us or our successors, and we include it forever into the freedom and ecclesiastical immunity, so that they may and should enjoy and use it, no differently than other ecclesiastical estates in our Kingdom and their possessors enjoy and use. In faith and testimony of all and individual these things, we have ordered this our perpetual privilege to be drawn up and strengthened by the attachment of our seal. Done and given in Kraków, on the Monday next after the feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle, in the Year of the Lord one thousand five hundred and thirty-seventh, in the thirty-first year of our reign. In the presence of the venerable and noble: Piotr Kmita of Wiśnicz, voivode and starosta of Kraków, marshal of our Kingdom and starosta of Spiš, Przemyśl and Koło; Stanisław Odrowąż of Sprowa, voivode of Podolia; Mikołaj Wolski, castellan of Sandomierz, master of the court of Her Majesty Queen Bona, our dearest spouse, and starosta of Sanok, Lanckorona, Łomża and Wizna; Piotr of Opalenica, [castellan] of Gniezno, master of the court of His Majesty Prince Sigismund, King of Poland, our dearest son, and starosta of Kościan and Olsztyn; Spytek of Tarnów, [castellan] of Radom and treasurer of our Kingdom, and starosta of Sieradz, Krzepice [?] and Brzeźnica; Seweryn Boner of Balice, [castellan] of Biecz and starosta of Oświęcim, Zator and Rabsztyn; Wawrzyniec Myszkowski of Sącz, Stanisław of Łask of Prenat, Marcin Myszkowski of Wieluń, Florian Bierzwieński of Konary – castellans; Paweł of Wola, vice-chancellor of our Kingdom, burgrave of Kraków and starosta of Gostynin; Stanisław Oleśnicki, dean of Kraków and cantor of Gniezno; Jan Wilamowski, cantor of Kraków and chancellor of Płock; Samuel Maciejowski and Jan Zbarski, canons of Kraków, our secretaries; Marcin Wolski, treasurer and chamberlain of our court, burgrave and standard-bearer of Kraków and starosta of Zakroczym and Błonie; Augustyn Kotwicz, our equerry, court standard-bearer; Hieronim Staszkowski, our master of the kitchen; and very many other dignitaries, officials and our courtiers, witnesses of the above. Given by the hands of the venerable father in Christ, Lord Jan, Bishop of Kraków, Chancellor of our Kingdom, sincerely dear to us. [Signatures under the text on the left:] Jan, Bishop of Kraków, Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland, signed [On the right, chancery mark and note of relation:] Reported By the same venerable father in Christ, Lord Jan Chojeński, Bishop of Kraków and Chancellor of our Kingdom [Note on the fold with the heraldic seal under a paper wafer:] This document was entered at the Imperial-Royal Galician Noble Court [Forum Nobilium] in the tabular book in the Book of Documents [Liber Instrumentorum], vol. 5, p. 57, and [...] p. 108 [...] regarding: the village of Honiatycze with Wierzbica was intabulated. Done in Lviv on December 10, 1805. [Signatures of officials] [Seal:] [Great royal seal of Sigismund I the Old, impressed in red wax, in a leather-wax protective bowl, suspended on a red braided silk cord]. [Verso:] [19th-century note:] Submitted on March 16, 1804, under no. 6795 / Submitted on July 28, 1804, no. 17611. [Note from 1805:] Let it be entered and intabulated. Resolution at the session of the Imperial-Royal Lviv Forum Nobilium on November 5, 1805. Kienwald [...] [Cutout / Galician fiscal stamp: 15 Kr.] [Old regesta and signatures:] Lit. A. Privileges for the village of Honiatycze King Sigismund grants the village of Honiatycze by hereditary right Year of the Lord 1537 No. 2 Entered into the Book of Documents, vol. 5, p. 57...

In nomine domini amen. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Omnium quidem rerum que ab principum liberalitate proficiscuntur digna memoria haberi solet, que ad posteritatem transmittatur: Sed eorum precipue que ad augendum cultum divinum, et ad ornandos promovendosque eius ministros fiunt, dignissima nobis et generi mortalium perutiles recordacio videtur. Proinde nos Sigismundus dei gracia Rex Polonie: magnus dux Lituanie, Necnon terrarum Cracovie, Sandomirie, Siradie, Lancicie, Cuiavie, Russie, prussie, Masovie, Culmen, Elbingen, pomeranieque etc. dominus et heres. Manifestum facimus tenore presentium quibus expedit universis, tam presentibus quam futuris, harum noticiam habituris. Quemadmodum nos nobiscum reputantes, dignitatem Ecclesie Metropolitane Leopolien[sis], que non postrema inter reliquas ecclesias Regni nostri, dignitate, et auctoritate habetur, Animadvertentesque, quasi non satis pro dignitate, eius Canonici, ac Capitulum provisum sit, in proventibus, et iis rebus que ad victum pertinent temporalem, aut certe in eis ita decrevit, ut vix habeant, quo vite quottidiane usum sustentare possint. Proindeque liberalitatis nostre Regie dexteram in eos extendere, atque tenuitatem illorum sublevare cupientes, Ut tanto decencius in eadem ecclesia versari, ac domino deo servire liberius possint, de consilio et consensu Consiliariorum Regni nostri, danda, donan[da], et Jure perpetuo inscriben[da] eis, eorumque capitulo duximus, villam nostram Honyaticze in districtu Leopolien[si] consistentem, quam antea Jure obligatorio, in certa pecuniarum summa obtinebant, prout damus, donamus, et inscribimus per presentes, per eos Jure hereditario ac perpetuo possidendam, sub limitibus et circumscriptionibus Commissariorum nostrorum infrascriptis, quos ad id specialiter deputaveramus. Inprimis autem dicta villa ab eisdem Commissariis nostris, est in suis limitibus distincta videlicet: Incipiendo ab arbore Arbuti, wlgariter dicta wyasz, ex opposito scopulorum supra fluvium Zubrza consisten[tium], in limitacione bonorum Drohowysz et demnja, nostrorum Regalium, tenute Generosi Pauli Tharlo Judicis terre Leopolien[sis] ex una, et wyerzbyaz hereditariorum eiusdem Capituli Leopolien[sis] ante factorum parte ex altera. Et ab ea arbore wyas, ut premissum est supra fluvium Zubrza stitz [?], per transversum luti alias Lopuch blota albo lagw, eundo, jnsecte sunt due arbores ulni, als olschowe, in modum Crucis, atque in rippa dicti luti penes agros ad villam Honyaticze pertinen[tes], terra, ad instar scopulorum effossa et elevata est, tandem ab eisdem signis penes, et supra lutum prefatum, als Horysz Blota, albo lagw, per mericam, via que ducit de villa Honyaticze ad villam demnja, supra hoc lutum, als droziscze w dambrowye nad tem tholagyem, eundo, ex utraque parte vie predicte signa ex terra elevata admistar [!] scopulorum sunt erecta, quibus pervenitur usque ad arvum dictum Niwka, pod oparzyskiem. Idemque Arws per medium ducit ad instar scopulorum dimissus est. Et tandem ab eo Arvo progressive per mericam, ad arvum dictum stoylo iuxta fluvium Lozovicza sittum perventum est, qui eciam arws stoylo, per medium, signis ex terra elevatis in modum scopulorum dimissus est, a prefato vero stoylo per medium merice transversaliter als poprzeki Dambrowy, signa in modum Crucis in arboribus facta sunt, et terra effossa, et ad instar scopulorum elevata, usque ad viam publicam, als do gosczincza. Que via ex villa Czirkassy eiusdem Capituli Leopolien[sis] in villam demnja ducit, penes quam viam terra effossa et elevata est more scopulorum, eaque distinctio et limitacio ville Honyaticze ab villanra [= villa nostra] Regia demnia facta est, usque ad eum locum, ubi earumdem villarum suprascriptarum, simulque et ville czirkaffy eiusdem Capituli Leopolien[sis] Hereditarie: tes concurrunt, quemadmodum id ex literis commissariorum nostrorum de ea re ad verbum prout supra expressum est ad nos datis, plene intelleximus. Cam [= Eam] igitur villam Honyaticze antea nostram, prefati canonici totumque Capitulum ecclesie metropolitane Leopolien[sis], moderni et pro tempore existen[tes], Jure hereditario, ac perpetuo tenebunt habebunt possidebunt iuxta limitacionem et circumscripcionem supra expressam ex donacione et liberalitate nostra Regia, cum omni Jure dominio et proprietate, necnon cum omnibus et singulis eiusdem ville et bonorum Honyaticze advocatis kmethonibus, Incolis hortulanis Inquilinis Thabernatoribus, domibus, areis, hortis tabernis, molendinis et eorum emolumentis, Censibus solucionibus, Tributis et daciis mellis, ac stacionibus, avene, anserum, gallorum, ovorum, mellificiis apiastris, apibus, et melle ex eis provenien[tibus], penis, laboribus, serviciis, angariis, iuvaminibus, nemoribus, silvis, rubetis, gays, indaginibus, sareptis, borris et earum mempcionibus, pascuis, agris, pratis, campis, paludibus, lacubus, aquis, piscaturis, et earum demissionibus, piscatuns, Rivis Torrentibus, et aquarum decursibus, Venacionibus, aucupacionibus et generaliter cum omnibus, et singulis eorundem bonorum utilitatibus, fructibus, redditibus, proventibus, emolumentis, obvencionibus, pertinenciis, coherenciis, et adiacenciis, nullis prorsus exceptis, ad eadem bona Honyaticze quomodolibet ex antiquo pertinentibus, et que humana industria in futurum inveniri ordinari et parari poterunt, prout dicta bona in latum, longum, et circuitum ex distinctione, et circumscripcione supra expressa, in suis limitibus, scopulis, et signis se extendunt. Ita quod generalitas specialitati et specialitas generalitati in nullo derogat, ac cum omni Jure dominio et proprietate perpetuo et in evum tenebunt habebunt usufruentur, ac vendent donabunt permutabunt, et in suos usus beneplacitos convertent, quemadmodum eisdem Canonicis modernis et pro tempore existentibus ac eorum Capitulo videbitur melius expedire, nullo nobis aut nostris successoribus Jure proprietatis et hereditatis illic relicto, sed cum eo omni Jure dominio et proprietate, quemadmodum nos et nostri predecessores tenuerunt, habuerunt, et possederunt, damusque illis iam ex nunc realem et actualem possessionem in dictam perpetuitatem, per quoscunque elegerint cassant, et in nihilum redigen[do] omnem formam inscripcionum, et obligacionum reempcionalium, prout cassamus et in nihilum redigimus, ut prefati canonici ac capitulum ecclesie Leopolien[sis] predicte uberiori nostra gracia, liberalitate, et munificencia Regia pociantur. Villam predictam, et hereditatem Honyaticze, eorum hereditariam, eorumque possessores dictos Canonicos, ac eorum subditos, ville prefate Incolas de simili consilio et consensu Consiliariorum Regni nostri, eximendam et liberandam duximus, prout eximimus de plenitudine, potestatis et auctoritatis nostre Regie, ab oneribus terrestribus, et ab expedicione bellica, quomodocunque, et ex quacunque causa pro tempore, a nobis vel nostris successoribus instituta aut instituenda, ipsamque libertati, et immunitati ecclesiastice perpetuo adscribimus, ita ut ea potiri et gaudere possint, ac debeant, non secus atque alia bona ecclesiastica in Regno nostro, atque eorum possessores potiuntur et gaudent. In quorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium premissorum presens privilegium nostrum perpetuum fieri, sigillique nostri appensione iussimus communiri. Actum et dat[um] Cracovie, feria secunda proxima post festum Sancti Andree Apostoli, Anno domini Millesimo Quingentesimo Trigesimo septimo, Regni nostri anno trigesimo primo. Presentibus Venerabilibus et Generosis Petro Kmitha de Vyssnicze Palatino et Capitaneo Cracoviensi, Marsalco Regni nostri ac Scepusiensi premisliensi et Colensi Capitaneo, Stanislao Odrowasch de Sprowa, Podolie palatino, Nicolao Volski Castellano Sandomiriensi, Magistro Curie Serenissime domine Bone Regine, Coniugis nostre Charissime, ac Sanocensi Lanczkorunensi Lomzensi et Visnensi Capitaneo, Petro de Opalenicza Gnesnensi Magistro Curie Serenissimi principis domini Sigismundi Regis Polonie filii nostri charissimi, ac Costensi et Holsztynensi capitaneo, Spithcone de Tarnow Radomiensi et Regni nostri Thezaurario, ac Siradiensi, Cziepiciensi [?] et Bzeznensi Capitaneo, Severino Boner de Balicze Biecensi, ac Oswiecimensi Zatoriensi et Rapstinensi capitaneo, Laurencio Myszkowski sandecensi, Stanislao de Lasko prenatensi, Martino Myszkowski wielunensi, Floriano Birzwienski Conariensi, Castellanis, Paulo de Volia Regni nostri Vicecancellario, Burgravio Cracoviensi et capitaneo Gostinensi, Stanislao Oleszniczki decano Cracoviensi et Cantore Gneznensi, Joanne Vilamowski Cantore Cracoviensi, et Cancellario Plocensi, Samuele Maczieiowski et Joanne Zbarski Canonicis Cracoviensibus, Secretariis nostris, Martino Volski Tezaurario et Succamerario curie nostre, Burgravio et Tribuno Cracoviensi ac Zaczrocimensi et Blonensi Capitaneo, Augustino Cotwicz prefecto stabuli nostri Vexilifero Curie, Hieronymo Staskowski Magistro Coquine nostre, alijsque quamplurimis dignitariis officialibus et aulicis nostris, testibus ad premissa. Dat[um] per manus Reverendi in christo patris domini Joannis episcopi Cracoviensis Regni nostri Cancellarii sincere nobis dilecti. [Podpisy pod tekstem po lewej:] Joannes Episcopus Cracoviensis Regni polonie Cancellarius s[ub]s[crip]sit [Po prawej znak kancelaryjny i nota relacji:] R[elatio] Eiusdem Reverendi in Christo patris domini Joannis Choienski episcopi Cracoviensis et Regni nostri Cancellarii [Zapiska na plice z pieczęcią herbową pod papierowym opłatkiem:] Documentum praesens apud Caes[areo]-Reg[ium] Forum Nobilium Galiciense tabulare in Lib[ro] Instrum[entorum] Tomo 5to pag. 57 ingross[atum] atque Heron. [?] pag. 108 [...] sub: super pago Honyatycze cum Wierzbica intabulatum est. Actum Leopoli die 10 Decem[bris] 805 A[nn]o. [Podpisy urzędników] [Pieczęć:] [Wielka pieczęć koronna Zygmunta I Starego, wyciśnięta w czerwonym wosku, w skórzano-woskowej misce ochronnej, zawieszona na czerwonym plecionym sznurze jedwabnym]. [Verso:] [Nota XIX w.:] praes: die 16ta Martii 1804 Anno ad Nrm 6795 / praes. 28. Julij 1804 No 17611. [Nota z 1805 r.:] Inscribatur et intabuletur. Decretum in Consilio C[aesareo] R[egio] Fori Nobilium Leopoliani die 5ta Novembris 1805 a[nn]o. Kienwald [...] [Wycinek / stempel skarbowy galicyjski: 15 Kr.] [Stare regesty i sygnatury:] Litt. A. Privilegia pro Villa Honyatycze Sigismundus Rex donat Iure Haereditario super Villam Honyatycze Anno d[omi]ni 1537 No 2 Instrumenti Tom 5 pag 57 ingross[atus]...