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Diploma of King Sigismund Augustus confirming the resolutions of the Lwów city council regarding potters

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland Councilors and potters of the city of Lwów (according to the catalog card)
July 9, 1558 (according to the catalog card) · no data in legible text (according to the card: 09.07.1558)

King Sigismund II Augustus approves the resolutions of the Lwów city council concerning the limitation of the number of potters in the city. The act introduces a ban on practicing this craft by persons not belonging to the guild.

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Translation / modern text

Sigismund Augustus [...] by the grace of God King of Poland [...] [...] magistrate [...] of Lwów [...] [...] resolutions [...] [...] ALSO [...] [...] ALSO [...] [...] 7 [...] [...] ALSO [...] [...] ARTICLES [...] [...] [...]

Original wording — transcription

[Nagłówek majuskułą u góry:] S I G I S M V N D V S A V G V S T V S [...] [D][ei] [gra][t][ia] [Rex] [Poloniae] [...] [Tekst dokumentu silnie wyblakły i zniszczony, pocięty zagięciami i pokryty fioletowymi zaciekami pleśniowymi, czytelne jedynie pojedyncze formuły oraz incipity poszczególnych artykułów transumowanego statutu:] [...] M[agi]strat[us] [...] Leopolien[sis] [...] [...] ordinat[iones] [...] [Akapity i artykuły:] [...] ITEM [...] [...] ITEM [...] [...] 7 [...] [...] ITEM [...] [...] ARTICVLY [...] [...] [Dolna część dokumentu, w tym eschatokół, formuła datacyjna oraz plica, całkowicie wyblakła i nieczytelna: [...]] [Pieczęć: brak zachowanej pieczęci i sznura/ogona pergaminowego; widoczne nacięcia/ubytki w dolnej partii pergaminu] [Verso:] [Brak czytelnych inskrypcji grzbietowych; widoczne ślady dawnego składania dokumentu w pakiet oraz mocne zabrudzenia i ślady pleśni]

Reading notes

Document preserved in very poor condition. The parchment is heavily faded, covered with extensive mold stains (purple-brown streaks), and folded multiple times into a regular grid (abrasions and cracks at the folds). The text is largely erased and illegible under normal light. The catalog card identifies the document as a confirmation by King Sigismund II Augustus of a 'wilkierz' (city ordinance/resolution) of the Lwów council regarding the limitation of the number of potters and the prohibition of practicing the craft by 'partacze' (unauthorized craftsmen not belonging to the guild), dated July 9, 1558.

Scope of the edition: Automatic reading (15.10.2026), not verified against the original by a human; illegible fragments marked as [...].

ekstrakcja: 15.10.2026 15:00 · model: gemini-3.8-flash

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131/1/504 · 6 · photos: recto, verso, seals