Act of delimitation of the villages of Kozielniki, Zubrza, and Sichów between the Franciscan Provincial and the City of Lwów

WE, STANISŁAW OF OPOCZNO, professor of sacred theology and provincial minister of the provinces of Poland, Bohemia, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia, etc., and in these same lands, vicar and commissary of the Most Reverend General of the entire Order with full authority, together with my fathers and brothers: Walenty Głogowski, custodian of the Ruthenian and Podolian custody, as well as Stanisław of Przeworsk, guardian, Stanisław Cześkowita, preacher and vice-guardian, Kleofas Kruszewski, cantor, Stanisław of Sole, sacristan, Walenty of Sambor, confessor, and the entire convent of the Church of the Holy Cross of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual of Saint Francis of the Lwów location, announce by the tenor of this letter to whom it may concern, to all and each one individually who shall have knowledge of this: That since a dispute has long arisen between the noble and famous lords, the mayor and councilors of the city of Lwów, and the municipal estates of their Lwów jurisdiction, as well as the villages of Zubrza and Sichów on one side, and the village of Kozielniki of the said convent on the other, regarding boundaries and borders, such that the city people frequently complained about the subjects of the said convent, the peasants and farmers settled in Kozielniki, as if they were causing them great damage in their estates and those of the city, oppressing them at the borders, and taking away and appropriating their own goods belonging to the city beyond the old boundaries and attaching them to the village of Kozielniki itself. And conversely, the subjects of the aforementioned convent also complained similarly about these city subjects, as they were greatly oppressed by the city through the burghers themselves, as well as by the villages of Zubrza and Sichów, being seized with axes in their own heritage and not allowed to cut trees on the convent's own land, to their great distress and oppression. From which great conflicts, fights, and injuries began to arise between the city and conventual people themselves on both sides. We, therefore, desiring to settle such disputes and torments between the city itself and the village of Kozielniki by amicable means and to completely abolish and eradicate the root or cause of such disputes, met with the said lords, the mayor and councilors, for such a friendly agreement and went out together to the place for the first and second time, walking around and inspecting those mounds and boundaries between the city itself and the village of Kozielniki, where, since no boundary signs other than mounds and ancient possession could be found on both sides during these disputes, we could not reach an agreement at that time. Therefore, finally, by mutual consent on both sides, we summoned to the Lwów town hall old men who were familiar with the state of affairs, and having burdened their consciences and bound them by oath, we wanted them, having God and holy justice before their eyes, and favoring no one, to inform us more accurately about the above without any scruple of fear. Having heard their testimonies there in the town hall, we, with the fathers and the said lords, the mayor and councilors, set a certain day for them and those old men to go to the place of those disputes. And when that appointed term arrived, for the third time we went to the place of those disputes, wanting to see and understand the matter more fully, with those old men from both sides. These old men from both sides, in agreement, as they knew, walked in front and showed us the mounds and the possession from ancient times of those goods, both from the side of the city and the municipal villages of Zubrza and Sichów, as well as the convent village of Kozielniki itself; however, we did not want to allow the testimonies of the old men themselves yet. But we asked that those lords, the mayor and councilors, as patrons and guardians of those conventual goods, settle and agree on this matter with us and our convent by themselves, simply and by friendly means, worthily entrusting this to their righteous consciences and fair moderation. To which, finally agreeing, we went out and walked, and marked the mounds and boundaries between the city of Lwów itself and the estates of Sichów and Zubrza and our village of Kozielniki, which lies between the municipal fields, and strengthened them with notches and other boundary signs for eternal memory in the following way: First, starting from this side of the municipal fields, from the boundary mound which is between the Kozielniki estates or the Żuczkowska field, located there in Kozielniki, and the field or Herbistowska field, lying in the municipal fields, which is currently possessed by the famous Jodok Gliacz together with his brother Jerzy Gliacz, having acquired it by hereditary right from Mikołaj Biercowski, a Lwów burgher – we passed straight through the Debrza thickets and along the top, that is [a[n]ts] along the ridge of the stream called Srebrna, which begins lower down near the Łazarzowski field, which Marcin Wilczek the butcher currently possesses, to the field called Polanka; and from this field we passed along the boundary up above the thickets, that is [a[n]ts] along the Debra, towards the public road, on the top of which thickets, that is [a[n]ts] on the Ridge, there is an oak marked with a cross, and there we piled up the first mound. And from that mound and oak, walking above the withered linden tree, walking straight towards the public road and towards other linden trees behind the trench, that is [a[n]ts] behind the mound, where we piled up the second mound; and from that mound we made other signs, crosses on those linden trees, and on one tree a willow, that is [a[n]ts] on the willow, on both sides of the old public road walking through the thickets we made signs on the linden trees up to the marked oak, which stands by the public road called Wołoska. Having crossed this public road Wołoska, we passed to the old road leading towards Krotoszyn, which is near the Kozielniki field, which passes through the stream flowing towards Kozielniki, and there the third mound was piled up. Walking further along that old Krotoszyn road, we reached a large oak, which we also marked with a cross sign, and then up to the second oak similarly marked; and from the mound proceeding along a small road and turning to the right hand, that is [a[n]ts] away from oneself, leaving that old Krotoszyn road, walking to the left, near the small forest, that is [a[n]ts] by the small forest, up to the mud or water drain, that is [a[n]ts] a small stream, without touching it stands an oak notched with a cross, opposite which stands a hornbeam tree [Ornus a[n]ts hornbeam] notched with a cross next to the small forest, and there we piled up the fourth mound. Further, we passed straight along the small forest itself towards the slope, that is [a[n]ts] towards the stream, which divides the Zubrza boundary with Kozielniki, up to the mud which is near Oszwucz, half of which mud belongs to Zubrza and the other half to Kozielniki, and there we placed the last mound. And so we delimited those boundaries both from the city side and from the side of Sichów and Zubrza with those Kozielniki estates. And when finally we, the above-mentioned Stanisław of Opoczno, minister, with the mentioned fathers and brothers, asked those noble lords, the mayor and councilors of Lwów, that not out of any obligation, but led by Christian piety towards us and that convent, they allow us for our court in Kozielniki and the people living there, only for their domestic need, and especially for fire and heating and for fencing their gardens, and not for sale or transport elsewhere, to cut and transport wood in the municipal forests on this side of the city towards Kozielniki as well as in the Zubrza and Sichów forests, as well as to let cattle and livestock graze on the municipal fields and thickets – just as they previously, by the grace and will of those lords, the mayor and councilors, once allowed the noble lord Stanisław of Tęczyn, chamberlain of Sandomierz and starosta of Trembowla, who held those Kozielniki estates in lease, to allow us as well. Then those lords, the mayor and councilors of Lwów, not out of any right or debt, but through Christian piety and their free will, granted us this prerogative upon our persistent request, according to their letter confirmed by their seal attached: that it will be permitted for us for our court, located there in Kozielniki, and the conventual people living there, for their own domestic need only, such as for fuel and heating and for fencing gardens, but not for transporting hay, nor for sale in the city or elsewhere, with the knowledge and will of those lords, the mayor and councilors of Lwów or their officials, to cut and transport that wood in Zubrza and Sichów or in the municipal heritage towards Kozielniki, where it will be designated for us – excluding oak trees and other fruit and bee-keeping trees, that is [a[n]ts] bee-keeping – as well as to graze their cattle and livestock on the municipal fields and heritage near Kozielniki without prejudice to the meadows and crops. Under the condition that if we, with our fathers and brothers, and likewise those people of ours in Kozielniki now and in the future, behave well towards those lords, the mayor and councilors of Lwów and the city, and do not abuse such a gracious prerogative and concession – then such a concession and prerogative is to be preserved for us and is to last. If, however, we, the present ones and the brothers of that convent of the Lwów location, or their subjects, behave badly towards those lords, the mayor and council of Lwów and the said city and ungratefully abuse it, then it will remain in the judgment and will of those lords, the mayor and councilors, whether to maintain such freedom and prerogative for us or not. In witness whereof, the seal of our order has been attached to this letter. Done and given in Lwów on Tuesday, the day after the Circumcision of the Lord, in the year one thousand five hundred and sixty. [Signature:] Brother Stanisław [of] Opoczno, provincial master and commissary general, who expressed the above consent, approves and confirms with his own hand. [Verso:] [Chancery note / regest:] Boundaries between Kozielniki, Sichów, and Zubrza in the year 1560 [Archival note:] 60. [Archival note:] No. 44 [Archival note:] 11 [...] 46- [Seal:] [Wax oval seal on a parchment strip with the image of a saint's figure, with a legend in the border].

NOS STANISLAVS A Opoczno sacre Theologie professor, atq[ue] prouinciarū Polonie, Bohemie, magn[ique] Ducatus Lituanie, Russie &c. Minister Prouincialis, ac in eisdem R[everen]d[issi]mi generalis totius ordinis cum omni potestate Vicarius et Comissarius, cum patribus et fratribus suis Valentino Glogenski custodiario Russie ac Podolie Custode, necnon Stanislao a Przeworsko Gwardiano, Stanislao Czieśkovita concionatore & viceguardiano, Cleophate Crusewski Cantore, Stanislao a Sol sacristiano, Valentino a Sambor Confessore, ac toto conuentu ecclesie tituli sancte Crucis ordinis fratrum minorum Conuentualium sancti Francisci loci Leopoldien[sis], Significamus tenore presentium quibus oportunum erit, vniuersis et singulis harum noticiam habituris. Quomō cum iamdudum orta fuerat differentia inter Spectabiles a famatos Dominos Proconsulem & Consules Ciuitatis Leopoldien[sis], et Bona eorundem iurisditionis ciuilia Leopoldien[sia] atq[ue] villas Zubrza et Sichow ab vna, et villam kozielniki eiusdem Conuentus parte ab altera, occasione limitum et gramicierum, ita q[uod] homines ciuiles sepenumero quererentur de subditis dicti Conuentus cmetonibus et agricolis in kozielniki locatis, quomodo ipsi in bonis eorum atq[ue] ciuitatis magna damna eis inferrē[n]t illos in gramciebus comprimere bonaq[ue] propria ciuitati pertinentia vltra limites antiquos adimere, et ad ipsam villam Kozielniki adiungere & appropreare debeant. Et ediuerso etiam ipsi subditi predicti Conuentus de ipsis subditis hominibus ciuilibus similiter etiam questi fuissent, quomō ex parte ciuitatis ab ipsis ciuibus, et etiam ex parte ville Zubrza et Sichow ualde comprimerentur, et in propria eorundem hereditate securestis caperentur, nec admitterentur ad lignorum in fundo proprio Conuentus, cessionem, in magnam muriam et compresionem eorundem. Vnde etiam ab utraq[ue] magne dissensiones, rixe, vulnerationesq[ue] inter ipsos ho[min]es ciuiles atq[ue] conuentuales intercedere ceperant. Nos itaq[ue] cupientes huiusdi differentias ac murias inter Ciuitatē ipsam, et villam Kozielniki modis amicabilibus componere, et radicem seu causam talium differentiarum funditus abolere, et erradicare, cum ipsis Dominis Proconsule et Consulibus, in huiusmodi concordiam amicabilem conuenimus, & ibidem in locum primo et secundo vicibus simul exiuimus huiusdi metas et gramicies inter ciuitatem ipsam, et villam kozielniki circum eundo, et conspicien[do], vbi dum super ipsis differentijs nulla signa Gramicierum preter metas, et antiquam possessionem ab utraq[ue] haberi nō potuimus protunc cōcordari. Quare tandem mutuo consensu parte ab utraq[ue] in Pretorium Leopoldien[se] ho[min]es senes quibus rei posicio cōstaret vocauimus, et oneratis eorum conscientijs iureq[ue] iurando obstrictis, uoluimus vt nos de premissis Deū et Iusticiam sanctam pre oculis haben[tes], et nemini fauē[n]tes, absq[ue] quouis timoris scrupulo plenius mformarent. Quarum attestationes Isbic in Pretorio nos cum Patribus et ipsis D[omi]nis Proconsule et Consulibus exaudien[tes] certū diē ad locum differentiarū ipsarū exeundi sibi et ipsis senibus constituimus. Et adueniente huiusdi termino assignato tercia uice ad locū diferentiarū ipsarum, volen[tes] re oculis subiecta plenius edoceri, cum ipsis senibus, ab utraq[ue] descēdimus. Quiquidem senes ab utraq[ue] simul concordan[tes], prout eis constabat procedebant, metasq[ue] el pos[ses]sionē ab antiquo ip[s]orū bonorū tam a ciuitate, quam a Zubrza & Sichow uillis ciuitatis, q[uam] etiam ville ipsius conuentus Kozielniki, nobis ostendebant, nec tamen ip[s]a testimonia senū hominū admittere voluimus. Verum postulauimus, quatinus ipsi D[omini] Proconsul et Cōsules, uti Patroni et protectores bonorū ip[s]or[um] cōuentualiu, per semetipsos de plano et amicabilibo modis, nobiscū et Conuentu n[ost]ro hoc negociū transigerent, et cōcordarent: id eorūdē cōscien[ti]js bonis moderatiōiq[ue] digne admitten[tes]. Ad q[uo]d tandē acquiescen[tes] finaliter exiuimus, et proces[s]im[us] metasq[ue] et Gramicies inter ip[s]a ciuitatē Leopoldien[sem] et bona Sichow et Zubrza uillamq[ue] no[st]rā Kozielniki, qu[a]e inter Laneos ciuitatis consistit, consignauimus et incissionibus aliq[ue] alijs signis metalibus in perpetuam memoria roborauimus per hunc qui sequitur modū. Inprimis, meipien[do] ab hac parte Laneorū Ciuitatis a meta que est inter Bona kozielniki seu agrū Zuczkowski, ibidē m kozielniki si[tuat]ū et laneū seu agrū Herbistow ski, in laneis ciuilib[us] iacen[tem] quē nūc famatus Iodocus Gliacz, cū frē suo Georgio Gliacz a Nicolao Biercow ski ciue Leopoldien[si] iure hereditario consequuti possident, proces[s]im[us] per directū per dumetualis Debrza et fumitate a[n]ts pries wierzchowine riuuli dicti Srebrna, qu[a]e mferius incipit circa laneū Lazarowski, quē nunc Martinus Yilezek Lanius possidet ad aruū tutū Polianka, et ab illo aruo transium[us] meta, fursum supra dumetu a[n]ts Debr uersus stratā publica m cuius dumeti sumitate, a[n]ts na Wierzchowinie, est quercus cruce fignata, et ibidē fecimus primū scopulū. Et ab eodē scopulo et quercū, eundo super arrefactā tilia recte proceden[do] ad stratā publicā, et alias arbores tiliarū post fossurā a[n]ts za kopiskie, vbi fipauimus secundū scopulū, et ab eodem scopulo ali[a]s fecimus signa, eiden m tilijs vpfiscruces, et in yna arbore Ilice a[n]ts liwie ex vtraq[ue] parte antiq[ue] strate publice per rubeta proceden[do] fecimus signa per arbores tilias, usq[ue] ad quercū signatam, qu[a]e est circa stratā publicā Valachieñ dictā. Hanc stratā publicā Valachien pertran[si]en[tes] proces[s]im[us] ad uiam ueterē ad Crotoffyn tenden[tem] que est circa argulā kozielnicen[sem], que transit per Potoczek, qui fluit ad Kozielmki, et ibidem fipatus est tercius scopulus. Lo itinere antiquo Croto fynski proceden[do] vlterius, uenimus ad quercū magnā, quam etiam crucis signo consignauimus, et demū vsq[ue] ad secundā quercū similiter consignatā, et ab mete paruo itinere progredien[do] et declinan[do] ad manū dextrā, a[n]ts od siebie, dimitten[do] stratā ipsam antiquā Crotosinska, ad leuam eundo, circa syluula a[n]ts podle liesku, usq[ad] lutū seu aque defluxū, a[n]ts potoczek, quē non attingen[do] est quercus signata cruce, ex opposito cuius est arbor Ornus a[n]ts grab, iuxta syluulā cruce incisa, et ibidē fipauimus quartū scopulū. Vlta proces[s]imus recta penes ipsā syluulā ad decliuiū, a[n]ts ku potokowi, qui diuidit parietē Zubrzeñ cū Kozielniki, vsq[ue] ad lutū q[uo]d est circa Oszwucza, cuius luti medietas p[er]tinet ad Zubrza & altera medietas ad Kozielmki, et ibidē locauimus vltimū scopulū. Et ita ipsas Gramicies tā a latere ciuili, q[uam] a Sichow et Zubrza, cū ipsis bonis Kozielmki terminauimus. Et cū tandē nos p[re]fatus Stanislaus a Opoczno Minister, cū pnominat[is] P[atr]ibus et fr[atr]ib[us] suis, ipsos Spectabiles D. Proconsulē et Cōsules Leopoliē[ses] postula uim[us] quatin[us] ipi nō ex aliq[uo] debito verū ducti pietate Chr[isti]ana erga nos, et ipsu conuentū, pmitterēt nob[is] pro Curia n[ost]ra in kozielniki, atq[ue] hoī[ni]b[us] ibide mhabitantibus, ad necessitatē eorū dūtaxat domesticā, et p[re]serti[m] ad focū et sui calefactionē, et suarū ortulamarū septionē, et nō ad venditionē, uel alibi eductionem, in syluis nris ciuilib[us] ab ea parte ciuitatis, verfus kozielmki, atq[ue] in syluis Zubrzeñ, et Sichouieñ, ligna cedere, atq[ue] educere necnō in campis et mericiis ciuilib[us] pecora et iumenta admitttere pabulare, ita vt etiā prius de gr[ati]a et volūtate eorundē D Procosulis et Cōnjulū, hoc idē Mag[ni]co oli[m] d. Stanislao a Theczin Succamerario Sandomirien[si] et Trembowlieñ Cap[i]t[ne]o qui illabona Kozielniki in arrenda tenebat, ad nostrā petitionē admiserāt etiā nob admitterent. Extūc ipi D. Proconsul et Consules Leopoldien[ses] no ex aliquo iure uel debito, verū p[er] pietate Chr[isti]ana et libera volutate sua eā nob progatiuā ad peticiom mstantē nrām cōces[s]erūt, iux[ta] trās suas ip[s]orū Sigillo subappēso cōfirmitas, q[uod] liberū erit nob ad curiā nrām, ibid[em] in kozielmki consisten[tem], atq[ue] hoībus isthic incolentib[us] conualib[us] pro necessitate ipsorū duntaxat domestica, vt puta, profoco, et sui calefac[i]o[n]e, et hortorū se[p]tione, sed nō ad foem dueen, vel vendem in ciuitate, vel alibi locorū cum fritu et voluntate ipsorū d. Proconsulis et Consulu Leopoldien[sium], vel eor officialiū ligna ip[s]a in Zubrza et Sichow vel in ciuili hereditate, v[er]sus Kozielniki, vbi nob assignabit[ur] cedere, et educere: arborib[us] querceinis et alijs fructiferis et mellificiarijs a[n]ts Barthnicze exceptis, iumentaq[ue] et pecora ipsorūm cāpis et hereditate ciuili circa kozielniki p[er] pratorū et segetū preiudicio pabulare. Ea sub cautella vt si nos cū p[atri]bus et fratrib[us] nris et simili ipfi hoīes nrī in kozielmki nūc et in posterū exiften[tes] se erga ipfos D. Procōsulē et Consules Leopoldien[ses] et ciuitatē bene conferuauerim[us], taliq[ue] gratiosa progatiua et conces[s]ioe nō abutemur. Extunc huiusdi cōces[s]io et progatiua nob sfuari debet et duratura est. Vbi uero nos presē[n]s, et fres Istius conuent[us] loci Leopoldien[sis] uel eorū subditi se ipfis D. Procōfuli et Confulatui Leopohen[si] et dicte ciuitati male consuauerit et mgratē abusi fuerint extūc ftabit m ipforū D. Procon fulis et Cōfulū arbitrio et voluntate, talem libertatē et progatiuā, nobis tenere, uel non tenere. In cuius rei fidem Sigillum ordinis nostri est presentibus subappensū. Actum et datum Leopoli feria tercia in crastino Circumcisionis Domini. Anno eiusdem Millesimo Quingentesimo Sexagesimo. [Podpis:] f[rater] Stanislag opoczno. M[agiste]r Prouin[ci]al[is] et Com[missari] g[e]n[er]al[is], qui supra consensi, app[ro]bat et cōfirmat man[u] p[ro]p[ri]a [Verso:] [Nota kancelaryjna / regest:] Granicies int[er] Kozielniki, Sichow et Zubrza A[nn]o 1560 [Nota archiwalna:] 60. [Nota archiwalna:] N[umer]o 44 [Nota archiwalna:] 11 [..] 46- [Pieczęć:] [Woskowa ostroowalna pieczęć na pasku pergaminowym z wyobrażeniem figury świętego, z legendą w otoku].