Confirmation by King John II Casimir of the articles of agreement of the carpenters' guild in Lviv

JOHN II CASIMIR By the grace of God, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia, Smolensk, Chernihiv, and also hereditary King of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals. We make known by this letter of Ours to all and each in particular, whom it may concern. Since a letter, strengthened by the seal of the same city, has been submitted to Us by [...] of Our City of Lviv, [...] a humble request has been submitted that We might deign to approve, confirm, and graciously accept it by Our Royal authority. The wording of which [is as follows: We, the mayor and councilors of the City of Lviv] [...] make known: that having appeared personally before Our office [...] the Masters and Journeymen of the Lviv carpenters' guild [...] that we ratify the articles of the agreement mutually concluded between them [...]: [...] All Decrees [...] We, the Guild Masters and the Guild of Journeymen [...] so that in this Guild all rigor and order [...] be maintained [...] [... Articles regulating the relations of masters with journeymen/guild companions, penalties, duties, contributions, work order ...] [...] Which indeed this letter of declaration [...] We approve, ratify, and confirm [...]. In witness whereof, We have ordered this letter, signed by Our hand, to be strengthened with the attached seal of Our Kingdom. Given [in Warsaw], on the 30th day of December, in the Year of Our Lord 1649, and of Our reign in Poland the first, and in Sweden the second [year]. John Casimir, King [Secretary's signature under the plica on the right:] [Jan Zimmerman / By the personal order of His Royal Majesty...] [Seal:] [At the bottom on a silk cord a metal seal box (capsule), inside the crown seal]. [On the reverse:] [Various old chancery and archival annotations; including a signature in ink:] XVIII [and an archival ink stamp].

[W nagłówku ozdobna majuskuła:] IOANNES CASIMIRUS [Dalsza tytulatura królewska:] D[e]i Gr[ati]a Rex Poloniæ, Magnus Dux Lithvaniæ, Russiæ, Prussiæ, Masoviæ, Samogitiæ, Livoniæ, Smolensciæ, Czerniechoviæq[ue], nec non Suecorum, Gottorum, Vandalorumq[ue] Hæreditarius Rex. Significamus præsentibus literis Nostris, quorum expedit, universis et singulis. Quoniam Nobis p[er] [...] Civitatis Nostræ Leopoliensis exhibitas fuisse literas Sigilloq[ue] eiusdem civitatis communitas, [...] supplicatum extitit, ut easdem authoritate Nostra Regia approbare, confirmare et gratificari dignaremur. Quarum tenor [est talis / sequitur: Nos Proconsul et Consules Civitatis Leopoliensis] [...] significamus: Quod constituti personaliter coram Officio Nostro [...] Magistros et Socios Lignifabrorum contubernii Leopoliensis [...] quatenus articulos concordiæ inter se mutuo initos ratificaremus [...]: [Wstawiony tekst polski artykułów z 1645 r.:] [...] Wszelkich Dekretow [...] My Cechmistrze i Cech Towarzyszow [...] aby w tym Cechu wszelki rygor i porządek [...] zachowany był [...] [... Artykuły regulujące relacje mistrzów z podmajstrzami/towarzyszami cechowymi, kary, obowiązki, składki, porządek pracy ...] [...] Quas quidem literas declarationis [...] approbamus, ratificamus et confirmamus [...]. In cuius rei fidem præsentes literas manu Nostra subscriptas Sigillo Regni Nostri appenso muniri iussimus. Datum [Varsaviæ] die XXX mensis Decembris, Anno Domini MDCXLIX, Regnorum Nostrorum Poloniæ Primo, Sueciæ vero Secundo [anno]. Ioannes Casimirus Rex [Podpis sekretarza pod plicą po prawej:] [Ioannes Zimmerman / Ad mandatum Sacræ Regiæ Maiestatis proprium...] [Pieczęć:] [U dołu na jedwabnym sznurze metalowa puszka pieczętna (kapsuła), wewnątrz pieczęć koronna]. [Verso:] [Różne dawne adnotacje kancelaryjne i archiwalne; w tym sygnatura atramentem:] XVIII [oraz pieczęć tuszowa archiwum].