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Pope Gregory IX authorizes the friars of the Order of Preachers departing on missions to the lands of the Saracens and pagans to hear the confessions of local Christians, absolve them from excommunications, and dispense their fellow friars from canonical irregularities.

Maintaining friendship and diplomatic contacts through envoys.

King Casimir the Great confirms to the children of the late Lviv reeve Maciej the hereditary right to a mill near Lviv and the village of Małe Winniki, including the grange, originally granted to their grandfather Bertold by Prince Lev. The document exempts the inhabitants of the estate from the jurisdiction of the Ruthenian land judges, imposing the obligation to provide one crossbowman for military expeditions.

A letter to the magistrate and residents of Lwów. Khmelnytsky declares that he did not desire the shedding of Christian blood, mentions the defeat of the Crown forces at Gródek, and demands a swift response and submission. The exact wording of several sentences requires further reading.

King Casimir the Great approves the order and penal statute enacted by the councilors and jurors of Lviv, regulating, among other things, issues of homicide after a settlement, assistance in extinguishing fires, carrying weapons during quarrels, and the division of property after a deceased husband.

A renewed summons to declare submission; a promise to preserve liberties and property, with mention of Muscovite troops and previous privileges.

King Casimir the Great grants the miller Konrad of Prussia and his legitimate successors the third part of a mill he built near Lwów, along with a third of the income, while regulating the proportions of repair costs and subjecting him to the municipal law of Lwów.

A call for the city to submit and a refusal to provide hostages to secure the travel of its delegation. A promise of safety and health upon the demonstration of humility.

The document certifies the purchase of a manor by Wacław Dmitrowicz from Wasyl Skibicz, his brother Hynek, and his nephew Olenko for the sum of six kopa of groschen. The transaction was concluded and approved in the presence of the Lviv judge Jakusz Błotyszewski and numerous witnesses.

Favorable reception of the city delegation, an initial oral response, and a summons for representatives to return the following morning. The discrepancy in the date header in the edition has been noted.

Ruthenian Starosta Jan Kmita grants the village of Hodowica to the Church of St. John and the Monastery of St. Basil in the suburbs of Lviv for the repose of the soul of the former owner. In exchange for the transferred goods and income, the clergy are obliged to celebrate mass services.

Postponement of the response until the following day after a night council with all the military elders; summons for the city delegation to return as early as possible in the morning.

King Louis of Hungary orders officials and customs officers in Poland and Hungary to allow merchants and inhabitants of Ruthenia free passage upon payment of due customs duties. He forbids any unlawful obstacles or harm to be inflicted upon them.

Confirmation of the fulfillment of promises and a summons to send envoys the following day.

Duke of Opole and Lord of the Ruthenian lands, Władysław Opolczyk, grants and confirms to the city of Lwów one hundred Franconian hides along with forests, meadows, and the Pełtew River, defining their boundaries. The townspeople and settlers receive a ten-year exemption from all rents and customary fees, after which they will be obligated to pay annual dues.

Surprise at the interruption of negotiations and a request for a clear answer as to whether the city still wishes to engage in talks.

The Duke of Opole and Lord of Ruthenia, Władysław Opolczyk, grants to the Bishop of Kiev, Jakub, and after his death to the Church of St. John the Baptist in Lviv and the Basilians, an abandoned canonical manor and urban plots. The granted properties are simultaneously exempted from all taxes, burdens, and duties to the city of Lviv.

Sending back the temporarily detained envoys and inviting them the next day for a final answer.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk grants the village of Bybel and a village headship with a manor in the village of Dobra Woda in the Halych land to Juszko of Skornice as a fief. In return, the recipient is obliged to provide military service with one lance and one archer, and to pay a tax of two Prague groschen per hearth every four years.

Sending back the envoys with written terms and awaiting a response to the submitted declaration.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk performs an exchange of lands in the village of Małe Winniki with the Lviv burgher Grzegorz Stecher, abolishing the inconveniences resulting from their fragmentation according to Ruthenian law. In exchange for Grzegorz's plots located on the hill and below the hill, the Duke transfers to him his fields, meadows, and jurisdiction beyond the river with the right of hereditary possession.

Confirmation of the delivery of the declaration and terms to the city delegates; a request for a response by the following day and readiness to consider further requests.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk thanks the inhabitants and officials of the Ruthenian lands for their past loyalty and releases them from the homage and oath sworn to him. At the same time, he returns them to the direct rule of King Louis of Hungary.

News about the capture of Kraków by the Swedes; assurance of an alliance between the Cossacks, Muscovy, and the Swedes, and information regarding the dispatch of Mikołaj Grodzicki for negotiations.

Ruthenian Starosta Emericus Bebek certifies the sale of the village of Dobrowtrycz in the Lviv district by Michał Żabicz to the Lviv burgher Emnedon and his son Jan for the sum of 60 marks. The buyers obtain full and hereditary ownership of the property with the right to further dispose of it.

Sending men for the agreed ransom ("honorarium"); an order for a quick dispatch and for the city to send a dozen or so people.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk grants the village of Dunajów in the Lwów district to the nobleman Denhart and his legitimate heirs under hereditary law, along with all appurtenances and benefits. The document specifies rent obligations due on St. Martin's Day and ensures the immunity and inviolability of the grant.

Letter of recommendation for Pavlo Teteria, scribe of the Zaporozhian Host, traveling to the King; a request for kindness and assistance from the Mayor.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk promises the inhabitants and cities of Ruthenia compensation for any losses in the event of an armed invasion by Queen Jadwiga and guarantees that he will not appoint a Hungarian as governor of these lands. He also establishes a procedure for the amicable settlement of the Polish Queen's rights to Ruthenia by selected dukes and lords of the Empire.

Order to hand over to Jan Tarnowski three falconets out of ten royal cannons stored in Lviv. The cannons deformed in a fire are to be identified by the gunners.

King Władysław Jagiełło solemnly promises that the city of Lwów, together with its district and the Lwów land, will never be separated or granted to any duke or other person. The document guarantees their perpetual retention by the monarch, Queen Jadwiga, their offspring, and the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

Order to issue three cannons to Jan Tarnowski to supply the royal castle in Stryi. One of the cannons is described as weighing two centners.

The Prior of the Corpus Christi Dominican monastery in Lwów acknowledges receipt from the Lwów city councilors of four blocks of wax bequeathed to the monastery in the will of the burgher Marcin of Wiśnia, and releases them from any further claims. The document was drawn up and attested by the notary public Nicholas of Bytom in the Lwów town hall.

An order to carefully secure the belongings of a deceased Turkish merchant pending further instructions. Claimants must present a letter from the Turkish ruler to the King.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms and transumes a document of King Casimir the Great from 1368, granting Lwów one hundred Franconian hides under German law and a mill on the Pełtew River. Furthermore, he confirms the judicial liberties of the Lwów burghers and the right to hunt within the boundaries of the granted lands.

Order to hand over 3,000 florins or the maximum possible sum to Stanisław Orlik for the upcoming payment of wages to mercenaries serving in Podolia. The King promises repayment before Easter or earlier.

King Władysław Jagiełło of Poland grants the village of Podusów to Paweł Czech of Zahradyszcze. Due to extensive damage and illegibility of the parchment text, the specific terms of the grant have not been preserved.

Following news of a Tatar invasion of the lands of Ruthenia and Podolia, the King dispatches Jan Tarnowski and orders the magistrate to provide him with smaller cannons, weapons, and gunpowder. He announces that he himself will soon follow.

Pope Boniface IX instructs the Bishop of Przemyśl to enforce sanctions and restrain Archbishop Bernard of Halicz from unlawfully harassing the authorities and residents of Lwów in a property dispute. He also authorizes the lifting of an illegal interdict and the absolution of the citizens of Lwów from ecclesiastical penalties imposed by the Archbishop.

Order to issue three royal cannons to Jan Tarnowski for the castles in Lubaczów and Stryj. They were previously entrusted to the city by Sigismund I during the expedition against the Moldavian voivode named Bogdan.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants Adam the carpenter and his successors the third measure from the royal mill near the Halicz Gate in Lwów. The privilege is a reward for the craftsman's diligent work on royal buildings and carpentry projects.

Order to issue four royal cannons stored in Lviv to Jan Mielecki to strengthen the Chmielnik castle against enemy attacks. The magistrate is released from liability for these cannons.

Jan of Tarnów, Voivode of Sandomierz and Ruthenian Starosta, certifies the sale of the village of Malechów in the Lwów district by the Lwów burgher Piotr, known as Klork, to the nobleman Michał Łambacki. The sale was concluded for a sum of 'kopa' of groschen of Ruthenian count, along with full rights and appurtenances.

The King recalls two previous orders to protect the liberties and exemptions granted to Jews from Turkey through the intercession of the Turkish ruler. He demands their execution again, threatens a severe reaction, and requires the removal of the causes of complaints or a written explanation via the bearer.

Ruthenian Starosta Gniewosz of Dalewice certifies a settlement between Przedbór and Stanisław, son of the late Lemborz, concerning rights to the village of Wosznica in the Lviv district. By virtue of the agreement, Przedbór renounces claims to part of the estate in favor of Stanisław and his successors.

The King acknowledges that a plot previously granted to Icek does not belong to him, but to the city. He requests the authorities of Lwów to allocate half of the plot facing Jewish Street to his servant for hereditary and perpetual use. He orders it to be measured in the presence of the dispatched bailiff Jakub Szczawiński[?] and promises to reward the city with royal favor.

A notarial document certifying that the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub Strepa, reclaimed a mill in Zboiska that had been unlawfully leased to the Ruthenian priest Jan and returned it to the councilors and the commonalty of the city of Lviv. The Archbishop instructed his chaplain, Jan de Haze, to formally induct the city authorities into possession of the mill, including the right to collect all revenues therefrom.

An order for the immediate execution of a ruling in favor of the Lviv burghers concerning the redemption of the third measure of the Zimna Woda mill and related properties. The King forbids further delays of the execution through appeals; the income is to be used for strengthening the city's defenses.

The document is a notarial copy of a verdict by a judge and commissioner of the Apostolic See, resolving a dispute over a mill outside the city in favor of the parish priest of the Lviv Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary against the authorities and the community of Lviv. It confirms the church's exclusive right to the aforementioned mill and the income derived from it, and orders its recovery after unlawful seizure by the city.

The King granted Jerzy Aichinger, his chamberlain, real estate on Jewish Street in Lwów, which had passed to the royal treasury by right of escheat (ius caducum) following the death of the former owners. He orders the municipal authorities to allow him free possession and to ensure that no one interferes with him.