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Royal commissioners appointed by King Sigismund I performed a demarcation and erected boundary mounds between royal villages held by Mikołaj Dzieduszycki and Mikołaj Odnowski and the estates of the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv. The ruling was issued based on a presented demarcation document from 1463 and the sworn testimonies of the oldest witnesses.

Lviv Archbishop Piotr Starzechowski confirms and approves, by ordinary authority, the privilege of King Sigismund I, transferring to the city councilors of Lviv the perpetual and irrevocable right of patronage and presentation of the provostry of the Holy Spirit hospital church in Lviv. The act was issued after a prior edictal summons of potential opponents and the finding of their unjustified failure to appear.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the authorities of the city of Lwów, confirms earlier acts of delimitation from 1462 and 1485 between Lwów lands and the hereditary village of Zimna Woda. The document grants perpetual legal force to the established boundary line and the order of silence imposed on former claimants.

King Sigismund I the Old makes a perpetual donation of the deserted village of Oleńczyce in the Lviv land to the Archbishop of Lviv, Piotr Starzechowski, and the local metropolitan church, in order to increase the income of the archiepiscopal table. The document removes the village from monarchical jurisdiction and incorporates it into the ecclesiastical immunity.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the mayor and councilors of Lwów land on the Pełtew River in front of the Kraków Gate for the construction of a water mill for their private use. The document transfers full ownership, all revenues from the mill, and complete municipal jurisdiction over it and the miller to the city authorities, excluding them from the jurisdiction of the starosta.

King Sigismund I the Old abolishes clauses of old privileges that burdened city fields with rents and allowed various nations to have separate judiciaries, freeing the burghers from fees and ordering that all inhabitants be judged exclusively by Magdeburg law before the Lwów reeve.

King Sigismund I settles a dispute between the Lviv city council and Kazimierz Hynek, ruling that by virtue of a prior privilege, Hynek retains lifetime possession of the Zimna Woda mill. Only after his death will the Lviv burghers be able to exercise their hereditary right and redeem the mill from his successors for a specified sum.

King Sigismund I approves a resolution of the Lviv city council imposing rent on local and visiting merchants and craftsmen setting up stalls and booths in the market square during fairs. The funds collected in this way are to supply the city treasury and serve the needs of the city.

King Sigismund I the Old renews the privileges of the Lwów clothiers lost in a fire, confirming their exclusive right to cut and sell cloth by the ell in the city of Lwów and prohibiting this practice by other merchants under penalty of confiscation of goods. The monarch orders the starosta and the municipal authorities of Lwów to provide the clothiers' guild with all assistance and protection in enforcing these rights.

King Sigismund I approves an agreement between the burghers of Lwów and the Starosta of Halicz, Mikołaj of Sieniawa, under which the Lwów citizens agreed to temporarily pay a customs duty on wagons in Halicz for the duration of his tenure. The document guarantees that this concession does not violate the general exemption of Lwów from customs duties throughout the Kingdom of Poland, which is to be fully restored upon the expiration of Sieniawski's administration.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the municipal bathhouse located opposite the Franciscan monastery to the mayor, councilors, and the city of Lwów in perpetual ownership, along with the rent previously paid to the royal castle. The income from the bathhouse is intended to support the municipal treasury, which is burdened with expenses for the repair and expansion of fortifications.

King Sigismund I the Old overturns an unfavorable decree of royal commissioners in a dispute with the suburban priest Choma over the Annunciation Church and confirms the privilege of the Lviv authorities. The document states that the mayor, councilors, and the reeve of Lviv are subject exclusively to the direct court of the monarch in municipal matters.

King Sigismund I the Old permits the mayor and councilors of Lviv to redeem the royal village of Sknyliv from the hands of the noble Jan Wiszniowski for the legally recorded sum. The authorities of Lviv are to hold and use this village along with all its appurtenances until the full repayment of the amount laid out for the redemption.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the mayor and council of the city of Lwów twenty marks of annual rent from the city guard, previously paid to the Lwów castle, allocating these funds for the city's needs and repairs.

King Sigismund I the Old incorporates the Lviv deanery, following the death of the incumbent Jan Krupski, into the common table of the Cathedral Chapter in Lviv. He further stipulates that future deans must be chosen exclusively from among the local canons and receive an annual supplement of 10 marks from the deanery's income.

Lviv Archbishop Piotr Starzechowski confirms to the prelates and canons of the metropolitan chapter in Lviv the donation of monetary tithes from the suburban fields of Lviv, transuming the privilege of Archbishop Grzegorz from 1471. In return, the chapter, along with the vicars, is obliged to perform an annual anniversary service on St. Martin's Day with a specified distribution of funds for church servants.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms and renews all existing rights, privileges, immunities, and possessions granted to the city of Lwów by his predecessors and by himself. At the same time, he places the burghers and their property under royal protection, prohibiting the imposition of new burdens and the violation of the boundaries of municipal jurisdiction.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms to the Archbishop of Lviv, Piotr Starzechowski, the chapter, and the clergy of the metropolitan church in Lviv all rights, privileges, freedoms, and immunities granted by his predecessors. This confirmation was issued at the General Sejm in Piotrków in fulfillment of the monarch's coronation oath.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of his father, Sigismund I the Old, from 1547, which incorporated the cathedral deanery into the common table of the metropolitan chapter in Lviv. The document regulates the rules for filling the office of dean after the death of Jan Krupski, as well as issues of income distribution and the fulfillment of duties.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of his father, Sigismund I the Old, from 1546, granting the mayor and councilors of the city of Lviv the perpetual right of patronage and presentation of the provost of the Church and Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Lviv. The document invalidates any conflicting grants and orders the Archbishop of Lviv to institute the candidate presented by the municipal authorities.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms to the elders and the community of Lwów Armenians all rights, privileges, liberties, immunities, and ancient customs granted by his predecessors, including King Sigismund I the Old.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of his father, Sigismund I the Old, from 1545, granting the mayor and councilors of Lviv a one-time right of patronage and presentation of a candidate for the mansionary at the Church of St. Catherine at the Lower Castle. The document obliges the Archbishop of Lviv to immediately appoint the clergyman indicated by the city authorities.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the Armenians of Lwów from the jurisdiction of all land and castle courts, placing them exclusively under the jurisdiction of the wójt (advocatus) and Armenian elders judging according to Armenian law. All appeals from this court are reserved exclusively for the royal court.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the act of Sigismund I the Old from 1526, establishing the annual obligation for the incumbent Lviv councilors to submit reports on municipal revenues before a commission composed of former councilors, jurors, and the commonalty. Participants of the financial audit are bound by oath to maintain absolute secrecy regarding the results of the accounts.

Stanisław Borek, acting as judge-commissioner for the Bishop of Kraków, Samuel Maciejowski, accepts the resignation of Marcin Słap and solemnly inducts Stanisław Słomowski into the office of parish priest of the parish church in Działoszyce. He orders the vicars and parishioners to recognize the new rector and to provide him with all due income and obedience.

King Sigismund II Augustus grants the mansionaries of the metropolitan cathedral in Lviv a garden with a manor and a meadow within the city of Lviv. The granted properties are incorporated into ecclesiastical immunity and exempted from all burdens as well as castle and municipal taxes.

The document approves an agreement concluded between the city council of Lviv and the butchers' guild, defining the permitted periods and forms of free meat trade to counteract high prices. It also regulates the rules for collecting market fees for the benefit of the butchers and the Lviv castle.

Lviv Archbishop Piotr Starzechowski transfers a sum with an annual rent secured on the Stołpin estate to the needs of the Lviv Cathedral fabric, orders estate managers to take an oath to secure assets sede vacante, and grants canons and vicars the right to fell timber in Obroszyn.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the ancient custom of the municipal gatekeepers in Lwów collecting a fee in the form of one piece of firewood and a bundle of hay or straw from every cart and sleigh entering the city. In return, the gate guards are obliged to keep the passages clean and ensure convenient entry into Lwów.

King Sigismund II Augustus performs a transumpt and confirmation of four ancient royal privileges for the city of Lwów, concerning, among others, the staple right for all goods, the prohibition for Podolian and Ruthenian merchants to bypass the Lwów staple, the subjection of foreign merchants to municipal jurisdiction, and the rules for drafting wills and real estate transactions. The document grants these copies full legal force equal to the originals.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves the legal custom of Lviv, decreeing, following the example of Kraków, that all actions, records, and donations made before the Lviv municipal council office have perpetual force equal to acts of a public court. The monarch also confirms the validity of all entries previously made in this manner.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the burghers and suburbanites of Lwów in their private matters from the jurisdiction of royal commissioners' courts and prohibits the issuance of such commissions against them. He further decrees that appeals from municipal verdicts are to be directed straight to the royal court via the official transmission of case records, without the necessity of the parties appearing in person before the commissioners.

King Sigismund II Augustus abolishes the old Lwów custom excluding grandchildren from inheriting from their grandparents and establishes the right of representation, equalizing their share in the inheritance with uncles and aunts. Furthermore, he entrusts the mayor and councilors of Lwów with full authority to resolve all existing inheritance disputes of this kind without the possibility of appeal to the King.

The document records a royal verdict issued at the General Sejm in Kraków, which annuls the proceedings of the Lwów castle court against the city authorities of Lwów initiated by Waśko Łahodowski. It confirms the privileges exempting Lwów burghers from the jurisdiction of foreign courts and orders that they be summoned exclusively before their proper municipal court.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the verdict of the General Sejm in Kraków, which dismissed the lawsuit brought by the nobleman Wasiek Łahodowski against the authorities of Lwów before the castle court. The document confirms the privilege exempting Lwów burghers from foreign jurisdiction and orders that they be sued exclusively before the municipal court.

King Sigismund II Augustus annuls the donation of a plot of land near the Low Castle in Lviv made to Mikołaj Leśniowski of Zimna Woda, citing a threat to the defense of the city and the castle. He orders the Starosta of Lviv to demolish the buildings erected there and forbids the city authorities from allowing further development of this area.

Pope Julius III informs the Lviv Chapter about filling the archiepiscopal see in Lviv, vacant after the death of Archbishop Piotr, with Feliks Ligęza. He orders the Chapter to accept the elect as their father and shepherd and to obey his ordinances.

Pope Julius III notifies the suffragans of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the appointment of Feliks Ligęza as Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Archbishop Piotr Starzechowski and orders them to show the new metropolitan due obedience. The document contains later entries of oblation before the Bishops of Przemyśl and Chełm from 1555.

Pope Julius III notifies the clergy of the city and diocese of Lviv of the appointment of Feliks Ligęza as the new Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Piotr Starzechowski. He orders the clergy to receive the new shepherd with respect and obedience under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions against the disobedient.

King Sigismund II Augustus grants the nobleman Jan Dobrzeliński the life-long use of a royal garden located below the Lviv castle. After the death of the beneficiary, the possession of the garden is to return in full right to the monarch and his successors.

King Sigismund Augustus confirms in the form of a transsumpt four earlier royal privileges for the city of Lviv. The document guarantees the exemption of Lviv burghers from foreign jurisdictions and commission courts, and exempts Lviv merchants of all rites from customs duties in, among others, Chełm, Bełz, and Hrubieszów.

King Sigismund II Augustus abolishes the burdensome tribute in kind of live fish, hitherto paid by the burghers of Lwów to the royal castle, replacing it with a fixed monetary fee collected from vessels containing fish brought to the city market. He orders the Starosta of Lwów and his officials to strictly observe the newly established market tax.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of King Władysław III of Varna from 1444, which mandates that the nobility and clergy sell Lviv real estate to Lviv burghers within one year. Additionally, the monarch introduces mandatory official valuation of encumbered properties by the magistrate under oath and prohibits the artificial inflation of mortgage debts beyond the estimated value.

King Sigismund II Augustus establishes the order for the sale of Malmsey and Muscatel wines imported from Greece in Lviv, ordering foreign merchants to display them on market carts for four weeks before they can be stored in the cellars of townspeople. The regulation was intended to curb speculative practices by foreign traders and prevent the artificial inflation of wine prices.

King Sigismund II Augustus grants the burghers of Lviv permission to redeem the royal villages of Kożyce, Jamelna, and Jaromierka, along with an inn, a pond, and a mill, from the wife of Krzysztof Gnojeński. The document guarantees the city peaceful possession and use of these estates for a period of twenty years from the moment of taking formal possession, subject to the monarch's repayment of the pledge sum after that time.

King Sigismund Augustus resolves a dispute between the Lviv burghers and the Starosta of Przemyśl, Spytek Jordan, ordering the bridge toll on the San River to be paid only when using the bridge built for the salt mines, with the right to free passage via fords. He simultaneously confirms the full exemption of Lviv residents from other customs duties and transit fees in accordance with ancient privileges.

The Lviv Metropolitan Chapter authorizes the miller Walenty and his wife Dorota to redeem the third part and the third measure of the Stachyrowski mill from Elżbieta, widow of the councilor Stanisław Berger. At the same time, the Chapter leases them the remaining two parts of the mill for life in exchange for an annual rent, flour deliveries, and the obligation to maintain and repair the mill buildings.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło from 1433, granting the village of Wierzbiąż in the Lviv district, along with all benefits, forests along the Dniester, and customs duties, to the canons of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter founded by him. The document guarantees the Chapter perpetual possession of these goods and the right to build dams and ponds.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves the commission act establishing the boundaries between royal villages and the estates of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter. The issuer grants perpetual legal force to the findings of the commissioners previously appointed by Sigismund I the Old.

King Sigismund II Augustus performs a transumpt of three earlier royal privileges for Lviv: Casimir the Great from 1368 (confirmed in 1389) regarding 100 Franconian hides; Władysław Jagiełło from 1415 regarding the so-called areas and Krzywylas; and Władysław of Varna regarding the management of surplus hides beyond the Brzuchowicka river. The document grants the inscribed acts full and undoubted legal force equal to the originals.