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Mikołaj Narajowski, judge, and Jan Brzozdowski, sub-judge of Lviv, certify the course of the boundary proceedings between the Lviv metropolitan chapter and the successors of the late Mikołaj Leszniowski concerning the Glinna estate. Due to the non-appearance of the defendants and the presentation of a mandate from King Sigismund Augustus, the court issues a ruling in favor of the chapter.

King Sigismund II Augustus settles a dispute between the city of Lwów and the heirs of Kazimierz Hynek, ordering them to return documents and vacate the third share of the Zimnowodzki mill located before the Kraków Gate upon payment of the due sum. The monarch appoints a land bailiff to execute the intromission in favor of the city under a penalty of 1000 marks, with the assistance of the Starosta of Lwów.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms two earlier documents from 1417 and 1499 concerning the boundary demarcation between Lwów and the estates of Zubrza and Sychów, as well as the rules for using the local forests. The act grants perpetual legal force to the previous agreements and established boundary markers.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the ancient privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło exempting the city of Lviv from the obligation to provide transport services (podwody) and related fees, despite the resolution of the Warsaw Sejm. At the same time, the King dismisses the lawsuit brought against the city authorities by the Crown Instigator regarding overdue contributions.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of Sigismund I from 1543 issued to the authorities, merchants, tailors, and furriers of Lviv. The document renews the prohibition against Jews and non-guild interlopers sewing and selling 'opasznice', woolen clothing, and fur garments within the territory of Lviv, Ruthenia, and Podolia.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms three ancient commission documents from the years 1440, 1442, and 1464 concerning the delimitation of the estates of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter (Wierzbiąż and Kahujów) with the royal villages of Honiatycze and Czerkasy. The confirmed acts award the disputed lands to the Chapter and impose perpetual silence on their lessees.

King Sigismund Augustus restores an eight-year exemption from public taxes for Lwów burghers affected by fire and plague, revoking the effects of the annulment of immunities from the Lublin Sejm. Furthermore, he declares that the city of Lwów is obliged to pay tax collectors only the 'szos' (land tax) and 'czopowe' (excise tax on alcohol) according to ancient custom.

Mikołaj and Wawrzyniec Lanza transfer a room in their house in Carzano to brothers Jan Chrzciciel and Piotr Buffa in partial payment of a six-taler debt. The transaction was concluded with a reservation of a perpetual grain rent and the right of redemption of the property.

King Sigismund II Augustus sentences in absentia the customs collector Melchior Kośla to a fine of 3000 marks for the benefit of the authorities and commonalty of Lwów due to his failure to appear in court and take an oath. At the same time, the monarch confirms the total exemption of Lwów burghers from all customs duties within the Crown and its subordinate lands.

The document certifies the sale of a plot of arable land and a vineyard in the village of Carzano by Giovanni, son of the late miller Simone, to Giovanni Battista Buffa for the sum of twelve and a half gold florins. The seller acknowledges receipt of the full payment, transfers possession rights, and commits to legally defending the transaction against potential claims by third parties.

A notarial document certifying the sale of a plot of land (orchard/garden) in Carzano by Giovanni Battista de Molinariis, known as Arganus, to Giovanni Battista Buffa of Teglio Inferiore. The seller acknowledged receipt of payment in cash and undertook to secure the transaction and protect the buyer against eviction.

King Sigismund II Augustus grants the burghers and bakers of Lwów permission to build bread stalls and trade bread in perpetuity, in order to provide relief to the city following a fire. The monarch allocates the rental income from these stalls to the reconstruction of city fortifications and public buildings, ordering the authorities to account for the funds annually before the commonalty.

King Sigismund Augustus grants the city of Lviv the revenues from the 'czopowe' (tap) tax, paid by citizens unaffected by fire, for a period of six years, to be used for the reconstruction of burnt towers, cannons, and city fortifications. In return, the Lviv magistrate is obliged to submit a full financial report of the collected funds after this period.

Giovanni Rambaldo sells to Battista Buffa and his brother Pietro an annual rent in grain from land in Carzano for the sum of 27 Rhenish florins. Due to his age, the seller takes a solemn oath confirming the validity of the transfer of rights.

King Sigismund Augustus confirms the document of the Archbishop of Lwów, Stanisław Słomowski, and the metropolitan chapter, granting the nobleman Jan Sadłowski the wójtostwo in the deserted village of Taurów in the Trembowla district, with the right to settle peasants and cottagers, a twelve-year tax exemption (wolnizna), and an endowment of four hides of land, a mill, and an inn.

The document confirms the sale of a plot of land in the Puzenaio district by the Piave River by Buolf to Giovanni of Cesco Sancti Petri. The seller acknowledges full receipt of payment and undertakes to guarantee the buyer perpetual and undisturbed possession of the acquired property.

Paula, Ursula, and Catherine, daughters of the late Gaspar Caprarius, sell a plot of land in Telve di Sotto for 8 Rhenish florins to Gaspar Buffa to settle a debt resulting from an arbitration award. The transaction was concluded in the presence of Paula's husband and the curator of the minor sisters and was notarized.

King Henry Valois, at the coronation sejm, confirms all rights, privileges, immunities, and customs granted to the Lviv Armenian community by his predecessors. He orders royal officials and the municipal authorities of Lviv to strictly observe and protect the Lviv Armenians.

King Henry Valois confirms in the form of a vidimus a decree of Sigismund Augustus from the Lviv land records, which clarifies and solidifies the privilege of Queen Jadwiga exempting Lviv burghers from customs duties. The document ensures perpetual legal force for the customs freedoms granted to the city of Lviv within the Crown and its subordinate domains.

King Henry Valois confirms the rights and privileges of the Lviv Shooting (Cock) Brotherhood, originally granted by Sigismund II Augustus. The document mandates the cultivation of crossbow and firearm shooting exercises, provides tax immunities for the marksmen, and guarantees annual payments from the city treasury.

The document certifies an agreement for the exchange of a meadow plot for an orchard plot in Telve Inferiore, concluded between Pietro Buffa, acting also on behalf of his brother Giovanni Battista, and Giovanni de Zanzotto. The contract regulates the transfer of ownership of both properties, including the assignment and subrogation of the rents and monetary and grain annuities encumbering them.

Lviv Archbishop Stanisław Słomowski grants the Lviv Cathedral Chapter a perpetual monetary tithe, known as 'biskupizna', collected from Lviv and surrounding villages. In exchange for the transferred income, the chapter is obliged to perform services and prayers for the archbishop's intention during his lifetime and after his death.

Miller Matthew and his son Jerome transfer a mill, a fulling mill, and property in Telve Inferiore to John the Baptist and Peter, the de Buffis brothers, in satisfaction of debt claims (datio in solutum). Simultaneously, the creditors lease these goods back to them for nine years with the right of redemption upon repayment of the debt and outstanding rents.

King Stefan Batory confirms all rights, privileges, immunities, and ancient customs granted to the Armenian community of Lwów by his predecessors. The monarch orders the Starosta of Lwów and the municipal authorities to observe and protect these rights inviolably.

King Stephen Báthory confirms and ratifies the rights, articles, and privileges of the Tailors' Guild of the city of Lwów, originally granted by King Sigismund I the Old.

King Stephen Báthory grants the tailors of Stryi permission to establish a guild and approves the statute regulating the functioning of the brotherhood, the rights of masters, the admission of foreign craftsmen, and the emancipation of journeymen, modeled on the laws of Lviv.

Pope Gregory XIII notifies the vassals of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the preconization of Jan as Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Archbishop Stanisław. He obliges them to swear an oath of allegiance to the new metropolitan and to perform their due duties under pain of ecclesiastical penalties.

King Stefan Batory approves the commission act establishing the valuation of income and executing the redemption of the third share of the Zimna Woda mill in the Lwów suburb by the Castellan of Sieradz, Andrzej Dembowski, from the heirs of Kazimierz Hynek for the sum of 4684 florins. He grants Dembowski the right to peaceful possession of the mill until such time as it might be redeemed by the King for the same sum.

Grzegorz, son of the late Franciszek of Cesco in San Pietro, sells to Jan of Cesco a plot of arable land and meadow located in a place called "sotto polpezza" for the price of 380 lire. The seller reserves the right to redeem and repossess the sold property within a period of four years.

Liberalis, son of Rosmo, transfers a meadow and arable plot in the locality of Bisagha, valued at 158 lire, to Giovanni of Cesco San Pietro in order to settle a debt. The act, originally drafted by the deceased notary Nicolas a Fabro, is transcribed and authenticated with a notarial sign by the imperial notary Jacobus Glerius.

King Stephen Báthory confirms to the shoemakers' guild of the city of Lviv two privileges of King Casimir Jagiellon from 1466 and 1469. These acts limited the number of craftsmen allowed to reside and sew shoes under the castle to only two and prohibited the practice of shoemaking in suburban houses and noble manors.

King Stephen Báthory resolves a multifaceted dispute between the commonalty and the magistracy of Lwów, regulating, among other things, issues of income from municipal estates, the rendering of accounts, the election of councilors and the college of forty men, and the observance of the staple right. He orders both parties to maintain harmony and obedience under penalty of one thousand marks.

King Stephen Báthory transumes his edict of February 20, 1577, in which he cancels all commissions appointed to investigate the complaints of the commoners against the Lwów magistrate and reserves the case exclusively for the royal court under a penalty of 15,000 ducats. He orders both parties to appear with evidence before the monarch's court, prohibiting any conflicts or violations of legal order in the meantime.

Antonio, son of Nicola of Carzano, sells a garden and a meadow located in Carzano to Giovanni Battista Buffa of Telve di Sotto. The transaction is paid for and notarized in the presence of witnesses.

Archbishop of Lwów Jan Sienieński, together with the cathedral chapter, re-establishes the town of Kozłów, devastated by a Tatar raid, under Magdeburg law following the model of Dunajów, and grants the inhabitants a fifteen-year tax exemption. After this period, the document specifies the permanent obligations of the subjects, including monetary rents, the extent of corvée labor, and tributes in kind to the archbishop's court.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Sienieński approves the transumed privileges of the Bishop of Chełm, Wojciech Sobiejowski, and King Stefan Batory regarding the annexation of the parish church in Łopatyn to the parish in Busk. The act sanctions the new foundation of a college of five mansionaries along with a provost at the Busk church and defines their pastoral duties and endowment.

King Stephen Báthory resolves a dispute between the nobility of the Ruthenian Voivodeship and the magistrate of Lwów, annulling the incorporation of the suburban villages of Zubrza and Sichów into the Magdeburg law and subjecting disputes regarding their lands and military obligations to the land law (ius terrestre). Simultaneously, the monarch confirms the jurisdiction of municipal law and the royal court over the burghers, municipal officials, and their urban properties.

King Stefan Batory confirms to the Lviv burgher Szymon Hannel the previous privileges of Kings Sigismund I and Władysław Jagiełło regarding the Hołosko estate and grants on the Brzuchowice river. The document sanctions the hereditary and property rights to the aforementioned goods near Lviv.

King Stephen Báthory approves and renews the old articles and customs of the united guild of turners and comb-makers of the city of Lwów. The document regulates in detail the rules for submitting a masterpiece, accepting apprentices and masters, the functioning of guild authorities, and penalties for violating craft regulations.

The city councilors of Lwów transcribe and certify the privilege of King Stephen Báthory from 1578, which approves the statutes (wilkierz) of the Lwów woodturners' guild. The document regulates in detail the rules for becoming a master, the execution of masterpieces, religious and defensive duties, and the fight against unauthorized craftsmen (partacze).

King Stephen Báthory resolves a dispute between the Armenian community and the magistrate of the city of Lwów, granting the Armenians rights equal to those of other burghers regarding trade, crafts, and the use of municipal liberties. The document simultaneously guarantees the preservation of the separate customary laws and the internal judiciary of the Armenian community.

King Stephen Báthory confirms the commission act establishing the boundaries between the villages of the Lviv Dominican convent of Corpus Christi (Zarudtsi, Koshchiyiv, Zashkiv) and the royal and municipal estates. The document cites the findings of the royal commissioners and transumes the royal letter appointing the commission, which refers to the former demarcations of Duke Władysław of Opole.

The city councilors of Lwów establish and approve the statute of the Lwów surgeons' guild, defining the conditions for obtaining master status, requirements for performing masterworks, and rules for apprenticeship. The document also imposes on guild members the obligation to provide an armed man to the town hall in case of need and to treat wounded city guards free of charge.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Sienieński, by his ordinary authority, approves the privilege of King Stefan Batory from 1576, which incorporates the provostry of the Lviv Holy Spirit Hospital, along with the right of patronage, into the Lviv Cathedral Chapter.

The document constitutes a royal confirmation of the guild statutes of the surgeons and barbers of Lwów, previously enacted by the Lwów city council. It establishes detailed rules for master examinations, apprenticeship, professional practice, as well as the guild's obligations regarding defense and the provision of free medical treatment for city guards.

King Stephen Báthory, at the request of the envoys of the city of Lwów, approves the document of King Władysław Jagiełło dated October 1, 1389, incorporating Lwów into the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The monarch pledges not to violate the affiliation of the city and the land of Lwów with the Kingdom.

King Stephen Báthory confirms the 1547 privilege of King Sigismund I granted to the cloth cutters of Lwów. The act guarantees them exclusivity in the retail trade and shearing of cloth in Lwów under penalty of confiscation of illegal goods.

The Vogt and jurors of Kraków, at the request of the Lwów scribe Paweł Szczerbic, certify the custom of electing the college of forty men practiced in Kraków, to which a royal decree for Lwów referred. According to the Kraków practice, twenty members are elected by the guild masters from among the merchants, and another twenty are designated by the merchants from among the guild masters, with the participation of eleven jurors.

King Stephen Báthory resolves a dispute between the authorities and commonalty of Lwów and Starosta Mikołaj Herburt and the tax collector, ruling that the city is obligated to pay only a double tax rate, which includes the suburbs and city fields. The monarch forbids the collection of a separate tax on city lands and craft workshops, annulling the previous judgments of the starosta.

Pope Gregory XIII notifies the vassals of the Church of Lviv of the appointment of Jan Dymitr Solikowski to the office of archbishop following the death of Archbishop Jan. He orders them to receive the new pastor with due respect, to maintain fidelity, and to fulfill customary obligations under threat of ecclesiastical penalties.