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Pope Martin V instructs the Dean of Sandomierz to proclaim the excommunication of Lviv burghers for assaulting the cleric Marek of Kościan, until they provide satisfaction to the victim and travel to the Apostolic See for absolution. He also orders that any witnesses to the incident be compelled to testify under threat of ecclesiastical penalties.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants his customs officer, Wołczko the Jew from Lwów, a hereditary village headship in the village of Werbiż, along with two free hides of land, an inn, and a mill. The document further transfers the entire village from Polish and Ruthenian law to German (Środa) law, exempting its inhabitants from the jurisdiction of land courts.

The Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Rzeszowski, confirms the foundation privilege of the heir of Delijów, Jan Kola, re-establishing the local parish church. The document specifies in detail the grants of land, fish ponds, tithes, as well as duties and fees for the parish priest and the parish.

The Ruthenian Starosta Jan Mężyk of Dąbrowa, together with his assessors, confirms the resignation and perpetual sale of the sołectwo in the village of Werbiż (Kierz), carried out by the Lwów customs officer, the Jew Wołczko, to Jan Link of Smorze for the sum of 48 grzywnas. The document transumes a privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło from 1407, which granted the said sołectwo to Wołczko and transferred the village to the Środa law.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the metropolitan cathedral church in Lviv and its chapter forty łans of land and forests located between Skniłów, Obroszyn, and Hodowica. The document grants the beneficiaries full rights to clear the land, settle inhabitants, and perpetually derive benefits from the granted area.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the village of Werbiż in the Lwów district to the chapter of the metropolitan church in Lwów for the endowment of ten canons newly founded by him. The document details the property's appurtenances and authorizes the chapter to establish a pond on the Dniester River.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the royal village of Wierbiż in the Ruthenian land and Lwów district, along with customs duties, bridge tolls, and appurtenances, to the dean and canons of the metropolitan church in Lwów in perpetuity. In return, he reserves for himself and his successors only an annual rent of two groschen on St. Martin's Day, obliging the chapter to pray for the prosperity of the ruler, his sons, and the Kingdom.

The city councilors of Lwów certify that Andrzej and his son Piotr renounced a vineyard and a portion of land in front of the Pagan Gate in favor of Dorota, widow of Andrzej Klopper. In return, Dorota Klopperowa reduced the annual rent due from them for the previously purchased half-hide of land to half a Polish wiardunek.

The Lviv City Council certifies an amicable settlement reached between councilor Mikołaj Sołtys and Kasia Teuffelin in a dispute over four gardens located in front of the Halych Gate. The terms for compensation payment and the perpetual transfer of an annual rent to the poor of the Lviv hospital after Teuffelin's death were established.

The councilors of the city of Lviv certify that Jan of Śniatyn stood surety for his stepson Michelin regarding the annual payment of rent to Jan Zubrski for two and a half hides in the village of Zubrza. In return, the owner of the village exempted these lands from all duties and labor services, with the exception of royal taxes.

Peter, custodian and administrator sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Lviv, transsumes a letter from the Council of Basel and orders the clergy of the diocese to announce the indulgences contained therein and to collect funds for the union with the Greeks.

Wincenty of Szamotuły, Castellan of Międzyrzecz and General Starosta of Ruthenia, certifies the settlement reached between brothers Jan Zubrski and Paweł Gawronka of Bierawa regarding the division of current and future property and inheritances. Under the agreement, Jan Zubrski undertakes to pay his brother Paweł thirty marks of current currency.

The Lviv judge and sub-judge certify that Paszko of Bierawa has divided the patrimony with his brother Jan Zubrzycki and renounced his rights to the village of Zubrza in Jan's favor. Paszko pledged not to disturb his brother in the possession of the estate, to which Jan obtains full and perpetual right of disposal.

The Lviv City Council certifies the amicable division of the estate of Jan Sommerstein and his mother Jadwiga, carried out by arbitrators between Mikołaj Sołtys the Elder and his wife Jadwiga, and Mikołaj Sołtys the Younger and his wife Anna. The settlement specifies the division of townhouses in the Lviv Market Square, the grange near the Katschel mill, peasant rents, ponds, gardens, and movable property.

Michał, known as Zynko Soczewicz, village head in Czyszki, with the consent of the landlord Jan Dymitrowski, sells and grants to the peasant Jan, known as Harma Languether, a village inn along with a plot, garden, and meadow under Magdeburg law in exchange for an annual rent and specified fees and services. The inn is exempted from the duty of military expedition, which the village headship takes upon itself.

King Władysław III of Varna, at the general sejm in Piotrków, solemnly confirms, renews, and approves all existing rights, liberties, immunities, and privileges of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Poland, both clergy and laity. The monarch pledges to inviolably observe the rights granted by his predecessors and to guard them effectively.

Michał of Buczacz, starosta of Śniatyn and Kołomyja, endows the parish church he founded in Michałcze by granting the village of Repużyńce in the Koropiec district, along with a mill on the Dniester river, a hide of land, and sheaf tithes. He transfers these revenues to the parish priest and his successors in exchange for perpetual prayers for the souls of the founder, his wife, and their descendants.

King Władysław III of Varna grants the Lwów councilors half of the revenues from royal customs duties collected between Kraków and Lwów in order to satisfy the monarch's debts. The document establishes a procedure for collecting fees in a secured chest and orders customs officers to allow free passage to Lwów merchants without collecting additional charges.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Odrowąż confirms the receipt of 337.5 Polish marks from the testamentary legacy of the merchant Mikołaj Hecht, transferred by the Lviv city councilors. He allocates this sum for construction work at the Lviv Cathedral and for the endowment of canons in exchange for the celebration of two weekly masses.

King Władysław of Varna grants Jan of Sienna, Chamberlain of Przemyśl and Starosta of Sandomierz, a tenement house in Lviv on Jewish Street next to the synagogue, formerly belonging to the Jewish customs officer Wołczek. This grant is made with full property rights in perpetuity in recognition of faithful service and war efforts in the affairs of the Kingdom of Hungary.

King Władysław III exempts the burghers and inhabitants of Lwów from customs duties on all imported goods, especially fish, until his entry into the city. The monarch orders the Voivode and Starosta of Lwów, Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, and the customs collectors to strictly observe the granted freedom.

King Władysław III authorizes the Lwów city councilors to build and expand small stalls and butcher shops, granting all rents and revenues derived from them to the city. Furthermore, he confirms the city's right to freely elect interpreters, allowing the election to proceed even if the starosta refuses to grant consent.

The overseers of the construction of the Lviv Cathedral acknowledge that the Lviv city councilors have fully settled the sum bequeathed in the will of Mikołaj Hecht for the construction of the church. The payment was made in cash and in building materials, such as bricks and lime.

Piotr Wołczko of Kłodno, subcamerarius of Lwów, certifies the permanent demarcation of the estates of the Archbishop of Lwów (Dunajów) and Mikołaj Gołogórski (Wiciń). The document establishes and describes the course of boundary mounds along the Dunajec River and adjacent hills.

The canons of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter confirm the receipt of 121 marks from the Lviv city councilors, originating from the testament of the late Mikołaj Hecht, and release them from any debt. The transferred funds were allocated for the needs of the chapter, specifically for the redemption of the village headship (sołtystwo) in Wierzbiąż.

Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, Voivode of Lwów, certifies that the nobleman Jan Zubrski paid the burgher of Gródek, Stefan, the sum of 50 marks for the village headship in the village of Zubrza. Both parties made consistent statements before the Lwów land court.

Jan of Czyżów, Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Poland, certifies that Jan of Zubrza appointed Mikołaj of Gołogóry as the guardian of his minor sons and manager of all his property until they reach the age of majority.

The Voivode and General Starosta of Ruthenia, Piotr Odrowąż, together with arbitrators, settles a dispute over maternal estates in Zubrza between Jan Zubrski and his daughter Małgorzata Gołąbkowa and her sons. After the satisfaction of inheritance claims by Jan Zubrski, the plaintiffs were imposed with perpetual silence under a penalty of one thousand marks.

The document abolishes the newly introduced, unlawful customs duty in Kolomyia for Lviv burghers and other merchants, while simultaneously regulating and confirming the traditional customs rates collected in Sniatyn. Jan of Czyżów orders the Starosta of Kolomyia and Sniatyn, Michał Myszło, to strictly observe these provisions.

King Władysław of Varna subjects foreign and non-resident merchants in Lwów exclusively to the jurisdiction of the municipal court and confirms the staple right for goods. He also establishes rules for the validity of testaments drawn up by Lwów burghers and the requirement to sell bequeathed real estate within one year.

King Władysław of Varna grants the authorities and commonalty of the city of Lwów permission to erect a new school within the city walls at the Holy Spirit Church hospital. Furthermore, he grants the councilors the exclusive right to appoint and dismiss teachers and to manage the school.

King Władysław III forbids royal officials from interfering with the judgments of the Lwów bench court and establishes Lwów as the higher court of law for all cities and villages of the Ruthenian land. He also grants the city the right to pursue, capture, judge, and punish criminals throughout the entire Ruthenian land.

King Władysław III of Varna orders the nobility, landowners, and clergy to sell inherited real estate within the city limits of Lviv within one year, under penalty of 20 marks. The regulation is intended to prevent the deterioration of urban property and the reduction of duties incumbent upon city plots.

Lviv land judge Jan Gołąbek and sub-judge Ścibor of Byszyna certify that Dorota, wife of Szymek of Bóbrka, has acquitted her father Jan of Zubrza of all claims regarding her paternal inheritance and dowry. The settlement concluded all property disputes and was reached with the participation of amicable arbitrators.

Land Judge Jan Gołąbek and Deputy Judge Ścibor of Wisznia certify the testimony of Dorota, wife of Szymek of Bóbrka, who acknowledged that her father, Jan of Zubrza, had satisfied her claims regarding her paternal and maternal inheritance. In exchange for the compensation received, Dorota renounced, on behalf of herself and her successors, all further property claims.

Jan Gołąbek of Zimna Woda, Land Judge of Lwów, and Ścibor of Wisznia, Sub-judge, confirm that Jan Kunat of Tuligłowy has settled 500 marks of dowry and dower upon his wife Helena, secured on half of the village of Tuligłowy, a mill, a manor, and an inn. These estates are to remain in Helena's possession in the event of her widowhood, with a right of redemption should she remarry.

Cardinal Domenico Capranica, acting as judge and apostolic commissioner appointed by Pope Eugene IV, announces the initiation of proceedings in a dispute between the authorities and the commune of the city of Lviv, as well as the Dominican and Franciscan monasteries, and the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Odrowąż, regarding assets from the testamentary bequest of the deceased burgher Piotr Czanszer.

Pope Eugene IV instructs the Bishop of Chełm to investigate the matter and authorize the authorities and citizens of Lviv to build and maintain a school for boys at the Church of the Holy Spirit, as well as to appoint and dismiss its rector, in accordance with a previous privilege granted by King Władysław. The document confirms the city's rights regarding the municipal educational institution.

Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, Voivode and General Starosta of Ruthenia, testifies before the Lviv land court that he sold a royal mill near Lviv to the prudent Hannus for three hundred marks. The Lviv judge and sub-judge certify the transaction, the receipt of payment, and the seller's obligation to legally defend the buyer.

Ignacy of Kutyszcze, land judge of Halych, together with sub-judge Ścibor of Unieniec, certify that Klemens of Siemikowce sold his hereditary estate of Siemikowce to Piotr of Dobijów for the sum of one hundred grzywnas of Polish groschen.

Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, Voivode of Lwów and General Starosta of Ruthenia, grants permission to Fedko Jary to take possession of estates within his starostwo, previously granted to him in Hungary by King Władysław. The issuer declares the renunciation of all his own claims and rights to these properties.

King Casimir Jagiellon orders the officials of the Ruthenian lands to forbid merchants from bypassing Lviv via new routes and to stop the nobility from arbitrarily collecting customs duties. Those violating these orders are to be arrested along with their transported goods, which are to be forfeited to the burghers of Lviv.

Pope Nicholas V, acceding to the request of King Casimir Jagiellon, issues instructions to the Archbishop of Lviv and other Polish hierarchs in the face of the threat from the Tatars. The document concerns the granting of indulgences and ecclesiastical ordinances in connection with the struggle against the invaders.

Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż certifies the temporary demarcation of the Lviv Chapter's estates in the village of Wierzbiąż and the property of the nobleman Beryło in Mała Horożana, carried out by delegated commissioners under penalty of a bond. The final determination of the borders was postponed until the voivode's personal inspection.

Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż and Lviv Judge Jan Gołąbek, acting under royal mandate, resolve a border dispute between the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv and the children of Wincenty Łąka of Uniatycze. Based on older documents, they adjudicate the disputed boundary markers and the village of Wierzbiąż to the Chapter, imposing a perpetual silence on the opposing party.

Wenceslaus, Duke of Opava and Racibórz, grants the parish church in Jaworów meadows, ponds, two gardens, and an endowment consisting of tithes, grain tributes, and customs duties for the benefit of the chaplain Nicholas of Świątkowo and his successors.

Jan of Sulików, starosta of Gródek and Szczerzec, and Piotr of Hrumno certify the measurement of the hides and the raising of boundary mounds in the village of Wierbiż, belonging to the Lviv Chapter. The demarcation was carried out according to German law at the behest of the Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż, acting on the order of King Casimir Jagiellon.

Moldavian Hospodar Peter III Aaron grants Lviv burghers and other merchants free entry and the right to conduct trade within the territory of Moldavia. The privilege guarantees the safety of merchants and regulates customs duties and the use of warehouses.

The Lviv sub-starosta Stanisław Stachira of Sroki certifies that Chodko Piątnicki, with the consent of Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż, sold a hereditary meadow called Czązarzczycza to the cathedral chapter in Lviv for the sum of ten 'kopa' of Polish groschen. The document defines the boundaries of the sold land, running towards the Pełtew River, and grants the canons full rights of perpetual possession and disposal of the property.

Moldavian Hospodar Peter confirms trade and customs privileges for merchants from Lviv and the lands of Ruthenia and Podolia within the territory of Moldavia, modeled on the earlier grants of Hospodar Alexander. The document regulates the collection of customs duties in, among others, Suceava, Bacău, and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.