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King Władysław Jagiełło grants the village of Wierzbiąż to ten canons of the metropolitan chapter in Lviv, which the canons redeemed from the Jew Wołoszon for the sum of 150 marks, supplemented by a royal donation of 50 marks. The document reserves the exclusive right of redemption of the property by the king or his successors for the amount of 200 marks.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants ten canons of the cathedral church in Lviv four wagons of salt annually from the salt mines in Drohobycz. The grant serves as thanksgiving for the favorable news of the victory over the Tatars, Turks, and Wallachians near Bracław.

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.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the wasteland of Werbiż to the Lviv judge and customs officer Wołczko for the purpose of clearing, settling, and founding a new village. The grant is for life, and upon the death of the beneficiary, the village is to return to the Crown.

The King orders both commissions to cooperate in recovering the silver of the Zhovkva church, which was taken from the deposit in the Lviv Cathedral during the Turkish siege. The items or their fair equivalent must be recovered, and those guilty of illegal trade in them must be judged.

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.

The Augustinians, through their provincial and the royal preacher, request the resumption of religious services in Loreto. The King orders the city not to hinder their return and ministry.

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.

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.

The Council of Basel extends to the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Odrowąż, the spiritual privileges and graces previously granted to the participants of the council in 1438. The document allows him to choose a confessor with the authority to grant absolution from sins and censures reserved for the Apostolic See, to commute vows, and to dispense from canonical irregularities.

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 Council of Basel enacts a constitution safeguarding the rights of its members to ecclesiastical dignities and benefices, prohibiting their unlawful acquisition by others. The document counteracts abuses in the appointment of clergy under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions and loss of rights.

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.

The Council of Basel confirms the grant and incorporation of the cathedral parish in Lviv, along with a water mill and a hide of land under the High Castle, to the Lviv Cathedral Chapter, previously made by Archbishop Jan Rzeszowski. The document confirms the Chapter's rights in the face of a dispute caused by the unlawful seizure of these goods by the subsequent archbishop, Jan Odrowąż.

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.

The authorities of Old Warsaw declare solidarity with other magistrates in defense of rights and justice. They inform that the Warsaw land sejmik concluded at the stage of electing the marshal. They assure of their attempt to gain the support of other lands and voivodeships for the addressees' postulates.

Carmelite Provincial Jan Wolin, wishing to dispel the concerns of the Lviv councilors and townspeople and to facilitate the successful foundation of the monastery by King Władysław, orders the friars of the Lviv convent to refrain from all brewing and retailing of beer and other liquors. The document was issued under the penalty of religious obedience so that the presence of the friars would not infringe upon the economic interests of the city of Lviv.

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.

The notarial document contains the ruling of arbitrators in a dispute between the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Odrowąż, and the Starosta of Halych, Mikołaj Parawa. The agreement regulates issues concerning the shipping of vessels on the Dniester River and the collection of related customs duties.

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.

Elbląg declares solidarity with the magistrate of Lwów and support for the protection of municipal authorities. Since the provincial assemblies ended unsuccessfully and no deputies to the Sejm were elected, it cannot fulfill the request through that channel. It announces that the secretary, who is soon to depart for Warsaw, will be instructed to lobby the Grand Chancellor and other patrons for a favorable resolution of Lwów's case.

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.

The Starosta and Sub-chamberlain of Halych certify the course of an unsuccessful delimitation between the village of Bybeł, belonging to the Archdiocese of Lviv, and the Boków estate of Andrzej Świstelnicki. Due to conflicting evidence, contradictory documents, and Świstelnicki's refusal to submit the case to the officials' arbitration, the boundaries were not definitively established.

The Dukes of Masovia, Siemowit VI and Władysław II, grant Father Stanisław, chaplain of the abandoned Holy Spirit church in the suburbs of Busk, an endowment consisting of an annual monetary sum from the Busk customs, furs, wood, and customs exemptions. The document orders local officials to respect and pay the designated benefits on time.

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.

Voivode and General Starosta of Ruthenia, Andrzej Odrowąż, resolves a dispute and forbids starost officials from obstructing the Lviv Chapter, its millers, and townspeople in the transport and milling of grain. He thereby confirms the Chapter's ancient privileges and customs regarding free milling in its mills located outside the city.

Commissioners Jan of Wysokie and Stanisław Szychra of Sroki certify the legal and actual introduction of the Lviv canons into the possession of a wasteland comprising twenty hides, located between royal and ecclesiastical villages: Skniłów, Obroszyn, Stawczany, Hodowica, and Sokolniki. The actions were performed by virtue of a mandate from King Casimir Jagiellon and an order from the Voivode and Starosta of Ruthenia, Andrzej Odrowąż of Sprowa.

Mikołaj Bielecki acknowledges before the Lwów land court a debt of seventy Hungarian florins to the Archbishop of Lwów, Grzegorz, and pledges his hereditary village of Biała as collateral. The document specifies rigorous conditions for the defense of possession and the immediate satisfaction of the creditor's claims in case of default.

The document is a transumpt certified by public notaries of two privileges of King Władysław Jagiełło: a permit for the Jew Wołczek to locate the village of Wierzbiż from 1425, and the donation of the same village to the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter from 1433. The act was performed in Lviv at the request of the canon and procurator of the chapter, Jan of Szamotuły, before the official Jan of Buczacz.

The Lviv Cathedral Chapter commits itself and its successors to annually celebrate a vigil and requiem mass for Canon Stanisław Bas in return for his services and expenditures on the development of the village of Dąbrowa. Supervision of the fulfillment of this service was entrusted to the chapter administrator and the sacristan.

Royal commissioners of Casimir IV Jagiellon perform a demarcation of the village of Wierzbiż, belonging to the cathedral chapter in Lwów, from the estates of Horożanna and Rzyczyhów, leased by Jan of Jacymierz. The designated lands, forests, and usufructs are adjudged to the Lwów chapter in perpetuity.

Franciscan Provincial Nicolaus of Krnov confirms a transumed donation document by the Lviv chamberlain Jerzy Strumiłło of Dmoszyn. By this act, the Franciscan monastery in Lviv receives the village of Czyżki along with an endowment in exchange for founding a chapel and prayers for the deceased.

The Halych land judges certify that the Voivode of Podolia and Starosta of Halych, Stanisław of Chodecz, sold and resigned the village of Bybło to the Archbishop of Lviv, Gregory of Sanok, for the sum of 300 marks. The seller committed to perpetually guaranteeing the property's peace and defending the buyer against all claims in accordance with the custom of the Kingdom.

Mikołaj, Piotr, Ścibor, Andrzej, and Jan, sons of the late Lviv sub-chamberlain Piotr Wnuczek, grant a site for a pond with a dam in the village of Strzelków to Maciej, cathedral provost of Chełm and parish priest of Bóbrka, for the benefit of the local church. In return, the clergyman and his successors are obligated to celebrate masses for the souls of the donors and their deceased ancestors.

Piotr of Branice, Lviv land judge, and Jan of Wysokie, Lviv sub-judge, certify that Barnaba de Negrono from Genoa has renounced the village of Pikułowice forever in favor of an altar he founded in the Lviv Cathedral. The village was transferred to his son, the presbyter Grzegorz, and subsequent altarists, with the right of collation reserved for the founder and his successors.

The Lublin Magistrate expresses gratitude for the interest shown in an unusual and unfortunate incident and for the letters of intercession. They request that the case, which is to be heard by the Tribunal, be recommended to the Archbishop of Lviv, and that the enclosed letter be delivered to him. The document does not describe the incident itself nor does it name the parties involved in the dispute.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon grants the cathedral chapter in Lviv the royal village of Kuhajów with full immunities. This grant is an exchange for a field and forest near the High Castle in Lviv, previously donated to the canons by King Władysław Jagiełło.

Royal commissioners Andrzej Odrowąż and Jerzy Strumiło demarcated the estates of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter in the village of Kuhajów from the royal villages of Honiatycze and Czerkasy. The meadows and thickets indicated in the description, within the boundaries marked by mounds, were adjudged to the perpetual possession of the Lviv Chapter.

Piotr of Branice and Jan of Wysokie, Lviv land judges, certify that the plaintiff, Brother Jerzy of the Franciscan Order, did not appear at the court hearing in the case against Paweł Jurkowski regarding an unpaid legacy of 100 marks. Due to the plaintiff's absence, the court accepted the defendant's motion and ruled against the plaintiff for failure to appear.

The Councilors of Lwów describe the securing of Wyrzykowski's movable property, their efforts to claim the estate as 'caducum' (escheat) due to the lack of proven heirs, and the return of the items upon his return from the military camp. They recommend using a receipt as a defense against a subsequent claim. They also send files regarding the case with the Chapter, concerning a road and a structure behind the Halych Gate, requesting active defense and the return of the documents.

The city councilors invoke royal privileges allowing them to present candidates for clergy to churches on municipal land. They ask the Bishop of Chełm for a pious priest, a supporter of the Union, to take over one of these churches. They request his prompt arrival, preferably within two weeks, and promise protection and assistance.

The document certifies the declaration of the Archbishop of Lviv, Gregory of Sanok, regarding the granting of a life interest in the villages of Miedzyhorce and Siemikowce to the Deputy Judge of Halych, Piotr of Dobiewo, and his wife Helena. Upon their death, both villages are to fully revert to the administration of the Archbishop and the Lviv Chapter.

The document certifies the transfer by the Genoese Barnaba de Negrono of the right of patronage, protection, and presentation over an altar founded by him in the Lviv Cathedral to the incumbent city councilors of Lviv in the event of his death. The act also regulates in detail the altarist's duties regarding the independent maintenance of the foundation and the conduct of legal disputes without burdening the councilors' assets.

The city councilors maintain their readiness to provide the King with one hundred thousand zlotys in connection with the contract for the lease of the Lviv excise and Ruthenian customs. They explain that the departure of the Abbot of Wąchock and enemy actions delayed the negotiations. They request the Treasury Administrator to allocate provisions for the Lviv garrison from this sum, as the lack thereof threatens the city's security.

The city councilors ask royal secretary Jerzy Januszewicz for assistance at the royal court. They maintain their offer of one hundred thousand zlotys for the needs of the Commonwealth, provided that the sum is settled by reducing the dues from the lease of the Lviv excise and Ruthenian customs. The dispatch of delegates was delayed by the danger of war. The city awaits a safe route and information regarding the King's whereabouts.