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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.

King Stephen Báthory performs a transumpt and confirmation of sixteen decrees from 1578 issued in disputes between the council and the commonalty of Lwów and the Lwów Starosta, Mikołaj Herburt of Fulsztyn. The document resolves, among other things, issues of the election of councilors, municipal and castle jurisdiction, keys to the gates, billeting, tax obligations, and the use of mills.

The document transsumes and confirms a parliamentary judgment of King Stephen Báthory resolving a dispute between the authorities of the city of Lwów and the Lwów Starosta, Mikołaj Herburt. The King limits the number of craftsmen under the Starosta's jurisdiction, prohibits the operation of taverns and a new market in the suburb of Podzamcze, and confirms the ancient privileges of the burghers regarding the trade of salt and fish, exemption from customs and market fees, as well as cattle grazing and the use of royal forests.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms a 1586 document issued by the Starosta of Lviv, Mikołaj Herburt of Fulsztyn, granting the nobleman Zygmunt Poradowski a marshy plot in the Kraków Suburb of Lviv. The grant includes ownership and inheritance rights with a six-year tax exemption, after which the holder is obligated to pay an annual rent of 30 groszy.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms and orders the transcription onto durable parchment of seven agreements concluded between the Lviv burghers and councilors and the local nobility, concerning the collection of customs, tolls, and cattle grazing fees (spasne). Under these agreements, the nobility pledged to respect the royal commercial immunities of Lviv and to refrain from collecting undue fees.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Dymitr Solikowski, together with the cathedral chapter, grants his brother Wojciech Solikowski the village of Siemikowce for life and leases him the village of Marków for twelve years. In return, the recipient undertakes to pay annual fees, maintain economic facilities, and repair and maintain a fish pond damaged by a flood.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves and transumes the act of the royal commission of auditors from 1592, which established the course of the boundaries and the placement of boundary mounds between the royal village of Sokolniki, belonging to the Lwów starosta district, and the municipal estates of Lwów known as Kulparków.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski approves the donation of the right of patronage and possession of the Holy Cross Chapel in the Lviv Cathedral made by Stanisław Dirowic to the councilor Jan Scholc Wolfowicz, and also approves and incorporates into ecclesiastical immunity the new foundation and rental endowment established for this chapel by Scholc.

Metropolitan of Kiev Michael Rahoza, together with the Ruthenian bishops, announce their accession to unity with the Apostolic See and the conclusion of the union of the Ruthenian Church with the Roman Church in Brest. The document contains the signatures and seals of the hierarchs, as well as later provenance and oblation entries.

Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Archbishop of Lviv, together with the cathedral chapter, grants his brother Wojciech Solikowski the life-long use of a mill, a pond, and the labor services of subjects in Siemikowce. In return, the recipient is obliged to maintain the facilities in proper condition and continue serving the Church.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Zamoyski approves the new foundation of a prebend for the sixth mansionary at the Lviv Cathedral, established by the apothecary Maciej Jaslikowski and his wife Marta, née Pajączek. The mansionary's endowment was secured on half of the Pajączek tenement house in Lviv with a sum of 400 Polish zlotys, providing an annual perpetual rent (wyderkaf) of 24 zlotys.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms to the Mikulicz brothers, burghers of Halych, the rights to a share of a mill on the Lipa River belonging to the Halych starosta district, received by virtue of a previous grant from the late Voivode Stanisław Włodek.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves the guild articles submitted to him by the brotherhood of coppersmiths from the Halych Suburb in Lviv, regulating the organization of the guild, religious duties, the admission of apprentices and journeymen, the rights of widows, craft standards, and disciplinary penalties. Notes on the reverse indicate the registration (oblatio) of the document in the Lviv castle court records, and its subsequent annulment due to it being obtained without the knowledge of the magistrate, contrary to a royal decree.

The City Council of Lviv approves the statute of the coppersmiths' guild, establishing religious and organizational duties for guild brothers, rules for training apprentices and admitting journeymen as masters, as well as regulations for trade and copper processing.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves the ordinance and articles of the coppersmiths' guild of the Halych Suburb in Lviv. The document regulates, among other things, issues of guild masses, relations between masters and journeymen, and penalties for absenteeism at craftsmen's meetings.

Apostolic Nuncio Giovanni Battista Lancellotti, by the authority of Pope Urban VIII, confirms the rights of patronage, foundation, and administration of the Lviv city councilors over the Holy Spirit Hospital. The confirmation is based on ancient royal and archiepiscopal privileges, as well as papal bulls.

King Władysław IV grants the inhabitants of the Halicz Suburb in Lwów permission to build ramparts and fortifications according to the design of Jan Bletner, and defines the rules for supervision and financing of the works. He allocates escheat property for this purpose, permits the free brewing of beer and mead, and obliges the nobility and clergy owning properties in the suburb to contribute to the construction costs.

King John II Casimir, at the coronation sejm, confirms to the Dominican convent at the Corpus Christi church in Lviv the privilege of King Władysław IV, which transumes earlier grants by Sigismund I, Casimir Jagiellon, Władysław Jagiełło, and Duke Władysław of Opole concerning landed estates, the monastery square, jurisdiction, and customs duties.

Stanisław Małachowski laments his separation from the addressee and mentions the scarce news from the Halych sejmik, hoping to receive his diary. He also informs about awaiting the eviction document being brought by the Voivode of Bracław.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Tarnowski approves the foundation of the Halych land judge Stanisław Głowiński of Głowno, erecting the prelatura of cantor and the Głowiński canonry at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Lviv. The new benefices are endowed with the villages of Młyniszcze and Zabłotowce in the Żydaczów land, including the definition of liturgical duties and the right of patronage.

In recognition of the loyalty and sacrifices of Lwów during the wars, King John II Casimir equalizes the city and its citizens with Kraków and Wilno in terms of rights, liberties, and noble privileges. The burghers of Lwów are granted the right to participate in royal elections, attend the Sejm, and freely acquire and possess landed estates.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Tarnowski approves the foundational endowments of brothers Marcin and Maciej Rzechowski and solemnly erects and endows a prebend at the church and hospital of St. Barbara in the suburbs of Rohatyn. The document details the liturgical duties of the prebendary, the management of the poor funds, and the right of patronage belonging to the founders, their Catholic successors in the Kutcze estate, and the Rohatyn magistrate.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Tarnowski performs the erection, endowment, and legal approval of the provostry at the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Domagaliczowska) at the Lviv Cathedral, consolidating foundations and monetary legacies for a total amount of 10,200 Polish zlotys. The document defines the mass obligations of the provost and two priests, the distribution of income from rents, and establishes an alternating right of patronage between the archbishop and the Lviv magistrate.

The administrator sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Lviv, Adam Piaskowski, confirms and incorporates into the church property the monetary bequests and legacies made by various donors for the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Lviv Cathedral. The document also details the obligations of celebrating Holy Masses imposed on the provost and chaplains of the chapel.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Tarnowski confirms and approves the foundation of Jan Sobieski secured on the Błudów estates, establishing a convent and hospital of the Brothers Hospitaller at the Church of St. Lawrence in Lviv. The document incorporates the church into the monks' endowment and regulates issues of ecclesiastical immunity and the inviolability of the local parish's rights.

Lviv Archbishop Wojciech Koryciński approves the relocation of the Augustinian convent, destroyed by invasions, from the Halych Suburb to the Krakow Suburb in Lviv. By virtue of this document, the Church of St. Anne and its lands are incorporated into the order with permission to build a monastery, while preserving the rights of the local parish.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms five previous royal privileges (including those of John Casimir, Henry of Valois, and Sigismund III) for the Shooting (Kurkowe) Brotherhood in Lwów. These documents guarantee the brotherhood, among other things, the collection of a fee called "spaszne" from driven cattle, income from the Samostrzelnicza Tower, land in the Halicki suburb for a shooting range, and tax exemptions.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, at the request of the seniors of the Armenian nation, confirms the 1661 privilege of John II Casimir, which equated the city of Lwów and its citizens of Roman Catholic, Armenian, and Greek rites in rights and prerogatives with Kraków and Wilno. The burghers of Lwów obtain and retain noble rights, including the right to participate in royal elections, acquire landed estates, and parliamentary representation.

Archbishop of Lviv Wojciech Koryciński approves and erects the foundation of the chancellorship and the Giedziński canonry at the Lviv Cathedral, established by Suffragan Jerzy Giedziński. The benefice was endowed with an annual rent secured on the estates of Bolechów, Zawadka, and other properties of the founder.

King John III Sobieski confirms the privilege of Sigismund Augustus from 1572 (transumed by kings John Casimir and Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki), which equalized the Greek Rite burghers and suburbanites of Lviv with Roman Catholic burghers in terms of municipal, guild, and commercial rights. The document guarantees them, among other things, access to municipal offices, freedom of trade and crafts, and the right to acquire real estate in Lviv.

Konstanty Mrozowicki, administrator sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Lviv, confirms the donation of the villages of Wołosów and Cucyłów made by Aleksander and Kazimierz Kuropatwa to the metropolitan chapter. He establishes a new canonry funded by the Kuropatwa family of the Jastrzębiec coat of arms, specifying the canon's mass obligations and the right of patronage for the founders' family.

King Augustus II confirms the statute of the Lviv confraternity of brewers and innkeepers, which defines the rules for the production, inspection, and sale of beer and vodka. The document further prohibits craftsmen of other guilds and residents of the suburbs from unauthorized production of spirits and operating breweries.

The City Council of Lwów approves and enters into the city books ten regulatory articles of the butchers' guild, governing, among other things, the convening of quarterly sessions, the manumission of apprentices, the discipline and customs of journeymen, and mass foundations. The document reserves appellate jurisdiction for the municipal authorities, as well as the exclusive right to make future amendments to the guild statute.

King Augustus II confirms the ancient privileges of the Polish monarchs granted to the Shooting (Kurkowe) Brotherhood in Lwów, regulating the brotherhood's income, tax exemptions for the 'Shooting King', and the organization of shooting exercises. He also orders the return of the shooting range (Celstat) area occupied by the Crown artillery and establishes an annual schedule for exercises with handguns, arquebuses, and cannons.

King Augustus III confirms the ancient privileges and immunities of the Shooting Brotherhood of the city of Lwów, granted and confirmed by his predecessors: Sigismund Augustus, Henry Valois, Sigismund III, John Casimir, Michael Korybut, John III Sobieski, and Augustus II. The confirmation includes, among others, the collection of a fee called 'szpaszne', a share in customs revenues, tax privileges and exemptions for the Shooting King, the order of shooting exercises, and the return of the occupied shooting range (celstat).

Halych merchant Simon Pajk informs Arthur Forbes about being ruined by a Tatar raid and asks for patience regarding the repayment of his debt. He assures him that despite the constant looting by the horde, he will make every effort to pay off his debt as soon as possible.

Stanisław Potocki grants the inhabitants of Otynia the right to elect municipal authorities and regulates in detail their corvée duties, taxes, lease fees, and tithes. The document also defines the rules for allocating building plots along with a period of tax exemption for new settlers.

King Stanisław August Poniatowski confirms the entirety of the ancient rights, liberties, and privileges granted to the town of Kamionka Strumiłowa by his predecessors. He also confirms the historical delimitation of municipal lands with the neighboring villages of Horpin and Monasterz, based on an entry from the Crown Metrica.

The document presents the history of the establishment of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Lviv, its financial status and the composition of its authorities, and commemorates the commencement of the construction of the institute's new headquarters in Lychakiv in 1840.

Aleksander Jan Potocki asks Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski to intercede with the King to prevent his brother from being stripped of his banner. He recalls his brother's significant financial outlays and sacrifices since the Vienna expedition, appealing for the defense of his noble honor.

An unfilled parchment blank form in blanco with a chancery annotation and an attached seal of the Metropolitan of Kiev, Michael Rohoza. The prepared document was intended to be used for drafting the actual act at a later date.

Stanisław of Chodecz, Starosta of Halicz, pledges the village of Czajczyce and a fish pond on the Dłoń river to the nobleman Stefan Chwalibogowicz of Sydzłowice for the sum of twenty-two marks. The pledgee is to hold these estates with all benefits until the debt is fully repaid.

A fragment of a birch bark manuscript containing an incised sketch of a human bust in profile and a single letter 'a'. The artifact was discovered during archaeological excavations in Zvenyhorod.

Florian Rozwadowski informs the Lviv Magistrate that he has persuaded Doctor Kopiński to withhold official notices regarding the commission for Malechów. He advises the city authorities to settle the dispute through a private agreement to avoid losses for the city and to remove the first commissioner in a dignified manner.

Marshal of the Knightly Circle Jan Samuel Świderski intervenes with the authorities of Lwów regarding the punishment of those who wounded the servants of the Halych Starosta's companion. He also requests the settlement of financial claims by companion Pachurski against Mayor Kozłowski.

Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about the delay in his departure due to his wife's return from a religious service in Jarosław and announces a meeting in Lwów. He also reports on tensions and disputes threatening to disrupt the upcoming sejmik, declaring his assistance in resolving them.

Paweł Skotnicki declares to the Lwów City Council his readiness to arrive in the city in person, should the need arise. He requests urgent information via a sent messenger as to whether his presence is necessary, as otherwise he intends to head directly to Podgórze.

Antoni Stamirowski, Deputy Cup-bearer of Halicz, informs about the successful conclusion of his efforts to win the hand of the daughter of the Lwów Chamberlain and invites the addressee to the wedding ceremony scheduled for May 5th. He declares his gratitude and readiness to reciprocate the favor.

Antoni Stamirowski apologizes to Franciszek Głogowski for being unable to fulfill his request to provide spring grain for sowing, explaining that he himself must purchase it in Lviv for his own needs in the Mostyska Starosty. He assures him of his goodwill and readiness to provide favors in the future.

Referendary Aleksander Trzebiński intercedes with the Lwów City Councilors on behalf of the Deputy Judge's wife of Halicz, who is demanding the return of a valuable sapphire ring. He requests an amicable and swift resolution of the court case, with due regard for justice as well as the plaintiff's status and gender.