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King Sigismund I confirms to the city of Lviv the privilege granted by Duke Władysław of Opole in 1378 concerning the transfer of the Magdeburg law wójtostwo (advocacy), including judicial fines and the rules for the election of the wójt by the city council.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms to the mayor and councilors of the city of Lviv the exclusive right to elect and appoint city intermediaries and interpreters (known as 'mejlerze' and interpreters) in accordance with ancient custom. The monarch forbids royal officials from interfering with this municipal prerogative under any pretext.

King Sigismund I grants the city of Lwów the perpetual and hereditary right to the third measure from the royal Zimna Woda malt mill located behind the Kraków Gate, while reserving two measures for the royal treasury. The document invalidates any potential future attempts by the monarch or third parties to redeem the mill and secures the rights of the townspeople.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the general sejm in Kraków, approves and renews for the mayor, councilors, and citizens of Lwów all existing rights, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs granted to the city by previous monarchs and by himself.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the city of Lviv the Baker's Mill, along with the so-called third measure and all revenues located behind the Krakow Gate, exempting it from the possibility of redemption by the monarch. The document incorporates the mill under the exclusive municipal jurisdiction of the Magdeburg law in Lviv.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the privileges exempting the burghers and inhabitants of Lwów from the jurisdiction of noble, land, and castle courts. All their cases are to be heard exclusively before the proper municipal court of Magdeburg Law, under penalty of nullity of any other judgments.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the mayor and councilors of the city of Lwów the perpetual right of patronage and presentation to the provostry of the Holy Spirit church and hospital in Lwów. The document imposes an obligation on the Archbishop of Lwów to institute candidates nominated by the municipal authorities and ensures the inviolability of this right against any potential royal claims.

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 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 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.

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.

The Górka brothers send two representatives to collect money deposited with the Lviv authorities by the late Andrzej Nakuski [?]. They are to collect the sum and, if necessary, issue a receipt on the senders’ behalf.

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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

King Sigismund II Augustus settles an appellate dispute between the heirs of Marcin Hanel and the authorities of the city of Lwów, based on ancient royal privileges and witness testimonies. The document definitively confirms that the villages of Hołosko Wielkie and Brzuchowice lie within the city limits and are forever subject to the jurisdiction of the Lwów authorities.

The Lviv Cathedral Chapter approves the redemption by the cathedral preacher Jan Arundinensis of the third part of the Olszowy Mill and a garden in the Krakowskie Suburb, allocating these assets to the endowment of the preacher's office. At the same time, the Chapter leases to him for life the remaining two parts of the same mill under specified rental and economic conditions.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves a transumed document of the Lviv city council from 1529 containing the statute and master articles of the combined guild of blacksmiths, locksmiths, swordsmiths, coppersmiths, armorers, and needle makers. The monarch grants legal force to the guild's provisions at the request of the guild elders and brothers.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms and transumes four privileges granted by kings Casimir Jagiellon and Sigismund I to the shoemakers' guild of the city of Lwów. These concern the limitation of the number of shoemakers in the castle suburb to two masters, the prohibition of practicing the shoemaking craft in noble manors outside the city walls, the rules for the sale of hides by tanners, and the prohibition of purchasing hides before the city gates.

King Sigismund II Augustus, at the general sejm in Kraków, approves a document from the Lwów assessors dated 1554, certifying the sale of a hide of arable land with meadows and thickets in the village of Kleparów to the peasant Grzegorz Sołtys by Stanisław Kmitowicz and Barbara and Katarzyna Kmitówna. The issued diploma ensures the buyer and his heirs perpetual and inviolable ownership rights to the acquired land.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms to Jan Krowicki and the inhabitants of the jurisdiction of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the suburbs of Lwów the ancient privileges of kings and officials regarding Armenian law and exemptions from castle burdens. Furthermore, the monarch permits the local Armenian craftsmen to freely practice all crafts according to ancient custom.

King Sigismund Augustus adjudicates the ownership of the Brzuchowice estate, including the mill, to the city of Lwów and confirms municipal jurisdiction over the villages of Brzuchowice and Hołosko. He ensures the successors of Marcin Hanel the right to collect income from the Hołosko estate, while maintaining traditional labor services (szarwarki) owed to the city.

King Sigismund Augustus resolves a dispute between the city authorities of Lviv and the butchers' guild, confirming a 1550 agreement regulating meat trade rules on free market days. At the same time, the monarch reserves the exclusive right of Lviv butchers to sell meat outside designated market days and cancels mutual court costs for both parties.

The document establishes the detailed course of boundaries and the construction of boundary mounds between the Franciscan-owned village of Kozielniki and the municipal lands of Lwów, as well as the villages of Sichów and Zubrza, putting an end to previous disputes and injuries. Furthermore, it confirms the right granted to the convent by the municipal authorities for limited logging for firewood and cattle grazing on municipal lands, provided that good relations with the city are maintained.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the right of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter to collect bridge and causeway tolls in the village of Wierzbiż, originally granted by Władysław Jagiełło, and establishes a detailed tariff of fees intended for necessary repairs of roads, causeways, and bridges.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves a transsumpt from the Lviv land records, in which the Lviv burgher Sebald Wortzel mortgages the village of Zamarstynów to Field Hetman Mikołaj Sieniawski in exchange for a debt of 5,500 florins. The document sanctions the submission of this transaction to land law despite the earlier opposition of the Lviv municipal authorities.

Suffragan Marcin Załuski informs the Voivode of Volhynia that he has immediately issued an order to the Lviv administrator regarding the provision of a tenement house for the commission. He stipulates, however, that the building must be vacant, as the Queen had previously granted permission for its use to the Bishop of Płock.

Suffragan of Płock Marcin Załuski assures the Voivode of Volhynia of his constant loyalty and efforts to secure his favor. He explains the difficulties associated with moving horse herds to the Żółkiew region and clarifies his efforts to obtain a contract from the Queen.

Płock Suffragan Marcin Załuski declares to the Voivode of Volhynia his readiness to provide a service in the matter discussed by Mr. Halicki. He stipulates, however, that a necessary condition is the prior signing of the contract by the Queen.

Jan Janusz Jabłonowski reproaches Marcin Załuski for delaying the lease matter and engaging in inappropriate disputes over contract terms against the Queen's will. He demands the immediate drafting and return of the contract according to the inventory so that he may submit it to the monarch for signature.

The Suffragan of Przemyśl orders the administrator of the Queen's tenement house in Lwów to allocate a sufficient number of rooms for the Voivode of Volhynia during the ongoing unrest. At the bottom of the document, there is a later note questioning the meaning of a phrase used in the order.

The Lviv Land Court confirms the course of a long-standing lawsuit and grants the industrious Stanisław and Marcin from Basiówka intromission into the estates of the noble Baltazar Leśniowski in Glinna and Zimna Woda due to damages and failure to appear in court. The extract contains reports from individual land court sessions and mentions royal mandates of Sigismund Augustus.

Marcin Zamoyski strongly opposes the repressions by the authorities of Lwów against Zamość merchants, including the unlawful imprisonment of their factors and the imposition of illegal fees. He appeals for respect for the royal decree and announces that he will defend his subjects before the monarchical courts.

Marcin Zamoyski explains to Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski that due to the severe illness of his wife, he and his brothers cannot attend the royal coronation. He asks the recipient to use his influence with the monarch to justify their absence and commend his family to the King's grace.

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.

Anna Zamoyska asks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, to intervene with King Augustus II to stop the quartering of Saxon troops in the Zamość Entail estates. She reminds him that, according to the will of the founder and her late husband, the Zamość Entail should remain under the direct protection of the monarch.

Anna Zamoyska asks the Voivode of Volhynia, Jan Janusz Koniecpolski, to confirm whether she should pay the 'kwarta' (quarterly tax) to a soldier of Mr. Zaychowski who arrived without an official assignment. The author fears a double payment, citing a similar financial loss suffered by her sister.