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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.

A fragmentarily preserved judicial document concerning a property dispute between the daughters of Hołubiej and the Lviv Armenian woman Duchna regarding the villages of Laszkowice and Soroki.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Moldavian Hospodar Peter confirms the ancient trade freedoms for Lviv merchants and establishes detailed customs duties on routes leading through Moldavia towards Hungary, Wallachia, and the Tatar lands. He further permits the establishment of a merchant house in Suceava and forbids officials from unlawfully confiscating transported goods.

The assessors of Przemyśl certify that Anna, daughter of the late Jan Sczropp, has appointed her husband, Dobiesław of Żurawica, as her attorney and administrator to collect her paternal inheritance and represent her in court.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon confirms the existing rights and immunities of the clergy and nobility of the Ruthenian lands, while introducing additional regulations concerning, among other things, local jurisdiction, customs exemptions, and procedures regarding peasants. He also prohibits the imposition of unlawful customs duties and the diversion of merchants from designated trade routes.

The Voivode and Starosta of Ruthenia, Andrzej Odrowąż of Sprowa, pledges the village of Laszki in the Lviv land to the city councilors of Lviv for the sum of one hundred marks of current coin. The issuer commits to the legal and material defense of the councilors against all claims and ensures their entry into possession of the estate in case of non-fulfillment of the contract terms.

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.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon permits the knight Jan of Sienna to redeem the royal village of Szaniów in the Lwów district from the hands of the noble Jan Dawidowski. The monarch pledges the village to Jan of Sienna for the redemption amount, guaranteeing its peaceful possession until the sum is fully repaid by the crown.

Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż and Sniatyn Starosta Michał Buczacki prohibit the arbitrary obstruction of merchants transporting cattle and goods between Wallachia and Lviv. All disputes and claims regarding seized animals are ordered to be directed for resolution to the city council court in Kolomyia.

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.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon dismisses the renewed claims of Piotr Bączek and his son Jan against the Lviv councilors, ordering the plaintiffs to perpetual silence and releasing the councilors from the obligation to appear in this matter. The monarch simultaneously annuls any potential default judgments and forbids the harassment of the councilors or the seizure of their property.

Hryćko of Pomorzany certifies an amicable judgment settling a dispute with the city of Lviv, under which the residents of Lviv and the subjects of Vynnyky were granted mutual rights to fell trees in the forests between these localities. In case of grievance, the parties were to petition the King to establish permanent boundaries.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon settles a dispute between the councilors of Lviv and the townspeople of Halych, Kolomyia, and Stryi, ordering the latter to strictly observe the Lviv general staple right and prohibiting them from bypassing Lviv on their way to other cities. The document confirms the right of Lviv citizens to confiscate the goods of merchants violating the transit obligation and notes the submission to this law by the townspeople of Kamianets-Podilskyi.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon confirms to the council and burghers of Lviv the foundation privilege of King Casimir the Great from 1356, guaranteeing the city Magdeburg Law, judicial immunity, and land grants.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon confirms that the tribute (cyza) enacted by the authorities and inhabitants of Lwów for the urgent needs of the state and the Prussian war is voluntary and limited to one year. The monarch pledges on his royal word that this levy will not become a permanent obligation nor infringe in any way upon the city's privileges and liberties.

Moldavian Hospodar Stephen confirms the freedom of trade for Lviv merchants and the previous privileges granted by his ancestors. The document regulates customs duties in various Moldavian trade chambers.

Moldavian Voivode Stephen the Great confirms the ancient trade liberties for merchants from Lviv and the Ruthenian and Podolian lands, and establishes detailed customs tariffs at customs houses within Moldavia. The document also grants them the right to maintain a merchant house in Suceava and guarantees the protection of their goods against confiscation.

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.

Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż limits the number of craftsmen allowed to settle under the Lwów castle, prohibits local markets there, and subjects suburban Armenians and foreign merchants to municipal jurisdiction. Furthermore, he confirms the magistrate's right to appoint translators and regulates the rules for grain milling and the use of royal forests.

The assessors of the city of Lviv certify that after the annulment of a previous deed in favor of her grandchildren, Dorota Kaffoffen transferred half of her townhouse in the Market Square to Anna, wife of Szymon the furrier. The donor retained the other half of the property for her own lifelong maintenance.

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.

Jan Gołąbek, heir of Zimna Woda, sells the office of sołtys (scultetus) in Zimna Woda to the noble Stanisław of Kraśnik for 30 Polish marks, including three hides of land, a meadow, fishing rights, and the freedom to settle cottagers. The document establishes the sołtys's income from court fines and taverns, grants the settlers 18 years of tax exemption, and strictly defines their future tributes and labor services.

The Lviv land judges certify that Mikołaj of Gołogóry, Castellan of Halych, donated the village of Czarnuszowice to his daughter Elżbieta, along with rights to sums on the village of Olenicze. The deed excludes these assets from future property divisions among the castellan's heirs.

The Moldavian Hospodar Stephen the Great guarantees the merchants of Lviv free entry and safe trade within the territory of Moldavia. He ensures the inviolability of their property and orders the collection of customs duties in accordance with the granted privileges.

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.

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.

Jan of Zubrza acknowledges before the Lviv land court a debt of 50 marks to Lviv burghers Piotr and Michał Kongisar as a supplementary payment for the village headship (sołectwo) in Zubrza. In case of failure to meet payment deadlines, the debtor commits to putting the creditors in possession of a total of ten settled hides (łany) in the village of Zubrza.

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.

The nobility of the Lviv land and the Zhydachiv district enter into an alliance with the council and burghers of Lviv for the defense of rights, order, and the common public good. The document obliges both parties to counteract lawlessness, looting, and grievances, and guarantees the participation of Lviv councilors in noble assemblies.

Jan Odrowąż of Sprowa, General Starosta of Ruthenia and tenant of Żydaczów, acting under the mandate of King Casimir Jagiellon, returns and transfers to the nobleman Fedko Raskowicz the unlawfully seized Sopot mill, along with its associated fields, waters, and meadows.

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 jurors of the city of Lviv certify that the sworn vogt Jerzy, a furrier, and his wife Barbara have made a mutual resignation and bequest of their entire estate in the event of death, excluding their relatives. Each spouse reserved only the sum of ten 'kopa' of groschen to be disposed of during their lifetime for the salvation of their soul.

The jurors of the city of Lviv certify that the bedridden Jadwiga, widow of Mikołaj Sołtys the Elder, sold her half of a house in the Lviv Market Square to the burgher Peter Lindner. The seller submitted a statement before the court confirming receipt of full payment and renounced all further claims to the property.

The Lviv city councilors certify an agreement between Staszko the merchant and Piotr Niemand regarding the relocation of a fence separating their meadow and garden. According to the agreement, Staszko and his successors committed to building and maintaining the fence at their own expense.

The Lviv land judge and sub-judge order Jan Zubrski to pay Jan Gołąbek of Zimna Woda one hundred and ten marks of debt and three marks of penalty within four weeks. In case of failure to meet the deadline, the creditor shall be granted the right to enter into possession of the debtor's estates in Zubrza.

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.