Source catalogue

J. G. de Baluze recommends the bearer of the letter, who has already gained the favor of the Grand Hetman, to Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski. He asks the Voivode to grant him protection and expresses his deep respect.

The author expresses joy at the Voivodess's recovery. He explains the lack of correspondence from the Marquise de Béthune and assures that her son has received the money and intended to return to France.

King John I Albert, at the general sejm in Piotrków, confirms to the estates of the Kingdom of Poland, including the nobility and inhabitants of the Ruthenian lands, all privileges and liberties granted by his predecessors, Kings Władysław Jagiełło and Casimir IV Jagiellon.

Baranowski assures the authorities of Lwów that the admission of the castle office to the case of the Jew was not intended to infringe upon their rights. He explains it by the absence of the Voivode of Ruthenia, who held jurisdiction over the trial of Jews. Due to the advanced stage of the proceedings, he recommends completing the case jointly, while pointing out the royal admonition that the castle office should not abuse its admission to the case.

King John I Albert exempts Lviv fire victims from the newly established municipal tax and all other fees for 15 years, and other residents for 10 years. The relief is intended to enable recovery from fire damage and the reconstruction of houses, towers, and the city's defensive fortifications.

Jakub Bartholdy informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski of his departure to Gdańsk to secure a loan of six thousand thalers and requests that Mr. Winarski provide a guarantee for the debt. He also requests the return of the land in Świecie that was taken from him and appeals for the renewal of an edict prohibiting townspeople from illegally mortgaging and selling meadows to the nobility.

Bartsch describes an audience with the Primate and interventions regarding the grievances suffered by Lwów at the hands of the garrison. The Primate is to support the city before the commander and advises Bartsch to remain until the Hetman's arrival. The author also reports on a dispute over the voivodeship jurisdiction, the wait for the Starosta's return, burnt belongings, and the delayed arrival of the carter.

Bartsch has received a letter from the city authorities and announces he will submit the attachment to the Vice-Chancellor and request support in the dispute with the Dominicans. He forwards the Chancellor's letter regarding the Hołosko case, reports on the Ruthenian Bishop's intended actions, and the request for a date for the commission settling city accounts. He thanks them for the news about the fire at the Dominicans' and points out the need for additional deputies and the possibility of an amicable settlement with the parish priest.

Bartsch informs the authorities of Lwów about his arrival in Warsaw, consultations regarding the city, and a scheduled audience with the Grand Treasurer of the Crown. He conveys news about the expected arrival of the Primate, the commander, and the princes, and explains that the wait may delay his departure to Białystok. He promises further information.

The deputies await the outcome of the city's projects submitted to the Chancellor along with the postulates of other cities. They report on Russian and Prussian interventions, upcoming regional diets (sejmiki), and the continuation of the Sejm. They request documents concerning sums secured on city property for the settlement proceedings expected in February. In a postscript, they reiterate their request for the promised letters.

King John I Albert grants the college of perpetual vicars of the Lviv Cathedral permission to purchase a house with a plot of land in Lviv for their common residence. At the same time, he exempts this property and its inhabitants from municipal jurisdiction and all taxes and burdens, transferring it under ecclesiastical jurisdiction and immunity.

G. H. Bartsch informs from Okopy Świętej Trójcy about the exhaustion of private funds intended for the soldiers' pay and supplies of the regiment, as well as difficulties in cashing a bill of exchange in Lwów. He addresses the recipient with a humble request for a loan of two thousand zlotys, guaranteeing repayment upon the realization of the next remittance.

Jakub, known as Zawisza, together with his own sister Katarzyna, heirs of the late Marcin Ważny, sell to Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata a hereditary mill before the Halych Gate in Lviv for the sum of three hundred marks. The transaction and the terms of installment payments are approved and entered into the records by the General Starosta of Ruthenia, Piotr Myszkowski.

Barbara Mitulczyna testifies before the Lviv castle court that she acknowledges the receipt of 90 marks and transfers the royal mill in front of the Halych Gate in Lviv to Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata under a penalty of 300 marks. The transaction is certified by the General Starosta of Ruthenia and Podolia, Stanisław of Chodecz, along with witnesses.

Stanisław of Chodecz, Castellan of Lviv and General Starosta of Ruthenia, certifies the sale and resignation of a royal mill before the Halych Gate in Lviv by Jakub Zawisza and Anna Ważna to Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata for the sum of three hundred marks. The sellers transfer the mill along with the old privilege and undertake to defend and indemnify the buyers against any claims from third parties.

King Alexander Jagiellon orders Ruthenian and Podolian officials, including the Starosta of Lwów, to assist the burghers of Lwów in enforcing the staple right by arresting merchants bypassing Lwów and confiscating their goods for the royal treasury.

King Alexander Jagiellon, at the request of the councilors and burghers of Lviv, abolishes the annual fair held on the feast of Saint Agnes. The decision was motivated by the devastation of the Ruthenian lands due to enemy invasions and the fact that merchant gatherings at that time brought the city more harm and danger than benefit.

Jan Stanisław Bełżecki informs Franciszek Głogowski about successfully thwarting the marriage plans of the Podstolina of Mielnik with Mr. Kośmiński and urges him to quickly take action on behalf of Mr. Mikołaj. He also returns fifty zlotys borrowed and declares his continued support and favor.

Belli previously refused to accept a bill of exchange from the Gdańsk merchant Rosenrot due to a lack of cash during urgent market business. Now, he is attempting to raise the sum from local and foreign merchants and declares his acceptance and future payment. The postscript concerns a difference/loss on thalers in Gdańsk and a lack of profit, but the exact request is unclear.

King Alexander Jagiellon orders that for a period of two years, foreign merchants shall not purchase goods in Lviv from other visiting traders before the local burghers. Violation of this prohibition results in the confiscation of goods, which are to be allocated for the construction and repair of city fortifications.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the Canon of Kamieniec and royal notary, Seweryn Herburt of Felsztyn, a plot or homestead in the village of Nahorce in the Lviv district. The grant is exempted from castle duties and transferred to land law.

Stanisław of Chodecz, General Starosta of the Ruthenian lands, certifies an entry from the Lwów castle court records, in which Jan Rzeszowski acquits the Lwów councilors of the receipt of 130 grzywnas for an abandoned tenement house on Jewish Street in Lwów. Rzeszowski renounces all rights to this property, invalidates previous records, and commits to defending the city against claims from his relatives.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv permission to redeem the royal village of Czerkasy from the current tenants and grants it to them as property with immunity. Furthermore, the King grants a free bank within the borders of the village of Mszana for the construction of a fish pond.

Józef Brzeźnicki asks Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski for letters of intercession to Kraków dignitaries in order to receive money owed to him from taxes. He also complains about his retinue being dismissed from the banner and declares his readiness to serve during the Sejm.

Józef Brzeźnicki asks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, to intervene with the Standard-Bearer of Kraków regarding the payment of overdue military pay from approved taxes. He points out the reluctance of the Chamberlain of Kraków to settle old debts and, in the event of the dignitary's departure, asks for a letter of recommendation to be sent by post.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the metropolitan chapter in Lviv the third measure of income from the royal mill before the Halych Gate in the Lviv suburb, with the right of redemption. The granted benefits are to be used to endow newly founded perpetual vicars at the Lviv Cathedral.

General Jan Berens informs the Voivode of Ruthenia about planned negotiations with Mr. Bell concerning the payment of a sum of money and a pledge. He points out the necessity of urging General Brandt so that the payment is transferred as quickly as possible in Gdańsk.

King Alexander Jagiellon exempts the citizens and inhabitants of Lwów from all customs, transport, bridge, and causeway fees throughout the Kingdom of Poland, equating their rights with those of the citizens of Kraków. The privilege was granted in recognition of the Lwów citizens' dedication to constructing urban defensive fortifications protecting the country against invasions.

M. W. Biernacki informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about the abuses committed by Saxon reiters and the planned protests and lawsuits before the Crown Tribunal. At the same time, he requests reimbursement of costs and financial support for conducting legal matters in Piotrków.

Władysław Biernacki asks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for protection and letters of recommendation to the Marshal and Tribunal deputies regarding an ongoing lawsuit against Mr. Zbocki. He also reports on efforts made in Kyiv to secure funds for the Voivode for the upcoming Sejm.

Władysław Biernacki complains from Piotrków about the costs and losses incurred while serving in the tribunal and informs about sending a trusted man to Kuyavia on matters concerning the voivode. He also earnestly asks Jan Jabłonowski for letters of intercession to the Tribunal in an ongoing dispute with Mr. Bocheński.

Władysław Biernacki justifies himself to the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for the delay in collecting money in Kuyavia, caused by the marshal of the sejmik refusing to issue an assignment. He declares his readiness to wait for the next assembly and asks for instructions and for his delay to be explained to the Voivode of Kiev.

W. Biernacki sends Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski a favorable excerpt from the decree of the Piotrków Tribunal concerning the Międzyrzecz case and informs him about efforts to obtain an assignment for collection in Bóbrka. He also announces his departure for the sejmik, the handover of the inventory to Mr. Bocheński, and the preparation of a shipment of cloth.

King Alexander Jagiellon erects a canonry and prebend in the Lviv Cathedral intended for a permanent preacher in order to propagate the faith and preach the word of God. The monarch grants the right of patronage and the selection of a suitable priest for this position in perpetuity to Archbishop Bernard and the Lviv Chapter.

The Marchioness sends a letter to her daughter via Messrs. de Laforest and Brugere. She asks for more frequent news, sends greetings to the great general, her daughter's husband, and her children. She reports that the King has increased her pension by 5,000 livres.

The Marchioness has received the only letter from her son-in-law since his departure from Rome and is concerned about his accident in the mountains. She has no news from her daughter; she suspects she may have given birth while traveling. She announces that she will send the King's letter and the letter from de La Tour via merchants.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the mayor, council, and the city of Lviv the right to collect a perpetual bridge toll of one Polish groschen from every loaded wagon entering the city. The townspeople are obliged to spend the entire income obtained on the repair of surrounding public roads and city fortifications.

The Archbishop of Lwów, Bernard Wilczek, confirms the granting of a canonry and a preaching prebend to Master Stanisław of Kraków and incorporates into its endowment 300 florins from the bequest of the burgher Piotr Stryczek. The act regulates in detail the preaching duties, conditions for examination and residence, and prohibits the exchange of this benefice for another.

Kazimierz Ludwik Bieliński asks the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, for his kind intercession and the inclusion of a favorable point in the sejmik instructions before the upcoming Sejm. He wishes to demonstrate to the public that, as a person standing on the sidelines, he has influential protectors, even if the matter ends only with declarations.

Arbitrators led by the Voivode of Podolia Paweł Koła and Marshal Stanisław of Chodecz resolve a dispute concerning assault and wounding between the nobleman Hieronim Dobrostański and the councillors and commonalty of Lwów.

Augustyn Bielski requests President Żytkiewicz of Lviv and the municipal authorities to assign a city servant and a trumpeter for the public proclamation of free wine retail. This action is intended to counteract unlawful prohibitions imposed by the elders of the Lviv kahal, which are causing losses to the land treasury.

King Sigismund I the Old grants to Stanisław of Chodecz, Marshal of the Kingdom of Poland, shares in the villages of Żydatycze and Maleczkowice, confiscated from the Lviv canons for failing to fulfill the duty of military service against the Voivode of Wallachia. The grant serves as a reward for the Marshal's military merits demonstrated during that same expedition.

King Sigismund I grants the cathedral chapter in Lviv permission to purchase, under the right of 'wyderkauf' (redeemable rent), an annual rent worth up to four hundred marks from landed or urban estates to support the clergy. The property acquired in this manner is perpetually exempted from the obligation of all military expeditions.

King Sigismund I settles a dispute between the city council of Lwów and the Starosta Stanisław of Chodecz, prohibiting the operation of taverns in the suburbs and limiting the permitted number of craftsmen in the Kraków Suburb to two tailors, two shoemakers, two blacksmiths, and tanners.

De Birckholtz explains to the Voivode of Volhynia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, the impossibility of paying funds to the Starosta of Włodzimierz, as the available money is reserved exclusively for the hussar and pancerni banners. He assures, however, that he will attempt to resolve the issue if Lieutenant Colonel Brandt provides additional funds.

King Sigismund I resolves a dispute between the lessees of the Sniatyn customs and the Lviv city council, confirming documents from 1444 by Jan of Czyżów and Michał Mużyło of Buczacz, which abolished unlawful customs duties in Kolomyia and established fair customs rates in Sniatyn.

King Sigismund I grants permission to Master Michael, notary of Lviv, to purchase a third part of the Baker's Mill in the Lviv suburb for the sum of fifty marks. He records this amount for him, along with the right to collect one-third of the mill's income, with the obligation to bear one-third of the repair costs.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the privilege of King Casimir IV Jagiellon from 1472, which established two annual fairs in Lwów for the feasts of the Holy Trinity and St. Agnes. The document regulates detailed trade rights, the staple right, customs duties, grazing of merchant cattle, and judicial jurisdiction over merchants.

King Sigismund I resolves a jurisdictional dispute between the Lviv city council and the Armenian community, abolishing the office of a separate Armenian reeve (wójt) and placing the Armenians under municipal jurisdiction in real estate matters and four criminal articles. In other matters, Armenians are to be judged by the municipal reeve together with six Armenian elders according to their ancestral law, with the right of appeal directly to the royal majesty.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the privilege of King Alexander Jagiellon allowing the cathedral chapter in Lviv to redeem the village of Czerkasy from leaseholders. The confirmed estates are incorporated in perpetuity into the endowment of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter.