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King Alexander Jagiellon exempts the subjects of the village of Honiatycze, belonging to the Lviv Chapter, for 15 years from all labor services and stationing for the Lviv castle due to the destruction caused by Turks and Tatars. He orders the Lviv Starosta, Stanisław of Chodecz, and his successors to strictly observe this relief.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

King Alexander Jagiellon confirms the privilege of Władysław Jagiełło from 1432 for the metropolitan chapters in Lviv. It grants ten canons of the new foundation the right to receive four wagons of salt annually from the Drohobycz salt mines.

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.

King Sigismund I exempts the authorities and burghers of Lviv for six consecutive years from all municipal taxes, contributions, and the 'czopowe' (tap tax) in order to support the construction and completion of the city's fortifications. The monarch orders all officials and tax collectors to absolutely respect the granted tax exemption.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the donation of the estates of Zydatycze and Maleczkowice to the Cathedral Chapter in Lviv, made by the late Jan of Maleczkowice. Due to the rights of the donor's heirs, the King limits the approved donation to one-third of the property, imposing on the Chapter the obligation of military service and public burdens.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of Archbishop Bernard Wilczek, confirms the privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło from 1430. The document exempts the estates of the Archdiocese of Lviv from all state burdens, tributes, and services, and equates its immunities with the rights of the Archdiocese of Gniezno.

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 the Old grants permission to the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv to purchase a third part of a mill in front of the Halych Gate from Margaret, widow of the miller Marcin Tłusty, and her children. The income from the mill is to be used to satisfy the needs of the chapter and the vicars, while preserving royal rights.

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.

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 settles a dispute between the heir of Zboiska, Piotr Hodnowski, and the authorities of Lviv, permitting the collection of the 'grobelne' toll exclusively from merchants, provided that the causeway and road are properly maintained. At the same time, he exempts empty wagons and peasants transporting agricultural produce and raw materials for their own household use from the fee.

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.

King Sigismund I, at the request of the Archbishop of Lviv, Bernard Wilczek, confirms the 1422 decree of King Władysław Jagiełło regulating the amount of annual fees for the archiepiscopal table, paid on Saint Martin's Day by peasants and settlers under German law in the Archdiocese of Lviv. The document sets a fixed rate of six broad groschen per hide, with the exception of Lviv settlers who pay one wiardunek each.

Pope Leo X issues decrees regarding the discipline of the clergy, the reform of morals, and the combating of errors and heresies in the Kingdom of Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary. He entrusts the execution and jurisdictional powers to the Archbishop of Gniezno, Jan Łaski.

King Sigismund I authorizes the authorities of Lviv to collect a fee of half a grosz from every wagon of refugees seeking shelter in the city from enemy invasions. The funds obtained are to cover the costs of cleaning the city of mud and filth and repairing the city walls, ramparts, and moats.

King Sigismund I the Old approves and grants the city of Lviv its existing coat of arms depicting a gate with three towers and a standing lion. Furthermore, the monarch grants the municipal authorities the honorable privilege of sealing all documents and letters with red wax.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the Lviv burghers, approves the 1506 verdict of King Alexander Jagiellon. He confirms the exemption of the Lviv citizens from the Lublin customs duty and prohibits Lublin customs officers from collecting it.

King Sigismund I grants the burghers of Lwów the perpetual right to retail burnt wine (spirits) within the city and its suburbs, and to collect fees for this purpose for the city's needs. All other estates and inhabitants are prohibited from selling vodka without the permission of the city council, under penalty of confiscation of the liquor.