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7 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

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131/1/343131-1-343-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1526-01-26Privilege of King Sigismund I the Old for Lviv confirming the coat of arms and the right to seal with red wax

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.

Sigismundus dei gratia Rex Polonie, Magnus Dux Lithuanie, necnon terrarum Cracouie, Sandomirie, Siradie, Lancicie, Cuiauie, Russie, Prussie, pomeranieque etc. dominus et heres (Sigismund I the Old)
To: Famosi Proconsul et Consules, totusque Communitas Ciuitatis nostre Leopolien[sis] (burgomaster, councilors, and commonalty of the city of Lviv)
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131/1/410131-1-410-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1540-02-27Confirmation of the rights and privileges of the craft guilds of Lwów by King Sigismund I the Old

King Sigismund I the Old, considering the location of Lwów on the threatened borderland and the merits of the local craftsmen in defending the city walls, exempts the Lwów guilds from the general order of dissolution of brotherhoods in the Crown and solemnly confirms all their existing rights, statutes, and privileges.

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Sigismundus Dei gratia Rex Poloniae, magnus Dux Lithuaniae...)
To: Citizens and craft guilds of the city of Lwów (ciues nostri Leopoldienses; contubernia seu fraternitates Artificum, que vulgo Czechi uocantur, ciuitatis nostre Leopoldiensis)
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131/1/461131-1-461-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1548-12-05Confirmation of all rights and privileges of the city of Lwów by King Sigismund II Augustus

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.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Sigismundus Augustus dei gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae etc.)
To: Mayor, councilors, and burghers of the city of Lwów (famati proconsul, consules et cives civitatis nostrae Leopoliensis)
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131/1/462131-1-462-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1548-12-13Confirmation of the privileges of the Archdiocese and Chapter of Lviv by King Sigismund II Augustus

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.

Sigismundus Augustus dei gratia Rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae, necnon terrarum Cracoviae, Sandomiriae, Siradiae, Lanciciae, Cuiaviae, Russiae, Prussiae, Culmensis, Elbingensis, Pomeraniae etc. dominus et haeres (Sigismund II Augustus)
To: Petrus Starzechowski archiepiscopus Leopoliensis, venerabile Capitulum ac universus clerus ecclesiae metropolitanae Leopoliensis (Piotr Starzechowski, Archbishop of Lviv, Chapter and clergy of the Lviv Cathedral)
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131/1/464131-1-464-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1548-12-13Confirmation by King Sigismund II Augustus of the right of patronage of the Lviv city councilors over the Holy Spirit Hospital

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.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland
To: Mayor and councilors of the city of Lviv (Proconsul et Consules Civitatis Leopoliensis)
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131/1/465131-1-465-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1548-12-13Confirmation by King Sigismund Augustus of the rights and privileges of the Armenian community in Lwów

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.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
To: fideles nostri subditi Seniores Armenorum Civitatis nostrae Leopolien[sis] suo et communitatis Armenorum nomine (elders and the Armenian community of the city of Lwów)
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131/1/473131-1-473-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1552-04-06Privilege of King Sigismund II Augustus for Lwów confirming fees for gatekeepers

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.

Sigismund II Augustus (Sigismundus Augustus Dei gratia Rex Poloniae, magnus Dux Lithuaniae nec non terrarum Cracoviae, Sandomiriae, Siradiae, Lanciciae, Cuiaviae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masoviae, Culmensis, Elbingensis, Pomeraniaeque etc. Dominus et heres)
To: Mayor and councilors of the city of Lwów (Proconsul et Consules Civitatis nostrae Leopoliensis, suo et totius Communitatis Civitatis illius nomine)
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