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Ruthenian Starosta Emericus Bebek certifies the sale of the village of Dobrowtrycz in the Lviv district by Michał Żabicz to the Lviv burgher Emnedon and his son Jan for the sum of 60 marks. The buyers obtain full and hereditary ownership of the property with the right to further dispose of it.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms and transumes a document of King Casimir the Great from 1368, granting Lwów one hundred Franconian hides under German law and a mill on the Pełtew River. Furthermore, he confirms the judicial liberties of the Lwów burghers and the right to hunt within the boundaries of the granted lands.

Jan of Tarnów, Voivode of Sandomierz and Ruthenian Starosta, certifies the sale of the village of Malechów in the Lwów district by the Lwów burgher Piotr, known as Klork, to the nobleman Michał Łambacki. The sale was concluded for a sum of 'kopa' of groschen of Ruthenian count, along with full rights and appurtenances.

The document is a notarial copy of a verdict by a judge and commissioner of the Apostolic See, resolving a dispute over a mill outside the city in favor of the parish priest of the Lviv Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary against the authorities and the community of Lviv. It confirms the church's exclusive right to the aforementioned mill and the income derived from it, and orders its recovery after unlawful seizure by the city.

King Sigismund III Vasa informs the magistrate of Lviv about the failed assassination attempt on his life by Michał Piekarski, assuring them that the injuries sustained do not pose a threat to his health. He orders this news to be announced to the city's residents to prevent the spread of false rumors and potential riots.

The assessors of the city of Lviv certify that Jakub the blacksmith sold a portion of his urban plot to Jan Brenner for the sum of fourteen 'kopy' of groschen. The document guarantees the buyer perpetual and peaceful right to possess, use, and freely dispose of the acquired land.

Jan of Obiechów, General Starosta of Ruthenia, certifies the sale of the hereditary village of Sichów by Piotr of Charbinowice, Deputy Cupbearer of Sandomierz, to Jan of Zubrza for the sum of 130 'kopa' of white groschen. The buyer receives the village with all appurtenances and rights for perpetual possession.

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of the Archdeacon of Lublin, Stanisław Erpisska, transfers the village of Hodowica, belonging to the Lviv prebend of St. John, from Polish and Ruthenian law to German Magdeburg law. The document grants the inhabitants immunity from the courts of land officials and defines the scope of the village head's (sołtys) jurisdiction.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms the privilege of King Casimir the Great from 1360 for the city of Lwów, abolishing the previous rule of equal division of property after the husband's death and introducing new, detailed rules for inheritance and the renunciation of assets between spouses and their relatives. The document regulates legal issues concerning dowry, dower (oprawa), the division of movable and immovable property, and the procedure for renouncing property before a court.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms a transumed document of the Lviv jurors regarding the donation of the Hołosko grange by Katarzyna Cymmerman to her husband Janusz Tłumacz. Furthermore, the monarch grants Janusz and his successors a royal wasteland by the Brzuchowica river and adjacent meadows.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the Lwów burgher and hearth tax collector Janszko Tołmacz and his successors a cloth chamber in Lwów with the right to trade and shear cloth. The stall is exempted from paying the annual rent to the royal treasury.

The Bishop of Przemyśl, Jan, together with the Chapter, releases and acquits the councilors and burghers of Lwów from the repayment of a debt incurred from the late Bishop Maciej, due to the transfer of these funds directly to King Władysław Jagiełło. The issuers renounce all further financial claims and declare the existing debt obligations void and cancelled.

Mikołaj of Michałowo, Voivode of Sandomierz and Starosta of Kraków, certifies that the noble Michał Długi of Czerla has committed to repaying the debt of the Kraków customs officer Marek to the Lwów councilors in the amount of 45 marks of Prague groschen. The repayment is to be made by the feast of St. Margaret under penalty of a contractual fine.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki notifies the authorities of Lviv about the conclusion of a marriage contract with Archduchess Eleonora of Austria and the wedding planned for the beginning of March in Warsaw. The monarch calls upon the city representatives to appear ceremoniously in the capital to welcome the new queen.

King Władysław Jagiełło exempts the estates of the metropolitan church in Lviv, the archbishop, and the clergy from all burdens, fees, transport duties, and customs. At the same time, he grants the Lviv Archbishopric all rights, privileges, and liberties identical to those enjoyed by the Archdiocese of Gniezno.

The King accuses the authorities of Lviv of supporting individuals who harm customs revenues, driving away guards, and allowing goods to pass without clearance. He orders the prevention of such abuses and the punishment of merchants acting under the protection of lords. He threatens proceedings by the Crown Instigator before the royal court.

King Władysław Jagiełło exempts the Lviv Archdiocese, its estates, and subjects from all taxes, tributes, transport duties, and public or monarchical services. He also grants it all rights, liberties, and privileges enjoyed by the Gniezno Archdiocese.

Based on the report of the Crown Court Marshal, administrator of customs, the King accuses the Lwów interpreter Mikołaj Bajdułowicz of harming customs revenues and inciting others. He demands his removal from office and the appointment of a successor; in case of delay, he will appoint a suitable person himself.

The Dominicans complain to the King about the cramped conditions of their church and monastery and the lack of a proper cemetery, which forces them to conduct burials by a public street. They request permission to purchase tenement houses adjacent to the church. The King orders a commission to be sent to resolve the disputed legal issues and demands the city's assistance without hindering the religious undertaking.

The King expresses regret over the unsuccessful negotiations intended to avert the threat from the Ruthenian lands. He announces the assembly of the pospolite ruszenie (levy in mass) and his own expedition. Until help arrives, he demands a courageous and vigilant defense from Lviv, also mentioning swift infantry support.

The King reminds the magistrate of the subsidy enacted by the Sejm and apportioned to Lviv by universal. The treasury has not received the due payment, so the King reiterates the demand for the immediate transfer of 12,000 Polish zlotys, noting that he cannot waive this sum.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki orders Grand Crown Hetman Jan Sobieski to urgently appoint a suitable commander and garrison for the defense of Lwów against the enemy. He also mandates that he ensure the city's revenues from the tap tax (czopowe) are fully allocated to the city's fortifications and defensive supplies.

The King assures the city of his knowledge of Lwów's loyalty and his efforts against the enemy. He informs that he has ordered the Hetman to immediately assign an appropriate garrison and commander to the city and to ensure that the 'czopowe' tax is used for fortifications. He announces his own arrival, which depends on the assembly of the pospolite ruszenie (levy in mass).

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki orders the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, to stop the looting and lawlessness of two district expedition banners that are burdensome to the residents of the Lwów suburbs. The monarch notes that the soldiers are already receiving pay and should procure supplies from nearby estates in accordance with martial law, without oppressing the poor population.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki informs the authorities of Lviv of the order for Eliasz Łącki to remain in his post as commandant of the fortress until further notice. He assures the magistrate that the commandant has been instructed not to impose unlawful burdens on residents and visitors, and not to grant preferential treatment to Jews.

The city councilors of Lwów certify that Andrzej and his son Piotr renounced a vineyard and a portion of land in front of the Pagan Gate in favor of Dorota, widow of Andrzej Klopper. In return, Dorota Klopperowa reduced the annual rent due from them for the previously purchased half-hide of land to half a Polish wiardunek.

The Lviv City Council certifies an amicable settlement reached between councilor Mikołaj Sołtys and Kasia Teuffelin in a dispute over four gardens located in front of the Halych Gate. The terms for compensation payment and the perpetual transfer of an annual rent to the poor of the Lviv hospital after Teuffelin's death were established.

The councilors of the city of Lviv certify that Jan of Śniatyn stood surety for his stepson Michelin regarding the annual payment of rent to Jan Zubrski for two and a half hides in the village of Zubrza. In return, the owner of the village exempted these lands from all duties and labor services, with the exception of royal taxes.

The King orders the enforcement of a previous judgment protecting the Jews of Lwów. The attackers pose as students; the magistrate is to prevent riots, apprehend the perpetrators, judge them, and remove them from the city.

Michał, known as Zynko Soczewicz, village head in Czyszki, with the consent of the landlord Jan Dymitrowski, sells and grants to the peasant Jan, known as Harma Languether, a village inn along with a plot, garden, and meadow under Magdeburg law in exchange for an annual rent and specified fees and services. The inn is exempted from the duty of military expedition, which the village headship takes upon itself.

Michał of Buczacz, starosta of Śniatyn and Kołomyja, endows the parish church he founded in Michałcze by granting the village of Repużyńce in the Koropiec district, along with a mill on the Dniester river, a hide of land, and sheaf tithes. He transfers these revenues to the parish priest and his successors in exchange for perpetual prayers for the souls of the founder, his wife, and their descendants.

Wallachian Voivode Vlad II grants merchants from Lviv and other cities of the Ruthenian, Polish, and Moldavian lands safe and free trade in his domains upon payment of a fixed customs duty. A fee of two Hungarian florins was established for each merchant wagon.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Odrowąż confirms the receipt of 337.5 Polish marks from the testamentary legacy of the merchant Mikołaj Hecht, transferred by the Lviv city councilors. He allocates this sum for construction work at the Lviv Cathedral and for the endowment of canons in exchange for the celebration of two weekly masses.

The document abolishes the newly introduced, unlawful customs duty in Kolomyia for Lviv burghers and other merchants, while simultaneously regulating and confirming the traditional customs rates collected in Sniatyn. Jan of Czyżów orders the Starosta of Kolomyia and Sniatyn, Michał Myszło, to strictly observe these provisions.

King Władysław III of Varna grants the nobleman Iwanko Rusin a sum of 60 marks on the royal village of Załuże in the Halych district as a reward for his loyalty and participation in the expedition against the Turks. The recipient receives the village for use until the debt is repaid and is exempted from royal stations until the monarch's return to Poland.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Lviv land court settles a dispute between Mikołaj Przemirski, acting on behalf of the children of the late Świętosław Przemirski, and Jan Dziwuka of Pomorzany, representing Jan Świnka of Żabiń. Due to the lack of royal authorization, the court imposes perpetual silence on Świnka and an absolute ban on collecting tolls in the villages of Żabiń and Jarosławice.

The document certifies a judgment of the royal court issued in the dispute between Mikołaj Brzymucha and Michał Jazłowiecki regarding the unlawful collection of customs duties. The court recognized that Michał Jazłowiecki lacked the authority to do so and imposed a perpetual ban on him from collecting customs duties from merchants and fellow noblemen in Jazłowiec.

The royal court, presided over by Casimir IV Jagiellon, following a complaint by the royal prosecutor Mikołaj Brzymucha, prohibits the heirs of Kulików, Jan and Piotr Kulikowski, from unlawfully collecting tolls from merchants. The issuers of the document, the Lviv land judges, certify the legally binding imposition of perpetual silence on the defendants regarding this matter.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon grants the Archbishop of Lwów, Gregory of Sanok, and the town of Dunajów the right to hold an annual eight-day fair and a weekly market. The document guarantees arriving merchants free and safe passage with their goods.

Benedykt Augustynowicz acknowledges receipt of a letter from the President of Lviv, Iłaszewicz, and expresses his gratitude. He informs him that his decision will be conveyed orally by a mounted messenger he has dispatched, who should arrive faster than the addressee's foot messenger.

Walerian Anikini informs the Voivode of Ruthenia about the unjust and harsh sentence passed by Judge Lorendowicz against a haberdasher and his relative, who are under the protection of the Voivode of Bełz. He asks the addressee to mitigate the penalty and intervene to prevent friction and the violation of friendship between the two voivodes.