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King Casimir the Great confirms to the children of the late Lviv reeve Maciej the hereditary right to a mill near Lviv and the village of Małe Winniki, including the grange, originally granted to their grandfather Bertold by Prince Lev. The document exempts the inhabitants of the estate from the jurisdiction of the Ruthenian land judges, imposing the obligation to provide one crossbowman for military expeditions.

King Casimir the Great grants the miller Konrad of Prussia and his legitimate successors the third part of a mill he built near Lwów, along with a third of the income, while regulating the proportions of repair costs and subjecting him to the municipal law of Lwów.

The Prior of the Corpus Christi Dominican monastery in Lwów acknowledges receipt from the Lwów city councilors of four blocks of wax bequeathed to the monastery in the will of the burgher Marcin of Wiśnia, and releases them from any further claims. The document was drawn up and attested by the notary public Nicholas of Bytom in the Lwów town hall.

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.

Jan of Tarnów, Castellan and Starosta of Lwów, settles a dispute between Dymitr Wieczerza of Leśniowice and Jan, rector of St. John's Church in the Lwów suburb. He adjudicates the disputed beehives, meadows, and thickets in Jamne and along the Hodowica River to St. John's Church and the village of Hodowice, imposing perpetual silence on Dymitr.

Queen Jadwiga of Poland confirms and renews a document from 1371 by the Starosta of Ruthenia, Jan, granting the village of Hodowica in the Lviv district to the Chapel of St. John and the Basilian monastery in the suburbs of Lviv. This grant was made for the repose of the soul of the late Piotr, the former owner of the estate.

King Władysław Jagiełło resolves property and legal disputes between the burghers of Lwów and Jan, the parish priest of the church in Lwów. The document regulates issues concerning the 'meszne' (mass fee), the appointment and maintenance of the school and the sacristan, the participation of the clergy in the drafting of wills, rights to house rents, and the ownership of the Blessed Virgin Mary mill.

Piotr of Charbinowice, Starosta of Halych, certifies that Agnieszka, widow of the Halych burgher Pawel Siekierka, has transferred the village of Maly Bolshiv with all its benefits to the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, and his successors. These lands were permanently incorporated into the endowment of the Halych Archdiocese.

The assessors of the city of Lviv certify that the burgher Hanko Gebamyr, together with the widow of Rodstok, sold and legally ceded to the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, and his successors, a city plot adjacent to his house for the sum of eleven Lviv marks.

Archbishop Jakub of Halych confirms to the Lviv burgher Piotr Stecher the resignation and transfer of a portion of a mill near Lviv, along with the right of patronage and collation, made by Narcyz of Kłodno and Korzeniew. The income from this portion of the mill is to serve as an endowment and maintenance for a founded altar.

King Władysław Jagiełło transfers the villages of Hodowice and Żydatycze, belonging to Jakub, the official of Halicz and hospitaler of Lwów, from Polish law to Magdeburg law. He grants the village heads full judicial jurisdiction over the inhabitants, exempting them from the authority of royal officials.

The document contains an authenticated transsumpt of procedural acts concerning an appeal and adhesion filed by the proxies of the councilors and farmers of the city of Lviv against a verdict of the Roman Curia ordering the payment of tithes to the parish priest Jan Rusin. Archbishop Jakub Strepa certifies the authenticity of the submitted instruments and issues their copy along with a request for the issuance of apostoli.

Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, transumes and authenticates a bull of Pope Gregory XI from 1374 for the friars of the Order of Preachers. The papal document grants Dominicans traveling on missions to infidel peoples, as well as their helpers, the privilege of choosing a confessor and obtaining plenary indulgence at the moment of death.

Nicholas, Dean of Przemyśl and sub-delegated judge by papal mandate, summons the authorities and inhabitants of Lviv to a court in Kraków in a dispute with the parish priest Jan Rusin regarding church revenues. On the reverse, the delivery and announcement of the summons in Lviv in the presence of the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, is certified.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the village of Zubrza in the Lviv land to Jan of Byrawa and his legitimate heirs under perpetual law. In return, the recipient is obliged to perform military service with one lance and two archers, and the subjects are to pay the customary tributes.

Arbitrators Mikołaj son of Wigand and Mikołaj Peysar settle the dispute regarding the collection of tithes between the Lviv parish priest Jan Rusin and the authorities and community of the city of Lviv. The document was drawn up and certified by the notary public Grzegorz of Lelów.

The Starosta of Lwów, Florian of Korytnica, certifies the sale of half of the Zubrza estate by Stanisław to Jan of Zubrza for the sum of eighty kop of groschen. The possession of these goods entails the obligation to provide a foot archer for military expeditions.

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of Jan of Zubrza, transfers his village of Zubrza from Polish law to Magdeburg law. The document exempts the village inhabitants from the jurisdiction of royal officials and grants full judicial authority to the local village head (sołtys).

The document certifies the sale and perpetual resignation of the village of Oświca, along with the manor of Kreblowo, by Stanisław Lambertowicz to the Sub-steward (podstoli) of Sandomierz, Piotr Włodkowic of Charbinowice, for 120 kopa of Ruthenian groschen. The Starosta of Lviv, Florian of Korytnica, approves the transaction and the seller's commitment to legally protect the buyer against potential claims from relatives.

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.

Archbishop of Gniezno Mikołaj Trąba, acting as an arbitrator, settles property and legal disputes between the parish priest of the Lwów parish church, Jan Rusin, and the city council and commonalty of Lwów. The settlement regulates mutual financial claims, participation in the construction of city walls, and duties related to the church's endowment.

The document is a notarial instrument drawn up by the notary Albert of Padua on the order of the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan of Rzeszów, at the request of the altarist Augustyn Kamener. It contains a transumpt of the privilege of the Lviv city council from 1399, which founded and endowed the Altar of the Ten Thousand Martyrs and the Holy Virgins in the Lviv Cathedral.

Mikołaj Dmytrowski founds and endows the parish church of All Saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Czyżki, granting it land, meadows, the right to a fish pond, tithes, and grain tributes from the peasants. He simultaneously reserves for himself and his successors the right of patronage and the presentation of the parish priest.

The jurors of the city of Lviv confirm that Jokusz Czypser sold and ceded his corner house located opposite the cemetery of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the Lviv burgher Piotr Czanfer. The seller guaranteed the buyer full rights to possess the property within its former boundaries and protection against legal claims.

Rafał of Sobota certifies the resolution of a dispute and the conclusion of an amicable settlement between the city councilors of Lviv and the noblemen Stanisław Sulimowski, his brother Wyczek, and the Lviv burgrave Hrymko of Bogusławice. By the ruling of the arbitrators, the aggrieved parties are to be paid compensation in the amount of 140 marks.

Wojciech and Stanisław of Sulimów discharge the councillors and burghers of Lwów from the payment of 30 marks of compensation for assault and injuries sustained, granted by the verdict of an arbitration court presided over by the Archbishop of Lwów, Jan. The issuers commit to refraining from any further claims against the city and to maintaining perpetual peace.

Grymko of Bogusławice acknowledges receipt from the councillors and burghers of Lwów of ten marks of half-groschens as compensation for wounds, assault, and medical expenses, awarded to him by the verdict of an arbitration court. The issuer renounces, on behalf of himself and his relatives, all further claims and disputes against the authorities and inhabitants of Lwów.

The document certifies a property settlement concluded before the Lwów council between Mikołaj Sołtys and the four children of the late Jerzy Czepner regarding the division of their parents' estate. It establishes the repayment of monetary amounts in cash, wax, and cloth, and grants the children a townhouse in the market square as well as designated movable property.

The jurors of the city of Lviv certify the resignation and sale by Paweł the shoemaker of half a hide of land near St. George's Hill to the Lviv burgher Kaltarnos. The seller guaranteed the buyer and his successors the inviolability of the land's possession under municipal jurisdiction.

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.

The municipal authorities, guild masters, and the entire commonalty of Lwów pledge homage and an oath of fidelity to King Władysław Jagiełło, and after his death to his son Władysław or daughter Jadwiga. They also commit to obedience toward Queen Sophia and Grand Duke Vytautas as the appointed guardians of the underage prince.

King Władysław Jagiełło approves the privilege of the General Starosta of Ruthenia, Spytko of Jarosław, allowing the Lviv Armenian Atabe to relocate and erect a new wooden bathhouse in the city moat near the walls of Lviv. The document specifies the conditions for the construction and operation of the bathhouse, including separate entrances for men and women, and the amount of fees to be paid to the castle and the city council.

The Lviv City Council commissions the burgher Paweł Goldberg to clear and settle peasants on municipal forests known as sections (abschnit), located between Zubra, Sokolnyky, and Sknyliv. In exchange for carrying out the settlement, the founder receives free hides and the sixth denarius from rents, and the settlers are granted sixteen years of tax exemption.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants his customs officer, Wołczko the Jew from Lwów, a hereditary village headship in the village of Werbiż, along with two free hides of land, an inn, and a mill. The document further transfers the entire village from Polish and Ruthenian law to German (Środa) law, exempting its inhabitants from the jurisdiction of land courts.

The Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Rzeszowski, confirms the foundation privilege of the heir of Delijów, Jan Kola, re-establishing the local parish church. The document specifies in detail the grants of land, fish ponds, tithes, as well as duties and fees for the parish priest and the parish.

The Ruthenian Starosta Jan Mężyk of Dąbrowa, together with his assessors, confirms the resignation and perpetual sale of the sołectwo in the village of Werbiż (Kierz), carried out by the Lwów customs officer, the Jew Wołczko, to Jan Link of Smorze for the sum of 48 grzywnas. The document transumes a privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło from 1407, which granted the said sołectwo to Wołczko and transferred the village to the Środa law.

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 Władysław Jagiełło grants the metropolitan cathedral church in Lviv and its chapter forty łans of land and forests located between Skniłów, Obroszyn, and Hodowica. The document grants the beneficiaries full rights to clear the land, settle inhabitants, and perpetually derive benefits from the granted area.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the royal village of Wierbiż in the Ruthenian land and Lwów district, along with customs duties, bridge tolls, and appurtenances, to the dean and canons of the metropolitan church in Lwów in perpetuity. In return, he reserves for himself and his successors only an annual rent of two groschen on St. Martin's Day, obliging the chapter to pray for the prosperity of the ruler, his sons, and the Kingdom.

Stanisław of Dawidów, land judge of Lviv, and Jan of Zimna Woda, sub-judge of Lviv, certify that Dorota, wife of Gołąbek of Zębówka, voluntarily discharged her father Jan Zubrski from her dowry and maternal estate.

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 Lviv judge and sub-judge certify that the noble Jadwiga received satisfaction from her father, Jan Zubrzycki, regarding her paternal and maternal estates and renounced all rights to them.

The document confirms that the maiden Katarzyna, daughter of Jan Zubrzycki, voluntarily renounced her rights to paternal and maternal estates in the village of Zubrza before the Lviv land court in favor of her father and brother. She did so on the same terms as her married sisters had previously renounced their portions of the property.

Peter, custodian and administrator sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Lviv, transsumes a letter from the Council of Basel and orders the clergy of the diocese to announce the indulgences contained therein and to collect funds for the union with the Greeks.

The Lviv judge and sub-judge certify that Paszko of Bierawa has divided the patrimony with his brother Jan Zubrzycki and renounced his rights to the village of Zubrza in Jan's favor. Paszko pledged not to disturb his brother in the possession of the estate, to which Jan obtains full and perpetual right of disposal.

King Władysław III of Varna, at the general sejm in Piotrków, solemnly confirms, renews, and approves all existing rights, liberties, immunities, and privileges of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Poland, both clergy and laity. The monarch pledges to inviolably observe the rights granted by his predecessors and to guard them effectively.

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.

King Władysław III grants his steward and tenant Łańce the sum of one hundred marks on the village of Zubrza in the Szczerzec district. The pledgee and his descendants are to use the village with all its revenues and appurtenances until the debt is fully repaid by the monarch or his successors.