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2 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

Reference Collection / Fonds Date Title and text Availability
131/1/784131-1-784-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1676-04-03General confirmation of the rights and privileges of the city of Lwów by King John III Sobieski

During the coronation sejm in Kraków, King John III Sobieski solemnly confirms and renews all old and new rights, privileges, immunities, and liberties of the city of Lwów, its magistrate, and inhabitants of all rites. The document specifically confirms, among others, the equalization of Lwów with Kraków and Wilno, the staple right, the right of escheat (kaduk), jurisdiction over churches and hospitals, and the exemption of burghers from commission and castle courts.

John III Sobieski, King of Poland
To: Magistrate and burghers of the city of Lwów (Consules, Magistratus, Cives et Incolae Civitatis Leopoliensis)
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132/1/10541054-001132 — Lviv city council — correspondence1687-12-02Stanisław Usman to the Mayor of Lviv regarding the silverware of the Zhovkva church

Stanisław Usman writes to the Mayor of Lviv requesting clarification regarding the silverware of the Zhovkva church, which was taken from the Lviv archive during the Turkish siege. He informs about the personal involvement of King John III Sobieski in recovering the valuables and asks for information to be gathered from the Lviv city councilors.

Stanisław Usman, Canon of Lviv (according to inventory: Usman Stanisław)
To: Mayor of Lviv
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