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4 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

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131/1/338131-1-338-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1525-02-17Privilege of King Sigismund I for Lviv regarding the collection of a fee from refugees' wagons

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.

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Sigismundus dei gratia Rex Polonie, Magnus Dux Lithvanie, necnon terrarum Cracovie, Sandomirie, Siradie, Lancicie, Cuiavie, Russie, Prussie ac Culmensis, Elbingensis, Pomeranieque etc. Dominus et heres)
To: Mayor and councilors of the city of Lviv (proconsul et consules civitatis nostrae Leopoliensis)
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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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131/1/368131-1-368-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1531-07-08Privilege of King Sigismund I transferring the village of Zhydatychi belonging to the Lviv Chapter to ecclesiastical law

King Sigismund I transfers the village of Zhydatychi, belonging to the metropolitan chapter in Lviv, from land law to ecclesiastical law. At the same time, he exempts this property from the obligation of military expeditions, tax levies, and all other burdens of secular law.

Sigismundus dei gratia Rex Polonie, Magnus dux Lithuanie, necnon terrarum Cracovie, Sandomirie, Siradie, Lancicie, Cuiavie, Russie, Prussie, Culmensis, Elbingensis, Pomeranie, Masovie etc. dominus et heres (Sigismund I the Old)
To: Venerabiles Prelati et Canonici, totumque capitulum ecclesie metropolitane Leopoliensis (prelates, canons, and the chapter of the metropolitan cathedral in Lviv)
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131/1/379131-1-379-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1533-06-10Privilege of King Sigismund I the Old for the Tailors' Guild of the city of Lviv

King Sigismund I the Old re-establishes the tailors' guild in Lviv, prohibiting the practice of this craft in the city and suburbs by craftsmen outside the brotherhood. Only two castle tailors appointed by the Lviv starosta were exempted from the guild obligation.

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland
To: tailors of the city of Lviv (sartores civitatis nostrae Leopoliensis)
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