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Jan of Czyżów, Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Poland, certifies that Jan of Zubrza appointed Mikołaj of Gołogóry as the guardian of his minor sons and manager of all his property until they reach the age of majority.

Lviv land judge Jan Gołąbek and sub-judge Ścibor of Byszyna certify that Dorota, wife of Szymek of Bóbrka, has acquitted her father Jan of Zubrza of all claims regarding her paternal inheritance and dowry. The settlement concluded all property disputes and was reached with the participation of amicable arbitrators.

The Lviv land judges certify that Mikołaj of Gołogóry, Castellan of Halych, donated the village of Czarnuszowice to his daughter Elżbieta, along with rights to sums on the village of Olenicze. The deed excludes these assets from future property divisions among the castellan's heirs.

The Lviv land judge and sub-judge certify the testimony of Elżbieta of Gołogóry, who recorded a debt of 200 grzywnas to the Lviv Archbishop Grzegorz of Sanok on the village of Wicyń. This entry increased the previous sum burdening this estate to a total of 800 grzywnas.

Pope Sixtus IV commissions the Archdeacon and the Canon of Przemyśl, Mikołaj Bylina, to investigate and definitively resolve a property dispute between the Lviv Chapter and Elżbieta of Gołogóry regarding the seizure of the village of Wicyn. Despite the expiration of the appeal period, he orders the judges to hear the parties and compel witnesses under ecclesiastical censures without the possibility of further appeal.

Lviv land judge Gunter of Sieniawa and sub-judge Judychim of Wysokie certify an entry from 1473, by which Elżbieta of Gołogóry pledged her village of Wiciń to the Archbishop of Lviv, Grzegorz of Sanok, for the sum of 600 marks. The pledger committed to defending the Archbishop against any legal claims and to covering any potential damages.

The Lviv land judge and sub-judge certify the mortgage deed of the village of Wicyn, concluded in 1473, which Elżbieta of Gołogóry gave to the Archbishop of Lviv, Gregory of Sanok, in exchange for a debt of 600 marks.

King Sigismund I resolves a dispute between the lessees of the Sniatyn customs and the Lviv city council, confirming documents from 1444 by Jan of Czyżów and Michał Mużyło of Buczacz, which abolished unlawful customs duties in Kolomyia and established fair customs rates in Sniatyn.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the settlement ruling of a royal commission regulating the rates and collection principles for customs, bridge tolls, causeway tolls, and market fees on the route from Lviv to Wallachia. The privilege protects Lviv burghers and merchants from arbitrary and burdensome charges by defining tariffs for specific localities in Ruthenia and Podolia.

King Sigismund I rules that the voluntary payment of the Kołomyja customs duty by the burghers of Lwów to the Voivode Otto of Chodecz is temporary and does not infringe upon their previous exemption from this fee. After the death of Otto or his resignation from the lease of Kołomyja, no subsequent tenant has the right to demand the aforementioned duty from the citizens of 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.

King Sigismund II Augustus abolishes the old Lwów custom excluding grandchildren from inheriting from their grandparents and establishes the right of representation, equalizing their share in the inheritance with uncles and aunts. Furthermore, he entrusts the mayor and councilors of Lwów with full authority to resolve all existing inheritance disputes of this kind without the possibility of appeal to the King.

Archbishop of Lwów Jan Sienieński, together with the cathedral chapter, re-establishes the town of Kozłów, devastated by a Tatar raid, under Magdeburg law following the model of Dunajów, and grants the inhabitants a fifteen-year tax exemption. After this period, the document specifies the permanent obligations of the subjects, including monetary rents, the extent of corvée labor, and tributes in kind to the archbishop's court.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Sienieński approves the transumed privileges of the Bishop of Chełm, Wojciech Sobiejowski, and King Stefan Batory regarding the annexation of the parish church in Łopatyn to the parish in Busk. The act sanctions the new foundation of a college of five mansionaries along with a provost at the Busk church and defines their pastoral duties and endowment.

Piotr Ożga reminds the Lviv councilors of their duty to collect the tap tax on alcoholic beverages for the period from January to June 1649 and the necessity of handing over the registers and funds to the leaseholder. He also mentions tax difficulties and damages resulting from the ongoing war.

The parish priest of Gołogóry, A. Sobecki, writes to a Lviv municipal official requesting clarification and the reversal of the confiscation of church products intended for sale. He recalls his past relations with the Lviv authorities and suggests that if the matter is not resolved amicably, he will appeal to influential protectors, including the Crown Master of the Hunt.