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24 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

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132/1/5353-02132 — Lviv city council — correspondence1629-05-31Order and security during the general synod in Lviv

At the request of the Uniate and non-Uniate Ruthenians, the King schedules a general synod in Lviv for October 28, 1629. The city authorities are to ensure the safety of the participants, prevent riots, cooperate with the royal envoy, and assist the Metropolitan of Kyiv. They should designate quarters and lodging for the clergy and other participants in advance.

Sigismund III Vasa
To: Mayor, councilors, and the entire magistracy of the city of Lviv
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132/1/112112-02132 — Lviv city council — correspondence1694-04-27Protection of the Ruthenian school following an assault by students of the parish school

According to the King's account, students of the parish school attacked the Ruthenian school, destroying books and assaulting their guardians. The King orders the protection of the school and legal proceedings against the supervisor, provided he is subject to secular jurisdiction.

John III Sobieski
To: Mayor, councilors, and the entire magistracy of Lviv
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131/1/130131-1-130-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1444-06-03Grant by King Władysław III of Varna of the village of Załuże to the nobleman Iwanko Rusin

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.

Władysław III of Varna, King of Poland and Hungary (Wladislaus dei gracia Polonie Hungarie Dalmacie Croacie etc. Rex Lithwanieque princeps Supremus et Heres Russie etc.)
To: Iwanko Rusin, nobleman (Nobilis Ywanko Ruthenus)
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132/1/187187-02132 — Lviv city council — correspondence1577-05-07The Magistrate of Lwów to the city envoys at the royal court: eleven municipal matters and a dispute over a mill

The Magistrate asks its envoys for intervention and advice regarding municipal forests, labor duties, Ruthenians operating taverns, confiscated fish, real estate, pastures, transport services, an investigation into debts owed to Gdańsk merchants, and rumors about Tatars. The second part reports on a dispute over the execution of a court ruling concerning a mill, the deposit of a sum of 1500, and the objections of the Hinek family and Sieradzki. The authors complain about the conduct of the deputy starosta and the lack of permanent legal assistance; they announce further documents and send a copy of a letter from the Wisznia sejmik.

[Polish; translation pending] Rajcy miasta Lwowa
To: [Polish; translation pending] Posłowie miasta Lwowa przy dworze królewskim; imiona i nazwiska w uszkodzonym adresie zachowane tylko częściowo
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131/1/242131-1-242-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1487-08-23Confirmation by King Casimir Jagiellon of the grant of the village of Hodowica to the Church of St. John in Lviv

King Casimir IV Jagiellon confirms previous records and grants by Lviv starosts Jan of Tarnów and Jan Kmita of Wiśnicz concerning the village of Hodowica in the Lviv land for the benefit of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the suburb of Lviv.

Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Casimirus Dei gracia Rex Polonie, Magnus Dux Lythwanie, Russie, Prussie etc.)
To: Church of St. John the Baptist in the Lviv suburb (ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptiste in suburbio civitatis Lemburgensis)
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131/1/247131-1-247-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1491-09-02Confirmation of the rights and liberties of the Armenians of the Lviv deanery by King Casimir Jagiellon

King Casimir IV Jagiellon, at the request of Dean Jan Czochrański, confirms ancient royal and official privileges from the years 1415–1478 for the subjects of the deanery of St. John's Church in Lviv. The document sanctions the transfer of the local Armenians and other inhabitants to Armenian law and completely exempts them from the jurisdiction of castle officials and all castle labor duties.

Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland
To: Jan Czochrański (Johannes Czowrasky), Dean and Canon of Lviv, parish priest in Sambir, royal secretary, and the Lviv deanery (St. John's Church in Lviv)
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131/1/354131-1-354-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1527-07-19Exemption of Lviv burghers from taxes by King Sigismund I the Old following the city fire

King Sigismund I the Old exempts all Christian inhabitants of Lviv from rents, the 'szos' tax, and other fees for twenty years due to the destruction caused by the city fire. Furthermore, he exempts the burghers from the 'czopowe' tax for a period of seven years, ordering that these revenues be allocated for the next six years to the reconstruction of the city walls and fortifications.

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
To: Lviv burghers (all Christians: Catholics, Ruthenians, and Armenians); for the attention of the Starosta of Lviv and the collectors of the Ruthenian land
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131/1/418131-1-418-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1540-07-01Confirmation of royal privileges for the Church of Saint Nicholas by the Lviv Land Court

The Lviv Land Court performs a transumption and confirmation of the privileges granted by Kings Casimir Jagiellon and Sigismund I the Old to the Church of Saint Nicholas outside the city of Lviv. The document confirms the exemption of the local presbyter, his successors, and the monastery itself from all taxes, tributes, and burdens owed to the Crown.

Nicolaus Golambek de Zimnawoda iudex et Daniel Wolwanowski de Wolwanowice subiudex terrestres Leopolienses
To: Athanasius, presbyter (priest) of the Church of Saint Nicholas outside the city of Lviv
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131/1/424131-1-424-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1542-10-12Mandate of King Sigismund I the Old regarding taxes of Armenian and Ruthenian clergy in Lviv

King Sigismund I the Old orders the tax collectors of the Ruthenian lands to maintain the Armenian and Ruthenian clergy in Lviv in their ancient custom of paying public taxes and performing municipal duties jointly and equally with other Lviv burghers.

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Sigismundus dei gratia Rex Poloniae, Magnus Dux Lithuaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masoviae etc. dominus et heres)
To: Tax collector of the Ruthenian lands, present and future (Modernoque et pro tempore existenti Terrarum nostrarum Russiae Exactori); for the information of all interested parties, regarding the Armenian and Ruthenian clergy (priests) in Lviv
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131/1/450131-1-450-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1547-03-28Privilege of King Sigismund I the Old for Lwów, abolishing old rents and legal distinctions

King Sigismund I the Old abolishes clauses of old privileges that burdened city fields with rents and allowed various nations to have separate judiciaries, freeing the burghers from fees and ordering that all inhabitants be judged exclusively by Magdeburg law before the Lwów reeve.

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland
To: Burghers of the city of Lwów (Cives civitatis Leopoliensis)
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131/1/615131-1-615-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1592-06-06Grant of the soltys-ship in Mała Tuchla to Jaćko Hołowczyc by Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski

The Voivode of Kiev, Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, grants a soltys-ship with a free hide of land in the village of Mała Tuchla to Jaćko, son of Hołowczyc, and permits Iwan, son-in-law of Wasyl Hołowczyc, to erect a church. The document bears a later endorsement confirming the grant by the issuer's grandson, Prince Władysław Dominik Zasławski-Ostrogski.

Konstanty [Wasyl] Prince Ostrogski, Voivode of Kiev, Marshal of the Volhynian Land, Starosta of Włodzimierz
To: Jaćko, son of Hołowczyc [in the card: Połowczyc] and Iwan, son-in-law of Wasyl Hołowczyc
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131/1/627131-1-627-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1596-10-18Act of Union with the Roman Church concluded by the Ruthenian hierarchs in Brest

Metropolitan of Kiev Michael Rahoza, together with the Ruthenian bishops, announce their accession to unity with the Apostolic See and the conclusion of the union of the Ruthenian Church with the Roman Church in Brest. The document contains the signatures and seals of the hierarchs, as well as later provenance and oblation entries.

Michael Rahoza, Archbishop Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and all Rus'; Herman Zahorski, Archbishop of Polotsk; Cyril Terlecki, Bishop of Lutsk and Ostroh, Exarch of Kiev; Hypatius Pociej, Bishop of Volodymyr and Brest; Dionysius Zbirujski, Bishop of Chełm and Bełz; Jonah Hohol, Bishop of Pinsk and Turov; Gregory, Archimandrite of Lavrysheve; Gedeon Chmielnicki, Archimandrite of Minsk, and others
To: All Christian faithful (in perpetuam rei memoriam)
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131/1/740131-1-740-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1653-08-19Confirmation by King John Casimir for the provisors of the Annunciation Church in Lviv

King John Casimir confirms the diploma of Władysław IV from 1644 for the Ruthenian provisors of the Lviv Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Krakowskie Suburb. The act guarantees them the exclusive right to manage the church, school, hospital, and associated properties without the imposition of additional municipal burdens.

John Casimir, King of Poland (Joannes Casimirus Dei gratia Rex Poloniæ, Magnus Dux Lithuaniæ, Russiæ, Prussiæ, Mazoviæ, Samogitiæ, Livoniæ, Smolensciæ, Czerniechoviæque, necnon Suecorum, Gotthorum, Vandalorumque Hæreditarius Rex)
To: Brotherhood / provisors of the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Blahovishchennya) in the Krakowskie Suburb in Lviv
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131/1/753131-1-753-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1661-11-21Diploma of Bishop Antoni Winnicki establishing an Orthodox youth brotherhood in Stary Sambor

Bishop of Przemyśl Antoni Winnicki erects and approves a youth (bachelor) brotherhood at the Church of St. Nicholas in Stary Sambor. The document commands the members of the brotherhood to remain in Christian love, piety, and obedience to church authority under penalty of excommunication.

Antoni Winnicki, Orthodox Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, and Sanok (Антоній Винницкій милостію Божіею епископъ перемышлскій, самборскій и сяноцкій)
To: Youths (young men / bachelors) of the city of Stary Sambor, gathered in a brotherhood at the Church of St. Nicholas, and Fr. Symeon Żyryski, presbyter and confessor of the same city (Благочестивыи и благоговѣйныи Младенцы Мѣста Старого Самбора; чесеный ієрей отєцъ Симеонъ Жирискій)
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131/1/754131-1-754-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1663-02-12Confirmation by John Casimir of the donation of a farmstead in Podzamcze, Lviv, to the Monastery of St. John the Evangelist

King John Casimir approves the act of the Starosta of Lviv, Jan Mniszek, confirming the testamentary bequest of the burgher Semen Onufrijowicz, who donated a farmstead in Podzamcze, Lviv, for the construction of a church, the Monastery of St. John the Evangelist, and a printing house. The document exempts the planned foundation from taxes and municipal jurisdiction and entrusts its management to the Basilians under the authority of Father Symeon Siemionowicz.

John Casimir, King of Poland
To: Symeon Siemionowicz (superior of the Church of St. Nicholas) and the brothers and monks of the planned monastery and Church of St. John the Evangelist in Podzamcze, Lviv
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131/1/774131-1-774-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1671-10-30Confirmation by King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki of the donation of a farmstead for a monastery in Lviv

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms the document of King John II Casimir approving the donation of a farmstead in the Lviv suburb of Podzamcze, made by the burgher Szymon Onufryjewicz. This endowment was intended for the construction of an Eastern Rite church and monastery of St. John the Evangelist, along with a printing house.

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland
To: Monks and superiors of the monastery of St. John the Evangelist in Lviv (church of St. Nicholas of the Greek Rite)
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131/1/783131-1-783-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1676-02-28Confirmation by John III Sobieski of the privilege granted by Sigismund Augustus to the Greek Rite inhabitants of Lviv

King John III Sobieski confirms the privilege of Sigismund Augustus from 1572 (transumed by kings John Casimir and Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki), which equalized the Greek Rite burghers and suburbanites of Lviv with Roman Catholic burghers in terms of municipal, guild, and commercial rights. The document guarantees them, among other things, access to municipal offices, freedom of trade and crafts, and the right to acquire real estate in Lviv.

John III Sobieski, King of Poland
To: Cives et Suburbani Leopolienses Ritus Graeci (Lviv burghers and suburbanites of the Greek rite)
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131/1/796131-1-796-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1690-02-24Confirmation by King John III Sobieski of the rights of the Basilian monastery in Bor Domaszowski

King John III Sobieski confirms the privilege of Władysław IV from 1638, securing the endowment, property boundaries, and liberties of the St. Nicholas Monastery in Bor Domaszowski. Additionally, the monarch grants the Basilians the right to freely elect their hegumen annually on the Ruthenian New Year.

John III Sobieski, King of Poland
To: Basilian Order of the St. Nicholas Monastery in Bor Domaszowski (Hegumen Filaret Słuszka, Józef Skolski, and other monks)
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131/1/806131-1-806-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1699-02-09Confirmation by King Augustus II of grants for the brotherhood of St. Paraskeva Church in Lviv

King Augustus II confirms donations and real estate bequests, including those from the priest's wife Tatiana and Maryna Sławkowska, to the brotherhood of St. Paraskeva Church in the Podzamcze district of Lviv. The document cites earlier foundation acts and transactions from 1641 and 1645.

Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland
To: Brotherhood at St. Paraskeva Church in the Lviv suburb
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131/1/815131-1-815-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1727-02-05Confirmation by King Augustus II of privileges for the Basilian monks of the monastery in Bor Domaszewski

King Augustus II confirms the privilege of King John III Sobieski from 1690, which transumed the diploma of Władysław IV granting lands, liberties, and rights to the Basilian monastery in Bor Domaszewski. He ensures the monks' possession of property, the right to annually elect an hegumen, and the right to free trade during religious holidays.

Augustus II, King of Poland
To: Hegumen and Basilian monks of the monastery in Bor Domaszewski (Domaszów)
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131/1/874131-1-874-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1589Blank form in blanco of the Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and all Rus' Michael Rohoza, bearing a seal

An unfilled parchment blank form in blanco with a chancery annotation and an attached seal of the Metropolitan of Kiev, Michael Rohoza. The prepared document was intended to be used for drafting the actual act at a later date.

Michael Rohoza, Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and all Rus'
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131/1/891131-1-891-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1110Fragments of a birch bark letter discovered in Zvenyhorod with single letters

Three small fragments of a letter written on birch bark, containing only uncertain, single letters and broken word particles. The state of preservation makes it impossible to reconstruct the content or the purpose of the record.

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131/1/892131-1-892-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1110Letter from Gowenowa to Nieżyńcz regarding debt repayment and financial settlements

Gowenowa addresses Nieżyńcz with a demand for the repayment of dues and the settlement of a debt. She mentions a deposit provided, records made, and a visit from Kuprian.

Gowenowa (Говѣнова)
To: Nieżyńcz / Nieżycz (Нѣжьньць)
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131/1/893131-1-893-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1110-01-01Birch bark manuscript with a drawing of a figure and a letter from Zvenyhorod

A fragment of a birch bark manuscript containing an incised sketch of a human bust in profile and a single letter 'a'. The artifact was discovered during archaeological excavations in Zvenyhorod.

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