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Father Bazyli Jaśkiewicz intervenes with a representative of the Lviv court regarding an imprisoned tenant, whose creditor demands payment in expensive footwear instead of money. The clergyman requests the debtor's release from custody on the condition of making weekly cash installments.

Assessor J. F. Stetkiewicz responds to a summons from the Lviv magistrate concerning the settlement of old arrears, recalling a previous royal decree and the fact that he ceased commercial activities upon taking office in 1744. He points to the losses he has suffered and the ongoing lawsuit regarding his seized property, appealing to the city authorities for understanding and to refrain from causing him further distress.

King Stanisław August Poniatowski approves and transumes the ordinance of the merchant confraternity of the city of Lwów, enacted by the Lwów municipal council, comprising 37 articles regulating membership rules, trade, the organization of brotherhood authorities, and the protection of the rights of Lwów merchants.

Emperor Joseph II elevates Andrzej Seweryn Doliniański of Doliniany, Councilor of the Lviv Tribunal, along with his descendants, to the rank of free barons of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. The document confirms the privileges and the title of 'Wohlgebohren' (Well-born) pertaining to the new rank, and grants and describes an augmented baronial coat of arms.

Pope Pius XI, acceding to the request of Archbishop Józef Bilczewski, grants the prelates and canons of the Metropolitan Chapter of Lviv of the Latin Rite the right to wear prelatial attire with ruby-colored distinctions, a violet mantelletta, and a ring outside the celebration of Holy Mass.

Pope Leo XIII appoints Fr. Feliks Zabłocki, previously the dean, as the provost of the Latin-rite Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv, vacant following the death of Fr. Ludwik Czechowski. The document imposes on the beneficiary the obligation to make a profession of faith and an oath to observe the statutes of the chapter.

Pope Leo XIII announces the appointment of Feliks Zabłocki to the provostry of the metropolitan church in Lviv. He orders the designated executors to receive the oath of fidelity and to induct the nominee into possession of the office along with all rights and benefices.

The document contains the oath of fidelity and obedience to Pope Pius IX and the Apostolic See, sworn by Karol Mosing, Provost of the Lviv Metropolitan Church. In it, he pledges, among other things, canonical obedience, the defense of the rights and dignity of the papacy, and the non-alienation of the property of the benefice entrusted to him.

Pope Pius IX grants the vacant provostship of the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv to his secret chamberlain and current dean of the chapter, Rev. Karol Mosing. The document exempts the beneficiary from the requirement of holding specific academic degrees, while ordering him to make a profession of faith.

Pope Pius IX, at the request of the Archbishop of Lviv, extends the privilege of using pontifical insignia to the provost and dean of the Latin-rite Metropolitan Chapter of Lviv. The document allows them to use pontificals whenever permitted by the archbishop, rather than only three times a year as previously established by Pope Gregory XVI.

Pope Pius IX informs the Metropolitan Chapter of Lviv of the Latin Rite about the appointment of Łukasz Baraniecki to the office of Archbishop of Lviv. He orders the canons to show the new ordinary the due obedience and reverence under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions.

The document presents the history of the establishment of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Lviv, its financial status and the composition of its authorities, and commemorates the commencement of the construction of the institute's new headquarters in Lychakiv in 1840.

Pope Pius VII notifies the metropolitan chapter in Lviv of the appointment of Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz as Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Kajetan Kicki. He orders the chapter to show the new pastor due obedience and to submit to his ordinances.

The document is an official extract from the Register of the Estates of Galicia and Lodomeria, certifying the decree of the Noble Court in Lwów regarding the proven and undoubted nobility of Hrehor, Piotr, Bazyli, and Jan Strutyński Kowalewicz. It confirms their noble rights and hereditary settlement in the Stanisławów circle.

Pope Pius VI grants a plenary indulgence to the faithful visiting the metropolitan church in Lviv on the eighth Sunday after Corpus Christi and on a day designated by the ordinary. Archbishop Kajetan Kicki promulgated the papal document, designating the feast of Saints Peter and Paul as the additional day for the indulgence.

Emperor Francis II grants permission to organize two annual fairs in the village of Malechów, which is the property of the Holy Spirit Hospital in Lviv. The income from market and stall fees is designated for the support of this hospital and the care of the poor and sick.

The Rector and authorities of the University of Lwów certify that Florian Minasiewicz, catechist at the Armenian monastery schools and censor of books, has fulfilled all academic requirements and defended theological theses, conferring upon him the title of Doctor of Theology along with the associated privileges.

The document is an extract from the Register of Estates of the Kingdoms of Galicia and Lodomeria confirming the noble legitimacy of the brothers Szymon, Teodor, Roman, and Grzegorz Tuczapski. The certificate was drawn up and certified in Lviv in 1784.

Pope Pius VI grants a plenary indulgence for a period of ten years to the faithful visiting the Holy Trinity parish church in Podhajce on the patronal feast day and on Sundays, under the usual conditions. He stipulates that the issuance of the brief must be free of charge under penalty of nullity.

The Lviv General Officialis Kryspin Cieszkowski approves the apostolic letter granting indulgences to the parish church in Łopatyn on Marian feasts and authorizes its public announcement.

Pope Clement XIII grants for a period of ten years the privilege of an indulgence for the souls of deceased members of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Grace at the confraternity's altar in the Lviv Cathedral. Archbishop Wacław Sierakowski approves the papal brief and designates Saturday as the fixed day for celebrating privileged masses.

Pope Clement XIII grants plenary and partial indulgences to members of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Grace at the metropolitan church in Lviv for joining the confraternity, at the hour of death, on designated feast days, and for performing specific works of piety and charity. These indulgences may also be applied to the souls in purgatory by way of suffrage.

Archbishop Metropolitan of Lviv Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski establishes the Confraternity of Our Lady of Grace in the Lviv Cathedral, appointing the incumbent cathedral vice-provost as its primate. Furthermore, he designates feast days with indulgences and mandates the solemn celebration of the patronal feast.

King Stanisław August Poniatowski confirms the entirety of the ancient rights, liberties, and privileges granted to the town of Kamionka Strumiłowa by his predecessors. He also confirms the historical delimitation of municipal lands with the neighboring villages of Horpin and Monasterz, based on an entry from the Crown Metrica.

Lviv Archbishop Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski separates the prelacies from the canonries in the metropolitan chapter, and to provide for the newly created prelates and canons as well as to increase daily distributions, he incorporates the village of Czarnuszowice and the reeveships in Kąkolniki and Stawczany into the chapter's estates.

Nicolaus Serra orders the fiscal promoter of the Archbishop of Lviv to cease violating the rights of the Lviv magistrate to manage St. Anthony's Hospital and to observe the 1514 agreement under penalty of fines, excommunication, and summons to Rome. He issues an inhibition against further slander and orders the Lviv consistory to release relevant documents to the city's defenders.

Cardinal Ferdinando Maria de Rossi authorizes the city of Lviv to pursue its rights before the Sacred Congregation of the Council regarding a dispute over a rescript from May 1762. At the same time, he orders a stay on the removal of the image of the Mother of God from the Domagalicz chapel and the suspension of the demolition of the chapel itself.

Apostolic Auditor Nicolaus Serra orders the actuary and archivist of the Lviv Curia to unconditionally release the sealed trial records concerning the dispute between the Lviv magistrate and the Metropolitan Chapter. He sets a final four-day deadline for the delivery of the documents under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions or the requirement to appear personally in Rome.

Auditor of the Apostolic Chamber Jan Konstanty Caracciolo settles a dispute between Lviv religious orders and the metropolitan chapter, ordering the maintenance and enforcement of the charitable subsidy established by the Warsaw Treaty of 1717. The judgment orders the collection of contribution installments unpaid since April 1, 1743.

King Augustus III confirms and renews all municipal rights, trade liberties, immunities, and privileges of the town of Kamionka Strumiłowa, transuming and approving previous grants by Polish kings from Sigismund I to John III Sobieski.

Pope Benedict XIV commends Bishop Samuel Głowiński for his intention to found and entrust to the Piarists a college for noble youth in Lwów, and announces his intervention with King Augustus III to remove obstacles to the realization of the work. The document also contains the approval and re-sealing by the Archbishop of Lwów, Mikołaj Ignacy Wyżycki, from 1751.

Pope Benedict XIV grants Józef Dąbrowski a provision for a vacant canonry and prebend in Lviv. The document confirms the entrustment of the benefice, taking into account the virtues and merits of the nominee.

The Lwów city council, having approved the accounts of the Holy Spirit Hospital administration managed by the late councilor Jan Meconi and in recognition of the significant personal funds he contributed, establishes two perpetual anniversary memorial services for the repose of his soul, obliging the hospital provisors to ensure their regular performance.

King Augustus II confirms and ratifies, at the request of the elders and the bakers' guild of the city of Lviv, the privileges and guild articles granted by previous Polish kings (including Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki, John III Sobieski, John Casimir, Władysław IV, Sigismund III, Stephen Báthory, Sigismund Augustus, Sigismund I, and Casimir Jagiellon), along with the resolutions of the Lviv city council regulating, among other things, the rules for baking, grain purchasing, and the exclusive right to sell bread.

Pope Clement XI grants a plenary indulgence for a period of ten years to all the faithful who, on the feast of St. Adalbert, visit the parish church dedicated to him outside the walls of Lviv, receive the sacraments, and pray for the intentions of the Church.

Pope Clement XI notifies the clergy of the Lviv diocese of the transfer of Bishop Jan Skarbek to the archiepiscopal see in Lviv, which became vacant following the death of Mikołaj Popławski. He calls upon the clergy to show submission, respect, and obedience to their new shepherd.

The elders of the Tailors' Guild in Kraków certify that Szymon Kubiszowski from Żabno completed a four-year tailoring apprenticeship under the Kraków master Tomasz Rybalski and fulfilled all guild obligations. The issuers recommend him to other masters and guilds as a trained and upright craftsman.

King Augustus II the Strong confirms the statutes, rights, and ancient privileges granted to the Lwów Tailors' Guild by the Lwów magistrate and successive Polish monarchs from Sigismund I to John III Sobieski. He further obliges the castle and municipal authorities of Lwów to strictly observe and protect them.

Konstanty Mrozowicki, administrator sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Lviv, confirms the donation of the villages of Wołosów and Cucyłów made by Aleksander and Kazimierz Kuropatwa to the metropolitan chapter. He establishes a new canonry funded by the Kuropatwa family of the Jastrzębiec coat of arms, specifying the canon's mass obligations and the right of patronage for the founders' family.

The document confirms the affiliation of the Lviv Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity with the Roman Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Trinity of Pilgrims and Convalescents, and grants it the associated papal indulgences and privileges. The validity of the aggregation is conditional upon the adoption of a red habit, the performance of specific works of mercy, and the addition of the Archconfraternity's title to the confraternity's name.

Lviv Archbishop Konstanty Lipski approves and erects the foundation of Zofia Kłuńska (née Wydżga) in the amount of 10,000 Polish zlotys, secured on the estates of Andrzej Szymonowicz. The income from this capital was designated for the celebration of Masses of the Passion of the Lord with musical accompaniment, as well as for the illumination of the Holy Trinity altar and the crucifix in the Lviv Cathedral.

Lviv Archbishop Konstanty Lipski confirms the foundation of Anna Wiśniowiecka (née Chodorowska), amounting to 20,000 Polish zlotys with an annual redeemable rent, for the maintenance of a provost and four priests celebrating masses for the soul of her late husband, Konstanty Wiśniowiecki, at the altar of the Holy Trinity in the Lviv Cathedral. Simultaneously, the Archbishop performs the canonical erection of this benefice and installs Rev. Stanisław Gołębiowski as provost.

Archbishop of Lviv Konstanty Lipski confirms and renews the erection of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament at the Lviv Cathedral, transuming the approval document of Apostolic Nuncio Opizio Pallavicini from 1681. He grants the confraternity statutes, jurisdictional powers for its confessors, and a forty-day indulgence for performing specific pious practices.

The document commemorates the restoration of a tin weather vane in the shape of a lion, the city's coat of arms, to the tower of the Lwów town hall after it was knocked down during a storm in the period of wartime turmoil. It outlines the dramatic sieges and disasters of Lwów, offers thanksgiving for salvation, and provides a detailed list of the city's authorities, guilds, and clergy at the time.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, at the request of the seniors of the Armenian nation, confirms the 1661 privilege of John II Casimir, which equated the city of Lwów and its citizens of Roman Catholic, Armenian, and Greek rites in rights and prerogatives with Kraków and Wilno. The burghers of Lwów obtain and retain noble rights, including the right to participate in royal elections, acquire landed estates, and parliamentary representation.

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.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms for the town of Podgrodzie the transumed foundation charter of King Sigismund Augustus based on Magdeburg law. He ensures the townspeople the inviolability of their ancient rights and customs, including the right to brew and retail beer, protecting them from the oppression of the jurisdiction of the Starosta of Rohatyn.

Kajetan Młodecki expresses his gratitude to the Lviv magistrate for supporting his candidacy for the dignity of provost of the Lviv cathedral in the event of a vacancy. He requests the councilors to officially record the votes in his favor in the council books.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms the statute and articles of the shoemakers' guild in Lwów, transuming earlier royal privileges. The regulations concern, among others, the rules of the craft, the common guild treasury, and the rights of Polish and Ruthenian craftsmen.

Lviv Archbishop Wojciech Koryciński approves the relocation of the Augustinian convent, destroyed by invasions, from the Halych Suburb to the Krakow Suburb in Lviv. By virtue of this document, the Church of St. Anne and its lands are incorporated into the order with permission to build a monastery, while preserving the rights of the local parish.