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A heavily damaged, illuminated fragment of a document issued in Przemyśl in the 17th century by the local municipal authorities. The vestigially preserved text contains mentions of a master of theology and a person named Łukasz.

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.

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.

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.

A fragment of a Latin liturgical book with musical notation on staves, containing chants in honor of St. John the Baptist and a portion of the Eucharistic sequence 'Lauda Sion Salvatorem'. The manuscript has been preserved as a waste sheet used secondarily for binding.

The preserved fragment of a leaf from a Latin liturgical book contains excerpts of mass chants and psalm verses with rubrics. The text includes, among others, offertory formulas and chants intended for weekdays.

The document is a fragment of a liturgical book containing readings and mass chants, including the gradual, communion, and offertory. It contains excerpts from the psalms and the Gospel of St. Matthew.

The text is a preserved fragment of a 15th-century liturgical manuscript containing chants and readings concerning the biblical history of Jacob and the Lenten period (the expulsion of the merchants from the temple). The leaf was reused as a bookbinding and supplemented in the 17th century with chancery notes.

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.

King Augustus II confirms the rights and statutes of the saddlers' guild of the city of Lwów, transuming the diploma of King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki from 1671. At the same time, the monarch expands the guild's powers by granting the Lwów craftsmen the exclusive right to upholster carriages and coaches.

King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki approves two documents of King John II Casimir protecting the Lviv tailors' guild against unauthorized competition. He confirms the ban on sewing and trading clothing and cloth caps by Jews, Armenians, furriers, and persons outside the guild.

Emperor Ferdinand I confirms the right of the market town of Rożniatów to hold seven annual fairs on designated dates. It is stipulated that the market must be moved to the next working day if it falls on a holy day of obligation, and the authorities are ordered to ensure the inviolability of this privilege.

King Władysław III of Varna pledges to Piotr Dzik of Wojewodziny the sum of 50 marks as a mortgage on the royal village of Zuszyce in the Gródek district. The pledgee receives the village with all its benefits until the debt is repaid, provided he guards the royal hunting grounds and resides personally on the estate.

Jadwiga Tarło Sieniawska grants the burghers of the town of Hieronimów arable land and meadows within specified boundaries, extending their tax exemption (wolnizna) for another six years. She further grants them the right to distill spirits, a weekly market on Thursdays, the sale of beer to surrounding village taverns, and free cattle grazing.

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.

Document of the royal commissioners appointed by Sigismund I to resolve border disputes between royal estates (Sarny, Morańce, Lubinie) leased by Piotr Kmita and the possessions of the Fredro brothers (Krakowiec, Gnojnica, Przedwórz). It contains transsumed royal mandates and a report on the demarcation activities carried out in the field by the Szkło River.

Stanisław of Chodecz, Starosta of Halicz, pledges the village of Czajczyce and a fish pond on the Dłoń river to the nobleman Stefan Chwalibogowicz of Sydzłowice for the sum of twenty-two marks. The pledgee is to hold these estates with all benefits until the debt is fully repaid.

The unit consists of a parchment binding of a document with no preserved text. Attached to the binding is a copper seal case on a green cord with two damaged wax seals.

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.

Preserved parchment leaves from a liturgical musical manuscript (antiphonary) containing texts and choral notation for the breviary offices for the feasts of, among others, St. Peter Martyr, Sts. Philip and James the Apostles, St. Antoninus of Florence, the Finding of the Holy Cross, and St. Catherine of Siena.

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.

The document contains the text of the oath of fidelity to the Apostolic See and Pope Leo XIII, taken by Józef Weber in connection with his appointment as auxiliary bishop of Lviv. In it, he pledges to defend the rights of the Roman Church, to obey the Pope, and to personally perform ad limina Apostolorum visits.

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.

Pope Leo XIII informs the Metropolitan Chapter of the Latin Rite in Lviv of the appointment of Seweryn Morawski as the new Archbishop of Lviv. He orders the canons to show the prelate due obedience and respect under penalty of canonical sanctions imposed on the recalcitrant.

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 appoints the provost of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter, Karol Mössing, as a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness, granting him the right to wear violet vestments and a rochet, along with all privileges pertaining to this office. The document was confirmed and forwarded to the recipient by the Archbishop of Lviv, Franciszek Ksawery Wierzchleyski.

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 orders the appointed apostolic commissioners to solemnly induct Karol Mosing into the dignity of provost of the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter of the Latin Rite after receiving the prescribed oath of fidelity. The document mandates the transfer of all rights, jurisdiction, and beneficial income pertaining to this dignity to the nominee, under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions against those who resist.

Pope Pius IX informs the Metropolitan Chapter of Lviv of the Latin Rite about the transfer of the Bishop of Przemyśl, Franciszek Ksawery Wierzchleyski, to the archiepiscopal see in Lviv. He commands the canons to show submission, respect, and obedience to their new pastor under penalty of confirming any sanctions imposed on the disobedient.

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.

The Lviv Metropolitan Chapter grants the spouses Ignacy and Katarzyna Gawlikowski a plot of land in the Saint John jurisdiction in the Zhovkva Suburb of Lviv for a thirty-year emphyteusis. The document specifies the terms of the lease, including the payment of an annual rent, the payment of public taxes, and the reservation of the right of first refusal for the Chapter regarding the buildings.

The Marshal of the Nobility and district deputies of the Volhynian Governorate confirm the nobility of Józef, Bartłomiej, and Michał Zbrożek, as well as the sons of Józef, of the Rola coat of arms. The document certifies the entry of the family into the sixth part of the genealogical book of the Volhynian nobility by virtue of the privilege of Empress Catherine II of 1785.

The Lviv Archcathedral Chapter grants the spouses Jan and Marianna Godowski, under emphyteutic law for 40 years, three plots abandoned after a fire in the Świętojańszczyzna jurisdiction in the Żółkiewskie Suburb of Lviv, with permission to build a tenement house. The document specifies the amount of the entry fee, annual rent, and conditions for sale and public burdens; in 1805, it was entered into the Lviv city books.

Merchant Carl Lorenz Wewer from Baborów certifies that Johann Nikolaus Bosewitz has completed his five-year apprenticeship in the spice trade and releases him from his years of service. The issuer attests to the diligence, loyalty, and discretion of the trained apprentice.

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.

Roman Emperor Joseph II grants the city of Lviv permission to organize an annual four-week fair beginning on the first Monday after Epiphany. At the same time, he orders the authorities to protect this privilege and strictly forbids the city from collecting any fees from the fair's participants.

Roman Emperor Joseph II elevates the existing Lviv scientific institutions to the rank of a full university with four faculties and a gymnasium, granting it equal rights with other universities of the monarchy. The document also specifies the university's subordination to national authorities and approves the official coats of arms and seals of the university and individual faculties.

Emperor Francis I transforms the Lviv Lyceum into a full-fledged university named Universitas Francisca, regulating the institution's structure, the composition of the academic senate, and the faculties' authority to grant doctoral degrees. The document also contains a meticulous heraldic and iconographic description of the newly established seals of the university and its individual faculties.

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.

Pope Clement XIV grants a plenary indulgence for a period of ten years on the feasts of the Conception and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as well as partial indulgences on other Marian feasts, to the faithful visiting the parish church of St. Nicholas in Łopatyn. The document stipulates the invalidity of the grace in the event of any fees being charged for its issuance or announcement.

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.

King Stanisław August Poniatowski confirms the rights, privileges, and ordinances of the bakers' guild of the city of Lwów at the request of the guild masters. The document transumes an earlier confirmation privilege of John III Sobieski from 1690, along with the acts of earlier kings and municipal decrees contained therein.