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King Sigismund III Vasa informs the magistrate of Lwów about the failed assassination attempt on his life by Michał Piekarski, assuring them that the injuries sustained do not threaten his health. He orders this news to be announced to the city's residents to prevent the spread of false rumors and potential riots.

King Sigismund III Vasa announces his arrival in Lwów during a military campaign and orders the city authorities to provide an escort for the royal quartermaster. At the same time, he forbids the townspeople from providing quarters or storing supplies for dignitaries without the knowledge of the monarch's envoy.

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of Jan of Zubrza, transfers his village of Zubrza from Polish law to Magdeburg law. The document exempts the village inhabitants from the jurisdiction of royal officials and grants full judicial authority to the local village head (sołtys).

Following a complaint from members of the community and explanations from the magistrate, the King orders the resolution of disputes and the observance of privileges, decrees, and amicable settlements. Income granted to the city by a recent privilege is to be used for the public good, not for private gain.

King Sigismund III Vasa responds to a petition from the burghers of Lwów, acknowledging their complaints as sufficiently explained by the municipal office. He calls upon the city authorities and the commonalty to maintain peace and to harmoniously observe the applicable privileges, decrees, and ancient customs.

The Wallachian Voivode Mircea grants merchants from Lviv, Poland, and Lithuania the right to trade freely in his domains upon payment of the required customs duties. The permit covers the trade of goods with an absolute prohibition on the export of silver.

The King reprimands Lwów for failing to send representatives to the parliamentary commission tasked with setting prices. Arguments sent in writing should have been presented by delegates. Separately, he assures the supervision of commissioners over the conduct of soldiers and orders the authorities to ensure the safety of the city.

The King allocates the estate of a locksmith who died without issue to the completion of the town hall tower. He requires the funds to be used for the public good and accounted for before commissioners.

King Sigismund III Vasa calls upon the Castellan of Bełz, Stanisław Żórawiński, to settle a border dispute between his estates and the city of Lwów. He orders him, in accordance with a tribunal decree, to contribute to a harmless and fair demarcation of the disputed lands.

The King receives frequent complaints from the burghers of Lwów against the Starosta Stanisław Bonifacy Mniszek. Before proceeding to execute the parliamentary and court decrees, he asks Bishop Achacy Grochowski to admonish the Starosta and bring about a reconciliation with the city, while preserving and expanding the city's liberties according to a recently granted privilege.

The King orders the Lviv magistrate to strictly observe monetary universals. He mentions Jews, Scots, and others dealing in money, who are forbidden from trading in ducats and thalers contrary to the law, or buying them up for export. He prohibits the import and sale of the specified foreign currency. The office is to punish offenders without delay; negligence or toleration of violations will result in the city authorities themselves being held liable.

Archbishop of Gniezno Mikołaj Trąba, acting as an arbitrator, settles property and legal disputes between the parish priest of the Lwów parish church, Jan Rusin, and the city council and commonalty of Lwów. The settlement regulates mutual financial claims, participation in the construction of city walls, and duties related to the church's endowment.

King Sigismund III Vasa instructs his envoy, Adam Kisiel, before the district sejmik in Żytomierz. He calls upon him to persuade the local nobility to reach an agreement with other voivodeships and to take action to save the Fatherland in the face of urgent state necessity.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the city of Lwów and its burghers the lands and forests extending around the municipal fields, known as 'obszary', along with all appurtenances and benefits. In return, the burghers are obligated to constantly care for the expansion, fortification, and beautification of the city.

The King expects an amicable resolution of disputes between Doctor Marcin Campian, a member of the Lwów authorities, and various offices and private individuals. The parties are to jointly appoint honest burghers who will lead to a settlement without violating the city's rights. The King also informs about a separate letter to the Archbishop of Lwów.

The document is a notarial instrument drawn up by the notary Albert of Padua on the order of the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan of Rzeszów, at the request of the altarist Augustyn Kamener. It contains a transumpt of the privilege of the Lviv city council from 1399, which founded and endowed the Altar of the Ten Thousand Martyrs and the Holy Virgins in the Lviv Cathedral.

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.

The King considers a complaint from the burghers of Lwów against lustration commissioners who, under the pretext of the new 'kwarta' tax, are imposing previously unknown burdens and duties towards the castle. He explains that the lustration applies to the estates of starostas and leaseholders, not to municipal property and its income. He orders the removal of unlawful burdens or an explanation for their imposition, recalling previous warnings.

The King responds to a complaint from the burghers of Lwów regarding new obligations entered into the lustration records. He orders that merchants and craftsmen not be burdened beyond the law and that such entries be removed, despite extracts having already been issued to the starosta.

The King authorizes the use of cash from the deposit of the Voivode of Kiev to cover the shortfall in military funding. The release requires security provided by the commissioners and the consent of the Crown Subchamberlain as tutor; jewels and other items are to remain in the deposit.

The Prince accepts the armorer Stanisław Sołtysowicz into his service. He requests the city authorities' benevolence, freedom to earn additional income from selling beverages, and a reduction in rent for the municipal grinding mill, whose operations are interrupted by the draining of the pond, lack of water, and repairs to the embankment.

The Prince orders the release of two cannons entrusted to the city to Stanisław Kazanowski, requests a short-term loan of 200 cannonballs and the necessary amount of gunpowder, and asks for assistance with transport.

King Władysław IV instructs a commissioner on the issue of border negotiations with Moscow, ordering firmness regarding the demands of the Muscovite side, while also exercising prudence so as not to aggravate disputes before spring. He also draws attention to the problem of the unauthorized occupation of disputed tracts of land, which gave the Muscovite side reasons to file complaints and make threats.

Wojciech and Stanisław of Sulimów discharge the councillors and burghers of Lwów from the payment of 30 marks of compensation for assault and injuries sustained, granted by the verdict of an arbitration court presided over by the Archbishop of Lwów, Jan. The issuers commit to refraining from any further claims against the city and to maintaining perpetual peace.

The King orders the starosta to provide timber from the starostwo forests for palisades and wooden defensive obstacles. He demands effective assistance to the magistrate in collecting fortification contributions from the residents of noble and ecclesiastical houses as well.

The King orders the Lwów magistrate to return goods brought to the fair by the Jews, which were seized without waiting for the resolution of the dispute. He forbids hindering their trade until a verdict is reached.

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of the Archdeacon of Lublin, Stanisław Erpisska, transfers the village of Hodowica, belonging to the Lviv prebend of St. John, from Polish and Ruthenian law to German Magdeburg law. The document grants the inhabitants immunity from the courts of land officials and defines the scope of the village head's (sołtys) jurisdiction.

In view of the threat from enemies, the King is sending artillery and equipment to Lviv. He requests the temporary storage of gunpowder, cannonballs, and equipment in the city arsenal, as well as a plot of land for a royal arsenal according to the plan of Paweł Grodziecki.

King Władysław IV orders the authorities of Lwów to stop and arrest all shipments of saltpeter being exported against the applicable law and without royal permission. The goods are to remain under city guard until further instructions from the monarch are received.

King Władysław Jagiełło donates the dilapidated royal bathhouse with its plot to the city of Lwów in exchange for an annual rent of 20 marks. Furthermore, he authorizes the councilors and the city to construct additional bathhouses as their own property without the obligation to pay any fees to the monarch.

The King recommends assisting the Augustinians, who acquired the site of the former convent of the Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena outside the Halych Gate. He points to the consent obtained from the Archbishop and requests municipal support and the absence of obstacles to construction.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms the privilege of King Casimir the Great from 1360 for the city of Lwów, abolishing the previous rule of equal division of property after the husband's death and introducing new, detailed rules for inheritance and the renunciation of assets between spouses and their relatives. The document regulates legal issues concerning dowry, dower (oprawa), the division of movable and immovable property, and the procedure for renouncing property before a court.

The King reports a complaint from the Jews of the suburbs regarding attacks by students and other unruly persons, and the robbery of homes, goods, and money. He orders the magistrate to ensure order and punish the perpetrators in an exemplary manner.

Papal Nuncio Peter Wolfram confirms the arbitration award of Bishop Maciej of Przemyśl, which regulates the dispute over parish rights and income between the parish priest Jan Rusin and the Dominican and Franciscan monasteries in Lviv.

King Władysław IV Vasa admonishes the Lwów magistrate in connection with a complaint from the local Armenians, who are suffering prejudice to their rights and privileges granted by monarchs. He orders the city authorities not to violate Armenian liberties and to refrain from causing them any harm or obstacles.

The city is to send representatives familiar with the value of foreign goods to Warsaw by May 27, 1643. They will support the parliamentary commission working with the treasurers to set prices.

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of Włodko, transfers his village of Werbiż in the Szczerzec district from Polish and Ruthenian law to the German Środa law. The document exempts the village inhabitants from the jurisdiction of royal officials and grants the village head (sołtys) full judicial authority.

The King condemns the financing of the city's ransom using the assets of absent residents. He orders the costs to be distributed according to wealth and demands the return of Mikołaj Boim's property; he reserves the right of confiscation exclusively for the royal court.

King John Casimir expresses surprise at the sentencing of the Starosta of Łomża by the authorities of Lwów for embezzlement. He informs them of the issuance of a safe-conduct letter and orders the magistrate to send plenipotentiaries to Lublin to settle accounts and issue a receipt.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms a transumed document of the Lviv jurors regarding the donation of the Hołosko grange by Katarzyna Cymmerman to her husband Janusz Tłumacz. Furthermore, the monarch grants Janusz and his successors a royal wasteland by the Brzuchowica river and adjacent meadows.

The Dominicans purchased a house next to their monastery and wish to connect it to the monastery wall. The King demands the city's consent, arguing that voluntary agreement will not infringe upon its privileges.

King Władysław II Jagiełło grants the villages of Radszyn and Zdutyn in the Lviv land to the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Rzeszowski, and the Lviv Cathedral under perpetual law. The document establishes perpetual possession and administration of these estates with all appurtenances and benefits.

King John II Casimir orders the Chamberlain of Lwów, Piotr Ożga, to compel the leaseholder Icek to immediately pay 10,000 zlotys from the 'czopowe' tax to the Lwów magistrate. The monarch notes that despite a previous rescript, the city has not yet received the money due to it.

King John Casimir instructs Voivode Stanisław Lanckoroński to chair a commission receiving accounts from the burghers of Lwów regarding the 'czopowe' tax funds intended for fortifications. At the same time, the monarch exempts the residents of Lwów and the estates under his jurisdiction from the duty of sending infantry to the 'pospolite ruszenie' (levy in mass), ordering the men to be kept on-site as a city garrison.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the Lwów burgher and hearth tax collector Janszko Tołmacz and his successors a cloth chamber in Lwów with the right to trade and shear cloth. The stall is exempted from paying the annual rent to the royal treasury.

King John Casimir thanks the authorities of Lwów for their loyalty to the Crown and promises compensation for the war losses incurred. He also orders the organization, together with the governor, of winter clothing for the stationed soldiers, assuring them of the reimbursement of the funds spent from the state treasury.

King John II Casimir orders the authorities of Lviv to organize the transport of three hundred lances left in the city and deliver them to Lublin. Krzysztof Bernatowicz is to provide detailed information regarding the transport of the weapons and the banners belonging to them.

The Bishop of Przemyśl, Jan, together with the Chapter, releases and acquits the councilors and burghers of Lwów from the repayment of a debt incurred from the late Bishop Maciej, due to the transfer of these funds directly to King Władysław Jagiełło. The issuers renounce all further financial claims and declare the existing debt obligations void and cancelled.

The King thanks Lviv for its resistance against the troops of the Voivode of Transylvania and requests a loan of 100,000 zlotys. The security for the loan is to be the customs revenues collected via lease; the Treasurer will provide the details.

The municipal authorities, guild masters, and the entire commonalty of Lwów pledge homage and an oath of fidelity to King Władysław Jagiełło, and after his death to his son Władysław or daughter Jadwiga. They also commit to obedience toward Queen Sophia and Grand Duke Vytautas as the appointed guardians of the underage prince.