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Royal commissioners of Casimir IV Jagiellon perform a demarcation of the village of Wierzbiż, belonging to the cathedral chapter in Lwów, from the estates of Horożanna and Rzyczyhów, leased by Jan of Jacymierz. The designated lands, forests, and usufructs are adjudged to the Lwów chapter in perpetuity.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter, confirms a 1463 document by royal commissioners delimiting the chapter village of Wierzbiąż and the royal villages of Rożana and Rzeczyczów. The confirmation grants the Chapter the disputed lands, forests, thickets, and revenues according to the established boundary mounds.

The Lviv Land Court adjudicates to the industrious Albert of Basówka, a subject of the Lviv Chapter, the intromission (possession) of the Zimna Woda and Glinna estates belonging to the noble Baltazar Leśniowski, following a successful lawsuit regarding the unlawful seizure of property.

King Stephen Báthory confirms the commission act establishing the boundaries between the villages of the Lviv Dominican convent of Corpus Christi (Zarudtsi, Koshchiyiv, Zashkiv) and the royal and municipal estates. The document cites the findings of the royal commissioners and transumes the royal letter appointing the commission, which refers to the former demarcations of Duke Władysław of Opole.

King Sigismund III Vasa grants the city of Lwów the perpetual right to collect duties on goods (the so-called 'sztukowe' or 'węzłowe'), as well as on grain, beer, and mead. The income from these duties is divided: two-thirds are allocated for the city's needs and fortifications, and one-third for the remuneration of the city council's efforts.

King Władysław IV examines a dispute over an unpaid debt between Maciej Fik of Gdańsk and the Lwów Armenian Gabriel Bernatowicz, and confirms the privilege of Sigismund Augustus exempting Armenians from answering before commission courts. On this basis, the monarch refers the case to the competent Armenian court in Lwów.

King Władysław IV Vasa approves the act of foundation and endowment of the scholastery at the metropolitan cathedral in Lviv, established by Father Jan Karol Czołhański from estates in the Żydaczów district, and confirmed by Archbishop Stanisław Grochowski and the Lviv chapter. The monarch incorporates the granted villages into the ecclesiastical immunity for all time.

King Władysław IV Vasa confirms the right of the Lwów city magistrate to collect in perpetuity the ancient market fee known as 'półmiarkowe'. The income from this tax is intended for the repair and construction of the city's defensive walls.

In recognition of the loyalty and sacrifices of Lwów during the wars, King John II Casimir equalizes the city and its citizens with Kraków and Wilno in terms of rights, liberties, and noble privileges. The burghers of Lwów are granted the right to participate in royal elections, attend the Sejm, and freely acquire and possess landed estates.

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.

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.

Michał Fredro intervenes on behalf of the knightly circle with the Lwów city councilors against excessive taxation and the burdensome quartering of envoys among the poor Halych suburbanites. He warns the municipal authorities against the extortion by tax collectors and announces that he will raise this matter at the next sejmik.

The Castellan of Lwów, Jerzy Bogusław Fredro, appeals to the Castellan of Kraków, Feliks Potocki, for assistance in apprehending Marcin Waśniowski, his former ward who was sentenced by the Crown Tribunal for an attempt on his life. Fredro proposes that Potocki write a private letter to his relative, Prince Janusz Wiśniowiecki, to have the criminal, who is serving in the Lithuanian army, sent to Lwów under a pretext so that justice may be served.

Jakub Maksymilian Fredro asks Wojciech Zimnicki to settle a debt with the goldsmith Grünwald based on a contract left by his late brother, the Bishop of Bacău. He also forwards a letter to the Archbishop of Lviv, requesting the remission of a one-hundred-zloty debt incurred by the deceased.