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2 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

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131/1/473131-1-473-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1552-04-06Privilege of King Sigismund II Augustus for Lwów confirming fees for gatekeepers

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the ancient custom of the municipal gatekeepers in Lwów collecting a fee in the form of one piece of firewood and a bundle of hay or straw from every cart and sleigh entering the city. In return, the gate guards are obliged to keep the passages clean and ensure convenient entry into Lwów.

Sigismund II Augustus (Sigismundus Augustus Dei gratia Rex Poloniae, magnus Dux Lithuaniae nec non terrarum Cracoviae, Sandomiriae, Siradiae, Lanciciae, Cuiaviae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masoviae, Culmensis, Elbingensis, Pomeraniaeque etc. Dominus et heres)
To: Mayor and councilors of the city of Lwów (Proconsul et Consules Civitatis nostrae Leopoliensis, suo et totius Communitatis Civitatis illius nomine)
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131/1/486131-1-486-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1554-04-16Privilege of King Sigismund II Augustus for Lwów abolishing the tribute of live fish

King Sigismund II Augustus abolishes the burdensome tribute in kind of live fish, hitherto paid by the burghers of Lwów to the royal castle, replacing it with a fixed monetary fee collected from vessels containing fish brought to the city market. He orders the Starosta of Lwów and his officials to strictly observe the newly established market tax.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Sigismundus Augustus Dei gratia Rex Poloniae Magnus Dux Lithuaniae)
To: Burghers and inhabitants of Lwów (Cives Leopolien[ses])
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