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King Sigismund III Vasa orders the mayor and council of Lwów to appoint arbitrators from among the councilors to reach an amicable settlement in a dispute over contracts and mutual accounts between Armenian burghers: Jan and Awedik Bernatowicz and Zachariasz Iwaszkowicz. The settlement is intended to prevent the financial ruin of the parties, but must not violate the validity of previous royal decrees.

The document contains an authenticated transsumpt of procedural acts concerning an appeal and adhesion filed by the proxies of the councilors and farmers of the city of Lviv against a verdict of the Roman Curia ordering the payment of tithes to the parish priest Jan Rusin. Archbishop Jakub Strepa certifies the authenticity of the submitted instruments and issues their copy along with a request for the issuance of apostoli.

The councilors and the old council of the city of Lviv certify the status of land ownership inherited by Jan Zimmersteyn and his mother Katarzyna near the mill of Grzegorz Fischer. The document regulates the measurement of the plots and designates a free municipal road running through these lands towards Hołosko and the main road to Zboiska.

Following raids by Tatars and Cossacks, the King entrusts the defense of Lwów to Jan Berens, lieutenant colonel of the Ruthenian Voivode's regiment. He orders the city to receive him with his soldiers, administer an oath, provide assistance in defense, and issue funds from the 'czopowe' (excise tax) for the garrison's needs. Expenses are to be settled against city taxes.

The Lviv City Council certifies an amicable settlement reached between councilor Mikołaj Sołtys and Kasia Teuffelin in a dispute over four gardens located in front of the Halych Gate. The terms for compensation payment and the perpetual transfer of an annual rent to the poor of the Lviv hospital after Teuffelin's death were established.

The Lviv City Council certifies the amicable division of the estate of Jan Sommerstein and his mother Jadwiga, carried out by arbitrators between Mikołaj Sołtys the Elder and his wife Jadwiga, and Mikołaj Sołtys the Younger and his wife Anna. The settlement specifies the division of townhouses in the Lviv Market Square, the grange near the Katschel mill, peasant rents, ponds, gardens, and movable property.

King Władysław III of Varna orders the nobility, landowners, and clergy to sell inherited real estate within the city limits of Lviv within one year, under penalty of 20 marks. The regulation is intended to prevent the deterioration of urban property and the reduction of duties incumbent upon city plots.

Bieliński recommends to the Lwów magistrate a physician named Matheim [spelling uncertain], who has served in his household. The recommended individual is establishing a property in the city; the author promises gratitude for the support.

Commissioners of King Sigismund I resolve the dispute between Lviv butchers and the nobility and townspeople, allowing free meat trade in Lviv every Saturday. Rules were established for collecting the market fee, known as 'sochaczne', stored in a chest with three keys, a portion of which was allocated to assist the butchers in paying the royal rent.

The document is an arbitration award regulating long-standing disputes between the Lviv Cathedral Chapter and the Lviv city magistrate, concerning, among other things, Polish and German language preachers, the administration of the cathedral school, deposits and testamentary bequests, and rights to the Olchowy Mill and municipal waterworks. Under penalty of two thousand Hungarian florins, it orders the parties to observe the agreed order in perpetuity.

Hetman Jan Klemens Branicki expresses his gratitude to the President and the City Council of Lviv for the congratulations sent on the occasion of the past Easter holidays. He assures the municipal authorities of his constant goodwill and offers them reciprocal wishes for all prosperity.

Grand Crown Hetman Jan Klemens Branicki thanks the President and Council of Lviv for their New Year's greetings, reciprocating the wishes for prosperity. He also informs them that he has reiterated orders to the local garrison commander regarding the assurance of the city's security.

Hetman Jan Klemens Branicki informs the authorities of Lviv about the appointment of a military commission to resolve a dispute with Standard-bearer (Chorąży) Koc. He also appeals for the quartering of the garrison within the city walls, arguing for security needs and the protection of soldiers from the hardships of being stationed in the suburbs.

Hetman Jan Klemens Branicki intercedes with the President and Council of Lwów on behalf of the Warsaw citizen Bartsch regarding his dispute with Councilor Nuszczyński concerning an inheritance and trade losses. He requests a swift and fair adjudication of the case before the municipal council.

Hetman Jan Klemens Branicki thanks the president and the city council of Lwów for the congratulations sent on the occasion of Christmas. In response, he sends the city authorities mutual wishes for all prosperity.

Grand Hetman of the Crown Jan Klemens Branicki thanks the President and the City Council of Lviv for the New Year's greetings sent. In response, he reciprocates with kind wishes for all prosperity.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the general sejm in Kraków, grants the city of Lwów the perpetual right to collect market fees from every wagon with goods, a right previously granted temporarily by King John I Albert. The income obtained in this way is to be allocated for the renovation and maintenance of the city fortifications.

Henrykowski invites the mayor and the council of Lviv to the wedding of his eldest daughter to Andrzej Łysicki [?], administrator of the Brest-Litovsk economy. The daughter is not mentioned by name.

A receipt and financial settlement prepared by Thomas Giernott, showing the value of goods taken by Jan Liebschwager from Lwów. After deducting a partial payment, the author of the document indicates a remaining balance of over 297 hard thalers.

A captain requests the authorities of Lviv to grant a delay to Jaskiewicz, whose shop has been sealed. He cites the debtor's promise to pay within a few days and asks for this solution to be accepted.

W. Hołodyński expresses deep sympathy for the misfortunes affecting Lviv and assures of his constant goodwill and support for the efforts of the city syndic. On the occasion of Easter, he extends wishes for prosperity and rebirth to the city authorities, coinciding with the Resurrection of Christ.

The author rejects the city's excuses regarding money. He claims he does not harm the residents, but can no longer maintain soldiers serving without pay from his own funds.

Queen Isabella Jagiellon of Hungary, together with her son John Sigismund, grants the burghers and merchants of Lviv the privilege of duty-free import and sale of all goods within the territory of Hungary and Transylvania. This grant is an expression of gratitude for the hospitality, kindness, and assistance shown to the monarchs by the council and inhabitants of Lviv during their multi-month stay in the city.

King Henry Valois confirms in the form of a vidimus a decree of Sigismund Augustus from the Lviv land records, which clarifies and solidifies the privilege of Queen Jadwiga exempting Lviv burghers from customs duties. The document ensures perpetual legal force for the customs freedoms granted to the city of Lviv within the Crown and its subordinate domains.

Roman Koryciński responds to the urgent request of the mayor and councilors of Lwów for financial support, declaring his readiness to lend several hundred zlotys. However, he makes the disbursement of the money conditional upon obtaining a guarantee from all estates for its immediate repayment upon demand.

Grand Marshal of the Crown Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski calls upon the authorities of Lwów to execute a verdict of the Marshal's Court in favor of Mr. Tołkacz. He orders the return of the seized property to the victim and demands that the merchants provide due compensation.

The Castellan of Lwów, Antoni Morski, thanks the mayor and the city council of Lwów for the greetings sent on the occasion of the past holidays. He sends reciprocal wishes for prosperity for Lwów and good health and long life for the recipients.

Grzegorz Jan Piotrowski petitions the Mayor and City Council of Lviv to place land and a cottage in Bogdanivka under their protection. He informs them that despite a previous incomplete sale of the property to a woman, his family claims the right to it and should recover the estate after compensating the buyer.

The delegates inform the Lviv authorities of their arrival in Warsaw despite difficulties at the city gates, and of their efforts with dignitaries and Crown assessors to defend municipal jurisdiction. They report on a legal consultation held, the expectation of a prompt hearing of the case, and request information regarding Mr. Dreszel's mission.

The Bench College replies to the Lviv Magistrate that the issue of road and waterworks repairs belongs to the city stewards, over whom they have no disciplinary authority, although they have urged them to act with diligence. At the same time, the benchers request assistance in filling official vacancies, proposing to persuade or compel doctors of medicine to join the municipal authorities.

The Crown Instigator laments to the authorities of Lviv that due to the negligence of the late city envoy, Doctor Głuszyński, the opportunity to defend the city's privileges and free the city from unlawful fiscal burdens at the Radom Tribunal was lost. At the same time, he assures them of his constant goodwill and readiness to support Lviv at the next available opportunity.

Princess Anna Jabłonowska and the Lviv Prioress Maria Scholastyka Jabłonowska address the magistrate and the President of Lviv with a request for permission to extract clay from the municipal hill for the construction of the Sacramentines convent. In return, the authors assure the city authorities of their gratitude and the constant prayers of the congregation.

Marshal of the Crown Tribunal, Roch Michał Jabłonowski, thanks the authorities of Lwów for their New Year's greetings and shares reflections on the prosperity of cities under the new reign. In connection with the upcoming Lwów session of the Tribunal, he appeals to the councilors for urgent repairs to access roads and for ensuring order and cleanliness in the city.

Wolff Fromhold von Lüdinghausen urges the mayors and the council of Lwów to immediately pay the merchant donation enacted by the Sejm, assigned for the pay of the royal guard. He warns the city of the consequences of further withholding funds for the military.