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5 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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131/1/507131-1-507-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1558-12-15Confirmation of the privileges of the shoemakers' guild in Lwów by King Sigismund II Augustus

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms and transumes four privileges granted by kings Casimir Jagiellon and Sigismund I to the shoemakers' guild of the city of Lwów. These concern the limitation of the number of shoemakers in the castle suburb to two masters, the prohibition of practicing the shoemaking craft in noble manors outside the city walls, the rules for the sale of hides by tanners, and the prohibition of purchasing hides before the city gates.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland
To: shoemakers' guild of the city of Lwów (sutores contubernii civitatis Leopoldiensis)
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131/1/509131-1-509-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1559-01-17Confirmation of the privileges of the St. John's Church jurisdiction in Lwów by King Sigismund II Augustus

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms to Jan Krowicki and the inhabitants of the jurisdiction of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the suburbs of Lwów the ancient privileges of kings and officials regarding Armenian law and exemptions from castle burdens. Furthermore, the monarch permits the local Armenian craftsmen to freely practice all crafts according to ancient custom.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, etc.
To: Jan Krowicki (Joannes Crowiczki), Canon and Dean of Lwów, parish priest in Sambor, royal secretary, and the clergy and inhabitants of the jurisdiction of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the suburbs of Lwów (Armenians, Ruthenians, gardeners)
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131/1/514131-1-514-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1560-11-22Document of King Sigismund Augustus granting a house in Przemyśl to Spytek Jordan

King Sigismund Augustus grants to the Voivode of Sandomierz, Spytek Jordan of Zakliczyn, and his successors, a house in Przemyśl that had fallen to the Crown by right of escheat. The grant is a perpetual donation with full rights to freely dispose of the property.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
To: Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan of Zakliczyn, Voivode of Sandomierz, Starosta of Przemyśl and Kamieniec
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