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A document of the jurors of the city of Lwów certifying mutual property dispositions of the former village head Mikołaj and his wife Jadwiga in the event of the death of one of the spouses. The settlement includes, among others, half of a house in Lwów, movables, real estate, and a life interest in a pond in Zamarstynów.

Walerian asks his own brother Walenty for a letter, news about their mother and wife, as well as military and parliamentary updates. He mentions a rumor about an acquaintance priest traveling to Rome; there is no confirmation of his stay.

Carmelite Walenty asks the President of Lwów for the official release of Górski's belongings and papers held by Mr. Herbut. The saber remains in dispute due to a claim of one zloty; the friar promises to provide a receipt for the items collected.

King Sigismund I authorizes the authorities of Lviv to collect a fee of half a grosz from every wagon of refugees seeking shelter in the city from enemy invasions. The funds obtained are to cover the costs of cleaning the city of mud and filth and repairing the city walls, ramparts, and moats.

The Lviv General Official Jan Drohobycz performs a transumpt of a 1499 agreement concluded between the custodian of the Lviv Franciscans, Walenty, and the parish priest Jan of Czyszki, at the request of the then-parish priest Bernard Kolaczek. This agreement regulated issues of outstanding sheaf tithes, participation in the costs of dam repairs, and the division of income from fishing in the pond in Czyszki.

Archbishop of Lviv Piotr Starzechowski performs an oblation and transsumption of a document by Primate Jan Latalski containing a brief of Pope Paul III from 1538. The act confirms the exemption of mendicant friars in the Kingdom of Poland from the jurisdiction of diocesan bishops and prohibits the violation of their privileges.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the privileges exempting the burghers and inhabitants of Lwów from the jurisdiction of noble, land, and castle courts. All their cases are to be heard exclusively before the proper municipal court of Magdeburg Law, under penalty of nullity of any other judgments.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the mayor and councilors of the city of Lwów the perpetual right of patronage and presentation to the provostry of the Holy Spirit church and hospital in Lwów. The document imposes an obligation on the Archbishop of Lwów to institute candidates nominated by the municipal authorities and ensures the inviolability of this right against any potential royal claims.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the authorities of the city of Lwów, confirms earlier acts of delimitation from 1462 and 1485 between Lwów lands and the hereditary village of Zimna Woda. The document grants perpetual legal force to the established boundary line and the order of silence imposed on former claimants.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the mayor and councilors of Lwów land on the Pełtew River in front of the Kraków Gate for the construction of a water mill for their private use. The document transfers full ownership, all revenues from the mill, and complete municipal jurisdiction over it and the miller to the city authorities, excluding them from the jurisdiction of the starosta.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms and renews all existing rights, privileges, immunities, and possessions granted to the city of Lwów by his predecessors and by himself. At the same time, he places the burghers and their property under royal protection, prohibiting the imposition of new burdens and the violation of the boundaries of municipal jurisdiction.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms to the Archbishop of Lviv, Piotr Starzechowski, the chapter, and the clergy of the metropolitan church in Lviv all rights, privileges, freedoms, and immunities granted by his predecessors. This confirmation was issued at the General Sejm in Piotrków in fulfillment of the monarch's coronation oath.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of his father, Sigismund I the Old, from 1546, granting the mayor and councilors of the city of Lviv the perpetual right of patronage and presentation of the provost of the Church and Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Lviv. The document invalidates any conflicting grants and orders the Archbishop of Lviv to institute the candidate presented by the municipal authorities.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms to the elders and the community of Lwów Armenians all rights, privileges, liberties, immunities, and ancient customs granted by his predecessors, including King Sigismund I the Old.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the Armenians of Lwów from the jurisdiction of all land and castle courts, placing them exclusively under the jurisdiction of the wójt (advocatus) and Armenian elders judging according to Armenian law. All appeals from this court are reserved exclusively for the royal court.

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.

King Sigismund II Augustus abolishes the old Lwów custom excluding grandchildren from inheriting from their grandparents and establishes the right of representation, equalizing their share in the inheritance with uncles and aunts. Furthermore, he entrusts the mayor and councilors of Lwów with full authority to resolve all existing inheritance disputes of this kind without the possibility of appeal to the King.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the verdict of the General Sejm in Kraków, which dismissed the lawsuit brought by the nobleman Wasiek Łahodowski against the authorities of Lwów before the castle court. The document confirms the privilege exempting Lwów burghers from foreign jurisdiction and orders that they be sued exclusively before the municipal court.

Pope Julius III notifies the suffragans of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the appointment of Feliks Ligęza as Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Archbishop Piotr Starzechowski and orders them to show the new metropolitan due obedience. The document contains later entries of oblation before the Bishops of Przemyśl and Chełm from 1555.

King Sigismund Augustus confirms in the form of a transsumpt four earlier royal privileges for the city of Lviv. The document guarantees the exemption of Lviv burghers from foreign jurisdictions and commission courts, and exempts Lviv merchants of all rites from customs duties in, among others, Chełm, Bełz, and Hrubieszów.

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.

The Lviv Metropolitan Chapter authorizes the miller Walenty and his wife Dorota to redeem the third part and the third measure of the Stachyrowski mill from Elżbieta, widow of the councilor Stanisław Berger. At the same time, the Chapter leases them the remaining two parts of the mill for life in exchange for an annual rent, flour deliveries, and the obligation to maintain and repair the mill buildings.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves a transumed document of the Lviv city council from 1529 containing the statute and master articles of the combined guild of blacksmiths, locksmiths, swordsmiths, coppersmiths, armorers, and needle makers. The monarch grants legal force to the guild's provisions at the request of the guild elders and brothers.

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.

King Sigismund II Augustus, at the general sejm in Kraków, approves a document from the Lwów assessors dated 1554, certifying the sale of a hide of arable land with meadows and thickets in the village of Kleparów to the peasant Grzegorz Sołtys by Stanisław Kmitowicz and Barbara and Katarzyna Kmitówna. The issued diploma ensures the buyer and his heirs perpetual and inviolable ownership rights to the acquired land.

The document establishes the detailed course of boundaries and the construction of boundary mounds between the Franciscan-owned village of Kozielniki and the municipal lands of Lwów, as well as the villages of Sichów and Zubrza, putting an end to previous disputes and injuries. Furthermore, it confirms the right granted to the convent by the municipal authorities for limited logging for firewood and cattle grazing on municipal lands, provided that good relations with the city are maintained.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves an entry from the Piotrków municipal council books of 1538 concerning the sale of a house with a plot and garden behind the Kraków Gate in Piotrków by the altarist Jan Kraska to the councilors and mayor of the city of Lwów. The buyers were obliged to pay an annual rent of 15 groszy to the aforementioned altar on the feast of St. Matthew.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the burghers of Lwów from the general duty of providing transport for royal messengers, transferring this burden to the castle villages. At the same time, he orders the payment of 400 florins from the 'szos' tax to the Crown Treasury, leaving the remainder for the city's needs.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the Lviv burghers affected by a recent city fire from all fees, taxes, and contributions for a period of eight years, to facilitate the rebuilding of their homes and the restoration of Lviv's former splendor. At the same time, he orders the tax collectors of the Ruthenian lands to strictly observe this relief under penalty of royal disfavor.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the right of the Lviv Chapter to collect the third measure from the mill at the Halych Gate in Lviv for a period of thirty years. After this time has elapsed and the pledge sum has been repaid, the mill is to fully return to royal administration.

Walenty Zaleski informs Voivode Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski of his safe arrival with ships in Świecie and reports on strict inspections and high customs duties in Toruń. He also provides current prices for grain and linen, and mentions difficulties in collecting trees from Wilanów.

Walenty Zaleski informs Voivode Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about the successful arrival in Toruń and delays in grain collection caused by Warsaw officials. He also reports on the necessity of paying the Toruń customs duty, low grain prices, and the lack of demand for linen.

King Sigismund II Augustus approves a transsumpt from the Lviv land records, in which the Lviv burgher Sebald Wortzel mortgages the village of Zamarstynów to Field Hetman Mikołaj Sieniawski in exchange for a debt of 5,500 florins. The document sanctions the submission of this transaction to land law despite the earlier opposition of the Lviv municipal authorities.

King Sigismund II Augustus settles a dispute between the city of Lwów and the heirs of Kazimierz Hynek, ordering them to return documents and vacate the third share of the Zimnowodzki mill located before the Kraków Gate upon payment of the due sum. The monarch appoints a land bailiff to execute the intromission in favor of the city under a penalty of 1000 marks, with the assistance of the Starosta of Lwów.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of Sigismund I from 1543 issued to the authorities, merchants, tailors, and furriers of Lviv. The document renews the prohibition against Jews and non-guild interlopers sewing and selling 'opasznice', woolen clothing, and fur garments within the territory of Lviv, Ruthenia, and Podolia.

King Sigismund Augustus restores an eight-year exemption from public taxes for Lwów burghers affected by fire and plague, revoking the effects of the annulment of immunities from the Lublin Sejm. Furthermore, he declares that the city of Lwów is obliged to pay tax collectors only the 'szos' (land tax) and 'czopowe' (excise tax on alcohol) according to ancient custom.

King Sigismund II Augustus sentences in absentia the customs collector Melchior Kośla to a fine of 3000 marks for the benefit of the authorities and commonalty of Lwów due to his failure to appear in court and take an oath. At the same time, the monarch confirms the total exemption of Lwów burghers from all customs duties within the Crown and its subordinate lands.

King Sigismund II Augustus grants the burghers and bakers of Lwów permission to build bread stalls and trade bread in perpetuity, in order to provide relief to the city following a fire. The monarch allocates the rental income from these stalls to the reconstruction of city fortifications and public buildings, ordering the authorities to account for the funds annually before the commonalty.

Walenty Zieleński sends New Year's greetings and reminds the recipient of his past legal services provided to him in Kraków. He asks for intercession with the Lviv magistrate regarding the appointment of a prosecutor for civil cases.

King Henry Valois, at the coronation sejm, confirms all rights, privileges, immunities, and customs granted to the Lviv Armenian community by his predecessors. He orders royal officials and the municipal authorities of Lviv to strictly observe and protect the Lviv Armenians.

King Henry Valois confirms the rights and privileges of the Lviv Shooting (Cock) Brotherhood, originally granted by Sigismund II Augustus. The document mandates the cultivation of crossbow and firearm shooting exercises, provides tax immunities for the marksmen, and guarantees annual payments from the city treasury.

King Stefan Batory approves the commission act establishing the valuation of income and executing the redemption of the third share of the Zimna Woda mill in the Lwów suburb by the Castellan of Sieradz, Andrzej Dembowski, from the heirs of Kazimierz Hynek for the sum of 4684 florins. He grants Dembowski the right to peaceful possession of the mill until such time as it might be redeemed by the King for the same sum.

Walenty Kajerski informs a Lviv councilor about city affairs being heard in Radom, including the issue of harmful propinations and the absence of the Lviv chamberlain. He assures the recipient of his vigilance regarding Lviv's interests, mentions sending letters to Kraków, and declares his continued readiness to carry out instructions.

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.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Dymitr Solikowski, together with the cathedral chapter, grants his brother Wojciech Solikowski the village of Siemikowce for life and leases him the village of Marków for twelve years. In return, the recipient undertakes to pay annual fees, maintain economic facilities, and repair and maintain a fish pond damaged by a flood.

Archbishop of Lwów Jan Dymitr Solikowski, together with the cathedral chapter, establishes and re-founds the office of the reeve in the town of Dunajów, entrusting it to the nobleman Marcin Żabka and his successors. The document grants the reeve jurisdiction under Magdeburg law and an endowment including two hides of land with meadows, a plot for a reeve's manor, the third penny from judicial fines, and the right to brew beer and fish.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski confirms a donation of 400 Polish zlotys made by Gabriel Rozen of Rożnów to the provost and mansionaries of the Lviv Cathedral. The foundation was secured in the form of an annual perpetual rent (wyderkaf) of 24 zlotys on the tenement house of the Lviv apothecary Hieronim Wedelski in exchange for the celebration of services and masses for the donor's soul.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Dymitr Solikowski, together with the cathedral chapter, establishes an annual anniversary for the soul of the Voivode of Podolia, Mikołaj Mielecki, and allocates funds for the clergy and church staff. The foundation is based on an annual rent of 30 florins secured on the estates of the village of Stryhańce.

The City Council of Lviv approves the statute of the coppersmiths' guild, establishing religious and organizational duties for guild brothers, rules for training apprentices and admitting journeymen as masters, as well as regulations for trade and copper processing.

Lviv councilor Jerzy Boim, together with his wife Jadwiga and his family, allocates the sum of 2100 florins invested in Lviv townhouses to endow the Chapel of the Holy Trinity and the Passion of Christ, which he founded at the cathedral cemetery in Lviv. The document defines the right of patronage, the principles of fund management, the duties of four priests led by a senior, the order of services, and the right of burial.