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An order for the immediate execution of a ruling in favor of the Lviv burghers concerning the redemption of the third measure of the Zimna Woda mill and related properties. The King forbids further delays of the execution through appeals; the income is to be used for strengthening the city's defenses.

The city councilors thank the Marshal for his care of Lviv's envoys and ask for his support before the King in a dispute with Stanisław Szembek over lands purchased by the city. They mention the previous rights of the father of Szembek's wife and the payment of several thousand zlotys. This is a parallel submission to letter 190 addressed to the Voivode.

The Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Wątróbka of Strzelce, confirms the commitment of the Cathedral Chapter in Lviv to celebrate perpetual masses and services on every Ember Day for the soul of Paweł Jurkowski of Czartoria. This obligation was undertaken in exchange for 150 marks paid by the executor of the will, the Castellan and Starosta of Sandomierz, Rafał of Jarosław.

A document from the Lviv land court certifying the perpetual and voluntary division of hereditary and pledged estates in Zimna Woda after the deceased father between sisters Barbara and Małgorzata. The act details the division of peasant hides, wastelands, the manor, ponds, and meadows, and defines the rules for the common use of forests and pastures.

Archbishop of Lviv Bernard Wilczek confirms the erection and endowment of an altar in the Lviv Cathedral made by Dean Jan Krowicki. The endowment consists of an annual rent of 22 florins purchased from the authorities of Lviv on the property of the village of Dworzyska, transumed in the content of the document.

Błazowski discusses the cases of Michał Dobroski [?] and Kowaliński. He proposes using the Toruń Statute against individuals identified as vagrants, employs the metaphor of a bird in a cage, and points out the deterrent purpose of the detention. He declares his arrival after Laetare Sunday.

The land judge and deputy judge of Sieradz certify that the King, at the General Sejm in Piotrków, confirmed the rights of Małgorzata, widow of Marcin Tłusty, and her son Erazm to the malt mill near Lwów by the Halicz Gate. The sovereign maintained them in peaceful possession of the mill, contrary to the claims of the Lwów Metropolitan Chapter.

Michał Bobrowski sends a servant back to Kazimierz Wolski, asking for him to be redirected to the banner upon his return, and inquires about the status of the matter with Mr. Boreyka. He also informs about the urgent need for the arrival of deputies with provisions for the postal soldiers and asks for a cap to be collected from Próchnicki.

Piotr Bobrowski sends greetings to Lieutenant Kazimierz Wolski and requests the payment of an additional food allowance for his retainers in case of a delay in his arrival. He assures that he will soon appear in person at the camp near Lviv and reimburse the advanced funds.

Piotr Bobrowski informs Lieutenant Kazimierz Wolski about the total destruction of Wawrzeńczyce and the surrounding villages by the Swedes and the difficulties in collecting provisions, asking for instructions from the Crown Standard-Bearer. He also mentions disturbing news from Lviv and asks for the security of the chests left there.

Bobrowski describes troubles with his servants and finances. He requests payment for the courier and assistance for people left with Wolski, announcing his arrival. He mentions 50 and 60 PLN in separate settlements.

King Sigismund I grants the Lviv sub-judge Jan Dzieduszycki and his successors the right to collect specific bridge tolls at seventeen crossings within the estates of Dzieduszyce and Młynice. In exchange for the privilege of collecting tolls, the owners are obligated to permanently maintain and repair the roads and bridges.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the authorities and citizens of Lwów the right to collect a new bridge toll of two denarii for every ox driven for sale, exempting Lwów citizens from this fee. The income obtained is to be used for the permanent maintenance and repair of bridges around the city to ensure the safe passage of merchants and travelers.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the 1533 letter of the royal commissioners establishing the detailed delimitation of the village of Wierbiąż, belonging to the Lviv Chapter, from the royal estates of Demnia, Drohowyże, and Uście, leased by Paweł Tarło. The document describes the course of the boundary marked by 32 mounds and signs on trees and adjudicates to the Chapter the rights to the waters of the Zubrza, Szczerzec, and Dniester rivers.

King Sigismund I the Old resolves disputes between the Starosta of Lviv, Mikołaj Odnowski, and the Lviv City Council, regulating issues of market fees, tolls and bridge fees, grazing of driven cattle, the number of craftsmen in the castle suburbs, as well as milling and logging. The decree confirms the ancient privileges of the Lviv burghers and prohibits the imposition of unlawful burdens upon them by the castle office.

Wolski opposes the violation of Lwów's privileges during the monarch's absence. He approves of the city's protest and appeal to the future Sejm; he promises to defend its rights and the authority of the chancellery.

King Sigismund I the Old grants in perpetuity to the canons of the metropolitan church in Lviv the third measure of the royal mill near the Halych Gate. The document simultaneously defines the obligations of the chapter and the starosta regarding the costs of repair and maintenance of the mill.

King Sigismund I confirms that the plot behind the Franciscan church, made available for the placement of royal military cannons, is municipal property and not castle property. The monarch pledges to return this land to the Lviv councilors immediately after preparing another site for the artillery.

King Sigismund I settles a dispute between the Starosta of Lviv, Mikołaj Odnowski, and the authorities of Lviv, adjudicating the disputed house in the Krakow Suburb to the city. The document confirms the building's location on municipal land and places it under permanent municipal jurisdiction.

King Sigismund I the Old exempts the burghers and merchants of Lviv from the obligation to pay customs duties in Kołomyja, which were unlawfully collected during the period when the local royal estates were leased by Otto of Chodcz. The privilege exempts all transported goods, including fish and grain, in transit both ways, in perpetuity.

King Sigismund I grants the burghers of Lwów the perpetual right to retail burnt wine (spirits) within the city and its suburbs, and to collect fees for this purpose for the city's needs. All other estates and inhabitants are prohibited from selling vodka without the permission of the city council, under penalty of confiscation of the liquor.

King Sigismund I grants Archbishop Bernard of Lviv and his successors half a mark of annual rent, payable at Christmas by the Starosta of Gródek, as compensation for meadows taken for the pasture of the Gródek castle. This benefit is established as a perpetual obligation of the Gródek starosty.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the metropolitan chapter in Lviv the village of Honiatycze by hereditary right, along with a detailed demarcation of its boundaries. Furthermore, he exempts the village and its inhabitants from all land burdens and military expeditions, subjecting it to ecclesiastical immunity.

King Sigismund I the Old resolves a dispute between the Starosta of Lviv, Mikołaj Odnowski, and the city council of Lviv concerning the procedure for appointing councilors. The document establishes that the first councilor is to be nominated by the Starosta on behalf of the monarch from among the six councilors serving for the given year, the second is to be chosen by the council, and the third by the commonalty of the city.

King Sigismund I the Old resolves a dispute between Dymitr Tyrawa and the Lviv Cathedral Chapter, adjudging the perpetual ownership of the village of Czerkasy to the Chapter based on a previous royal donation and the fact that the former pledge had been redeemed. Given the proof of payment of the pledge sum and the lack of other legal titles on the part of the claimant, the King imposes perpetual silence on Dymitr and his descendants.

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.

King Sigismund I the Old, considering the location of Lwów on the threatened borderland and the merits of the local craftsmen in defending the city walls, exempts the Lwów guilds from the general order of dissolution of brotherhoods in the Crown and solemnly confirms all their existing rights, statutes, and privileges.

Fabian Giedymin addresses Lieutenant Michał Wolski with a humble request for a short-term loan of armor for his retainers and companions, as well as vambraces and chainmail coifs.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the authorities of Lviv permission to erect a fulling mill on municipal land, with the stipulation that the income derived from it must be used exclusively for the strengthening and repair of the city's fortifications. The monarch guarantees the city exclusivity in operating this facility in the area, prohibiting the construction of competing fulling mills.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms to the mayor and councilors of the city of Lviv the exclusive right to elect and appoint city intermediaries and interpreters (known as 'mejlerze' and interpreters) in accordance with ancient custom. The monarch forbids royal officials from interfering with this municipal prerogative under any pretext.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the authorities of Lviv the building of the municipal weighing scale and the cloth shearing house, along with all revenues for the needs of defense and the common good of the city. The privilege prohibits the creation of competing private workshops of this type in the city and suburbs under penalty of confiscation.

King Sigismund I grants the city of Lwów the perpetual and hereditary right to the third measure from the royal Zimna Woda malt mill located behind the Kraków Gate, while reserving two measures for the royal treasury. The document invalidates any potential future attempts by the monarch or third parties to redeem the mill and secures the rights of the townspeople.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the general sejm in Kraków, approves and renews for the mayor, councilors, and citizens of Lwów all existing rights, privileges, liberties, immunities, and customs granted to the city by previous monarchs and by himself.

Gnoiński asks Lieutenant Wolski for an urgent response needed to report to his principal and intercedes on behalf of the oppressed subjects from Stróża. He defends the village headship and proposes a joint meeting at the grange to conduct an on-site inspection.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the city of Lviv the Baker's Mill, along with the so-called third measure and all revenues located behind the Krakow Gate, exempting it from the possibility of redemption by the monarch. The document incorporates the mill under the exclusive municipal jurisdiction of the Magdeburg law in Lviv.

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 a privilege to the city of Lwów, stating that the burghers of Lwów are not obliged to present or show their rights and documents before any officials or commissioners, but only personally before the King and his successors within the borders of the Kingdom of Poland.

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 makes a perpetual donation of the deserted village of Oleńczyce in the Lviv land to the Archbishop of Lviv, Piotr Starzechowski, and the local metropolitan church, in order to increase the income of the archiepiscopal table. The document removes the village from monarchical jurisdiction and incorporates it into the ecclesiastical immunity.

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 I the Old abolishes clauses of old privileges that burdened city fields with rents and allowed various nations to have separate judiciaries, freeing the burghers from fees and ordering that all inhabitants be judged exclusively by Magdeburg law before the Lwów reeve.

King Sigismund I approves a resolution of the Lviv city council imposing rent on local and visiting merchants and craftsmen setting up stalls and booths in the market square during fairs. The funds collected in this way are to supply the city treasury and serve the needs of the city.

King Sigismund I the Old renews the privileges of the Lwów clothiers lost in a fire, confirming their exclusive right to cut and sell cloth by the ell in the city of Lwów and prohibiting this practice by other merchants under penalty of confiscation of goods. The monarch orders the starosta and the municipal authorities of Lwów to provide the clothiers' guild with all assistance and protection in enforcing these rights.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the municipal bathhouse located opposite the Franciscan monastery to the mayor, councilors, and the city of Lwów in perpetual ownership, along with the rent previously paid to the royal castle. The income from the bathhouse is intended to support the municipal treasury, which is burdened with expenses for the repair and expansion of fortifications.

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.

The marquis asks for intervention concerning a debt and a dispute before the Lviv castle court, naming witnesses and requesting that the events be investigated.

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.

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.

Jerzy Dzieduszycki recommends to Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski Mr. Zwolski, a former captive ransomed in Constantinople, who distinguished himself by registering Polish slaves. He asks for support with the Grand Crown Hetman to obtain a passport and letters of recommendation for his return journey to Turkey.