Source catalogue

Lviv land judge Jan Gołąbek and sub-judge Ścibor of Byszyna certify that Dorota, wife of Szymek of Bóbrka, has acquitted her father Jan of Zubrza of all claims regarding her paternal inheritance and dowry. The settlement concluded all property disputes and was reached with the participation of amicable arbitrators.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon confirms the existing rights and immunities of the clergy and nobility of the Ruthenian lands, while introducing additional regulations concerning, among other things, local jurisdiction, customs exemptions, and procedures regarding peasants. He also prohibits the imposition of unlawful customs duties and the diversion of merchants from designated trade routes.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon grants the cathedral chapter in Lviv the royal village of Kuhajów with full immunities. This grant is an exchange for a field and forest near the High Castle in Lviv, previously donated to the canons by King Władysław Jagiełło.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon permits Jakub of Buczacz, Castellan of Halych, to found and endow an altar in the metropolitan cathedral in Lviv with a rent from the sum of 800 marks. The grant also includes the exemption of the prebend's estates from the jurisdiction of secular courts.

King John I Albert exempts Lviv fire victims from the newly established municipal tax and all other fees for 15 years, and other residents for 10 years. The relief is intended to enable recovery from fire damage and the reconstruction of houses, towers, and the city's defensive fortifications.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the Lviv city authorities, moves the annual fair from the Feast of the Holy Trinity to the Feast of Saint Margaret, exempting arriving merchants from customs duties. At the same time, he confirms the holding of the fair on the Feast of Saint Agnes, maintaining the existing obligation to pay customs duties.

Krzysztof Wieniawski assures Franciszek Zawadzki that he remembers the financial obligations of Skowroński and the furniture maker, and announces his imminent arrival after the holidays. He expresses gratitude for the kindness shown and sends warm greetings and toasts to the health of the Voivodess, the Starosta, and the court ladies.

King Sigismund I confirms the privilege of King Casimir IV Jagiellon from 1456, securing quarterly payments for the Archbishop and Chapter of Lviv from the Lviv and Gródek customs duties and the Drohobych salt mines. He orders the customs collectors and salt mine officials to make timely payments under penalty of sanctions and enforcement by the Starosta of Lviv.

King Sigismund II Augustus performs a transumpt and confirmation of four ancient royal privileges for the city of Lwów, concerning, among others, the staple right for all goods, the prohibition for Podolian and Ruthenian merchants to bypass the Lwów staple, the subjection of foreign merchants to municipal jurisdiction, and the rules for drafting wills and real estate transactions. The document grants these copies full legal force equal to the originals.

Anna Dolska informs Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about her plans to meet Queen Marie Casimire and about the widespread sympathy of the Lithuanian nobility towards the elder prince. She asks for news from the court and for discretion regarding the matters discussed.

The city councilors of Lviv approve the reformed articles and structure of the guild of maltsters, brewers, and mead-brewers, regulating the rights and duties of masters, journeymen, and apprentices. The document defines the rules for maintaining a common tavern, guild ordinances, entry fees, and joint religious services.

King John Casimir approves the privilege of his brother Władysław IV, which transumes the statute granted in 1621 by the municipal authorities of Lviv to the guild of maltsters, brewers, and mead-brewers. The document regulates the organization of the brotherhood, craft rules, disciplinary penalties, defense obligations toward the city, and the religious duties of the guild members.

King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki confirms and transumes the privilege of John II Casimir from 1650 and Władysław IV from 1633, which approved the guild statute granted in 1627 by the city council of Lwów to the combined crafts of maltsters, brewers, and mead-makers.

Document of the royal commissioners appointed by Sigismund I to resolve border disputes between royal estates (Sarny, Morańce, Lubinie) leased by Piotr Kmita and the possessions of the Fredro brothers (Krakowiec, Gnojnica, Przedwórz). It contains transsumed royal mandates and a report on the demarcation activities carried out in the field by the Szkło River.

Marshal of the Knightly Circle Samuel Świderski accuses the authorities of Lwów of a lack of cooperation and declares that the army will not withdraw from the city until it receives the requested financial security. In exchange for compliance, he promises to address Lwów's claims and debts towards the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Colonel Wolff Fromhold von Lüdinghausen informs the Lwów authorities of an order to arrest the surgeon Celswart for committed excesses and financial abuses in the artillery, announcing his personal arrival after the end of military operations. He also conveys news from the camp near Cudnów about the conclusion of agreements with the Cossacks and the capitulation of the Muscovite forces.