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2 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

Reference Collection / Fonds Date Title and text Availability
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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132/1/506506-001132 — Lviv city council — correspondence1690-07-06Letter from Eberhardt Engelhardt to Arthur Forbes regarding the shipment of galloons and settlement

Eberhardt Engelhardt confirms the receipt of 1399 thalers from Michael Schmidler and informs Arthur Forbes about the shipment of a chest and two packs containing gold and silver galloons. He explains the price increase caused by the rising cost of silver and requests further trade instructions.

Eberhardt Engelhardt [according to signature: Eberhardt Engelhardt / Gerhard Engelhardt]
To: Arthur Forbes [Herr Arthur Forbes]
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