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5 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

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131/1/399131-1-399-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1537-09-12Privilege of King Sigismund I the Old for Lwów regarding the exclusive right to retail spirits

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.

Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Sigismundus dei gratia Rex Polonie, magnus dux Lithuanie...)
To: Burghers of Lwów (cives civitatis nostrae Leopoliensis)
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131/1/465131-1-465-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1548-12-13Confirmation by King Sigismund Augustus of the rights and privileges of the Armenian community in Lwów

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.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
To: fideles nostri subditi Seniores Armenorum Civitatis nostrae Leopolien[sis] suo et communitatis Armenorum nomine (elders and the Armenian community of the city of Lwów)
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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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131/1/479131-1-479-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1553-05-29Confirmation by King Sigismund II Augustus of the parliamentary verdict upholding the municipal jurisdiction of Lwów

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.

Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (Sigismundus Augustus Dei gratia Rex Poloniæ...)
To: Mayor, councilors, wójt, and jurors of the city of Lwów (Proconsul et Consules, Advocatus ac Scabini Civitatis nostræ Leopolien[sis])
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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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