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Ruthenian Starosta Jan Kmita grants the village of Hodowica to the Church of St. John and the Monastery of St. Basil in the suburbs of Lviv for the repose of the soul of the former owner. In exchange for the transferred goods and income, the clergy are obliged to celebrate mass services.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk grants the village of Bybel and a village headship with a manor in the village of Dobra Woda in the Halych land to Juszko of Skornice as a fief. In return, the recipient is obliged to provide military service with one lance and one archer, and to pay a tax of two Prague groschen per hearth every four years.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk grants the village of Dunajów in the Lwów district to the nobleman Denhart and his legitimate heirs under hereditary law, along with all appurtenances and benefits. The document specifies rent obligations due on St. Martin's Day and ensures the immunity and inviolability of the grant.

The Prior of the Corpus Christi Dominican monastery in Lwów acknowledges receipt from the Lwów city councilors of four blocks of wax bequeathed to the monastery in the will of the burgher Marcin of Wiśnia, and releases them from any further claims. The document was drawn up and attested by the notary public Nicholas of Bytom in the Lwów town hall.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms and transumes a document of King Casimir the Great from 1368, granting Lwów one hundred Franconian hides under German law and a mill on the Pełtew River. Furthermore, he confirms the judicial liberties of the Lwów burghers and the right to hunt within the boundaries of the granted lands.

Queen Jadwiga of Poland confirms and renews a document from 1371 by the Starosta of Ruthenia, Jan, granting the village of Hodowica in the Lviv district to the Chapel of St. John and the Basilian monastery in the suburbs of Lviv. This grant was made for the repose of the soul of the late Piotr, the former owner of the estate.

The assessors of the city of Lviv certify that Jakub the blacksmith sold a portion of his urban plot to Jan Brenner for the sum of fourteen 'kopy' of groschen. The document guarantees the buyer perpetual and peaceful right to possess, use, and freely dispose of the acquired land.

The King expects an amicable resolution of disputes between Doctor Marcin Campian, a member of the Lwów authorities, and various offices and private individuals. The parties are to jointly appoint honest burghers who will lead to a settlement without violating the city's rights. The King also informs about a separate letter to the Archbishop of Lwów.

Mikołaj Dmytrowski founds and endows the parish church of All Saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Czyżki, granting it land, meadows, the right to a fish pond, tithes, and grain tributes from the peasants. He simultaneously reserves for himself and his successors the right of patronage and the presentation of the parish priest.

The jurors of the city of Lviv confirm that Jokusz Czypser sold and ceded his corner house located opposite the cemetery of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the Lviv burgher Piotr Czanfer. The seller guaranteed the buyer full rights to possess the property within its former boundaries and protection against legal claims.

Wojciech and Stanisław of Sulimów discharge the councillors and burghers of Lwów from the payment of 30 marks of compensation for assault and injuries sustained, granted by the verdict of an arbitration court presided over by the Archbishop of Lwów, Jan. The issuers commit to refraining from any further claims against the city and to maintaining perpetual peace.

Grymko of Bogusławice acknowledges receipt from the councillors and burghers of Lwów of ten marks of half-groschens as compensation for wounds, assault, and medical expenses, awarded to him by the verdict of an arbitration court. The issuer renounces, on behalf of himself and his relatives, all further claims and disputes against the authorities and inhabitants of Lwów.

Papal Nuncio Peter Wolfram confirms the arbitration award of Bishop Maciej of Przemyśl, which regulates the dispute over parish rights and income between the parish priest Jan Rusin and the Dominican and Franciscan monasteries in Lviv.

The jurors of the city of Lviv certify the resignation and sale by Paweł the shoemaker of half a hide of land near St. George's Hill to the Lviv burgher Kaltarnos. The seller guaranteed the buyer and his successors the inviolability of the land's possession under municipal jurisdiction.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms a transumed document of the Lviv jurors regarding the donation of the Hołosko grange by Katarzyna Cymmerman to her husband Janusz Tłumacz. Furthermore, the monarch grants Janusz and his successors a royal wasteland by the Brzuchowica river and adjacent meadows.

Cardinal Jordan Orsini, Bishop of Albano and Major Penitentiary, by papal authority grants the widow of Jan Czornpach from the Diocese of Kraków the freedom to choose a suitable confessor. The chosen priest is granted the right to hear her confession and grant appropriate absolution.

The Bishop of Przemyśl, Jan, together with the Chapter, releases and acquits the councilors and burghers of Lwów from the repayment of a debt incurred from the late Bishop Maciej, due to the transfer of these funds directly to King Władysław Jagiełło. The issuers renounce all further financial claims and declare the existing debt obligations void and cancelled.

The municipal authorities, guild masters, and the entire commonalty of Lwów pledge homage and an oath of fidelity to King Władysław Jagiełło, and after his death to his son Władysław or daughter Jadwiga. They also commit to obedience toward Queen Sophia and Grand Duke Vytautas as the appointed guardians of the underage prince.

The King places Marcin Raniszewski, who has submitted to the authority of the Lviv magistrate, under his protection and recommends his appointment to the local clerkship and the bench. The preserved text breaks off before the closing of the letter.

The Lviv City Council commissions the burgher Paweł Goldberg to clear and settle peasants on municipal forests known as sections (abschnit), located between Zubra, Sokolnyky, and Sknyliv. In exchange for carrying out the settlement, the founder receives free hides and the sixth denarius from rents, and the settlers are granted sixteen years of tax exemption.

Pope Martin V instructs the Dean of Sandomierz to proclaim the excommunication of Lviv burghers for assaulting the cleric Marek of Kościan, until they provide satisfaction to the victim and travel to the Apostolic See for absolution. He also orders that any witnesses to the incident be compelled to testify under threat of ecclesiastical penalties.

The Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Rzeszowski, confirms the foundation privilege of the heir of Delijów, Jan Kola, re-establishing the local parish church. The document specifies in detail the grants of land, fish ponds, tithes, as well as duties and fees for the parish priest and the parish.

The Lviv City Council certifies an amicable settlement reached between councilor Mikołaj Sołtys and Kasia Teuffelin in a dispute over four gardens located in front of the Halych Gate. The terms for compensation payment and the perpetual transfer of an annual rent to the poor of the Lviv hospital after Teuffelin's death were established.

The councilors of the city of Lviv certify that Jan of Śniatyn stood surety for his stepson Michelin regarding the annual payment of rent to Jan Zubrski for two and a half hides in the village of Zubrza. In return, the owner of the village exempted these lands from all duties and labor services, with the exception of royal taxes.

Michał, known as Zynko Soczewicz, village head in Czyszki, with the consent of the landlord Jan Dymitrowski, sells and grants to the peasant Jan, known as Harma Languether, a village inn along with a plot, garden, and meadow under Magdeburg law in exchange for an annual rent and specified fees and services. The inn is exempted from the duty of military expedition, which the village headship takes upon itself.

King Władysław III of Varna, at the general sejm in Piotrków, solemnly confirms, renews, and approves all existing rights, liberties, immunities, and privileges of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Poland, both clergy and laity. The monarch pledges to inviolably observe the rights granted by his predecessors and to guard them effectively.

The notarial document contains the ruling of arbitrators in a dispute between the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Odrowąż, and the Starosta of Halych, Mikołaj Parawa. The agreement regulates issues concerning the shipping of vessels on the Dniester River and the collection of related customs duties.

Jan Gołąbek, heir of Zimna Woda, sells the office of sołtys (scultetus) in Zimna Woda to the noble Stanisław of Kraśnik for 30 Polish marks, including three hides of land, a meadow, fishing rights, and the freedom to settle cottagers. The document establishes the sołtys's income from court fines and taverns, grants the settlers 18 years of tax exemption, and strictly defines their future tributes and labor services.

The councilors respond to the envoys' letter dated in Warsaw on January 4. They request the finalization of the matter with Mr. Paczek, send documents and 70 zlotys via the city clerk's servant, Marcin. They urge the envoys to remain and prevent damage to the city's interests.

The nobility of the Lviv land and the Zhydachiv district enter into an alliance with the council and burghers of Lviv for the defense of rights, order, and the common public good. The document obliges both parties to counteract lawlessness, looting, and grievances, and guarantees the participation of Lviv councilors in noble assemblies.

The councilors of Przemyśl declare the suspension of municipal, private, and guild cases against the citizens of Lwów until three weeks have passed since the beginning of the next Sejm. The goal is to facilitate a settlement; Lwów was to submit an analogous commitment.

Ratno received a royal universal from a Lviv messenger ordering the delivery of a donative to Lviv by October 15. The authors state that the universal arrived on that very day, and they immediately, working day and night, sent the payment via their neighbor. They ask for a favorable reception and a receipt; they explain the delay by the late delivery of the universal, not by negligence.

The Lviv land judge and sub-judge certify the testimony of Elżbieta of Gołogóry, who recorded a debt of 200 grzywnas to the Lviv Archbishop Grzegorz of Sanok on the village of Wicyń. This entry increased the previous sum burdening this estate to a total of 800 grzywnas.

Prokop of Gwoździec, cup-bearer of Halych, founds and endows a church dedicated to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist, and the Finding of the Holy Cross in the town of Ostapkowce. He grants the church and its parish priest land, meadows, forests, fishing and logging rights, as well as tithes and fees from the inhabitants of Ostapkowce and Gwoździec.

Lviv land judge Gunter of Sieniawa and sub-judge Jan of Wisznia certify that Jan Kocierzyński and his wife Magdalena have mortgaged their hereditary share in the village of Soroki to Jan Łanca for the sum of fifty grzywnas. The act specifies the conditions of possession of the property, residence in the manor, and the rules and deadlines for the redemption of the mortgaged estate.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon, at the request of Dean Jan Czochrański, confirms ancient royal and official privileges from the years 1415–1478 for the subjects of the deanery of St. John's Church in Lviv. The document sanctions the transfer of the local Armenians and other inhabitants to Armenian law and completely exempts them from the jurisdiction of castle officials and all castle labor duties.

The document contains the last will of the severely ill noblewoman Anna Kulikowska, who bequeaths 60 marks and two peasant farmsteads in the village of Przedrzymiechy to the Dominican convent in Lviv. This bequest was intended for perpetual masses and an anniversary service for the souls of the testatrix and her late husband.

Angelo Bandinelli informs Marcin Anczowski that he has instructed Mr. Franciszek to ensure the safe and prompt forwarding of his letters from Warsaw. He assures the recipient of his continued goodwill and readiness to serve, and looks forward to his arrival in Vilnius.

The Archbishop of Lviv, Andrzej Boryszewski, approves the foundation and endowment of the altar of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Stanislaus in the Lviv Cathedral with an annual rent of 20 marks, secured by Anna of Buczacz on the Litwinów estate and its appurtenances. The document defines the right of patronage of the Buczacki family and imposes on the altarist the obligation to celebrate three masses per week.

Jakub, known as Zawisza, together with his own sister Katarzyna, heirs of the late Marcin Ważny, sell to Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata a hereditary mill before the Halych Gate in Lviv for the sum of three hundred marks. The transaction and the terms of installment payments are approved and entered into the records by the General Starosta of Ruthenia, Piotr Myszkowski.

King John I Albert leases the customs duties in Lviv to the Lviv councilors for a period of one year for the sum of 350 marks of Polish currency. The document also grants them full authority to confiscate smuggled goods and retain half of their value.

Barbara Mitulczyna testifies before the Lviv castle court that she acknowledges the receipt of 90 marks and transfers the royal mill in front of the Halych Gate in Lviv to Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata under a penalty of 300 marks. The transaction is certified by the General Starosta of Ruthenia and Podolia, Stanisław of Chodecz, along with witnesses.

Stanisław of Chodecz, Castellan of Lviv and General Starosta of Ruthenia, certifies the sale and resignation of a royal mill before the Halych Gate in Lviv by Jakub Zawisza and Anna Ważna to Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata for the sum of three hundred marks. The sellers transfer the mill along with the old privilege and undertake to defend and indemnify the buyers against any claims from third parties.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv permission to redeem the royal village of Czerkasy from the current tenants and grants it to them as property with immunity. Furthermore, the King grants a free bank within the borders of the village of Mszana for the construction of a fish pond.

King Alexander Jagiellon grants the metropolitan chapter in Lviv the third measure of income from the royal mill before the Halych Gate in the Lviv suburb, with the right of redemption. The granted benefits are to be used to endow newly founded perpetual vicars at the Lviv Cathedral.

King Alexander Jagiellon exempts the citizens and inhabitants of Lwów from all customs, transport, bridge, and causeway fees throughout the Kingdom of Poland, equating their rights with those of the citizens of Kraków. The privilege was granted in recognition of the Lwów citizens' dedication to constructing urban defensive fortifications protecting the country against invasions.