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The document is an arbitration award regulating long-standing disputes between the Lviv Cathedral Chapter and the Lviv city magistrate, concerning, among other things, Polish and German language preachers, the administration of the cathedral school, deposits and testamentary bequests, and rights to the Olchowy Mill and municipal waterworks. Under penalty of two thousand Hungarian florins, it orders the parties to observe the agreed order in perpetuity.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the mayor and council of the city of Lwów twenty marks of annual rent from the city guard, previously paid to the Lwów castle, allocating these funds for the city's needs and repairs.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the privilege of his father, Sigismund I the Old, from 1547, which incorporated the cathedral deanery into the common table of the metropolitan chapter in Lviv. The document regulates the rules for filling the office of dean after the death of Jan Krupski, as well as issues of income distribution and the fulfillment of duties.

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.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the Armenians of Lwów from the jurisdiction of all land and castle courts, placing them exclusively under the jurisdiction of the wójt (advocatus) and Armenian elders judging according to Armenian law. All appeals from this court are reserved exclusively for the royal court.

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 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.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the burghers of Lwów from the general duty of providing transport for royal messengers, transferring this burden to the castle villages. At the same time, he orders the payment of 400 florins from the 'szos' tax to the Crown Treasury, leaving the remainder for the city's needs.

King Sigismund II Augustus exempts the Lviv burghers affected by a recent city fire from all fees, taxes, and contributions for a period of eight years, to facilitate the rebuilding of their homes and the restoration of Lviv's former splendor. At the same time, he orders the tax collectors of the Ruthenian lands to strictly observe this relief under penalty of royal disfavor.

King Władysław IV orders Lwów merchants to pay border customs duties on imported goods, abolishing the Armenian lump sum of twelve kopa, while simultaneously releasing the townspeople from past arrears and upholding their exemption from internal customs duties.