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King Casimir the Great grants the miller Konrad of Prussia and his legitimate successors the third part of a mill he built near Lwów, along with a third of the income, while regulating the proportions of repair costs and subjecting him to the municipal law of Lwów.

King Louis of Hungary orders officials and customs officers in Poland and Hungary to allow merchants and inhabitants of Ruthenia free passage upon payment of due customs duties. He forbids any unlawful obstacles or harm to be inflicted upon them.

The Duke of Opole and Lord of Ruthenia, Władysław Opolczyk, grants to the Bishop of Kiev, Jakub, and after his death to the Church of St. John the Baptist in Lviv and the Basilians, an abandoned canonical manor and urban plots. The granted properties are simultaneously exempted from all taxes, burdens, and duties to the city of Lviv.

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 thanks the inhabitants and officials of the Ruthenian lands for their past loyalty and releases them from the homage and oath sworn to him. At the same time, he returns them to the direct rule of King Louis of Hungary.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk promises the inhabitants and cities of Ruthenia compensation for any losses in the event of an armed invasion by Queen Jadwiga and guarantees that he will not appoint a Hungarian as governor of these lands. He also establishes a procedure for the amicable settlement of the Polish Queen's rights to Ruthenia by selected dukes and lords of the Empire.

Jan of Tarnów, Voivode of Sandomierz and Ruthenian Starosta, certifies the sale of the village of Malechów in the Lwów district by the Lwów burgher Piotr, known as Klork, to the nobleman Michał Łambacki. The sale was concluded for a sum of 'kopa' of groschen of Ruthenian count, along with full rights and appurtenances.

Ruthenian Starosta Gniewosz of Dalewice certifies a settlement between Przedbór and Stanisław, son of the late Lemborz, concerning rights to the village of Wosznica in the Lviv district. By virtue of the agreement, Przedbór renounces claims to part of the estate in favor of Stanisław and his successors.

King Władysław Jagiełło resolves property and legal disputes between the burghers of Lwów and Jan, the parish priest of the church in Lwów. The document regulates issues concerning the 'meszne' (mass fee), the appointment and maintenance of the school and the sacristan, the participation of the clergy in the drafting of wills, rights to house rents, and the ownership of the Blessed Virgin Mary mill.

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of Jan of Zubrza, transfers his village of Zubrza from Polish law to Magdeburg law. The document exempts the village inhabitants from the jurisdiction of royal officials and grants full judicial authority to the local village head (sołtys).

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of the Archdeacon of Lublin, Stanisław Erpisska, transfers the village of Hodowica, belonging to the Lviv prebend of St. John, from Polish and Ruthenian law to German Magdeburg law. The document grants the inhabitants immunity from the courts of land officials and defines the scope of the village head's (sołtys) jurisdiction.

King Władysław Jagiełło donates the dilapidated royal bathhouse with its plot to the city of Lwów in exchange for an annual rent of 20 marks. Furthermore, he authorizes the councilors and the city to construct additional bathhouses as their own property without the obligation to pay any fees to the monarch.

King Władysław Jagiełło, at the request of Włodko, transfers his village of Werbiż in the Szczerzec district from Polish and Ruthenian law to the German Środa law. The document exempts the village inhabitants from the jurisdiction of royal officials and grants the village head (sołtys) full judicial authority.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the Lwów burgher and hearth tax collector Janszko Tołmacz and his successors a cloth chamber in Lwów with the right to trade and shear cloth. The stall is exempted from paying the annual rent to the royal treasury.

King Władysław II Jagiełło exempts the burghers and inhabitants of Lwów from the burdensome duty of providing horses and carts (podwody) for royal officials. The only exception remains the obligation to provide a kitchen cart during the royal couple's stay in Lwów for the first night's stop on their return journey.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants his customs officer, Wołczko the Jew from Lwów, a hereditary village headship in the village of Werbiż, along with two free hides of land, an inn, and a mill. The document further transfers the entire village from Polish and Ruthenian law to German (Środa) law, exempting its inhabitants from the jurisdiction of land courts.

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 Ruthenian Starosta Jan Mężyk of Dąbrowa, together with his assessors, confirms the resignation and perpetual sale of the sołectwo in the village of Werbiż (Kierz), carried out by the Lwów customs officer, the Jew Wołczko, to Jan Link of Smorze for the sum of 48 grzywnas. The document transumes a privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło from 1407, which granted the said sołectwo to Wołczko and transferred the village to the Środa law.

King Władysław Jagiełło exempts the Lviv Archdiocese, its estates, and subjects from all taxes, tributes, transport duties, and public or monarchical services. He also grants it all rights, liberties, and privileges enjoyed by the Gniezno Archdiocese.

Jan of Oleśnica, Marshal of the Kingdom of Poland, resolves a dispute over customs revenues in the village of Werbiż, confirming the rights of the Lviv customs officer Wolczek and restoring him to their possession. He also orders Teodoryk Buczacki, his relatives, and the local peasants to cease further obstacles in the collection of tolls.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms the voluntary exchange of landed estates concluded between the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan, and the nobleman Jakusz of Potoczany. As a result of the agreement, the Archbishop gave the table village of Jawcze in exchange for the village of Potoczany, located in the Podolia district.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the metropolitan cathedral church in Lviv and its chapter forty łans of land and forests located between Skniłów, Obroszyn, and Hodowica. The document grants the beneficiaries full rights to clear the land, settle inhabitants, and perpetually derive benefits from the granted area.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the village of Wierzbiąż to ten canons of the metropolitan chapter in Lviv, which the canons redeemed from the Jew Wołoszon for the sum of 150 marks, supplemented by a royal donation of 50 marks. The document reserves the exclusive right of redemption of the property by the king or his successors for the amount of 200 marks.

King Władysław III orders the officials of the Ruthenian lands to publicly announce the prohibition of merchants bypassing Lwów and to forbid the nobility from unlawfully collecting new customs duties. Those who resist are to be punished by the confiscation of transported goods and arrest.

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.

King Władysław III grants his steward and tenant Łańce the sum of one hundred marks on the village of Zubrza in the Szczerzec district. The pledgee and his descendants are to use the village with all its revenues and appurtenances until the debt is fully repaid by the monarch or his successors.

King Augustus II appeals to the senators, dignitaries, and nobility of the Ruthenian Voivodeship for the immediate abolition of the szelężne tax in Lviv. The monarch motivates his request by the extreme impoverishment of the city caused by enemy invasion, contributions, and the plague epidemic.

The Council of Basel confirms the grant and incorporation of the cathedral parish in Lviv, along with a water mill and a hide of land under the High Castle, to the Lviv Cathedral Chapter, previously made by Archbishop Jan Rzeszowski. The document confirms the Chapter's rights in the face of a dispute caused by the unlawful seizure of these goods by the subsequent archbishop, Jan Odrowąż.

King Władysław of Varna grants the authorities and commonalty of the city of Lwów permission to erect a new school within the city walls at the Holy Spirit Church hospital. Furthermore, he grants the councilors the exclusive right to appoint and dismiss teachers and to manage the school.

King Władysław III of Varna confirms the ownership of two meadows in the Lviv district, including the Dubek meadow, to the Lviv burgher Mikołaj Szmitfeld, based on submitted older documents in Latin and Ruthenian. The document guarantees Mikołaj and his heirs full hereditary rights, possession, and the right to freely dispose of these properties.

Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, Voivode of Lwów and General Starosta of Ruthenia, grants permission to Fedko Jary to take possession of estates within his starostwo, previously granted to him in Hungary by King Władysław. The issuer declares the renunciation of all his own claims and rights to these properties.

King Casimir Jagiellon orders the officials of the Ruthenian lands to forbid merchants from bypassing Lviv via new routes and to stop the nobility from arbitrarily collecting customs duties. Those violating these orders are to be arrested along with their transported goods, which are to be forfeited to the burghers of Lviv.

The Dukes of Masovia, Siemowit VI and Władysław II, grant Father Stanisław, chaplain of the abandoned Holy Spirit church in the suburbs of Busk, an endowment consisting of an annual monetary sum from the Busk customs, furs, wood, and customs exemptions. The document orders local officials to respect and pay the designated benefits on time.

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.

Voivode and General Starosta of Ruthenia, Andrzej Odrowąż, resolves a dispute and forbids starost officials from obstructing the Lviv Chapter, its millers, and townspeople in the transport and milling of grain. He thereby confirms the Chapter's ancient privileges and customs regarding free milling in its mills located outside the city.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon permits the knight Jan of Sienna to redeem the royal village of Szaniów in the Lwów district from the hands of the noble Jan Dawidowski. The monarch pledges the village to Jan of Sienna for the redemption amount, guaranteeing its peaceful possession until the sum is fully repaid by the crown.

Hryćko of Pomorzany certifies an amicable judgment settling a dispute with the city of Lviv, under which the residents of Lviv and the subjects of Vynnyky were granted mutual rights to fell trees in the forests between these localities. In case of grievance, the parties were to petition the King to establish permanent boundaries.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon confirms that the tribute (cyza) enacted by the authorities and inhabitants of Lwów for the urgent needs of the state and the Prussian war is voluntary and limited to one year. The monarch pledges on his royal word that this levy will not become a permanent obligation nor infringe in any way upon the city's privileges and liberties.

The municipal authorities of Leżajsk acknowledge receipt of the royal universal forwarded by the mayor and councilors of Lwów regarding the donative of one hundred thousand zlotys from the Ruthenian Voivodeship. They inform about the acceptance of the sixty zloty quota imposed on the recently burned town.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon pledges to his courtier Wojciech of Borowsko one hundred Polish marks on the villages of Kozłów, Tawrów, Kropiwna, Krasna, Olszanka, and Grodzisko in the Trembowla district as a reward for a strenuous diplomatic mission to the Tatars. This sum is to remain secured on the mentioned estates until fully redeemed by the monarch or his successors.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon exempts Lwów and its inhabitants from all taxes and levies for a period of eight years. The city is obliged to allocate the saved funds to the repair and strengthening of walls, ramparts, and moats in the face of Tatar and Turkish threats.

Ruthenian Voivode Jan Odrowąż, at a general assembly in Lviv, while considering a complaint from Lviv burghers and merchants, prohibits the unlawful detention and seizure on the roads of Ruthenia and Podolia of cattle purchased at annual fairs and marked with their signs. The document orders officials and town residents to strictly observe the ban on arresting driven herds under penalty of severe royal sanctions.

King Casimir IV Jagiellon orders officials of the Ruthenian and Podolian lands, especially the Starosta of Lviv, Stanisław of Chodecz, to arrest merchants and confiscate goods transported in violation of the Lviv staple right. The document grants Lviv burghers the authority to detain offenders to protect municipal privileges and royal treasury revenues.

King Alexander Jagiellon orders Ruthenian and Podolian officials, including the Starosta of Lwów, to assist the burghers of Lwów in enforcing the staple right by arresting merchants bypassing Lwów and confiscating their goods for the royal treasury.

King Alexander Jagiellon exempts the subjects of the village of Honiatycze, belonging to the Lviv Chapter, for 15 years from all labor services and stationing for the Lviv castle due to the destruction caused by Turks and Tatars. He orders the Lviv Starosta, Stanisław of Chodecz, and his successors to strictly observe this relief.

King Alexander Jagiellon, at the request of the councilors and burghers of Lviv, abolishes the annual fair held on the feast of Saint Agnes. The decision was motivated by the devastation of the Ruthenian lands due to enemy invasions and the fact that merchant gatherings at that time brought the city more harm and danger than benefit.