Act of Union with the Roman Church concluded by the Ruthenian hierarchs in Brest

In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, the One God in essence, for His glory and honor, for the salvation of His people, and for the strengthening and expansion of the Holy Christian Catholic Church. To all whom it may concern, we, the undersigned, being of the ecclesiastical order under the authority of the Apostolic See of the Roman State: Michael Rahoza, Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and all Rus', Herman, Archbishop of Polotsk, Cyril, Archbishop of Lutsk and Ostroh, Hypatius, Bishop of Volodymyr and Brest, Dionysius, Bishop of Chełm and Bełz, Jonah, Archbishop of Pinsk and Turov [...] [Signatures:] Michael, Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and all Rus', by his own hand Herman, Archbishop of Polotsk, by his own hand Cyril Terlecki, by the grace of God Exarch, Bishop of Lutsk and Ostroh, by his own hand Hypatius Pociej, by the grace of God Bishop of Volodymyr and Brest, by his own hand Dionysius Zbirujski, by the grace of God Bishop of Chełm and Bełz, by his own hand Jonah, Archbishop of Pinsk and Turov, by his own hand Gregory, Archimandrite of Lavrysheve, by his own hand Gedeon Chmielnicki, Archimandrite of Minsk, by his own hand [Seals: Eight wax seals in wooden cases on silk cords, belonging to the signatories of the act of union] [Verso:] Union of the Ruthenians with the Roman Church in Brest, concluded and decreed on the 8th day of October in the Year of Our Lord 1596. For the preservation of memory for the Chapter of the Founder of the Chapter. Location 29, volume 7 [and a label: L. XXIX / 14] [Oblation note 1:] Krzysztof Garlicki, Scholastic of Włocławek, Archdeacon of Dobrzyń in the Cathedral Church of Płock, etc. This privilege of the union of the Ruthenians of the Greek rite with the Roman Church, having devolved upon him after the death of the once most illustrious Jan Tarnowski, Bishop of Kuyavia, his dearest uncle, out of his special and eternal love and respect for the most reverend Mr. Józef Przecławski, Provost of Lviv, Rossad, etc., and his most famous friend in the second college of the tribunal courts, he donated as an eternal memento to the Archive of the Metropolitan Church of Lviv and transmitted it through him. In the Year of Our Lord one thousand six hundred and twelve, on the twenty-fourth day of July. In Lublin. [Oblation note 2:] Entered into the land records of Żydaczów. On Wednesday after Reminiscere Sunday in Żydaczów, in the Year of Our Lord 1768. This document of the union with the Holy Roman Church, drawn up by the Metropolitan and Ruthenian bishops, was presented, accepted, and entered into the records of this court by oblation. [Oblation note 3 (barely legible):] [...] on the 27th day of January in the Year of Our Lord 1769 [...] to the records [...] presented, accepted, and entered word for word.

Во имя Святое Троицы, Единого во естестве Бога, Его же славе и хвале, его людей спасению, а Церкви святое християнское Католицкое утвєржению и розширению. Всим, которымъ то ведати будетъ належало, Мы ниже названыи поряду церковного под владзою Столца Апостольского Панства Рзымского естесьмо: Михал Рагоза, митрополит киевский и галицкий и всее Руси, Герман архиепископ полоцкий, Кирил архиепископ луцкий и острозский, Ипатий епископ володимерский и берестейский, Деонисий епископ холмский и белзский, Иона архиепископ пинский и туровский [...] [Podpisy:] Михал Митрополитъ Киевский, Галицкий и всея Руси рукою власною Германъ архиепископъ полоцкий рукою власною Кирилъ Терлецкий, Божиею милостию екзарха, епископъ луцкий и острозский рукою власною Ипатей Потей, Божиею милостию епископъ володимерский и берестейский рукою власною Деонисий Збируйский, Божиею милостию епископъ холмский и белский рукою власною Иона архиепископъ пинский и туровский рукою власною Григорей архимандрит лавришовский рукою власною Гедеон Хмельницкий архимандрит минский рукою власною [Pieczęcie: Osiem pieczęci woskowych w drewnianych puszkach na jedwabnych sznurach, należących do sygnatariuszy aktu unii] [Verso:] Unio Rutenorum cum Eccl[esi]a Romana Brestiae die 8 Octobris Anno D[omi]ni 1596 conclusa et determinata. Pro memoria asservanda ad Capitulum Fundat[o]r[is] Cap[itu]li. Loc. 29 Vol. 7 [oraz nalepka: L. XXIX / 14] [Nota oblacyjna 1:] Christophorus Garlicki Scholasticus Wladislaviensis Archidiaconus Dobrinensis in Eccl[esi]a Cathedrali Plocen[si] etc. Privilegium hoc unionis Russorum ritus Graeci cum Eccl[esi]a Romana post mortem Ill[ustrissi]mi olim Joannis Tarnowski Episcopi Cujaviensis avunculi sui desideratissimi ad se devolutum ob singularem et perpetui sui amoris atq[ue] observantiae in Ad[modum] R[everen]dum D[omi]num Josephum Przeclawski Praepositum Leopolien[sem] R[os]satkiren[sem] etc. et suum in Judiciis Tribunalitiis secundi Col[le]g[ii] amicum Clarissimum, monumentum perenne, Archivo Eccl[esi]ae Metropolitanae Leopolien[sis] donavit, per eumq[ue] transmisit. Anno D[omi]ni Millesimo Sexcent[esi]mo Duodecimo die vigesima quarta Julii. Lublini. [Nota oblacyjna 2:] In Posit[is] Actis T[e]r[re]st[ribus] Zydacz[oviensibus]. F[e]r[i]a 4[t]a p[os]t D[omi]ni[c]am Reminiscere Zydaczoviae p[ro]x[im]a A[nn]o D[omi]ni 1768. Literae praesentes Unionis cum S[ancta] Romana Ecclesia per Metropolitam et Episcopos Ruthenos confectae ad Acta Judicii praesen[tis] sunt per Oblat[am] porrectae, susceptae et ingrossatae. [Nota oblacyjna 3 (słabo czytelna):] [...] die 27 Januarii Anno Domini 1769 [...] ad acta [...] porrectae, susceptae et de verbo ad verbum ingrossatae.