Bull of Pope Clement VIII notifying the Lviv Chapter of the appointment of Jan as Archbishop of Lviv

Clement, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to his beloved sons, the Chapter of the Church of Lviv, greetings and apostolic blessing. Today, having released our venerable brother Jan, Archbishop of Lviv, then Bishop of Philippopolis, by the counsel of our brothers and by the fullness of apostolic power from the bond by which he was bound to the Church of Philippopolis, over which he then presided, we have transferred him by apostolic authority, by virtue of similar counsel, to your Church of Lviv, then deprived of the comfort of a pastor by the death of the late Jan Dymitr, of holy memory, formerly Archbishop of Lviv, who died outside the Roman Curia, and we have established him as Archbishop and pastor of the same [church], entrusting to him fully the care and administration of this Church of Lviv in spiritual and temporal matters, as is contained more narrowly [more broadly] in our letters drawn up in this matter. Therefore, we command your prudence by apostolic letter that you be obedient to the same Archbishop Jan as father and pastor of your souls, and showing him the due and devoted obedience and reverence, you should humbly receive his salutary admonitions and commands and strive to fulfill them effectively. Otherwise, the sentence which the same Archbishop Jan will lawfully pass upon the recalcitrant, we shall deem valid and shall cause, with the help of the Lord, to be inviolably observed until worthy satisfaction is made. Given in Rome at Saint Peter's, in the year of the Lord's Incarnation one thousand six hundred and three, on the eve of the Nones of February [February 4, 1603], in the twelfth year of our pontificate. [Under the date:] Pontus [Under the tab / on the fold:] [On the left:] To the Register F. Fegeri J. Tribula[...] Ja. He. Meleus J. Bombastus [In the center:] M. Vestrius Barbianus C. Pamphilius V. Casalius [On the right on the fold:] Twelfth [Calligraphic signature on the fold flap:] D. Illuminatus [Seal:] [Lead papal bull of Clement VIII on a hemp cord; obverse: heads of St. Peter and St. Paul with a cross, above: SPA SPE; reverse: CLEMENS PAPA VIII] [Verso:] [17th-century regest note:] Bull of Pope Clement VIII in favor of Jan, Bishop of Philippopolis, elected Archbishop of Lviv after the death of Jan Dymitr. Year 1603. [Other archival annotations:] Loc. 22. Vol. 5. / [signature in a frame:] L.XXIV / 7 / [chancery initials, among others:] C. Amadei

Clemens ep[iscopu]s servus servor[um] Dei dilectis filiis cap[itu]lo eccl[esi]e Leopolien[sis] sal[u]t[em] et ap[ostoli]cam ben[edictionem]. Hodie Venerabilem fratrem n[ost]r[u]m Joannem Archiep[iscopu]m Leopolien[sem] tunc Ep[iscop]um Philippen[sem] a vinculo quo eccl[esi]e Philippen[si] cui tunc preerat tenebatur de fratrum n[ost]ro[rum] consilio et ap[ostoli]ce potestatis plenitudine absolventes illum ad eccl[esi]am v[est]ram Leopolien[sem] tunc per obitum bone memorie Joannis Demetry olim Archiep[iscop]i Leopolien[sis] extra Romanam Curiam defuncti pastoris solatio destitutam de simili consilio ap[ostoli]ca au[ctorita]te transtulimus ipsumq[ue] illi in Archiep[iscopu]m prefecimus et pastorem curam et administ[rati]onem ipsius eccl[esi]e Leopolien[sis] sibi in sp[ir]itualibus et t[em]poralibus plenarie committendo prout in n[ost]ris inde confectis l[itte]ris plenius continetur. Quocirca discretioni v[est]re per ap[ostoli]ca scripta mandamus quatenus eidem Joanni Archiep[iscop]o tanq[uam] patri et pastori animar[um] v[est]rar[um] humil[ite]r intendentes ac exhibentes sibi obedientiam et reverentiam debitas et devotas eius salubria monita et mandata suscipiatis humil[ite]r et efficaciter adimplere curetis. Alioquin sententiam quam idem Joannes Archiep[iscop]us rite tulerit in rebelles ratam habebimus et faciemus auctore D[omi]no usq[ue] ad satisfactionem condignam inviolabiliter observari. Dat[um] Rome apud S[an]ctumpetrum Anno Incarnationis D[omi]nice Millesimo sexcentesimo tertio Pridie Non[as] Februarii Pontificatus n[ost]ri Anno Duodecimo. [Pod datą:] Pontus [Pod zakładką / na plice:] [Po lewej:] Pro Reg[ist]ro F. Fegeri J. Tribula[...] Ja. He. Meleus J. Bombastus [Pośrodku:] M. Vestrius Barbianus C. Pamphilius V. Casalius [Po prawej na plice:] Duodecimo [Podpis kaligraficzny na wywinięciu pliki:] D. Illuminatus [Pieczęć:] [Ołowiana bulla papieska Klemensa VIII na sznurze konopnym; awers: głowy św. Piotra i Pawła z krzyżem, u góry: SPA SPE; rewers: CLEMENS PAPA VIII] [Verso:] [Nota regestowa z XVII w.:] Bulla Clementis Papae VIII favore Joannis E[pisco]pi Philippensis electi Archie[pisco]pi Leopoliens[is] post obitum Joannis Demetry. Anno 1603. [Inne adnotacje archiwalne:] Loc. 22. Vol. 5. / [sygnatura w ramce:] L.XXIV / 7 / [parafy kancelaryjne, m.in.:] C. Amadei