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Stanisław of Dawidów, land judge of Lviv, and Jan of Zimna Woda, sub-judge of Lviv, certify that Dorota, wife of Gołąbek of Zębówka, voluntarily discharged her father Jan Zubrski from her dowry and maternal estate.

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.

The Lviv judge and sub-judge certify that the noble Jadwiga received satisfaction from her father, Jan Zubrzycki, regarding her paternal and maternal estates and renounced all rights to them.

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.

The document confirms that the maiden Katarzyna, daughter of Jan Zubrzycki, voluntarily renounced her rights to paternal and maternal estates in the village of Zubrza before the Lviv land court in favor of her father and brother. She did so on the same terms as her married sisters had previously renounced their portions of the property.

Fryderyk Herburtowicz of Felsztyn confirms the purchase of a house on Jewish Street in Lwów from Małgorzata, widow of Dominik Myndelbey, committing to pay all taxes and duties from it on equal terms with the burghers of Lwów. He further declares that in the event of a desire to sell the property, it may be sold exclusively to a burgher of Lwów.

Peter, custodian and administrator sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Lviv, transsumes a letter from the Council of Basel and orders the clergy of the diocese to announce the indulgences contained therein and to collect funds for the union with the Greeks.

The Lviv judge and sub-judge certify that Paszko of Bierawa has divided the patrimony with his brother Jan Zubrzycki and renounced his rights to the village of Zubrza in Jan's favor. Paszko pledged not to disturb his brother in the possession of the estate, to which Jan obtains full and perpetual right of disposal.

The Lviv City Council certifies the amicable division of the estate of Jan Sommerstein and his mother Jadwiga, carried out by arbitrators between Mikołaj Sołtys the Elder and his wife Jadwiga, and Mikołaj Sołtys the Younger and his wife Anna. The settlement specifies the division of townhouses in the Lviv Market Square, the grange near the Katschel mill, peasant rents, ponds, gardens, and movable property.

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.

Wallachian Voivode Vlad II grants merchants from Lviv and other cities of the Ruthenian, Polish, and Moldavian lands safe and free trade in his domains upon payment of a fixed customs duty. A fee of two Hungarian florins was established for each merchant wagon.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Odrowąż confirms the receipt of 337.5 Polish marks from the testamentary legacy of the merchant Mikołaj Hecht, transferred by the Lviv city councilors. He allocates this sum for construction work at the Lviv Cathedral and for the endowment of canons in exchange for the celebration of two weekly masses.

King Władysław of Varna grants Jan of Sienna, Chamberlain of Przemyśl and Starosta of Sandomierz, a tenement house in Lviv on Jewish Street next to the synagogue, formerly belonging to the Jewish customs officer Wołczek. This grant is made with full property rights in perpetuity in recognition of faithful service and war efforts in the affairs of the Kingdom of Hungary.

King Władysław III exempts the burghers and inhabitants of Lwów from customs duties on all imported goods, especially fish, until his entry into the city. The monarch orders the Voivode and Starosta of Lwów, Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, and the customs collectors to strictly observe the granted freedom.

King Władysław III authorizes the Lwów city councilors to build and expand small stalls and butcher shops, granting all rents and revenues derived from them to the city. Furthermore, he confirms the city's right to freely elect interpreters, allowing the election to proceed even if the starosta refuses to grant consent.

The Council of Basel extends to the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Odrowąż, the spiritual privileges and graces previously granted to the participants of the council in 1438. The document allows him to choose a confessor with the authority to grant absolution from sins and censures reserved for the Apostolic See, to commute vows, and to dispense from canonical irregularities.

The overseers of the construction of the Lviv Cathedral acknowledge that the Lviv city councilors have fully settled the sum bequeathed in the will of Mikołaj Hecht for the construction of the church. The payment was made in cash and in building materials, such as bricks and lime.

Piotr Wołczko of Kłodno, subcamerarius of Lwów, certifies the permanent demarcation of the estates of the Archbishop of Lwów (Dunajów) and Mikołaj Gołogórski (Wiciń). The document establishes and describes the course of boundary mounds along the Dunajec River and adjacent hills.

The Queen thanks Małachowski for his comments on her intended departure to fulfill her vow of pilgrimage to the Apostolic Thresholds. She promises gratitude at every opportunity. A French postscript speaks of respect and friendship and includes greetings for the addressee's wife.

The canons of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter confirm the receipt of 121 marks from the Lviv city councilors, originating from the testament of the late Mikołaj Hecht, and release them from any debt. The transferred funds were allocated for the needs of the chapter, specifically for the redemption of the village headship (sołtystwo) in Wierzbiąż.

Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, Voivode of Lwów, certifies that the nobleman Jan Zubrski paid the burgher of Gródek, Stefan, the sum of 50 marks for the village headship in the village of Zubrza. Both parties made consistent statements before the Lwów land court.

Jan of Czyżów, Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Poland, certifies that Jan of Zubrza appointed Mikołaj of Gołogóry as the guardian of his minor sons and manager of all his property until they reach the age of majority.

The Voivode and General Starosta of Ruthenia, Piotr Odrowąż, together with arbitrators, settles a dispute over maternal estates in Zubrza between Jan Zubrski and his daughter Małgorzata Gołąbkowa and her sons. After the satisfaction of inheritance claims by Jan Zubrski, the plaintiffs were imposed with perpetual silence under a penalty of one thousand marks.

A document of the jurors of the city of Lwów certifying mutual property dispositions of the former village head Mikołaj and his wife Jadwiga in the event of the death of one of the spouses. The settlement includes, among others, half of a house in Lwów, movables, real estate, and a life interest in a pond in Zamarstynów.

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.

The document abolishes the newly introduced, unlawful customs duty in Kolomyia for Lviv burghers and other merchants, while simultaneously regulating and confirming the traditional customs rates collected in Sniatyn. Jan of Czyżów orders the Starosta of Kolomyia and Sniatyn, Michał Myszło, to strictly observe these provisions.

King Władysław of Varna subjects foreign and non-resident merchants in Lwów exclusively to the jurisdiction of the municipal court and confirms the staple right for goods. He also establishes rules for the validity of testaments drawn up by Lwów burghers and the requirement to sell bequeathed real estate within one year.

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.

King Władysław III of Varna orders the nobility, landowners, and clergy to sell inherited real estate within the city limits of Lviv within one year, under penalty of 20 marks. The regulation is intended to prevent the deterioration of urban property and the reduction of duties incumbent upon city plots.

King Władysław III of Varna permits the councilors and commonalty of the city of Lwów to present their city laws, immunities, and privileges exclusively before his royal presence. He thereby exempts the city from the obligation to present these documents to voivodes, castellans, starosts, or other officials of the Kingdom of Poland until his personal arrival in Lwów.

King Władysław of Varna temporarily permits the burghers of Lwów to settle colonists and derive benefits from sixteen surplus fields known as areas by the Brzuchowice River. The King defers the final decision regarding the ownership of these lands until his return to the Kingdom of Poland and the conduct of an inspection in Lwów.

Carmelite Provincial Jan Wolin, wishing to dispel the concerns of the Lviv councilors and townspeople and to facilitate the successful foundation of the monastery by King Władysław, orders the friars of the Lviv convent to refrain from all brewing and retailing of beer and other liquors. The document was issued under the penalty of religious obedience so that the presence of the friars would not infringe upon the economic interests of the city of Lviv.

Lviv land judge Jan Gołąbek and sub-judge Ścibor of Byszyna certify that Dorota, wife of Szymek of Bóbrka, has acquitted her father Jan of Zubrza of all claims regarding her paternal inheritance and dowry. The settlement concluded all property disputes and was reached with the participation of amicable arbitrators.

Land Judge Jan Gołąbek and Deputy Judge Ścibor of Wisznia certify the testimony of Dorota, wife of Szymek of Bóbrka, who acknowledged that her father, Jan of Zubrza, had satisfied her claims regarding her paternal and maternal inheritance. In exchange for the compensation received, Dorota renounced, on behalf of herself and her successors, all further property claims.

Jan Gołąbek of Zimna Woda, Land Judge of Lwów, and Ścibor of Wisznia, Sub-judge, confirm that Jan Kunat of Tuligłowy has settled 500 marks of dowry and dower upon his wife Helena, secured on half of the village of Tuligłowy, a mill, a manor, and an inn. These estates are to remain in Helena's possession in the event of her widowhood, with a right of redemption should she remarry.

Cardinal Domenico Capranica, acting as judge and apostolic commissioner appointed by Pope Eugene IV, announces the initiation of proceedings in a dispute between the authorities and the commune of the city of Lviv, as well as the Dominican and Franciscan monasteries, and the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan Odrowąż, regarding assets from the testamentary bequest of the deceased burgher Piotr Czanszer.

Pope Eugene IV instructs the Bishop of Chełm to investigate the matter and authorize the authorities and citizens of Lviv to build and maintain a school for boys at the Church of the Holy Spirit, as well as to appoint and dismiss its rector, in accordance with a previous privilege granted by King Władysław. The document confirms the city's rights regarding the municipal educational institution.

Piotr Odrowąż of Sprowa, Voivode and General Starosta of Ruthenia, testifies before the Lviv land court that he sold a royal mill near Lviv to the prudent Hannus for three hundred marks. The Lviv judge and sub-judge certify the transaction, the receipt of payment, and the seller's obligation to legally defend the buyer.

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.

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.

Pope Nicholas V, acceding to the request of King Casimir Jagiellon, issues instructions to the Archbishop of Lviv and other Polish hierarchs in the face of the threat from the Tatars. The document concerns the granting of indulgences and ecclesiastical ordinances in connection with the struggle against the invaders.

Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż and Lviv Judge Jan Gołąbek, acting under royal mandate, resolve a border dispute between the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv and the children of Wincenty Łąka of Uniatycze. Based on older documents, they adjudicate the disputed boundary markers and the village of Wierzbiąż to the Chapter, imposing a perpetual silence on the opposing party.

A fragmentarily preserved judicial document concerning a property dispute between the daughters of Hołubiej and the Lviv Armenian woman Duchna regarding the villages of Laszkowice and Soroki.

Jan of Sulików, starosta of Gródek and Szczerzec, and Piotr of Hrumno certify the measurement of the hides and the raising of boundary mounds in the village of Wierbiż, belonging to the Lviv Chapter. The demarcation was carried out according to German law at the behest of the Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż, acting on the order of King Casimir Jagiellon.

The Lviv sub-starosta Stanisław Stachira of Sroki certifies that Chodko Piątnicki, with the consent of Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż, sold a hereditary meadow called Czązarzczycza to the cathedral chapter in Lviv for the sum of ten 'kopa' of Polish groschen. The document defines the boundaries of the sold land, running towards the Pełtew River, and grants the canons full rights of perpetual possession and disposal of the property.

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.