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King Sigismund I the Old guarantees the prelates and canons of the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv the inviolable possession of one-third of the royal mill in the Halych Suburb for a period of 15 years. The monarch pledges that neither he, nor his successors, nor anyone else will redeem the said mill during this time.

Ignacy Wemmer summons the Lviv city deputies to a meeting at the syndic's residence to settle claims regarding Jesuit estates. He warns against delays, informing them of the impatience of the representative of the Imperial-Royal Fiscal Office, who threatened to break off negotiations.

Ignacy Wemmer notifies Bonawentura Bogdanowicz about the session scheduled by the president concerning city privileges. He requests the issuance of the customary order to invite the deputies to this meeting.

King Sigismund I cancels his previous trade privilege granted to the Jews of the Lviv suburbs and confirms the exclusive right of the Lviv burghers to trade within the city, prohibiting the suburban residents from doing so. To allow for the liquidation of goods and the repayment of debts, the monarch grants the suburban Jews a two-year transition period with limited trading rights.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms the resolution of the municipal authorities of Lviv, adopted after a recent fire, prohibiting the construction of houses with arcades in the city and orders all property owners to comply with the new building regulations.

Grand Crown Treasurer Teodor Wessel thanks the Lwów authorities for the New Year's wishes and reciprocates with prosperity. Regarding monetary reduction, he refers to earlier universals and attaches a decree of the Piotrków Tribunal.

Before the Lviv land court, Jadwiga of Olesko, wife of the Podolian Voivode Marcin Kamieniecki, endowed the Archbishop of Lviv, Bernard Wilczek, with an annual rent (wyderkaf) of 10 grzywnas from a sum of 400 florins. This income, secured on the customs and ponds in Załoźce and Olesko, was designated for the maintenance of a lamp before the altar of St. George in the Lviv Cathedral.

Lviv Archbishop Bernard Wilczek confirms and transumes a document from the Lviv land court regarding the sale of an annual rent from customs and fisheries in Załoźce and Olesko by the Podolian Voivode Marcin Kamieniecki and his wife Jadwiga. The Archbishop allocates and endows this income for the maintenance of a perpetual lamp before the Blessed Sacrament in the Lviv Cathedral, for Holy Masses, and for the support of church staff.

Wielopolska requests relief regarding the hiberna of the Nowy Targ Starosty, already burdened by three banners with a fourth one announced. In a postscript, she conveys reports about the detention of Poles in France.

Marianna Wielopolska thanks Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski for remembering her and expresses relief at the improvement in her niece's health after the accident. She also asks him to inquire at his aunt's convent about a young lady skilled in tapestry embroidery.

The judge and deputy judge of the Kraków land court certify the decree of King Sigismund I resolving a dispute between customs officers and merchants regarding routes for driving cattle and transporting goods from Ruthenia, Podolia, Volhynia, and Moldavia. According to the judgment, cattle and goods from Ruthenia, Podolia, and Moldavia must be directed through Lwów, Gródek, and Przemyśl to Sandomierz, while those from Volhynia through Lublin and Radom, under penalty of confiscation.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the Lviv city authorities, moves the annual fair from the Feast of the Holy Trinity to the Feast of Saint Margaret, exempting arriving merchants from customs duties. At the same time, he confirms the holding of the fair on the Feast of Saint Agnes, maintaining the existing obligation to pay customs duties.

The Lviv General Official Stanisław Męda, upon the presentation of the Lviv City Council, grants the altar in the Strumiłło Chapel in the Lviv Cathedral to Stanisław Wilczek, vacant after the death of Jan Drohobycz. The issuer orders the perpetual vicars to induct the new altarist into possession of the benefice and its associated revenues.

King Sigismund I approves the 1528 decree of the mayor and councilors of Lviv, which awarded disputed meadows formed on drained ponds in Zamarstynów to Marcin Schöngreger, guardian of the widow and children of the late Bernard Tyczka. The inhabitants of the village of Zamarstynów were ordered to maintain perpetual silence on this matter.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the Lviv Cathedral Chapter, confirms a 1463 document by royal commissioners delimiting the chapter village of Wierzbiąż and the royal villages of Rożana and Rzeczyczów. The confirmation grants the Chapter the disputed lands, forests, thickets, and revenues according to the established boundary mounds.

King Sigismund I confirms to the chapters of the Lviv Cathedral a document from the commissioners of King Casimir Jagiellon dated 1474. This act established the detailed course of the boundaries and the placement of boundary mounds between the capitular village of Wierbiż and the royal villages of Drohowyże and Uście.

King Sigismund I the Old consolidates previous debt records on the royal village of Honiatycze into a single sum of 220 marks and pledges it to the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv. The Chapter is to hold and use the village as a pledge until the debt is fully repaid by the monarch or his successors.

King Sigismund I transfers the village of Zhydatychi, belonging to the metropolitan chapter in Lviv, from land law to ecclesiastical law. At the same time, he exempts this property from the obligation of military expeditions, tax levies, and all other burdens of secular law.

King Sigismund I approves the purchase of a plot in Lviv made by the Lviv Metropolitan Chapter from Father Antoni Kłopot. The monarch grants the acquired property ecclesiastical immunity and exempts it from all taxes and secular burdens.

King Sigismund I confirms the privilege of King Casimir IV Jagiellon from 1456, securing quarterly payments for the Archbishop and Chapter of Lviv from the Lviv and Gródek customs duties and the Drohobych salt mines. He orders the customs collectors and salt mine officials to make timely payments under penalty of sanctions and enforcement by the Starosta of Lviv.

King Sigismund I grants the Lviv sub-judge Jan Dzieduszycki and his successors the right to collect specific bridge tolls at seventeen crossings within the estates of Dzieduszyce and Młynice. In exchange for the privilege of collecting tolls, the owners are obligated to permanently maintain and repair the roads and bridges.

M. Wyżycki congratulates the Hetman and Voivode of Ruthenia, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, on the successful marriage of the Crown Chorąży, putting an end to local speculations and bets regarding the wedding date. He also reports on the King's return from a hunt in Prussia and announces that more extensive news will be sent via Colonel Glanczof.

Michał Wyżycki informs Voivode Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski about his departure to Warsaw and his decision to cancel his trip to Żółkiew due to high prices and overcrowding. He also reports on the political situation surrounding the election, wishing the Sobieski princes success and mentioning a new Swedish candidacy.

Michał Wyżycki sends solemn New Year's greetings to the Voivode of Ruthenia, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski. He also reports on the court and the Queen awaiting the arrival of John III Sobieski, as well as the departure of dignitaries to welcome the monarch.

King Sigismund I the Old cancels a former record of King Władysław for one hundred marks and grants Dobrogost Pełka forty marks, which are to be paid to him by the tenant of the royal village of Kozłów, Maciej, the castellan (wojski) of Żydaczów. The paid sum of forty marks is simultaneously added to the pledge sums secured for Maciej on the same village.

The Archbishop asks the magistrate for a fair consideration of Stanisław Rozesłanek's complaint against the executors of his brother's will and for protection against further claims.

Archbishop of Lviv Bernard Wilczek appoints Bachelor of Arts Maciej of Śrem as the parish priest of the parish church in Jaworów, vacant after the death of the priest Tomasz. He orders the rector of Bruchnal and other clergy to solemnly induct the new pastor into the actual possession of the benefice and to hand over all associated revenues to him.

Winnicki presents a dispute with Metropolitan Załęski regarding the archimandrites in Walawa, Derman, and Dubno. He asks the Voivode to intercede with the Nuncio following an appeal; the letter itself does not resolve the rights to the benefices.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the authorities and citizens of Lwów the right to collect a new bridge toll of two denarii for every ox driven for sale, exempting Lwów citizens from this fee. The income obtained is to be used for the permanent maintenance and repair of bridges around the city to ensure the safe passage of merchants and travelers.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the Lviv burghers, approves the 1506 verdict of King Alexander Jagiellon. He confirms the exemption of the Lviv citizens from the Lublin customs duty and prohibits Lublin customs officers from collecting it.

King Sigismund I settles a dispute between the customs lessee Andrzej of Tęczyn and the Lviv burghers, allowing Lviv merchants to travel through Kraków and Sandomierz to Lublin and beyond, bypassing the customs chambers in Bełz, Chełm, and Hrubieszów, while ordering them to return via these routes if they abandon their further journey. At the same time, he suspends Lviv's customs exemption in these three chambers solely for the duration of the lease of the Tęczyński family's estates, while confirming the general customs privilege of King Alexander.

King Sigismund I the Old permits the incorporation of the abandoned parish church in Semenivka, along with all its revenues and appurtenances, into the church in Shchyrets to improve the endowment of the local rector. The monarch simultaneously stipulates the preservation of pastoral care and religious services in Semenivka in accordance with the regulations of the local ordinary.

King Sigismund I the Old approves the dowry and jointure settlement in the amount of 200 florins, made by the late Hiob Sokolnicki for his wife Anna of Czernin on half of his own and royal estates. The document guarantees the widow and her offspring peaceful possession of the aforementioned royal estates until the secured sums are fully repaid.

Wiśniowiecki accuses the magistrate of opposing the arrangements made with the metropolitan and the Basilians. He requests a resolution to the dispute, reminding them of their friendship and his own role in the agreement.

King Sigismund I the Old re-establishes the tailors' guild in Lviv, prohibiting the practice of this craft in the city and suburbs by craftsmen outside the brotherhood. Only two castle tailors appointed by the Lviv starosta were exempted from the guild obligation.

Ruthenian Voivode Konstanty Wiśniowiecki notifies the municipal authorities of Lwów that he is taking the Jews under his patronage, in accordance with the custom of his predecessors. He requests the mayor and councilors not to summon the Jewish population to municipal courts in matters subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the voivode.

King Sigismund I rules that the voluntary payment of the Kołomyja customs duty by the burghers of Lwów to the Voivode Otto of Chodecz is temporary and does not infringe upon their previous exemption from this fee. After the death of Otto or his resignation from the lease of Kołomyja, no subsequent tenant has the right to demand the aforementioned duty from the citizens of Lwów.

Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki justifies his inability to personally greet his uncle, the Voivode of Ruthenia Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, due to the poor condition of the sleigh roads. He sends written expressions of respect, asking for continued remembrance and protection.

King Sigismund I the Old grants the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv permission to appoint a legitimate procurator to represent it and its subjects before all secular courts of the Kingdom of Poland. The monarch ensures the perpetual validity of all legal actions taken by this proxy.

Royal commissioners resolve a property dispute between the widow and daughters of the late councilor Jan Kosnar and the Lwów chamberlain Mikołaj Odnowski. The case concerns the repayment of a 350-florin mortgage debt and the return of a tenement house located in the Lwów market square.

Canon Stanisław of Lwów, acting under the authority of the Count of the Lateran Palace, Paweł de Blanca, appoints cleric Jan, son of Jerzy of Lwów, as a public notary and ordinary judge. After receiving the oath of fidelity, the document grants the nominee full authority to draft authentic legal acts.

Zofia, widow of Stanisław Hynk, Chamberlain of Łęczyca, donates to her cousin Mikołaj Gołąbek, Sub-judge of Lwów, her entire hereditary share in the village of Zimna Woda, excluding the portion belonging to her sons. The document certifies the granting of intromission and the donor's obligation to legally defend the recipient against any claims.

J. Winiarski informs the Voivode of Ruthenia, Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, about the arrival of a detachment of Crown troops returning from Hungary and the assignment of burdensome quarters for them in the Starosty of Świecie based on a warrant from the Voivode of Inowrocław. He requests urgent instructions on how to deal with the soldiers in order to save the starosty's estates from total ruin.

The author defends himself against the accusation of negligence: he refused quarters to Saxon soldiers and received the order to prepare damage reports after the deadline. He is still looking for a way to transfer the hiberna tax.

Archbishop of Lviv Bernard Wilczek authorizes the construction of a new pulpit in the nave of the cathedral for the Polish preacher during the vacancy of the German preacher, due to the large influx of the faithful following a fire in the church. The document stipulates a return to the original order of preaching in the choir and chapel once a German preacher is appointed by the city council.

King Sigismund I authorizes the Lviv city councilors to temporarily fill the mansionary and preachership at St. Catherine's Church in the Low Castle with a non-German priest due to a shortage of orthodox German preachers caused by the spread of the Reformation. Following this consent, the monarch presents Bachelor Albert of Pilsen to the Archbishop of Lviv for the purpose of taking over the benefice.

Wojciech Włoszkiewicz informs the Lviv authorities about receiving a default judgment and advises them to prepare documents and send a syndic to the November sessions of the Assessorial Court. He also reports on the submission of the commission decree regarding the Jewish case to the Chancellor for signature.

Wojciech Włoszkiewicz informs the Lviv authorities about the delivery of the power of attorney to Mr. Taralski and the planned legal actions before the assessor's court in the case of Mr. Kupiński. He seeks a formal stay of proceedings until the arrival of Mr. Nuszczyński in Warsaw.

Wojciech Włoszkiewicz informs the Lviv Magistrate about actions taken before the Royal Assessor's Court to avoid a default judgment and requests further instructions. He also reports that the executions issued by the Castellan have been annulled.

Wojciech Włoszkiewicz informs the Lviv authorities about the successful defense and restoration of municipal jurisdiction in a dispute with the Armenians. He also reports with sympathy on an unfavorable verdict for Mrs. Wilczkowa, ordering her to provide restitution under the execution of the magistrate.