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Pope Gregory IX authorizes the friars of the Order of Preachers departing on missions to the lands of the Saracens and pagans to hear the confessions of local Christians, absolve them from excommunications, and dispense their fellow friars from canonical irregularities.

Maintaining friendship and diplomatic contacts through envoys.

A letter to the magistrate and residents of Lwów. Khmelnytsky declares that he did not desire the shedding of Christian blood, mentions the defeat of the Crown forces at Gródek, and demands a swift response and submission. The exact wording of several sentences requires further reading.

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.

Ruthenian Starosta Jan Kmita grants the village of Hodowica to the Church of St. John and the Monastery of St. Basil in the suburbs of Lviv for the repose of the soul of the former owner. In exchange for the transferred goods and income, the clergy are obliged to celebrate mass services.

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 performs an exchange of lands in the village of Małe Winniki with the Lviv burgher Grzegorz Stecher, abolishing the inconveniences resulting from their fragmentation according to Ruthenian law. In exchange for Grzegorz's plots located on the hill and below the hill, the Duke transfers to him his fields, meadows, and jurisdiction beyond the river with the right of hereditary possession.

News about the capture of Kraków by the Swedes; assurance of an alliance between the Cossacks, Muscovy, and the Swedes, and information regarding the dispatch of Mikołaj Grodzicki for negotiations.

Ruthenian Starosta Emericus Bebek certifies the sale of the village of Dobrowtrycz in the Lviv district by Michał Żabicz to the Lviv burgher Emnedon and his son Jan for the sum of 60 marks. The buyers obtain full and hereditary ownership of the property with the right to further dispose of it.

Duke Władysław Opolczyk grants the village of Dunajów in the Lwów district to the nobleman Denhart and his legitimate heirs under hereditary law, along with all appurtenances and benefits. The document specifies rent obligations due on St. Martin's Day and ensures the immunity and inviolability of the grant.

Letter of recommendation for Pavlo Teteria, scribe of the Zaporozhian Host, traveling to the King; a request for kindness and assistance from the Mayor.

Order to hand over to Jan Tarnowski three falconets out of ten royal cannons stored in Lviv. The cannons deformed in a fire are to be identified by the gunners.

Order to issue three cannons to Jan Tarnowski to supply the royal castle in Stryi. One of the cannons is described as weighing two centners.

King Władysław Jagiełło confirms and transumes a document of King Casimir the Great from 1368, granting Lwów one hundred Franconian hides under German law and a mill on the Pełtew River. Furthermore, he confirms the judicial liberties of the Lwów burghers and the right to hunt within the boundaries of the granted lands.

Following news of a Tatar invasion of the lands of Ruthenia and Podolia, the King dispatches Jan Tarnowski and orders the magistrate to provide him with smaller cannons, weapons, and gunpowder. He announces that he himself will soon follow.

Order to issue three royal cannons to Jan Tarnowski for the castles in Lubaczów and Stryj. They were previously entrusted to the city by Sigismund I during the expedition against the Moldavian voivode named Bogdan.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants Adam the carpenter and his successors the third measure from the royal mill near the Halicz Gate in Lwów. The privilege is a reward for the craftsman's diligent work on royal buildings and carpentry projects.

Order to issue four royal cannons stored in Lviv to Jan Mielecki to strengthen the Chmielnik castle against enemy attacks. The magistrate is released from liability for these cannons.

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.

A notarial document certifying that the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub Strepa, reclaimed a mill in Zboiska that had been unlawfully leased to the Ruthenian priest Jan and returned it to the councilors and the commonalty of the city of Lviv. The Archbishop instructed his chaplain, Jan de Haze, to formally induct the city authorities into possession of the mill, including the right to collect all revenues therefrom.

The document is a notarial copy of a verdict by a judge and commissioner of the Apostolic See, resolving a dispute over a mill outside the city in favor of the parish priest of the Lviv Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary against the authorities and the community of Lviv. It confirms the church's exclusive right to the aforementioned mill and the income derived from it, and orders its recovery after unlawful seizure by the city.

Jan of Tarnów, Castellan and Starosta of Lwów, settles a dispute between Dymitr Wieczerza of Leśniowice and Jan, rector of St. John's Church in the Lwów suburb. He adjudicates the disputed beehives, meadows, and thickets in Jamne and along the Hodowica River to St. John's Church and the village of Hodowice, imposing perpetual silence on Dymitr.

Queen Jadwiga of Poland confirms and renews a document from 1371 by the Starosta of Ruthenia, Jan, granting the village of Hodowica in the Lviv district to the Chapel of St. John and the Basilian monastery in the suburbs of Lviv. This grant was made for the repose of the soul of the late Piotr, the former owner of the estate.

Halych Archbishop Jakub Strzemię transumes a bull of Pope Boniface IX and, by its authority, summons the Lwów parish priest Jan Rusin to the episcopal court in a dispute with the authorities of Lwów. The subject of the conflict concerns the rights to appoint the schoolmaster, the sacristan, the collection of tributes, and the administration of the rectory building and the mill in Zboiska.

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 Sigismund III Vasa orders the mayor and council of Lwów to appoint arbitrators from among the councilors to reach an amicable settlement in a dispute over contracts and mutual accounts between Armenian burghers: Jan and Awedik Bernatowicz and Zachariasz Iwaszkowicz. The settlement is intended to prevent the financial ruin of the parties, but must not violate the validity of previous royal decrees.

Piotr of Charbinowice, Starosta of Halych, certifies that Agnieszka, widow of the Halych burgher Pawel Siekierka, has transferred the village of Maly Bolshiv with all its benefits to the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, and his successors. These lands were permanently incorporated into the endowment of the Halych Archdiocese.

The assessors of the city of Lviv certify that the burgher Hanko Gebamyr, together with the widow of Rodstok, sold and legally ceded to the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, and his successors, a city plot adjacent to his house for the sum of eleven Lviv marks.

Archbishop Jakub of Halych confirms to the Lviv burgher Piotr Stecher the resignation and transfer of a portion of a mill near Lviv, along with the right of patronage and collation, made by Narcyz of Kłodno and Korzeniew. The income from this portion of the mill is to serve as an endowment and maintenance for a founded altar.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants permission for the construction and establishment of a pond and a mill on the Velyka Lypa river between the royal village of Zboratycze and Dunajów for the benefit of the Archbishop of Halych. The document regulates the right to use the riverbanks and collect profits from the newly created facilities.

King Władysław Jagiełło transfers the villages of Hodowice and Żydatycze, belonging to Jakub, the official of Halicz and hospitaler of Lwów, from Polish law to Magdeburg law. He grants the village heads full judicial jurisdiction over the inhabitants, exempting them from the authority of royal officials.

The document contains an authenticated transsumpt of procedural acts concerning an appeal and adhesion filed by the proxies of the councilors and farmers of the city of Lviv against a verdict of the Roman Curia ordering the payment of tithes to the parish priest Jan Rusin. Archbishop Jakub Strepa certifies the authenticity of the submitted instruments and issues their copy along with a request for the issuance of apostoli.

Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, transumes and authenticates a bull of Pope Gregory XI from 1374 for the friars of the Order of Preachers. The papal document grants Dominicans traveling on missions to infidel peoples, as well as their helpers, the privilege of choosing a confessor and obtaining plenary indulgence at the moment of death.

The Bishop of Kraków, Piotr Wysz, transumes a bull of Pope Gregory XII entrusting him with the resolution of a dispute between Jan Rusin, parish priest of the Church of St. Mary Outside the Walls of Lwów, and the councillors and burghers of Lwów regarding tithes and the revenues of the Holy Spirit Hospital. Consequently, the bishop, as a judge delegated by the Apostolic See, initiates judicial proceedings and summons designated clergymen to take procedural actions.

Nicholas, Dean of Przemyśl and sub-delegated judge by papal mandate, summons the authorities and inhabitants of Lviv to a court in Kraków in a dispute with the parish priest Jan Rusin regarding church revenues. On the reverse, the delivery and announcement of the summons in Lviv in the presence of the Archbishop of Halych, Jakub, is certified.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the village of Zubrza in the Lviv land to Jan of Byrawa and his legitimate heirs under perpetual law. In return, the recipient is obliged to perform military service with one lance and two archers, and the subjects are to pay the customary tributes.

Arbitrators Mikołaj son of Wigand and Mikołaj Peysar settle the dispute regarding the collection of tithes between the Lviv parish priest Jan Rusin and the authorities and community of the city of Lviv. The document was drawn up and certified by the notary public Grzegorz of Lelów.

The Starosta of Lwów, Florian of Korytnica, certifies the sale of half of the Zubrza estate by Stanisław to Jan of Zubrza for the sum of eighty kop of groschen. The possession of these goods entails the obligation to provide a foot archer for military expeditions.

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).

Florian of Korytnica, Starosta of the Ruthenian land, certifies that Jan Szychowski, together with his wife Ofanna, sold the village of Sichów in the Lwów district to Piotr of Charbinowice for 50 kopa of groschen. The buyer received full rights of ownership and disposal of this property.

Florian of Korytnica, Starosta of Lwów and Castellan of Wiślica, certifies the sale of the village of Oświca along with Jerzy's manor, known as Krebłowo Rzeczyce, made by the Sub-steward (podstoli) of Sandomierz, Piotr Włodkowic of Charbinowice, to Jan of Zubrza for the sum of 120 kopa of Ruthenian groschen.

The document certifies the sale and perpetual resignation of the village of Oświca, along with the manor of Kreblowo, by Stanisław Lambertowicz to the Sub-steward (podstoli) of Sandomierz, Piotr Włodkowic of Charbinowice, for 120 kopa of Ruthenian groschen. The Starosta of Lviv, Florian of Korytnica, approves the transaction and the seller's commitment to legally protect the buyer against potential claims from relatives.

The assessors of the city of Lviv certify that Jakub the blacksmith sold a portion of his urban plot to Jan Brenner for the sum of fourteen 'kopy' of groschen. The document guarantees the buyer perpetual and peaceful right to possess, use, and freely dispose of the acquired land.

Jan of Obiechów, General Starosta of Ruthenia, certifies the sale of the hereditary village of Sichów by Piotr of Charbinowice, Deputy Cupbearer of Sandomierz, to Jan of Zubrza for the sum of 130 'kopa' of white groschen. The buyer receives the village with all appurtenances and rights for perpetual possession.

Archbishop of Gniezno Mikołaj Trąba, acting as an arbitrator, settles property and legal disputes between the parish priest of the Lwów parish church, Jan Rusin, and the city council and commonalty of Lwów. The settlement regulates mutual financial claims, participation in the construction of city walls, and duties related to the church's endowment.

King Władysław Jagiełło grants the city of Lwów and its burghers the lands and forests extending around the municipal fields, known as 'obszary', along with all appurtenances and benefits. In return, the burghers are obligated to constantly care for the expansion, fortification, and beautification of the city.

The document is a notarial instrument drawn up by the notary Albert of Padua on the order of the Archbishop of Lviv, Jan of Rzeszów, at the request of the altarist Augustyn Kamener. It contains a transumpt of the privilege of the Lviv city council from 1399, which founded and endowed the Altar of the Ten Thousand Martyrs and the Holy Virgins in the Lviv Cathedral.

Spytko of Tarnów and Jarosław, acting at the request of the Lviv city councilors executing the will of the deceased burgher Leonard, assumes patronage over an altar founded in the Lviv Cathedral and secures an annual rent of ten grzywnas from the Jarosław customs duties for its maintenance. In return, he imposes strict liturgical duties on the altarist, including the celebration of weekly masses for the soul of the founder and his relatives.