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3 documents · Fonds 131 and 132

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132/1/3030-02132 — Lviv city council — correspondence1605-07-19Sigismund III Vasa to the Lwów Council regarding the dispute between the Bernatowicz family and Iwaszkowicz

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.

Sigismund III Vasa (signature: “Sigismundus Rex”)
To: Illustrious Mayor and Council of the City of Lwów (“Sławnym Burmistrzowi y Radzie Miasta naszego Lwowa Wiernie nam miłym”)
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131/1/690131-1-690-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1634-10-06Decree of King Władysław IV referring the debt case of Gabriel Bernatowicz to the Armenian court

King Władysław IV examines a dispute over an unpaid debt between Maciej Fik of Gdańsk and the Lwów Armenian Gabriel Bernatowicz, and confirms the privilege of Sigismund Augustus exempting Armenians from answering before commission courts. On this basis, the monarch refers the case to the competent Armenian court in Lwów.

Władysław IV Vasa, King of Poland
To: Parties to the dispute (Maciej Fik, Gabriel Bernatowicz) / Armenian court in Lwów
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131/1/733131-1-733-001131 — Collection of parchment documents1651-01-14Privilege of King John II Casimir for the Armenians of Lviv regarding free trade and the sale of alcoholic beverages

King John II Casimir grants the Armenian community of Lviv full freedom to trade in all goods, including cloth and spices, as well as the right to brew and sell alcoholic beverages on equal terms with other city residents. This privilege serves as compensation for the loyalty and sacrifices made by the Lviv Armenians during the recent siege of Lviv by Cossack-Tatar forces.

John II Casimir, King of Poland
To: Lviv Armenians (universa natio Armenorum Leopoliensium; in their name the elders: Krzysztof Awedyk Bernatowicz, Krzysztof Iwaszko Liskowic, Krzysztof Jan Bernatowicz)
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