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Pope Boniface IX instructs the Bishop of Przemyśl to enforce sanctions and restrain Archbishop Bernard of Halicz from unlawfully harassing the authorities and residents of Lwów in a property dispute. He also authorizes the lifting of an illegal interdict and the absolution of the citizens of Lwów from ecclesiastical penalties imposed by the Archbishop.

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 King requests Cardinal Virginio Orsini to obtain a judicial commission from the Pope in a dispute between the Mayor of Lviv and the Franciscans. The dispute arises from the detention of a perpetrator of a fatal wounding and the challenging of secular jurisdiction on the grounds of alleged violation of ecclesiastical immunity.

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 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 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.

The Emperor congratulates the Polish cavalry on their victory over the Turks and Tatars on the Dniester and on the spoils taken. He gives thanks to God and expresses hope that the success will be completed by the recovery of Kamianets.

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.

Ignacy of Kutyszcze, land judge of Halych, together with sub-judge Ścibor of Unieniec, certify that Klemens of Siemikowce sold his hereditary estate of Siemikowce to Piotr of Dobijów for the sum of one hundred grzywnas of Polish groschen.

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.

Moldavian Hospodar Peter III Aaron grants Lviv burghers and other merchants free entry and the right to conduct trade within the territory of Moldavia. The privilege guarantees the safety of merchants and regulates customs duties and the use of warehouses.

Moldavian Hospodar Peter confirms the ancient trade freedoms for Lviv merchants and establishes detailed customs duties on routes leading through Moldavia towards Hungary, Wallachia, and the Tatar lands. He further permits the establishment of a merchant house in Suceava and forbids officials from unlawfully confiscating transported goods.

Ruthenian Voivode Andrzej Odrowąż and Sniatyn Starosta Michał Buczacki prohibit the arbitrary obstruction of merchants transporting cattle and goods between Wallachia and Lviv. All disputes and claims regarding seized animals are ordered to be directed for resolution to the city council court in Kolomyia.

Moldavian Voivode Stephen the Great confirms the ancient trade liberties for merchants from Lviv and the Ruthenian and Podolian lands, and establishes detailed customs tariffs at customs houses within Moldavia. The document also grants them the right to maintain a merchant house in Suceava and guarantees the protection of their goods against confiscation.

Piotr of Branice, Lviv land judge, and Jan of Wysokie, Lviv sub-judge, certify that Barnaba de Negrono from Genoa has renounced the village of Pikułowice forever in favor of an altar he founded in the Lviv Cathedral. The village was transferred to his son, the presbyter Grzegorz, and subsequent altarists, with the right of collation reserved for the founder and his successors.

Jan of Zubrza acknowledges before the Lviv land court a debt of 50 marks to Lviv burghers Piotr and Michał Kongisar as a supplementary payment for the village headship (sołectwo) in Zubrza. In case of failure to meet payment deadlines, the debtor commits to putting the creditors in possession of a total of ten settled hides (łany) in the village of Zubrza.

The nobility of the Lviv land and the Zhydachiv district enter into an alliance with the council and burghers of Lviv for the defense of rights, order, and the common public good. The document obliges both parties to counteract lawlessness, looting, and grievances, and guarantees the participation of Lviv councilors in noble assemblies.

The document certifies a judgment of the royal court issued in the dispute between Mikołaj Brzymucha and Michał Jazłowiecki regarding the unlawful collection of customs duties. The court recognized that Michał Jazłowiecki lacked the authority to do so and imposed a perpetual ban on him from collecting customs duties from merchants and fellow noblemen in Jazłowiec.

Lviv judge Piotr of Branice and deputy judge Jan of Wąsosz certify a royal verdict prohibiting the minor sons of the late Proć of Wasiuczyn from collecting tolls in Wasiuczyn under penalty of a 16-mark bond. The issue of the legality of the toll collection was postponed until the children reach the age of majority, following a complaint by Mikołaj Brzymucha.

The document certifies the verdict of King Casimir Jagiellon, issued during his judicial stay in Lviv, prohibiting Elizabeth of Żmigród from collecting unlawful customs duties on goods and cattle grazing in royal forests that were exempt from such fees. The court ruled that the defendant possessed no rights or privileges authorizing the collection of these charges.

After reading the archbishop's official declaration, Antici recommends a settlement. He argues that the intended relocation of the painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the chapel is to leave patronage rights, foundations, and religious services intact, and that further litigation could expose the magistrate to defeat, disgrace, and costs. He proposes mediation by a learned clergyman friendly to both parties.

Antici assures his commitment to the addressees' affairs and reports obtaining an injunction from the Sacred Congregation of the Council. He requests a power of attorney issued in his name, with the right to appoint Francesco Stefanoni or another substitute, and funds for expenses. He declares that he is not seeking his own fee.

Pope Innocent VIII informs the inhabitants of the city and diocese of Lviv about the filling of the Lviv archbishopric by the elect Andrzej following the death of Archbishop Jan. He calls upon the faithful to recognize the new pastor, to honor him, and to show him obedience.

Bartsch complains about the decline in respect for municipal authorities, describes an audience with the commander, and the submission of a memorandum regarding the incident with captains Kudelski and Witowski. The commander cites previous interventions and public duties that prevent Bartsch's release. The author renews his requests, contacts the primate, and awaits the Starosta of Lwów.

King John I Albert grants the college of perpetual vicars of the Lviv Cathedral permission to purchase a house with a plot of land in Lviv for their common residence. At the same time, he exempts this property and its inhabitants from municipal jurisdiction and all taxes and burdens, transferring it under ecclesiastical jurisdiction and immunity.

Jakub, known as Zawisza, together with his own sister Katarzyna, heirs of the late Marcin Ważny, sell to Marcin Tłusty and his wife Małgorzata a hereditary mill before the Halych Gate in Lviv for the sum of three hundred marks. The transaction and the terms of installment payments are approved and entered into the records by the General Starosta of Ruthenia, Piotr Myszkowski.

Copy of the Scottish proclamation of indulgence: permission for moderate Presbyterians to hold services only in private houses, separate relief for Quakers, suspension of laws against Catholics, and conditional amnesty. The document maintains the ban on open-air services, introduces a new oath of absolute obedience, and orders publication and sealing. This is not the English Declaration of April 4, 1687.

King Sigismund I resolves a jurisdictional dispute between the Lviv city council and the Armenian community, abolishing the office of a separate Armenian reeve (wójt) and placing the Armenians under municipal jurisdiction in real estate matters and four criminal articles. In other matters, Armenians are to be judged by the municipal reeve together with six Armenian elders according to their ancestral law, with the right of appeal directly to the royal majesty.

King Sigismund I the Old regulates the mutual jurisdictional relations between the municipal court in Lwów and the judiciary of the Armenian community, including the admissibility of witnesses of different denominations, the jurisdiction over real estate and criminal offenses, and the procedure for arrests. In all other respects, the monarch confirms the existing privileges of both parties.

Wysocka is pleased to have re-established contact and asks for further news regarding the recipient's health. She explains that the letter was delivered by a factor; in the future, one can write via post or through the captain.

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.

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.

Pope Paul III notifies the inhabitants of the city and diocese of Lviv of the appointment of Piotr Starzechowski as the new archbishop following the death of Archbishop Bernardyn. He commands the faithful to receive the new shepherd with due reverence and to obey his teachings and instructions.

Pope Paul III notifies the cathedral chapter in Lviv of the filling of the archiepiscopal see, vacant after the death of Archbishop Bernardyn, and the appointment of Piotr to this office. He orders the chapter to show obedience and reverence to the new ordinary under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions.

King Sigismund I the Old confirms to the burghers and merchants of Lviv of all rites the privilege of King Alexander, exempting them from all customs duties and fees throughout the state. Following the expiration of the Tęczyński family's lease and with the consent of Sigismund Augustus, the monarch restores the absolute validity of the customs immunity at the customs houses in Bełz, Chełm, and Hrubieszów.

Royal commissioners appointed by King Sigismund I performed a demarcation and erected boundary mounds between royal villages held by Mikołaj Dzieduszycki and Mikołaj Odnowski and the estates of the Metropolitan Chapter in Lviv. The ruling was issued based on a presented demarcation document from 1463 and the sworn testimonies of the oldest witnesses.

King Sigismund I the Old, at the request of the authorities of the city of Lwów, confirms earlier acts of delimitation from 1462 and 1485 between Lwów lands and the hereditary village of Zimna Woda. The document grants perpetual legal force to the established boundary line and the order of silence imposed on former claimants.

Pope Julius III notifies the suffragans of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the appointment of Feliks Ligęza as Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Archbishop Piotr Starzechowski and orders them to show the new metropolitan due obedience. The document contains later entries of oblation before the Bishops of Przemyśl and Chełm from 1555.

Pope Julius III notifies the clergy of the city and diocese of Lviv of the appointment of Feliks Ligęza as the new Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Piotr Starzechowski. He orders the clergy to receive the new shepherd with respect and obedience under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions against the disobedient.

King Sigismund Augustus confirms in the form of a transsumpt four earlier royal privileges for the city of Lviv. The document guarantees the exemption of Lviv burghers from foreign jurisdictions and commission courts, and exempts Lviv merchants of all rites from customs duties in, among others, Chełm, Bełz, and Hrubieszów.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the previous privileges of kings Alexander and Sigismund I, exempting Lviv burghers of all rites from customs duties throughout the state. He orders officials and tax collectors to strictly observe this immunity under penalty of statutory sanctions.

Pope Pius IV notifies the cathedral chapter in Lviv of the appointment of Paweł as the new Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Archbishop Feliks. He calls upon the chapter to show submission and obedience to the new ordinary under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions.

Pope Pius IV sends the pallium to the newly appointed Archbishop of Lviv, Paweł Tarło, via Jerzy Tylicz. He instructs the Bishop of Kraków or the Bishop of Przemyśl to confer the pallium upon the nominee after he has received episcopal consecration and to receive his oath of fidelity to the Apostolic See.

The document resolves a jurisdictional dispute between the authorities of Lviv and the Armenian community, defining the scope of competence of the municipal court and the Armenian court in criminal and property cases. The King confirms the right of the Armenians to elect twelve seniors to adjudicate in rotation with the wójt (advocatus) and regulates issues of municipal order and the taking of oaths.

Apostolic Nuncio Gian Francesco Commendone restores the dignity of Dean in the Metropolitan Chapter of Lviv, ordering the election of a Dean from among the local canons. Furthermore, he incorporates the Church of St. John outside the walls of Lviv, along with all its goods and revenues, into the capitular table to serve as an endowment for the dignity.

Pope Pius IV notifies the people of the city and diocese of Lviv of the transfer of Bishop Stanisław from Laodicea to the office of Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Paweł, and commands them to receive him and obey his pastoral admonitions.

King Sigismund Augustus confirms the document of the Archbishop of Lwów, Stanisław Słomowski, and the metropolitan chapter, granting the nobleman Jan Sadłowski the wójtostwo in the deserted village of Taurów in the Trembowla district, with the right to settle peasants and cottagers, a twelve-year tax exemption (wolnizna), and an endowment of four hides of land, a mill, and an inn.

Pope Gregory XIII notifies the vassals of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the preconization of Jan as Archbishop of Lviv following the death of Archbishop Stanisław. He obliges them to swear an oath of allegiance to the new metropolitan and to perform their due duties under pain of ecclesiastical penalties.