Part 6

Chovhantsi'^), Fedko and Stetsko of Mlynyshche, Dmytro and Yatsko of Didoshychi^^), Yatsko of Rozhniativ, Andriyko of Svarychiv''), Ivashko of Vytvytsia^"), Luchka of the same place, Danko and Myka of ') and Sienko of Balytsi signify by the tenor of these presents, to whom it is expedient, generally to all present and future, who shall have notice of these presents, how, lest in the affairs and causes to be handled by us concerning and touching the republic of the land and city of Lviv and the district of Zhydachiv, we should in any way be rendered suspect to His Royal Majesty and the renowned and sacred Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, first and foremost we promise to the most serene prince and lord, lord Casimir, by the grace of God King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, lord and heir of Rus and Prussia, etc., our most gracious lord, and to the renowned and sacred Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, sincere fidelity and the purity of due obedience, considering moreover and weighing in the balance of true reason, how from our inadvertence and discord the land of Lviv and the district of Zhydachiv of our habitation, and likewise the city of Lviv, to which in extreme necessity the whole land of Rus has respect and refuge as to its capital city, for many years up to now have been afflicted on all sides by diverse injuries, oppressions, grievances, calumnies, and damages, so that because of the affliction of grievances they can no longer breathe, and wishing to remedy such a situation, so that in greater adversities we may abound in counsels and aids for resisting, we have united ourselves in fraternal union with the consuls and citizens and the whole community of the aforesaid city of Lviv, and [taken] them as our sworn confreres, just as their letter given to us from the other side more evidently declares *'^), we have gratefully accepted in this manner: That we promise and pledge to the city of Lviv to hold and observe firmly and uninjured all the rights and privileges of the same city with all the articles contained in them and every single custom held from antiquity, and that we wish to assist the consuls and citizens and the whole community of the said city of Lviv, for the increase and profit of the republic or the common good of the city, with their counsels, aids, defenses, and in every way always and irrefutably. If indeed by any person or persons of whatever status, dignity, or preeminence they may be, the said city of Lviv or its consuls, citizens, and inhabitants should be vexed, hindered, molested, weakened, or in any way disturbed in their rights, or even if they should suffer any other injuries whatsoever, so that for their rights, injuries, and oppressions or defaults they should claim to have an action before His Royal Majesty, or elsewhere, and should require us for assistance and defense of their rights and causes, then for the same rights, oppressions, or defaults of the said consuls, citizens, and inhabitants of Lviv, some of the confreres nostris terrigeuis coniuratis Leopoliensibus cum dictis consulibus sive civibus ad Regiam Maiestatem vel alibi, iibi causa locum audiendi habuerit, mittemus in propriis expensis et impensis,. ita quod dicti domini terrigene confratres iiostri, qui in tali causa civili per nos fuerint trausmissi, dicta civitatis Leopoliensis iurium amfractus, iniurias, gravamina calunipniarurn, probablees et singulos defectus coram Regla Maiestate vel nbi lotus fucrit uua cum dictis consulibus sive civibus Leopoliensibus exponant, producer et defendant, tanąuam tocius et ipsiusmet terre Leopoliensis et districtus Zudaczouiensis causitm propriam. Li casu etiam, quo civitati Leopoliensi aliqua gravamina mauus violenta, insidie sive insecuritates a quibuscunque personis aut insultus hostiles ininiinerent quoquo modo et consules sive cives Leopolienses pio succursu et auxilio ad unum terrigenam Leopolieusem sive Zudaczouiensem intimaverint, extunc ille terrigeua ad alios et illi alii ad ceteros terrigenas predictos fratros nostros coniuratos destinare debebunt, sub iuramentis et humanitate eorum ea notificaudo in instanti et nos quani cito ea perceperimus, promittimus in propriis expensis et impensis diei noctique nou parcendo iu civitatem Leopolieusem omnes convenirc, qui]ibet pro posse suo eiusdem civitatis Leopoliensis consulibus et civibus in auxiliura, consillum et defensionem, coUis et bonis nostris eis omnimodo asistentes. PoUicemur etiam et spondemus uuUas conventiones seu colloquia absque consulibus Leopoliensibus celebrare, sed quod ipsi consules Leopolienses singulis conveutiouibus et colloquiis nostris, ad que eos invitare sive vocare debebimus, ipsis diem et locum notificaudo, in consiliis nostris sempcr interestingse, et una nobiscura sive inter nos locum liabere debent, tanquam fratres nostri coniurati, pro republica terre et civitatis Leopoliensis et districtus Zudaczouiensis fideliter cousuleutes. Lisuper si accidorit alicui civi sive incole civitatis Leopoliensis infra terram Leopoliensem aut districtum Zudaczouiensem in viis, villis aut quibusvis aliis locis damna, lesiones, vioIencie, rapine, iniuste depactaciones, depredaciones, furticinia sive quecunque iniurie fuerint illata et per eum alicui de predictis confratribus nostris coniuratis aut in villis eorum notificatum et expositum fuerit, extunc idem terrigena aut officialis suus requisitus absque mora alios vicinos terrigenas per nuncios avisare et obdestinare debet solus, illis non expectatis. diligenciam facere debebit celeriter secundum requisicionera dicti civis et incole Leopoliensis eiusmodi injuriam passi, qui omnes obdestinati statim auxiliis defensione facta et latronum insecucione et quovismodo necessario et opportuno eidem civi sive incole Leopoliensi assistere tenebuntur. Premissa itaque omnia et siiigula, prout superius pertinenter sunt descripta, sub iuramentis nostris corporalibus in sacramento per nos singulos dictis consulibus, civibus et incolis Leopoliensibus iam de facto prestitis ac sub humanitate, tide et honore nostris promittimus una cum successoribus nostris, quos pro republica in ulteriores annos con-