In nomine Domini amen. Ad perpetuam rej memoriam…
Sigismund the Old (Sigismundus), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, confirms the agreement made between the bishop of Vilnius Jonas (Joannes), a descendant of Lithuanian dukes, and the magistrate of Vilnius city, concerning the division of jurisdiction in Vilnius (Vilna).

Authenticity
Original.
Place and date of issue
Volkovysk (Volkowyſka), [December 14], 1522.
Seal
A fragment of the greater red wax attached seal of GDL (5 cm) in a fragmented wax bowl (12 cm), affixed to the document with a string of green and red thread (parchment fold-up is 9 cm, two slits for the string are spaced 6 cm apart).
Signed by
Albertus Galstold, palatinus Vilnen(sis) et Magni Ducatus Litwanię cancellarius – Albert Gastold, Vilnius palatine, GDL Chancellor.
Language
Latin. Records on the reverse are in Polish.
Illumination
None.
Material
Parchment and ink.
Dimensions
Single sheet format: 58 x 30 + 9 cm.
Text: 48 x 19.5 cm.

 

æèêãèìî^íF áXwþ ìCëÙüþ êîðLî ïLîñêè9...
Sigismund the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, confirms a courtier Ivan Timofejevich Pleshchejev Jurlov (6èâNà ÙèìîÔJ7Åâè÷ü ïëåùåDå 6þðëîâÚ) the right of ownership of Gaižuva and Panevėžys estates (ãî6èæîâî à ïîíåâÝæè) in the district of Vilkija, Žemaitija with people (enumerated) and 4 plots of wasteland (enumerated), as well as guarantees ownership of the domain endowed by Olbracht Martynovich Gashtolt (LwáðàõÙÚ ìàðÙûíîâè÷ êãàøÙLîÙÚ), namely 21 plot of wasteland (enumerated) in the district of Josvainiai, Žemaitija, 4 plots of wasteland (enumerated) in Darsūniškis and a house previously donated by the King in Trakai Street, Vilnius.

Authenticity
Original.
Place and date issue
Vilnius (Ö âLèíè), December 8, 1522.
Seal
The seal is absent (parchment fold-up is 8.6 cm, two slits for the string are spaced 7.5 cm apart).
Signed by
Sigismundus Rex – Sigismund the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania;
èâgàêî Ãwr NñÙnà ïèñrà – Ivan Gornostay, scribe.
Language
Office Slavic, semiuncial. Records on the reverse are in Polish.
Illumination
Initial "÷" (13 lines, 14.5 cm) is adorned with geometric ornamentation, initial "æ" (2 lines, 2 cm).
Material
Parchment and ink.
Dimensions
Single sheet format: 62.2 x 41.2 + 8.6 cm
Text: 47 x 27 cm.

 

æèêãèìNîò áXwþ ìCëÙüþ êîðLî ïLîñêè...
Sigismund the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, grants the courtier Ivan Timofejevich Pleshchejev Jurlov (èâàíÚ ÙèìîÔJåâè÷ü ïëåùJåâà) the right of ownership of 4 inns in the districts of Josvainiai, Vilkija, Darsūniškis and Grodno as well as of a house in Bernardinų Street, Vilnius.

Authenticity
Original.
Place and date issue
Warsaw (Ö âàðøîâå), September 5, 1526.
Seal
The seal has not remained. Parchment fold-up is 8 cm, two slits for the string are spaced 11 cm apart.
Signed by
Sigismundus Rex – Sigismund the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania;
ÃîðíîñFàè – [Ivan] Gornostay, scribe.
Language
Office Slavic. Semiuncial changes to cursive writing. Records on the reverse are in Polish.
Illumination
Initials "÷" (8.5 lines, 9.2 cm), "æ" (2 lines, 2 cm), "á" (1.5 lines, 1 cm) are decorated with floral ornamentation.
Material
Parchment and ink.
Dimensions
Single sheet format: 59 x 27.6 + 8 cm.
Text: 46.9 x 15.8 cm.

In nomine Domini amen. Ad perpetuam rei memoria(m)... 
 Sigismund the Old (Sigiſmundus), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, grants a part of the money collected from taxes and duties paid by Mileičičiai  (Mileyczycze) estate to Mileičičiai Church in the district of Brest.

Authenticity
Original.
Place and date of issue
Vilnius (Vilna), [October] 1529.
Seal
The seal has not remained (parchment fold-up is 7.5 cm, two slits for the string are spaced 5 cm apart).
Signed by
Sigiſmundus – Sigismund the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Language
Latin. There are records in Polish.
Illumination
The ornamented initial "I" takes up 9 lines, 9 cm.
Material
Parchment and ink.
Dimensions
Single sheet format: 41 x 22 + 7.5 cm.
Text: 28.5 x 10.5 cm.

ß þðüè ôåäîðîâè^÷ õðåáòîâè÷à...
Jurij Fiodorovich Chrebtovicha (þðüè ôåäîðîâè^÷ õðåáòîâè÷à) sells Kareiviškės (êîðå7èâèøêè) estate in Trakai district to his sister Hana Martinovna Chrebtovicha Martinovaja Pocotkovskaja (ãNàíå ìàðÚÙèíîâÚíå õÚðåáÙîâè÷à ïàíè ìàðÙèíîâî7è ïîöîÙÚêîâÚñêî7è).

Authenticity
Original.
Place and date issue
Vilnius (Ö âèëüíè), 23 August, 1538.
Seals
Three brown wax attached seals belong to:
· the court marshal, land treasurer, state scribe Ivan Gornostaj (7èâNà ãîðíîñÙà9) (oval, 2.8 cm) in a wax shell (oval, 5 cm);
· a marshal and landholder of Daugėliškiai Ivan Bogushevicz Bogovitinovicza (7èâNà áãóøåâè^÷ áãîâèÙèíîâè÷à) (oval, 2.6 cm) in a wax shell (oval, 5 cm);
· the Grand Marshal Krysztof Jurjevicz Zavisha (êðûøÙîôÚ 7þðûâè÷ü çàâèøà) (oval, 3 cm) in a wax shell (oval, 5.5 cm).
All seals are affixed to the document with a string of deep red thread (parchment fold-up is 9 cm, 5 slits for the string are spaced 4.3–5.2–5.5–5.6 cm apart). The seal of Jurij Chreptovicha has not remained. The broken string is sewn with greyish thread.
Language
Office Slavic. Semiuncial changes to cursive writing. An archival record and signatures on the reverse are in Polish.
Illumination
Initial "ß" takes up 7 lines, 8.5 cm.
Material
Parchment and ink.
Dimensions
Single sheet format: 66 x 38.7 + 9 cm.
Text: 58 x 25.7 cm.