Three Little-Known Documents of the 15th Century on the History of Lviv Land

The objective of the article is to supplement the knowledge about the history of Lviv land (as a part of the Ruthenian Voivodeship) in the second and third quarters of the 15th century through the prism of selected settlements within it. The scientifi c novelty lies in the introduction into scientifi c circulation of three previously unpublished documents: the pledge of three manors (curias; one of them later became the village of Zashkovychi) by Vladislav III of Varna to Mikołaj of Milandów (1442), confi rmation by Kazimir IV Jagiellonian of the right of Petro Berla of Strutyn to own the village of Yuriiv Kut (1469), the granting of German law by the same monarch to the village of Remezivtsi (1471). The documents were found in the books of the Lviv castle (fi rst and second) and terrestrial (third) courts. These books are stored in the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv. The research methodology is based on general scientifi c methods of analysis and synthesis. Historical-critical and historical-comparative methods are also used to establish the probability of dating, identifi cation of the listed localities and persons, as well as to assess the quantitative parameters contained in the acts. The same methods allow us to identify the special features of the studied documents, which distinguish them among similar grant acts of the Crown Chancellery. The prospect of further research is to update unknown and little-known late medieval documents to the history of the Ukrainian lands. Introduced into scientifi c circulation, they will serve as valuable material for various reference publishing projects. Conclusions. Each of the published acts is valuable both for its content and by its very existence. The fi rst allows us to set a new date of the fi rst mention of Zashkovychi and is also a rare example of pledge of manors by Vladislav III (rather than villages, towns or starosties). The second document also contains the fi rst mention of the village mentioned in it (Yuriiv Kut, does not exist now), as well as of the Dolyna starostvo (capitaneatus; erroneously called the county), where this village was located. Finally, the third document is an important evidence of the spread of German law in the eastern part of Lviv land (where it was rare). In the Pomoriany estate, which included Remezivtsi, there were no more villages that received such a privilege.