To indexes

Parchments' Digital Images Archive

Print content of page



F6-4. Privilege of Jogaila, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and of Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, to Bishop Andrius of Vilnius


Lyda, 1397 05 20
Jogaila, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, award an annual amount of 200 silver grivinas (currency) from their treasury and 10 "saikas" (measure of weight) of honey from Vilnius Castle to Bishop Andrius (Andreas) of Vilnius for his merits Catholicizing Lithuanians until his death.
The parchment strips used for the attachment of the two seals remain.
Latin; 1 f.; 15,2x34,7+4 cm; Text: 7x23,3 cm; 16 rows. The parchment has a few holes; the bottom right corner and a small part of the upper right corner is glued with paper. Underwent restoration in 1985.  The first letter of the intitulatio is enlarged and decorated. 
References: Balinski, t.1, p.162; DaniƂowicz, t.1, p.310, nr.677; CEV, p.46, nr.153; Kurczewski, t.2, p.305-306; KDKDW, t.1, p.51-52, nr.30; Jasas, p.25, nr.18.  


Home   |    About Archive   |    Structure   |    Parchments   |    Help   |    Contacts