Registrum hominum ius civile susceptorum : rejestr przyjęć do prawa miejskiego Proszowic z XV wieku

Abstract

The article concerns a critical edition of one of the oldest Polish records of entry to the town charter. The records of new inhabitants of Proszowice dating 1420—1499 have been preserved in three different manuscripts kept in the National Archive in Cracow (set: Variae civitates et villae: no. 29/121, signatures 160, 166, 167). The characteristic feature of the records documenting the entry of new inhabitants in Proszowice is the scattering of the entries and their irregular placement on the empty parts of the manuscripts. It is only after collecting and ordering all the entries that it is possible to produce a list of the new inhabitants of the town. Overall, 182 entries have been found and issued which concerned the entry into the iuris civilis in Proszowice, granting the citizenship to 183 people. The register constitutes a valuable source for the study of the urban society, urban migrations, medieval economy, town charter and legal requirements for the new citizens.