The article contains the edition, translation, commentary and photographs of a letter addressed by the ruler of the Tsardom of Vidin, John Stratsimir (1356–1396), to the honorable members of the city council of Braşov, guaranteeing to the Braşov merchants freedom of trade and the Tsar’s protection in his country. The document itself is not dated but its inner information, i.e. the mention of distinguished town officials Jacob, Hermann and Peter, who are referred to in various charters of King Louis I of Hungary (1342–1382) issued to Transylvanian communes, combined with known facts about the Hungarian occupation of Vidin, suggest that it was created between 1369 and 1380.
