LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė; Dokumentai; Privilegijos; Konfirmaciniai dokumentai; Sutartys; Diplomatiniai aktai; Juridiniai dokumentai; Lietuvos Metrika. Keywords: Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Documents; Privileges; Confirmations; Agreements; Diplomatic acts; Judicial documents; Lithuanian Metrica.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Lietuvos Metrika; Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (LDK; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; GDL); 14 amžius; 15 amžius; 16 amžius; 17 amžius; 18 amžius; Istoriografija; Šaltiniai; Teisiniai dokumentai; 14th century; 15th century; 16th century; 17th century; 18th century; Legal documents; Sources; Historiography; Lithuanian Metrica.
ENThe main attention in the article is paid to the documents from Lithuanian Metrica concerning the functioning of the institute of “staryna” [old times] in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. A short historiographical review and analysis of the group of public nature sources were made in particular. The following documents belong to the group of the public nature sources: lists/charters [lyst/ hramota], privileges, confirmations, liberties documents [vol’nost’], lease agreements and diplomatic acts. The judicial documents represented by cases [sprava], adjournment of cases, sentences [vyrok/dekret/ukhvala] were studied too. The source study analysis shows that the examined groups of public and judicial documents contain direct or indirect appeals to the institute of “staryna”. [From the publication]