Jan. 15, 1297

Writ of King Adolf [King of Germany, Count of Nassau [Present-day Germany]: “King Adolf (‘Adolfus’) loans/grants (‘verleiht’) ten Mark to Speyer citizen Ebelin (Evelino ante Monasterium’) from the annual revenues, which are to be raised from the Jews of Speyer.” [Researcher’s note: The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Latin text both of which can be found in the cited source. The original can be found in the City-Archive of Speyer.]
Urkunden zur Geschichte der Stadt Speyer. Mit Historischen Verein der Pfalz zu Speyer gewidmet von Heinrich Hilgard-Villard. Gesammelt und herausgegeben von Alfred Hilgard. (Strassburg; 1885); (Official documents regarding the history of the city Speyer. With the Historical Society of the Palatine of Speyer, dedicated by Heinrich Hilgard-Willard. Collected and published by Alfred Hilgard. (Strasbourg; 1885); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 7/7/2020