“Extract of the Donation-Letter of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (‘Caroli IV’)” [Present-day Germany; Free Imperial City of Worms/Holy Roman Empire]: “We, Charles (‘Carol’), Roman King by the grace of God […] with the power of this letter […] gift the Jewish houses, court/farm-yards, land, (wooden)-stages/platforms/decks (‘Bühnen’) and everything that belong to Jews individually or as a community in and around the city of Worms – whatever the name of the goods may be [… to use by the city …] and do with these possessions what they will [without objection from anyone …].”
Des Reichs-Stättischen Hand-Buchs. Zweyter Theil. (Hand-book of the Imperial Cities. Second part.); (Tübingen; 1733); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 5/10/2020