Jul. 30, 1526

“Order” of the foreman (‘Schöffenmeister’) and the aldermen of the city of Kutná Hora [Kuttenberg] [Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia]: “The foreman and the aldermen of the city of of Kutná Hora [Kuttenberg] prohibit Jews to store the pledges they have received from the Christians with the citizens [of the city] or to accept and keep such pledges themselves. Jews may not stay/be present in Kutná Hora [Kuttenberg] except on market days or when they must appear in court. Disobedience of this order is to be fined with 5 Schock groschen [currency].” [Researcher’s note: The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.]
Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 6/8/2019