Law “Against the Freedom of the Jews” issued by the Roman Emperor Karl V. [Germany]: “We Karl the Fifth, Roman Emperor by the Grace of God, command, that from now on any Jewess or Jew won’t be allowed to lend any money or take any goods as a pledge from the citizens of the city of Kaufbeuren and its tax district. If this should happen anyway, we command that such transactions shall be invalid and void.”
R. Ledermann, History of the Jews in the City of Kaufbeuren (Geschichte der Juden in der Reichsstadt Kaufbeuren), published in: Monatsschrift fuer Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judentums 48, issue 11/12 (November/ December 1904), page 723. Translation by Franziska Wagener 4/25/2017