“Edict” of the Archbishop Francis (‘Frank’) I of Waldeck [Prince-Bishopric of Münster; Present-day Germany]: “Also, a Jew pays for this protection four Taler* or 5 Ma[rk]* 10 s[shillings]* [… to the chancellery of the prince-bishop[ric] (‘Item ein Judde vor ein geleide gegeven 4 Joachimsdaler, facit 5 ma[rk]* 10 s[schillinge]*’).” [Researcher’s note: *Taler, Mark, and Schilling were historic currencies in that region.]
Westfalia Judaica III. Quellen und Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in der Stadt Münster 1530-1650/1662. Herausgegeben von Diethard Aschoff. Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Band 3.1. (“Jewish Westfalia III. Sources and Regests Regarding the History of Jews in the City of Münster 1530-1650/1662. Edited by Diethard Aschoff. Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum at the Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Westphalia.”); (Münster; 2000); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 10/17/2018