Jan. 31, 1540

“Order” issued by King Ferdinand I [Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia]: “King Ferdinand authorizes Wilhelm Klenowsky von Klenowe to collect the fine from the Jews of Bor u Tachova (‘Haid’) for the unauthorized/illegal money lending and orders all, especially the City Council of Klatovy (‘Klattau’), to assist him in this regard.” [Researcher’s note: The document was signed in Prague Castle. 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 6/14/2019