“Writ” of King Ferdinand addressed to his son Archduke Ferdinand [Present-day Austria, Czech Republic etc.; Kingdom of Bohemia]: “Ferdinand […] highborn, friendly, dear son and prince! We are sending over to you dear, herewith, a copy of our mandate which requires the Jewry to wear a sign in all Upper and Lower Austrian principalities and lands that distinguishes them from the Christians […] And since not a small number, but rather the majority of Jews live in our Kingdom of Bohemia and its incorporated lands, we have found it necessary to have [you issue] a similar mandate in our Kingdom of Bohemia which orders Jews to wear such sign and markings.” [Researcher’s note: This document was drafted and signed in Vienna.]
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 6/22/2019