“Order” of Archduke Ferdinand addressed to (Lord) ‘Wenzel von Schwamberg’ [Present-day Czech Republic; Further Austria/Habsburg Monarchy]: “Archduke Ferdinand orders Wenzel von Schwamberg to send all of his Jews to Prague so that they can discuss/compare/reach a settlement regarding a tax quota with the Jewish elders of Prague.” [Researcher’s note: This is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source. The document was drafted and signed in Prague Castle.]
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 6/26/2019