May 24, 1563

“[Temporary] Extension to the Expulsion Order for Jews” issued by Ferdinand I [Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia/House of Habsburg]: “The letter of protection/escort (‘Geleitbrief’)* of the Prague Jews is extended to August 24, 1563. […]” [Researcher’s note: This was merely a temporary extension of a previously mandated expulsion order(s). *A ‘Geleitbrief’ was a document that allowed the holder to move freely in the territory in which it was issued.]
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 Landesarchives des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 1577 bis 1620. (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. 1577 to 1620.) (Prague; 1906); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 7/22/2019 ADD PAGE #