“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand I [Present-day Czech Republic etc.]: “Emperor Ferdinand I temporarily extends the letters of protection/escort (‘Geleitbrief’)* for a number of Prague Jews and other (Jews) from April 23 to November 11, 1564.”].” [Researcher’s note: *A ‘Geleitbrief’ was a letter that allowed the holder to move freely in the territory in which it was issued. This writ was merely a temporary extension to a previously issued expulsion order.]
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 7/10/2019