Sept. 4, 1565

“Imperial Writ” issued by the Bohemian Chancellery in Vienna [Present-day Poland]: “[…] As per the plea/intercession of the Jews from Opole (‘Oppeln’) and Glogow (‘Grossglogau’) it is permitted that two Jews remain behind in each of these cities in order to collect on any outstanding debt [to any Jew] until St. George’s Day.” [Researcher’s note: The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source. The original 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 7/13/2019