Decree, issued by the City Senate of Worms [Present-day Germany]: “Jews may not charge more than five percent interest.”
Worms (City). Kurtzer bewehrter Ausszuch [et]c. Der letzten Wormbser Judenordnung, wie sie Anno 1594. an etlichen orten Corrigiert vnd gebessert, im Newlich eröffneten Buchstaben geschrieben befunden (Brief Excerpt of the Most Recent Jew-Ordinance of Worms, Issued 1594, then Corrected and Improved, with New Letters). Vallo Francko, 1614. Page 96. Researched by Dominik Jacobs 3/16/2020