Jun. 27, 1617

“Decision/Judgment” (‘Urteil’) issued by Emperor Matthias [Present-day Germany; Holy Roman Empire]: “[…] Jews shall not be entitled to more than 5% in interests […]”
Der frühere und jetzige Zustand der Israeliten zu Frankfurt am Main. Von Dr. Johann Heinrich Bender, Advokaten daselbst. (Past and present conditions of Israelis of Frankfurt. By Johann Heinrich Bender, JD.); (Frankfurt am Main; 1833); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 2/5/2020