“Jewish Coronation Tax” issued by Emperor Ferdinand II [Holy Roman Empire; Present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland]: Emperor Ferdinand orders all Jews of the Empire to submit a coronation-tax of one Gold-Gulden sacrifice-penny* each year around Christmas to his royal chamber and threatens severe punishment if such payments are not made to his representative Dr. […] Reinhard Walmerode […]” [Researcher’s note: The above is a translation of a German summary of the original text.]
Westfalia Judaica III. Quellen und Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in der Stadt Münster 1530-1650/1662. Herausgegeben von Diethard Aschoff. Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Band 3.1. (“Jewish Westfalia III. Sources and Regests Regarding the History of Jews in the City of Münster 1530-1650/1662. Edited by Diethard Aschoff. Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum at the Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Westphalia.”); (Münster; 2000); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 10/22/2018