“Decree”* issued in the Region of Nassau/Germany [Present-day Germany]: “Jews — may they be settled here or not — shall neither have parties on Sundays (‘sollen keine Parthierung treiben’), nor collect on debts, or pay a fine of 1 Rthlr [Reichsthaler] – half of it to the church and the other half to the dominion/ruler (‘Herrschaft’).” [Researcher’s note: There is an H. after the date in this document which could refer to “Hof’ = the Royal Court [Decree].]
Weisthum der Gesetze, Ordnungen und Vorschriften welche in die Nassauische Teutsche Länder, Ottoischer Linie, von den ältesten Zeiten bis hierhin ergangen sind. Ausgestellt nach der Zeit und Buchstabenfolge. Zweiter Teil. (“Collection of laws, ordinances, and regulations which were issued in Nassaunian-German Lands in the lineage of Otto from times past up until now.”) (Hadamar; 1803); Seal of the Law Library of Munich; Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 11/20/2018