Aug. 4, 1688

Rescript, issued by Christian V, King of Denmark and Norway, to the Copenhagen Chief of Police [Present-day Denmark, Norway]: “Regarding the German Jews who are tobacco-spinners, and settled in the royal lands, they must become [legal] residents and continue their registered trade [only] in their own houses and yards, in the places where they live and trade, which shall be made public by the magistrate in the other market towns where such Jews reside.”
Cohen, Asser Daniel. De Mosaiske troesbekjenderes stilling i Danmark forhen og nu: historisk fremstillet i et tidsløb af naesten 200 aar, tilligemed alle lovsteder og offentlige foranstaltninger dem angaande, som ere udkomne fra 1651 til 1836. (The position of the Mosaic believers in Denmark, before and now: historically produced over a period of nearly 200 years, as well as all laws and public measures relating to the same which were published from 1651 to 1836). Forfatterens: Odense (Denmark), 1837. Page 19. Researched by Dominik Jacobs 5/15/2020