Dec. 18, 1696

“Edict” issued by Elector/Duke Fredrick I [Present-day Lithuania, Poland, Russia, etc.; Duchy of Prussia]: “[…] Jews are not to purchases houses/homes.” [Researcher’s note: A similar edict was issued on March 6, 1694, and September 9, 1697.]
Die Provinzial- und statutarischen Rechte in der preußischen Monarchie. Dargestellt vom wirklichen Geheimen Rath von Kamptz. Erster Theil. Die Provinzen: Brandenburg, Ost- und West-Preussen, Sachsen und Schlesien. (The provincial and legal statutes of the Prussian Monarchie. Presented by the true secret council von Kamptz. First Volume. The provinces: Brandenburg, East and West-Prussia, Saxony and Silesia.); (Berlin; 1826); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 12/23/2019