Aug. 30, 1723

“Edict” issued “as per His Majesty’s most gracious special order”* by von Görne; von Viereck; von Happe, and von Boden [Present-day Germany; Lithuania, Poland]: “The acquisition of ox-, cattle-, cow-, and horse-hides is completely prohibited to the Jews; all tanners and cobblers,** however, can acquire them in the Margraviate [of Brandenburg] and Pommern.” [Researcher’s note: *Friedrich v. Görne, von Viereck, von Happe, and von Boden were ministers under Frederick William I of Prussia. **Tanners and cobblers were craftsmen who were required to be a member of a guild which could only be joined by Christians (with very few exceptions.]
David Friedrich Quickmannen, Justiz-Burgemeisters zu Treptow an der Rega – Ordnung oder Samlung derer in dem königlichen preußischen Herzogtum Pommern und Fürstentum Camin, bis zu Ende des 1747sten Jahres, publicirten Edicten, Mandaten und Rescripten, in Justiz-Policey- Militair- Lehn- Forst- Post- Zoll- Accise, Steuer- Manufactur- und Oeconomie-Sachen etc. (Frankfurt an der Oder; 1750); (David Friedrich Quickmannen, judiciary mayor of Trzebiatów – Listing or collection of all edicts, mandates, and rescripts pertaining to matters related to law, police, military, loan, forestry, post, customs, tolls, taxes, manufacturing and economy issued in the royal Prussian Duchy in Pomerania and Principality/Bishopric of Cammin until the end of the year 1747.); (Frankfurt (Oder); 1750); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 2/25/2020