Feb. 23, 1754

“[Royal] Instruction (‘Instruction’)” issued by Frederick (‘Friderich’), A. O. v. Viereck, and A. F. v. Boden and addressed to the Police-Authorities [Present-day Germany, Lithuania, Poland etc.; Kingdom of Prussia]: “[…] 15) […] 1) Beggar-Jews are to be stopped as per the edict of November 13, 1719, and delivered to the nearest court so that from there they can be taken to the nearest border [crossing], and close attention is to be paid to Jewish-elders who allow these beggars to slip through their fingers and those who harbor/house them, so that they can be appropriately punished. […]” [Researcher’s note: The document was signed in Berlin and co-signed by Adam Otto von Viereck who was the Prussian Minister of State (‘Staatsminister) and August Friedrich von Boden who was the Prussian Finance-Minister. The above instruction is several pages long and contains a number of general points. The parts translated here pertain to Jews.]
Novum Corpus Constitutionum Prussico Brandenburgensium Praecipue Marchicarum, Oder Neue Sammlung königl. Preuße. und Churfürstl. Brandenburgischer, sonderlich in der Chur- und Marck-Brandenburg, wie auch andren Provinzien, publicirten und ergangenen Ordnungen, EDICTen, MANDATen, RESCRIPen &c. &c. Vom Anfang des Jahren 1751 und folgenden Zeiten. Mit königlicher Allergnädigsten Bewilligung, und Dero Akademie der Wissenschaften, darüber ertheilten Privilegs, nebst einer Einleitung in die mannigfaltigen Gesetze eines Staates, und besonders in die köngl. Preußl. und Chur-Brandenburgische Geistliche und Weltliche, Justitz- Militair- Cameral- Polizey- und übrige Landes-Gesetze. (A new constitution for Prussian Brandenburg, especially the Margraviate [of Brandenburg] or new collection of ordinances, edicts, mandates, rescripts etc. etc. published in the royal Prussian Electorate of Brandenburg, especially the Margraviate of Brandenburg and other provides. Starting with the year 1751 and the years following. With the royal, most gracious permission and that of the Akademie of Sciences, on whom the privilege was bestowed, along with an introduction/foreword to the varied laws of the state, especially the royal Prussian Electorate of Brandenburg clerical and secular laws that pertain to justice, military, chamber, police and other state laws.) (Berlin; 1753); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 10/5/2019