Acts – Page 33 – OAJA.org

1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 5, 1335
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Louis (‘Lodevvig’), Roman Emperor by the grace of God […] announce with this public letter, that we have bestowed special grace upon the nobleman Gottfriden von Eppinstein, our dear and loyal […] that he may keep in his city and on the burg/castle of Steinheim ten [settled] Jews and in the valley or burg/castle of Homburg (Hoenberg’) also ten, and in the valley and burg/castle to Eppstein (‘Eppinstein’) also ten […] and to have and enjoy them as it is common until [this privilege] is revoked by us […] and we wish that no one may hinder them in this if they wish to remain in our grace […]
5. Source	Senckenberg von, Heinrich Christian: Selecta Iuris et historiarum tum anecdote, tum jam edita, sed Rariora. Quorum Tomus I. Francofurti ad Moenum; MDCCXXXIV. (Selection of laws and of already but rarely issued stories and anecdotes. Volume I.); (Frankfurt a. M.; 1734);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 10, 1335
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Emperor Louis orders that Palatine Count Rupert is to be given 5200 Pound (‘Pfund’) Heller for the services he is to render, and ascribes to him all otherwise unassigned imperial revenues from the Jews of Speyer, Worms, and Ladenburg until the amount in paid off.
5. Source	Urkunden zur Geschichte der Stadt Speyer. Mit Historischen Verein der Pfalz zu Speyer gewidmet von Heinrich Hilgard-Villard. Gesammelt und herausgegeben von Alfred Hilgard. (Strassburg; 1885); (Official documents regarding the history of the city Speyer. With the Historical Society of the Palatine of Speyer, dedicated by Heinrich Hilgard-Willard. Collected and published by Alfred Hilgard.) (Strasbourg; 1885);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original text both of which can be found in the cited source. The original writ is located in the City-Archive of Speyer.

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 17, 1335
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Regarding Civil Right of Jews” issued by the [City] Council of Zurich
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Switzerland
4. Text of Act	[…] the City Council and the citizens have reached a unanimous decision regarding Jews who want to move to our city […namely] that every Jew is to go before the [City] Council and swear an oath and then be received as a citizen** like the other Jews […] and he’s to pay X* Mark [to the city … yet] should the same ever leave, he’s to bequeath the X* Mark to the city.
5. Source	Die Zürcher Stadtbücher des XIV. und XV. Jahrhunderts. Auf Veranlassung der Antiquarischen Gesellschaft in Zürich. Herausgegeben mit Geschichtlichen Anmerkungen von H. Zeller-Werdmüller. I. Band. (City-ledger of Zurich for the 14th and 15th Century. [Complied/Printed] At the request of the Antiquarian Society in Zurich. Published with historical annotations by H. Zeller-Werdmüller. Volume I.) Leipzig; 1899.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher X refers here to the Roman numeral 10. *According to the source, it goes without saying that being received as a citizen meant in no way that Jews were allowed to join the local guilds or become members of the City Council.

1. Full Date of Act	May 14, 1336
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Official Announcement” of Emperor Louis IV (“Ludwig the Bavarian”)
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Louis, Roman Emperor by the grace of God, […] announce/declare that We permit Count John [II.] (Johann) of Sponheim[-Starkenburg] for his faithful services to settle 60 Jewish households […] including men, women, children, servants, and their possessions, […] in Kreuznah or anywhere else in his domain […] and that these [Jews] together with their estates and movable goods are to serve no one else but John and his heirs […].
5. Source	Würzburg, StA, Domkapitel Mainz Urkunden [nach 1339 April 22], Abschr. (unter dem Siegel des Kreuznacher Plebans, nach 1339 April 22, zu Mai 17) (B), dt., Perg. (“Würzburg, City Archive, Cathedral Chapter Mainz Certificates [after 1339 April 22], Copy (under the seal of Plebian of Kreuznach, after 1339 April, 22 to May 17] (B), German, [on] Parchment Paper”);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher According to experts, it cannot be exactly determined whether the date line in the original document reads eritags (Tuesday) or fritags (Friday); in case of the latter, this document would have to be dated 5/17/1336.

1. Full Date of Act	May 16, 1336
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Official Announcement” of Emperor Louis IV (Ludwig the Bavarian)
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Louis, Roman Emperor by the grace of God, announce/declare that We allow Count Philipp of Sponheim[-Bolanden-Dannefels] (‘Philips grafen ze Spanheim’) as a special favor, to have 12 additional Jewish households, [in addition to the 12 he already has] including wives, children, and servants and to settle them anywhere in his domain as he sees fit. Philip and his heirs may use (‘niezzen’) them forever, and the Jews are to remain free [of claim] from Us or from anyone else. […]
5. Source	Heidelberg, UniBib, Heid. Hs. 431, Nr. 340, Abschr. (19. Jh.) (B), dt., Papier; Heidelberg, UniBib, Heid. Hs. 494, fol. 114r (Abschr., 19. Jh.) (C). (“Heidelberg, University Library, Hs. 431, No. 340, Copy (19th Cent.) (B), German, [on] Paper”);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	May 30, 1336
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Europe (multi-countries)
4. Text of Act	Louis, the Bavarian, prescribes/gives the to the noblemen Gottfried, Counts of Sayn (‘Sain’), Gerlach von Isenburg, Wilhelm von Braunsberg, and Johann, the Burgrave of Rinegg half of the Jews in Limburg in exchange for the 6000 Pound (‘Pfund’), which he owes to them for the services they have rendered to him.
5. Source	Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland während des Mittelalters. Bearbeitet von Dr. M. Wiener. Erster Teil. (Regesta regarding the history of Jews in Germany during the Middle Ages. First Part.); (Hannover; 1862)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Editor Present-day Germany, Austria Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original old text, which is located in the City Archiv of Idstein, Germany.

1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 19, 1336
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order [nullifying due payment to the Jews]” issued by Emperor Louis IV [Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer]
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
4. Text of Act	[…] and We order all Our dear Jews living in Frankfurt, to dismiss and nullify the 1,000 Pounds Heller which Our beloved nobleman Ulrich von Hanau owes to them, completely and entirely […] and to be reminded that they [the Jews] are dependent on Our kindness and grace […].
5. Source	UB zur Geschichte der Herren von Hanau 2, Nr. 471, S. 440 f.; UB Frankfurt 2, Nr. 578, S. 443 (“Certificate Book on the History of the Lords of Hanau 2, No. 471, p. 440f.; Certificate Book [of] Frankfurt 2, No. 578, p. 443”)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher This order is signed and sealed by the Emperor.

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 28, 1336
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Louis (‘Ludwig’), the Bavarian, commands that no one [settled] in [Bad] Mergentheim is to be approached nor receive any claim (restitution) for their wrongdoings against his chamber-servants, the Jews, [and reserves himself the right to make final decisions on the matter …]
5. Source	Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland während des Mittelalters. Bearbeitet von Dr. M. Wiener. Erster Teil. (Regesta regarding the history of Jews in Germany during the Middle Ages. First Part.); (Hannover; 1862);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original old text, which is located in the City Archiv of Stuttgart, Germany.

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 10, 1336
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Official Announcement” of Emperor Louis IV (Ludwig, the Bavarian)
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Ludwig […] transfer the jurisdiction of Our Jews of Nuremberg, and of Rothenburg, and all those who are settled in-between, to the Burgrave Johann of Nuremberg. […]
5. Source	Bamberg, StA, Brandenburg-Bayreuth, U 187, Orig. (“Bamberg City Archive, Brandenburg-Bayreuth, U 187, Orig[inal”);2/28/201
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher This meant that the Jews could be subjected to any number of taxes and regulations according to the needs of the burgrave and his dominion.

1. Full Date of Act	Dec. 21, 1336
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Official Announcement” of Raugrave* Henry (Heinrich) and his son Philip
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Raugrave Henry, lord of New-Bamberg, and Phillip (Phylips), our son […] announce publicly with this letter, that we have sold our castle and the adjacent village Imsweiler to the nobleman Count John of Sponheim[-Starkenburg] […] and we also agree that we should not permit more than four Jewish households to settle in Imsweiler, […] except with the mutual consent of both parties. […]
5. Source	Regesten des Archivs der Grafen von Sponheim 1, Nr. 656, S. 403. (“Regesta of the Archives of the Counts of Sponheim 1, Nr. 656, p. 403”);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The Raugraves were an influential German noble family in the Middle Ages.

1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 10, 1337
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Louis (‘Ludowig’), Roman Emperor by the grace of God, […] announce to all who see, hear, or read this letter that the Jews in Augsburg have [agreed to] relinquish and release the city and citizens of their letters [debts], which they had given as consolation […] and vow not to free/release [a number of named Jews …] until these have done the same.
5. Source	Urkundenbuch der Stadt Augsburg. Herausgegeben von Dr. Christian Meyer, Archivar der Stadt Augsburg. Erster Band. Die Urkunden von Jahre 1104-1346. (Book-of-writs of the city of Augsburg. Edited/published by Christian Meyer, PhD, Archiver of the City of Augsburg. First volume. Writs/official documents from 1104-1346.) Augsburg; 1874;
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher Experts seem to disagree as to the exact date of this writ. Geiger dates it January 7; while Wiener dates it January 8.

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 26, 1337
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Edict” of Emperor Louis IV [Ludwig the Bavarian]
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Louis (‘Ludowig’), Roman Emperor by the grace of God, […] make public with this letter, that we have bestowed a special grace upon Our nobleman, Count Walram of Sponheim (‘Walramen graven ze Spanheim’), Our dear faithful […] that he shall have/keep 30 Jews in his shire/domain (‘graffschaft’) anywhere he wants, and to enjoy and use them [as he pleases] as one should with Jews, until We revoke this [edict]. And in that regard, We issue a certificate (official document) with this letter and with Our imperial seal […].
5. Source	München, BHStA, Sponheim Urkunden 268, Orig. (A), dt., Perg.; (“Munich, Bavarian Main-State-Archive, Sponheim Certificates/Official Dokuments 268, Orig[inal], German, [on] Parchment Paper");
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	May 30, 1337
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Louis (‘Ludwig’), the Bavarian, bestows grace upon the noblemen Johann Siegmund und Ludwig, brothers in Liechtenberg, in that they may impose taxes, levies, and make claims on the empire’s Jews, who live in their cities and castles until his (emperor’s) rescission or that of one of his successors.
5. Source	Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland während des Mittelalters. Bearbeitet von Dr. M. Wiener. Erster Teil. (Regesta regarding the history of Jews in Germany during the Middle Ages. First Part.); (Hannover; 1862);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the old text. The original can be located in the City Archive of Darmstadt, Germany.

1. Full Date of Act	Jun. 2, 1337
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Louis, (‘Ludwig’), Roman Emperor by the grace of God […] announce publicly with this letter that we have bestowed special grace upon the nobleman Gerhard ('Gerharten'), elected and confirmed Bishop of Speyer, […] in order that he may pay off his debts and those of the Stift faster […] to settle and have six Jews who are either currently settled there or will do so in the future […] that means that he shall own them and enjoy them (‘nyessen’) with all [inherent] uses, rights […] and to make them useful to the Stift as he wishes […] until Our rescission or that of one of Our successors […]
5. Source	Remling, Franz Xaver: Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte der Bischöfe von Speyer. (Book of writs of the Bishops of Speyer); (Mainz; 1852)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 8, 1337
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Emperor Louis (‘Ludwig’), the Bavarian, announces to the Council and City of Münster (‘ze Muenstern’), that he has pawned off the empire’s Jews in the city and Bishopric of Münster to Count Heinrich von Waldeck […] and that he is transferring all revenues from Jews [to him] so that the Count can/may collect all interests, taxes, and services from them (Jews) in the future and that Jews are to be of services to him in other matters too. The emperor orders the city to stop and ensure that Jews keep their obligations to Count Henry.
5. Source	Medieval Ashkenaz: Corpus der Quellen zur Geschichte der Juden in Spätmittelalterlichen Reich; (Body of sources on the history of the Jews in the Late Middle Ages; Sources regarding the history of the Jews in Westphalia. 1, Nr. 158); (www.medieval-ashkenaz.org)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 24, 1337
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Louis, (‘Ludowig’), Roman Emperor by the grace of God […] announce publicly with this letter/writ […] to the wise-men […] the [City] Council, and the citizens in the community of Nordhausen (‘Northusen’), our dear loyal […] and that we and all our heirs free and absolve them of any claims which the Jews in Nordhausen may hold against them […].
5. Source	Förstemann, Ernst Günther: Geschichte der Stadt Nordhausen. Erste Lieferung, bis zum Jahre 1250. (History of the city Nordhausen. First issue, until the year 1250.); (Nordhause; 1827)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 13, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of Emperor Louis IV (Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer)
3. Geography of Act	Present-day France; Territorial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire
4. Text of Act	We, Ludowig, Roman Emperor by the grace of God, […] turn over the Jews, their property, their claims on any debts and the pledges they hold in the city, to the Head of the community (Schultheißen), the City Council and the citizens of Colmar until the Day of [Saint] George (April 23) 1340, for two whole years, for the goods the aforementioned Jews have […] assured to Us […]. We also want Our aforementioned citizens who collect the goods/demands from these same Jews, to turn them over and give to Us and not err/make any mistakes in this regard [in any way]. And in order that they give us an official report, we seal this letter/document with an imperial insignia which has been issued in Colmar, […].
5. Source	Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern 4, Nr. 146, S. 81 f.;Moser, Kanzleipersonal (1985), S. 112 (Erwähnung); Additamenta quaedam, Nr. 9, S. 98. (“Regesta [of] Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria 4, No. 146, p. 81 f.; Moser, Office of the Chancelor (1985), p. 112 (Mentioning), Some Additionals, No. 9, p. 98”)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 15, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of Emperor Louis IV (Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer)
3. Geography of Act	Present-day France; Territorial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire
4. Text of Act	We, Ludowig, Roman Emperor by the grace of God, […] declare that […] the Masters (Meister), Head of community (Schultheiß), City Council (Rat) and citizens, are exempt from any present or future demands due to the damage and death Jews have suffered in the city of Mülhausen (Mulhausen) as soon as they have paid [Us] 1,000 Pounds of old Basel [Pennies]. As compensation, we allow the citizens to keep all and any goods they have found or will find, whether they may be houses, farms, pledges, or any other good that belong to the killed or fallen Jews without repercussion […]. As soon as this payment has been received, all citizens who reside in Mülhausen – whether rich or poor, aristocratic or not, shall be exempt of all demands due to the slain Jews. […] We prohibit any resident of Mülhausen […] who was present during the time the Jews found their demise, to leave the city without being taxed by the mayor, City Council or guards, […] according to what he owes, until the 1,000 Pound have been paid off. All landlords (Landvögte) and city officials are advised to assist the citizens in their request and to protect them. […]
5. Source	Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern 4, Nr. 147, S. 82 f.; Urkundenregesten zur Tätigkeit des deutschen Königsgerichts 5, Nr. 307, S. 186;Moser, Kanzleipersonal (1985), S. 28 (Erwähnung);Verzeichnis und Inhaltsangabe der Bestände des Stadtarchivs von Mülhausen, Nr. 80, S. 8; Additamenta quaedam, Nr. 10, S. 99. (“Regesta [of] Emperor Louis of Bavaria 4, No. 147, p. 82 f. Regesta of Documents for the Activities of the German King’s Court 5, No. 397, p. 186; Moser, Office Staff of the Chancelor (1985), p. 28 (Mentioning), Directory and Content Specification of the Holdings of the State Archives of Mulhouse, No. 80, p. 8, Some Additions, No. 10, p. 99”)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	May 1, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Louis, the Bavarian, confirms [by this writ] that he has come to an agreement with the Jews of Worms regarding their (breaking of their) agreement and debt, and for the advancement/support of his journey to France in that they are to pay him 2,000 Gulden [by a given deadline … and] authorizes the City Council and citizens [of the aforementioned city …] to collect the money from the Jews by force if necessary.
5. Source	Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland während des Mittelalters. Bearbeitet von Dr. M. Wiener. Erster Teil. (Regesta regarding the history of Jews in Germany during the Middle Ages. First Part.); (Hannover; 1862)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the old text. The original is located at the City Archive of Worms.

1. Full Date of Act	May 31, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Louis, the Bavarian (‘Ludwig der Baier’) informs the council of Worms that the Jews of that city were bound by the agreement to pay the sum of 2,000 Gulden toward the king’s contemplated expedition against France, and that, if necessary, force might be employed in collecting this sum.
5. Source	Jewish Encyclopedia. Worms. (www.jewishencyclopedia.com); Accessed online;
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jun. 20, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Usury Law” issued by Albert II and Otto the Merry, Dukes of Austria, Styria and Carinthia
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	Absolutely none of our Jews, not man nor woman, shall take from our citizens in Vienna (neither rich nor poor) any weekly interest in excess of three phennigs per pound penning, one pfennig [sic] per sixty phennigs, and a half-phennig per thirty phennigs.
5. Source	Brugger, Eveline & Wiedl, Birgit. Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in Österreich im Mittelalter. Band 1: Von den Anfängen bis 1338 [Regests on the History of the Jews in Austria during the Middle Ages. Volume 1: From the Beginnings to 1338]. Studienverlag: Innsbruck, Austria, 2005. Page 338.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 22, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Prohibitions” issued by Dean Friedrich with the Approval of Bishop Leupold II
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
4. Text of Act	[…] no Jew is to slaughter 'Jewish meat' (juden fleisch) among Christians whatsoever. And that if Jews purchase 'live meat' (lebendig fleisch), they are to take/drive it home to slaughter and sell it among themselves. No Christian butcher ('fleischman') is to sell meat to Jews nor to purchase any Jewish meat from Jews or to salt it (preserve it by salting it) or mix it in [with other meats] – either in secret or openly. Also, a guest or foreigner (outside burger) who brings Jewish meat into town is to sell the aforementioned only among Jews and nowhere else, and no butcher is to purchase it from him. Also, Jews shall not kill any cattle nor shed its blood in the streets. Those Christians or Jews who openly or secretly violate this law […] are to pay our aforementioned Lord (herren), the Bishop, ten pounds Babb [Babenbrecher] pennies if it was done in town. If, however, it was done outside of the city, he’s to pay the equal amount of penitent to his judge. And so that in order that this common-use law is observed always, we sign and attached our capital insignia to this document. […]
5. Source	State Archive of Bamberg; BU 2309, Original;
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 9, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Borough charter, issued by Albrecht II, Bishop of Passau, to the town of St. Pölten
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	67. We also ordain that the Jews in our town of St. Pölten submit all contracts and collateral that they hold for their moneylending to our people in the town or around it, to a magistrate, and that they obtain from the judge a document [confirming] that they have done so. Whichever Jew does not do so, he shall have no claim against any Christian woman or man, if the Jew has not submitted the contract to the judge, and the Christian dies within the same year.
5. Source	Brugger, Eveline & Wiedl, Birgit. Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in Österreich im Mittelalter. Band 1: Von den Anfängen bis 1338 (Regests on the History of the Jews in Austria during the Middle Ages. Volume 1: From the Beginnings to 1338). Studienverlag: Innsbruck, Austria, 2005. Page 341.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 16, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of Emperor Louis IV [Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer]
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
4. Text of Act	[… We have] decided and declare that […] Our chamber-servants - the local Jews of Frankfurt - are not permitted to receive any interests from Our beloved Ulrich II. von Hanau, our dear faithful [servant] starting immediately and until St. Martin’s Day and an entire year after that* […] instead, the [Jews] are to content themselves with the repayment of the capital/amount which they have lent to him […]. The Frankfurter Jews are also to refrain from turning to the guarantors […]. Besides, We want that neither the Bailiff, nor the mayor/sheriff ('Schultheiß') or the captain […] rule against this order, […]. [Because] whoever does this, should know, that he does it against Our expressed will (“hult und gnad”) […].
5. Source	Marburg, StA, O I f Hauau, Finanzen und Zölle 1338 September 16, Orig., dt. Perg. (“City Archive of Marburg, O I f Haunau, Finances and Customs Tariffs 1338 September 16, Orig[inal], German, [on] Parchment Paper”)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher *Until November 11, 1339.

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 20, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of Emperor Louis IV [Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer]
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
4. Text of Act	[…] Our dear chamber-servants, the Jews of Frankfurt, in order to be truly and more likely to be protected, are to accept [no more than] one Pound to one and a half Pounds Heller weekly from the citizens of Frankfort and two Pounds Heller weekly from those who live outside of the city starting immediately and until Christmas of 1338 and a full year after that […] and if we find it appropriate to increase or lower this rate depending on the state of the citizens or the Jews, We will do so. […]
5. Source	Frankfurt, ISG, Privilegien 63, Orig., dt., Perg. (“Institute for City History, Privileges 63, Orig[inal], German, [on] Parchment Paper”)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher This fixing of maximum interest rates is to be understood in the historical context of the so-called “arm-leather-persecutions” (“Armlederverfolgung”) which occurred between 1336 and 1338.