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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");
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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);
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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”)
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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”)
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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)
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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;
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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.
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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;
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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.
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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”)
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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”)
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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.

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 21, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Official Agreement” between Raugrave Rupert and Count John of Sponheim
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Raugrave Ruprecht (‘Rupprecht der rugraffe’) promises his uncle, John of Sponheim (‘Johann von Spanheym’), lords of Kreuznach (‘Crutzenmachen’), to quickly comply with a set of specified obligations, among which to build a town outside of the village Ebernburg (‘Ebirburg’) as well as a permanent house in the town and a castle above it on hutteberge which... if we come to an agreement, we will own together, [and] we shall keep Jews together in the city and also protect them, [and] they (the Jews) shall serve us together. […]
5. Source	Regesten des Archivs der Grafen von Sponheim 1, Nr. 698, S. 427 f. [Original]; (“Regesta of the Archives of the Count of Sponheim 1, No. 698, p. 427 f.”); Medieval Ashkenaz: Corpus der Quellen zur Geschichte der Juden in Spätmittelalterlichen Reich; Quellen zur Geschichte der Juden in Erzbistum Mainz (1273-1347); ("Corpus of the Sources on the History of the Jews in the Late Middle Ages; Sources on the History of Jews in Archbishopric of Mainz (1273-1347)"
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8. Notes	Researcher The above official agreement between Raugrave Rupert and Count John of Sponheim has been partially paraphrased in an effort to abbreviate the very long original text.

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 15, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ/letter of Duke Henry of Landshut given to the citizens of Deggendorf
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We, Henry (‘Heinrich’), Count-Palatine (‘Pfalzgraf’) of Rhine and Duke in Bavaria, announce publicly with this letter […] to all who see and read this […] that we bestow our grace on Conrad the Freiberger, our knight, the [city] council, and the citizens […] of our city Deggerndorf [and absolve them from any blame/liability …] for having burnt and ruined our Jews in Deggendorf. Furthermore, we wish that everything that they have taken from these Jews or that which came into their possession - publicly or secretly - they are to keep. Any money which they owed to Jews or any [notes] of debt […] is done/expired (and void) […]. In these three matters, they are to remain unpaid […] and [this matter is] to remain unaddressed and indisputable [and no complaint/lawsuit can be brought forth in this matter] against our officers/authorities (‘Amtteuten’) or our heir/successors. […]
5. Source	Höxter, Julius: Quellentexte zur jüdischen Geschichte und Literatur. (Sources pertaining to Jewish history and literature.); (Wiesbaden; 2009)
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1. Full Date of Act	Dec. 8, 1338
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Mandate” of Archbishop Henry (Heinrich) of Mainz
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Free Imperial City of Mainz/Electorate of Mainz
4. Text of Act	We, Heinrich (Henry), Archbishop of Mainz by the grace of God, and Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, announce to those who see or hear [or] read this letter, that we want to bestowed a special grace upon our citizens of Miltenberg, and that we do not want any Jew who live here or anywhere else in our domain to asks/requests/collect debt which he has previously given up/renounced while being beaten/hit. […] This we certify with this letter, sealed with our seal, which is issued in Aschaffenburg […].
5. Source	Amorbach, Fürstlich Leiningensches Archiv, Urk. 1338 Dezember 8, Orig., dt., Perg. (“Amorbach, Princely Leningen Archives, [Official] Document 1338 December 8, Orig[inal], German, [on] Parchment Paper”)
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1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 15, 1339
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Holland
4. Text of Act	Louis, the Bavarian, permits Duke Reinald von Gelcern to keep Jews in his castles, cities, and villages […] and to collect from them the common levies.
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)
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8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the old Latin text, which can be found in Niyhoff’s Gedenkwaardighede uit de Geschiedenis van Gelderland (Memories from the history of Gelderland); Volume 1.

1. Full Date of Act	Dec. 10, 1339
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, sells/pledges the Jews of Speyer to the Elector/Count Palatine Rupert [I.] (‘Pfalzgraf Ruprecht’) for his debt of 2,000 Pound (‘Pfund’) Heller - with the consent of Bishop Gerhard of Speyer, to whom they (the Jews of Speyer) were pledged before for the same amount.
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)
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1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 17, 1340
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ of Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Hungary [Provisional]
4. Text of Act	“Emperor Louis forgives/absolves the Cistercian cloister in Waldsassen of all of their debts which they owed to the Jews near/at Eger.”
5. Source	Regesta Imperii. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz. [RI VII] Ludwig der Bayer (1314-1347) - [RI VII] H. 9 (Academie for the Sciences and Literature of Mainz. [RI VII] Louis, the Bavaria (1314-1347) - [RI VII] H. 9); http://www.regesta-imperii.de; Accessed online;
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8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of a copy of the original Latin text, which has been lost. However, the pertinent excerpts were discovered in a book from the 15th Century, and can also be found in the cited source. Experts place the date of this writ somewhere between January 17 and November 24.

1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 24, 1340
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Official Announcement” made by the Knight and Mayor of Frankfurt Rudolf of Sachsenhausen and his wife Christine
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
4. Text of Act	Rudolf of Sachsenhausen, knight and Mayor of Frankfurt and his wife Christine announce that they have purchased the royal pledge set on the Jews of Frankfort for an annual payment of 25 Mark from Gottfried of Eppenstein. […] Gottfried and his heirs can buy back this pledge for 450 Pounds Heller at any time. […]
5. Source	Wiesbaden, HStA, 3002 XIII, 2.1, fol. 162v, Abschr., dt. Papier. (“Main City Archive of Wiesbaden, 3002 XIII, 2.1, fol. 162v, Copy, German, [on] Paper”);
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1. Full Date of Act	May 23, 1340
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 transfers all rights (and jurisdiction) over Jews in Ingolstadt, his dear chamber-servants, to the judge, [city] council, and [citizens-] community of Ingolstadt […] and orders that [the aforementioned Jews] may not take more than two pennies per pound of pennies from citizens and [no more than] 3 pennies from outsiders/foreigners.
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)
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8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original text which can be found in Mederer’s Geschichte von Ingolstadt (History of Ingolstadt).

1. Full Date of Act	Jun. 4, 1340
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Writ announced by the Notary Heinrich on behalf of Duke Albert II of Austria
3. Geography of Act	Austria; Duchy of Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] Albrecht II, Duke of Austria, Steyr, and Carinthia, due to the great harm and related disputes that often arise from the wickedness of Jews for forging seals and documents […] and after following the advice of his nobility to eradicate this evil […] he has found a solution in the interest of his Christian and Jewish subjects by employing two public notaries, namely Heinrich himself and Eckhard, to help write down all [current] debts in the possession of Jews in a book created for them and to have such [deeds] registered in the future as well.
5. Source	Brugger, Eveline and Brigit Wiedl: Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in Österreich im Mittelalter. Band 2: 1339-1365. (Innsbruck/Wien/Bozen; 2010); (Regesta pertaining to the history of Jews in Austria during the Middle Ages. Volume 2: 1339-1365); (Innsbruck/Vienna/Bolzano; 2010)
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1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 25, 1340
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Mandate” issued by the Imperial City of Rothenburg
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	[…] 64) it is also right/lawful and done (determined) that should a Jew allow his claim for a debt in court lapse more than two years, during which [two years] he does not submit a new written claim, he should lose his claim over the main debt and interests, and one is to no longer owe him anything. […]
5. Source	Rothenburg o. d. T., StadtA, B 9a, fol. 5r, Orig., dt., Pap. (“Rothenburg over the Tauber City Archive, B 9a, fol. 5r, Orig[inal], German, [on] Paper”);
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1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 11, 1340
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 (‘Ludewig’), Roman Emperor by the grace of God, announce publicly with this letter/writ, that the nobleman Gottfried von Eppstein (‘Gottfrid von Eppinstein’), our dear loyal [subject] has sold the 25 Mark of Cologne Pfennige [currency] which have been placed on [taxed from] the Jews in Frankfurt, who have been given by Us and Our empire as loan for 250 Mark Cologne Pennies and three (‘drittehalp* hundert Marche kolnscher Pennige, dry’) Heller to Rudolph von Sachsenhusen (‘Rudolffen von Sassenhuffen’), our dear Schultheissen in Frankfurt […] and that the aforementioned Gotffrid von Eppinstein or his heirs can repurchase these for the same 25 Mark of good currency whenever they wish […]" refers to 2.5 and is an old unit of measurement in which full units plus their half could be understood. A Schultheiss/Schultheiß was the head of the municipality in medieval Germany.]
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)
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8. Notes	Researcher *Dritthalb [old: drittehalp