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1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 12, 1498
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Expulsion of Jews from Nuremberg ordered by King Maximilian I.
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	After being told that the number of Jews allowed to live in Nuremberg according to privileges was clearly exceeded, and many of the citizens of Nuremberg were ruined by the loans and usury of the Jews, which, above all, caused damage to craftsmanship in Nuremberg, King Maximilian orders to expel all Jews from the city. While they are allowed to take their movable goods with them, their houses, synagogues and lying estates are to be confiscated in the name of King Maximilian. […]
5. Source	Regesta of the Empire Online (Regesta Imperii Online), RI XIV,2 n. 6459, Regesta-imperii.de, Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2017
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 21, 1498
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree, issued by Emperor Maximilian I, King of Germany, for the City of Nuremberg
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	We order the mayor, the council and the community of the City of Nuremberg, seriously and irrevocably, that you shall drive any and all Jews and Jewesses out of Nuremberg, even those who obey your commandments, so that they will, within a deadline to be determined by you, remove themselves from that same City of Nuremberg, with all of their movable goods and possessions; and their homes, their synagogue and any other real estate, including their graveyard, shall be relinquished and turned over to Our imperial bailiffs, without any objections. Neither you nor your descendants shall allow any Jew or Jewess to enter Nuremberg and its surroundings, let alone live there, for time eternal.
5. Source	Neumann, Max. Geschichte des Wuchers in Deutschland bis zur Begründung der heutigen Zinsgesetze (History of usury in Germany until the establishment of current laws on interest). Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses: Halle, 1865. Page 400.
6. Researcher	Dominik Jacobs
7. Year of Research	2020
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 5, 1499
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Addendum to the Edict of Expulsion of the Jews Issued by King Ferdnand and Queen Isabella of Spain
3. Geography of Act	Spain
4. Text of Act	We therefore order all and each of the justices of our kingdoms, that if now, or at any time hereafter, any Jews or Jewesses should enter our kingdoms, whether those that were banished, or whatsoever others from foreign kingdoms or states, you are immediately to inflict on them the punishment of death, confiscation of their property, and every other penalty contained in the aforesaid law. … [Jewish converts] on publicly becoming Christians at the place where they arrive,… we permit to reside in our kingdoms as Christians; but if any of them should have Jew servants, they must send them out of the kingdom within two months, or at the expiration of that time they must become Christians.
5. Source	E. H. Lindo, “The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal,” Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, London, 1848, p. 302, available from books.google.com.
6. Researcher	DeDe Mann (Covington)
7. Year of Research	2024
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 17, 1499
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of King Vladislaus II of Hungary and Bohemia
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	King Vladislaus prohibits Jews at the threat of a fine of 100 Schock Bohemian Groschen (currency) to seek the protection of other lords, and orders that they are to remain the sole subject of the king and the authorities/officers he appoints.
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906);
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher This is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	1500
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Papal Bull” issued by Pope Alexander VI
3. Geography of Act	Papal States
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) Demanded one-twentieth of Jewish property throughout the world for three years in order to finance the war against the Turks. Jewish Encyclopedia: The Popes, jewishencyclopedia.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1500 C.E.
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Toll/Custom (Zollordnung) Tariff of Fernstein near Tyrol, year 1500
3. Geography of Act	House of Habsburg [Provisional]
4. Text of Act	“If a Jew comes/walks (‘fürget’)* or rides [across] and does not announce himself, he forfeits his body and possessions, if he however announces himself, he is to pay as much as a swine/pig* which is four (‘fierer’ [=1/5 Austro-Hungarian Krone]) and dice.”
5. Source	Rauscher, Peter: Den Christen gleich sein. Diskriminierung und Verdienstmöglichkeiten von Juden an österreichischen Mautstellen in der Frühen Neuzeit (16./17. Jahrhundert); (“Egal to Christians. Discrimination and Earning-Potential/Opportunity of Jews in Austrian Toll-Crossings”);
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2018
8. Notes	Researcher This word, which no longer exists in German, seems to have referred to the act of passing through on foot. Meaning someone who sneaks through without paying the toll. **It’s noteworthy that Jews are equated in this text to swine/pigs. The origins of giving dice when crossing a toll crossing is obscure.

1. Full Date of Act	May 3, 1500
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance” issued by the Moravian government
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Moravia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] if [a] Jew wishes to lend someone money, this may not take place without the knowledge (and consent) of the bailiff or the aldermen of the community to which the lender belongs to; […] Jews may not have business-dwellings/stores in villages, but only in cities markets; [… a] Jew may only take 2 Gulden from each 10 Gulden in interests. […]
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 2, 1500
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	"Jewish Levy in the Regiment Regulation of 1500" Issued by Maximilian I
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Italy; Holy Roman Empire
4. Text of Act	All Jews, young and old, are each to pay a Gulden per year; rich Jews are to assist poor Jews with this when necessary.
5. Source	Zeumner, Karl: Quellensammlung zur Geschichte der Deutschen Reichsverfassung im Mittelalter und Neuzeit. Toronto; 1913; p. 175 pp, AND DATE
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 16, 1500
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of John Corvinus, Prince/Duke John of Troppau
3. Geography of Act	Duchy of Troppau; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	John Corvinus, Prince of Troppau, grants the jurisdiction of the Jews of the city of Troppau, over whom he holds sole reign, to the aforementioned city […]
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	May 28, 1501
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jewish Ordinance” for the City of Pilsen issued by the Principles and Community Eldest of the City of Pilsen
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic; Royal City of Pilsen
4. Text of Act	[… in this ordinance, the following subject matters are regulated for Jews] interest [on loans]; lending of clothing items; prohibition to make loans on yarns and bedding/sheets; prohibition to sell certain clothing items; loans that are past due; stolen items; that Jews shall not bathe in Christian baths; that they shall not purchase holy (church) items; they shall not invite/take on foreign Jews without the prior consent of the mayor […] foreign Jews may remain in the city no longer than three days […] they may not burn coins. Interests are determined: two Denar for each Schock a week; one Denar for half a Schock; and 20 Groschen [… for ] a Heller. […]
5. Source	History of Jews in Pilsen. Bearbeitet von Rb. Prof. Dr. Max Hoch Pilsen. (“History of Jews in Pilsen. Edited by Rb. Professor Max Hoch, PhD. Of Pilsen”); hugogold.com.
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2018
8. Notes	Researcher The Jewish ordinance of Pilsen contains 19 articles. The above is a translation of a German summary of the text. An abbreviated version of the original Czech text can be found in Gottlieb Bondy’s “Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620" (“Regarding the History of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 until 1620.”); the original document itself can be found in the Pilsner Museum No. 39; page 54 according to the same source.

1. Full Date of Act	1502 C.E.
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Medical Ordinance” (‘Medizinalverordnung’) issued in the Principality of Frankonia, year 1502
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany [Provisional]
4. Text of Act	“[…] Jews are not permitted to be (hold a practice) as doctors. […]”
5. Source	Die Juden in Franken. Ein unpartheiischer Beitrag zur Sitten- und Rechtsgeschichte Frankens von Dr. Ludwig Heffner, praktischer Arzt zu Würzburg, Konservater des historischen Vereins daselbst. Mit 29 Urkunden-Beilagen (Nürnberg; 1855); (Jews in Frankonia. An Non-Partisan Contribution Regarding the Moral and Legal History of Franconia by Dr. med. Ludwig Heffner, practical physician to Würzburg, Conservator of the Historical Association there (of the same city). With 29 [Official] Documents Attached.); (Nuremberg; 1855);
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2018
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 23, 1502
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of King Vladislaus
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia/Hungary; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	King Vladislaus informs/complains to the under treasurer Albrech von Leskovec, that the Jews of Ceske Budejovice [Budweis] sue the other citizens [of the city] for the smallest infractions taking their cases directly to the Burgrave of Prague; instead, [King Vladislaus] orders [Albrech von Leskovec] that Jews shall [henceforth] present their case to the mayor and the aldermen first and to make this officially known.
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher This writ was signed in Buda which is now part of Budapest. The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 29, 1502
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance” of the Citizens/Community of New-Town Prague
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] Jews, because they are not residents, are to stay away from New Town Prague, because they are no longer tolerated there under any circumstances.
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.) (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	1503 C.E.
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Employment of Christian Servants Prohibited to Jews
3. Geography of Act	Germany [Provisional]
4. Text of Act	"It is not allowed for Jews to employ Christians in their houses on a permanent basis, as it has been banned by the popes. It is however allowed that Jews hire Christians as day laborers as long as they don’t spend the night in the house and take their meals separately."
5. Source	Das Rechtsbuch Johannes Purgoldts, book VIII, article CIII. Ed. by Dr. Friedrich Ortloff, page 256. Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 20, 1503
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Legal Decision” of the Citizens/Community of New-Town Prague
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] Jews may not lend anyone [money] except on pledges […]; they may not charge higher interests than those ordered by the king [… Jews] may not participate at Christian markets [… they may not] peddle with clothing items […].
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher These legal requirements directed at Jews were issued in response to an admonition from the king. The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 2, 1503
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance” issued the Council and the Eldest of Pilsen
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] all Jews, local as well as foreign, shall wear Jewish coats (‘kukle zidovske’) so that they can be distinguished from the Christians [… Jewish wives/women] shall wear veils in public that have wide yellow edges […] or pay 5 Gr. [Groschen] each time they’re encountered […] Jews may not make veils [or pursue other trades reserved for Christians …]
5. Source	History of Jews in Pilsen. Bearbeitet von Rb. Prof. Dr. Max Hoch Pilsen. (“History of Jews in Pilsen. Edited by Rb. Professor Max Hoch, PhD. Of Pilsen”); www.hugogold.com; Accessed online
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2018
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 1, 1504
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of King Vladislaus II of Hungary to the City of Pilsen
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] and we bestow upon you – the citizens […] the mercy that no Jew may be admitted to the city now or by any other future King of Bohemia […] because the Jews were given to the city to be used [to their advantage] by our ancestors/predecessors, […] that is why we give the citizens of this city [Pilsen] through the power of our Royal authority in Bohemia [the right] to expel the Jews from the city whenever they see fit/appropriate and deem good […] this is to occur without any objection/hindrance from us or any future kings of Bohemia and that they (city/citizens) may enjoy the mercy/grace bestowed upon them [via this document].
5. Source	History of Jews in Pilsen. Bearbeitet von Rb. Prof. Dr. Max Hoch Pilsen. (“History of Jews in Pilsen. Edited by Rb. Professor Max Hoch, PhD. Of Pilsen”); www.hugogold.com; Accessed Online;
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2018
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1505 C.E.
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Synod” issued by Bishop Georg Schenk von Limpurg, 1506
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Prince-Bishop of Bamberg [Provisional]
4. Text of Act	“[…] 44) Christians and Jews are not to have any fellowship with each other [… including in terms of eating and drinking], […] buying and selling or any other kind, since all of the above mentioned matters can lead to fraud and usury (‘cum verisimile sit, omnia hec supra dicta in fraudem fieri usurorum’) […]”
5. Source	Eckstein, Adolf (District Rabbi): Geschichte der Juden im ehemaligen Fürstbistum Bamberg, bearbeitet auf Grund von Archivalien, nebst urkundlichen Beilagen, (History of the Jews in the Former Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, edited on the basis of archiving, together with documented supplements); (Bamberg; 1898);
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2018
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 8, 1505
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Order issued by Dukes Albert I (‘Albrecht’) and and Charles I (‘Karl’)
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Poland; Duchy of Oels
4. Text of Act	[…Jews] the enemies of the Christian religion are to be expelled from all of the cities and villages in the domain for their usury and fraud/scams […]
5. Source	Die früheren und gegenwärtigen Verhältnisse der Juden in den sämmtlichen Landesstellen des Preußischen Staats; eine Darstellung und Revision der gesetzlichen Bestimmungen über ihre staats- und privatrechtlichen Zustände. Mit Benutzung der Archive der Ministerien des Innern und der Justiz. Von Ludwig von Rönne, Kammer-Gerichts-Rath und Heinrich Simon, Ober-Landes-Gerichts-Assessor; (Breslau; 1843); (The past and present circumstances of Jews in all parts of the Prussian state; a representation and revision of legal provision regarding their conditions in terms of state and private law. With the use of the archives of the Ministries of the Interior and Justice. By Ludwig von Rönne, Legal Council of the Chamber and Heinrich Simon Upper-State-Court-Assessor) (Wroclaw; 1843);
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2020
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Feb. 11, 1507
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of John of Seinberg and Kost, High Chamberlain of the Kingdom of Bohemia for Mladá Boleslav (Jungbunzlau)
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] Jews may not lend money to others without the permission of the lords/local authorities [and] all loans must be entered in the [local] registry […] no Jew may charge more than three groschen for each Schock groschen in interest per week [… Jews] may not house/lodge a foreign Jew without the permission of the lords/local authorities nor pursue a trade or a craft in any other way than which has been permitted to them. […]
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	May 31, 1507
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of the Citizens/Community of Old-Town Prague
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] as per the permission of the King, the Jews must now only leave the city in a year’s time; however, no one may speak in favor of them or face expulsion himself/herself […].
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher The document was signed in Buda, today known as Budapest. The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	Jun. 3, 1507
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Mandate, issued by Jacob of Liebenstein, Archbishop of Mainz
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	All officers shall order the Jews to leave from here and take themselves and their families to another place. We hereby order that all Jews, male or female, shall wear their sign, so that they can be recognized by others; those who fail to do so shall be arrested and brought to the bailiff in Mainz, to receive their just punishment for disobeying our order. We also order that none of the Jews shall do any business whatsoever with any of our subjects, be it a sale, trade, purchase or loan contract. In the future, no more than two Jews traveling through Mainz shall walk together in any public street, and these travelers may only stay at the Cold Bath Inn, nowhere else.
5. Source	Schaab, Carl Anton. Diplomatische Geschichte der Juden zu Mainz und dessen Umgebung, mit Berücksichtigung ihres Rechtszustandes in den verschiedenen Epochen (Diplomatic History of the Jews in Mainz and its surroundings, under consideration of their legal situation across the various epochs). Zabern: Mainz, 1855. Page 144.
6. Researcher	Dominik Jacobs
7. Year of Research	2020
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 4, 1507
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of the King Vladislaus II
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	King Vladislaus announces to the citizens of Old-Town Prague that he has bestowed upon them the grace that he will not oppose the fact that the Jews of Prague shall stay no more than a year in Prague; however, they are to stop and require Jews to turn over a certain sum of money to Colonel County Scriptor (‘Oberstlandschreiber’) Nikolaus von Hofic on behalf of the king which he had prescribed to the Jews many years ago.
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	May 21, 1508
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of the King Vladislaus II
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	King Vladislaus announces that he has transferred jurisdiction over the Jews of Prague to Colonel-Burgrave Zdenek Lew von Rozmital and Blat […] and the Burgrave of Prague Heinrich Tunkl von Brnicko in such a manner that if Jews leave Prague without a royal permission, they have the authority to require them to return within two months; however, if this demand/summons is not complied with, their homes in Prague and all of their possessions shall be awared to Zdenek Lew von Rozmital and Heinrich Tunkl von Brnicko. Furthermore, all fines of the Jews of Prague, which the King was entitled to as per the Jewish aldermen of Prague, shall be divided up among the two aforementioned […] and Colonel-Chancellor of the Bohemian kingdom, Albrech Kolowrat of Graupen and Libstein.
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher The document was signed in Buda, today known as Budapest. The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	May 22, 1508
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of the King Vladislaus II
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	King Vladislaus declares that the citizens of Ceske Budejovice [Budweis], which he had bequeathed the houses and properties of the Jews who had paid for their crimes with their lives or possessions, are being tormented by the relatives of those Jews and summoned to the Office of the Burgrave in Prague. He orders that such harassment of the citizens of Ceske Budejovice [Budweis] are no longer to be tolerated, since he gifted those possessions at his discretion – to which he was legally entitled to.
5. Source	Zur Geschichte der Juden in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien von 906 bis 1620. Herausgegeben von Gottlieb Bondy, em. Präsidenten der Handels- und Gewerbekammer in Prag. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet und ergänzt von Franz Dworsky, em. Director des Landesarchivs des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 906 bis 1576. (Prag; 1906); (Regarding the history of Jews in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia from 906 to 1620. Published by Gottlieb Bondy, fo[rmer] President of the Trade and Commerce and Industry in Prague. Prepared for publication and supplemented by Franz Dworsky, fo[rmer] Director of the National Archives of the Kingdom of Bohemia. I. 906 to 1576.); (Prague; 1906)
6. Researcher & Translator	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research & Translation	2019
8. Notes	Researcher This document was signed in Buda, today known as Budapest. The above is a translation of a German summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.