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1. Full Date of Act	Feb. 23, 1561
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand addressed to Archduke Ferdinand
3. Geography of Act	Habsburg Monarchy; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Bohemia
4. Text of Act	[…] We have taken your intercession and request to allow the Jews to remain in Bohemia a bit longer or to [at least] graciously extend the set deadline […] into fatherly consideration but have decided to insist that they (Jews) should leave the lands of the Bohemian Crown on [March 18] of this year and that they are not to be tolerated […] and furthermore, adhere to our general order […] and don’t step into Bohemia, not even for the purpose of collecting any outstanding debt or to sell their homes. […]
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)
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7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 24, 1561
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand addressed to Archduke Ferdinand
3. Geography of Act	Habsburg Monarchy; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Bohemia
4. Text of Act	Emperor Ferdinand informs Archduke Ferdinand that the deadline regarding the emigration/expulsion of Jews remains unchanged and that only those willing to convert to Christianity will be permitted to stay in the lands of the Bohemian crown for a specific time.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original long, old German text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 25, 1561
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Extract of the Privilege” issued by Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Holy Roman Empire
4. Text of Act	We, Ferdinand, elected Roman Emperor by the grace of God [bestow upon the mayor and City Council of Reutlingen and its citizens the liberty to no longer to allow …] a Jew or Jewess to make (usurious) loans on any immovable or movable property [to anyone in Reutlingen …] without the prior knowledge and permission [of the authorities … Violators are to lose their capital and interests … and should Jews attempt to legally make demands on their loans, the courts are to rule against their claims … And any legal aid/argument Jews may bring forth to insist on their right is revoked and made void by the power of this letter of the Roman Emperor…].
5. Source	Des Reichs-Stättischen Hand-Buchs. Zweyter Theil. (Hand-book of the Imperial Cities. Second part.); (Tübingen; 1733);
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1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 10, 1562
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Royal Chancellery (‘königliche Kanzlei’)
3. Geography of Act	Habsburg Monarchy; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Bohemia
4. Text of Act	[…] all Jews, who do not possess any letters of protection/escort, are to leave the land within 14 days.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
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. This order was issued in preparation for the expulsion of Jews and was drafted and signed in Prague Castle.

1. Full Date of Act	May 11, 1562
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Habsburg Monarchy; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Bohemia
4. Text of Act	In response to the plea/intercession of the city-community of Novy Jicin (‘Neutitschein’), emperor Ferdinand expels the Jews from the dominions of Novy Jicin (‘Neutitschein’) and Štramberk/Stramberk(‘Stramberg’).
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
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. This order was issued in preparation for the expulsion of Jews and was drafted and signed in Prague Castle.

1. Full Date of Act	Jun. 13, 1562
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand I addressed to the Jewish-eldest of Prague
3. Geography of Act	Habsburg Monarchy; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Bohemia
4. Text of Act	[…] those Jews, who have returned to Prague and have brought others along with them, are to depart (leave the country) immediately and without delay.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
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	Sep. 14, 1562
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Jewish mandate issued by the Bishop of Strasbourg
3. Geography of Act	Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg
4. Text of Act	None of our subjects … may transact anything with any Jews within or outside our common authority, neither with buying, selling, lending, pledging, transferring, nor becoming a surety,… Likewise, we also command … all Jews, male and female,… to refrain from doing anything with our people, nor to trade or contract with them, nor to buy or sell anything, lend or borrow anything, nor to enter into or establish any other alliance, suretyship, pledge or mortgage, whatever the name may be.
5. Source	Carl Theodor Weiss, “Geschichte und Rechtliche Stellung der Juden im Fürstbistum Strassburg, besorders in dem jetzt badischen teile, nach akten dargestellt [History and Legal Status of the Jews in the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg, especially in the part that is now Baden, presented according to documents],” P. Hanstein, Bonn, 1894, p.130-132, available from archive.org.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Translator The text of this Act is available in German in the source above. It was translated using Google translate.

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 29, 1562
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	[Land/State]-Ordinance for the Principality of Opole and Raciborz (‘Ratibor’); 54. Regarding the Jews
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Poland; Principality of Opole and Raciborz
4. Text of Act	1) No Lord, or prelate, or knightly man may occupy/settle Jews in [their] villages or cities or accept them without the gracious permission of his royal majesty. 2) Jews may not loan money to any Lord, prelate, or knightly men, or other subjects for the purpose of usury without the explicit permission of the Landlord* (‘Grundherrn’). 3) However, should a Jew loan a subject money without the permission of his Lord, he shall lose the entire sum of the loan, and the peasant/farmer or the subject shall forfeit the sum which he received from a Jew to his Lord. 4) And the Jew shall not take more than two small Heller [currency] per week for each Mark; should he, however, charge/take more [in interest], he shall lose the principal entirely and the peasant shall also forfeit everything he’s gotten from the Jew to his Lord. 5) Jews may not purchase anything stolen; however, should another seek and find something in the possession of a Jew that belongs to him (which he has lost), that Jew shall report and name the seller from whom he received the item, but nonetheless [he must] turn in the stolen item to the authorities. However, if the seller is not made public by name [to the authorities], he, who recognizes something that belongs to him in the possession of a Jew, and can prove it, shall be given the item back without restitution.
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	None
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8. Notes	Researcher *Landlord is used here in its original sense, meaning lord over a piece of land.

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 2, 1562
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia / Holy Roman Empire
4. Text of Act	Emperor Ferdinand graciously grants the already expelled Jews, [a few of whom] are however still [permitted to be] present in the land as per a letter of protection/escort (‘Geleitbrief’)* to participate** in the coronation of king Maximilian and extends their letter of protection/escort (‘Geleitbrief’)* starting from the day of this writ until the following Saint George’s Day and so that they can collect (‘issue reminders’) upon their debts.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source. The original was drafted and signed in Prague Castle.A ‘Geleitbrief’ was a letter that allowed the holder to move freely in the territory in which it was issued. * ‘To participate’ in the coronation of the next king usually meant contributing financially.

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 30, 1563
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Mandate” issued by Bishop Velt von Würzburg
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
4. Text of Act	[…all] Jews and Jewesses, whether they are near or within our Dom-Cathedral (‘Thumbkapital’), are herewith requested to leave our Stift, territory, and [field of] authority (‘Obrigkeit’) with all of their servants and household and [are] not to return without our or our successor’s knowledge and permission for their transgression on tradition/decency and the Statutes of the Stift […] and for their ungodly, unseemly, […] Jewish usury attempts and actions, which increase every day and burden the common man immensely […].
5. Source	Schirnaidel – Bis auf die Gegenwart; zugleich ein Rückblick auf das Hochstift Bamberg von Michael Pfister, Domkapitular. (‘Schirnaidel* – Until the Present; at the same time a review of the Hochstift Bamberg by Michael Pfister, Head or the Cathedral-Chapter); (Bamberg; 1891)
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8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 7, 1563
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand I addressed to his Son King Maximilian
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia/Holy Roman Empire
4. Text of Act	In response to his son, King Maximilian and his wife, Emperor Ferdinand I extends the deadline which was set for St. George’s Day [April 23/24] and given to the Prague Jews to move away until Trinity Sunday* [first Sunday after Pentecost] …
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	May 24, 1563
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“[Temporary] Extension to the Expulsion Order for Jews” issued by Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia/House of Habsburg
4. Text of Act	The letter of protection/escort (‘Geleitbrief’)* of the Prague Jews is extended to August 24, 1563. […]
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 Landesarchives des Königreiches Böhmens. I. 1577 bis 1620. (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. 1577 to 1620.) (Prague; 1906);
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher This was merely a temporary extension of a previously mandated expulsion order(s). *A ‘Geleitbrief’ was a document that allowed the holder to move freely in the territory in which it was issued.

1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 27, 1563
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Poland; Lordship of Opperstorf/Oppersdorffowie/Oppersdorfove
4. Text of Act	In response to an appeal from the Lord of Opperstorf, Emperor Ferdinand expels the Jews from the city of Glogowek (‘Ober-Glogau’[German]).
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source. Oppersdoft [German]; Oppersdorffowie [Polish]; Oppersdorfove [Czech].

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 16, 1563
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Poland
4. Text of Act	Emperor Ferdinand I orders in response to an appeal from the city community of Kozole (‘Cosel’) that Jews shall neither be tolerated in the city nor in its suburbs.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 8, 1563
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Privilege” issued by Emperor Ferdinand I for the City of Opole
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Poland
4. Text of Act	We, Ferdinand, Roman Emperor by the grace of God, […] order with this letter and grant Our city of Opole and its subjects, who have suffered [at the hand] of the present local Jews […] that no Jew may settle, live, or arrive in this city or its suburbs in the future and for all time […] and that all Jews who are currently present in the city itself and its suburbs are to leave […] within a year of issuance of [this] Our imperial letter during which they are to collect any outstanding debt, sell their houses, and settle any debt they may owe a Christian […] so that no Jew may be present in named city and its suburbs in the future […].
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 21, 1563
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Order forbidding trade and loan deals with Jews
3. Geography of Act	Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg
4. Text of Act	No one, whether citizen, citizen's son, wife or husband, shall henceforth borrow anything from a Jew or Jewess, be it small or large, or buy on loan from them, and no one shall likewise grant or allow a loan to be made against the Jew, whether it be with fiefs of money or with horses or anything else, all of which shall hereby be strictly prohibited,… No one should buy anything from the Jews or take anything from them on loan, unless he immediately pays for it in cash.
5. Source	Carl Theodor Weiss, “Geschichte und Rechtliche Stellung der Juden im Fürstbistum Strassburg, besorders in dem jetzt badischen teile, nach akten dargestellt [History and Legal Status of the Jews in the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg, especially in the part that is now Baden, presented according to documents],” P. Hanstein, Bonn, 1894, p.132-133, available from archive.org.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Translator The text of this Act is available in German in the source above. It was translated using Google translate.

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 16, 1564
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Europe (multi-countries)
4. Text of Act	Emperor Ferdinand I temporarily extends the letters of protection/escort (‘Geleitbrief’)* for a number of Prague Jews and other (Jews) from April 23 to November 11, 1564.”].
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Editor Present-day Czech Republic etc. Researcher *A ‘Geleitbrief’ was a letter that allowed the holder to move freely in the territory in which it was issued. This writ was merely a temporary extension to a previously issued expulsion order.

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 18, 1564
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Imperial Ordinance” (‘kaiserliche Verordnung’) issued by Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Poland
4. Text of Act	Via an imperial ordinance, Jews are ordered to sell their houses to Christians and to move away.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source.

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 28, 1564
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Decision” of the Council of the Free/Independent St. Mauritz Chapter
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Prince-Bishopric of Münster
4. Text of Act	[…] Furthermore, it has been decided that Jewish children without protection permits from the council shall be stopped and punished. […] the Lords/gentlemen of S[aint] Mauritz* have been instructed to not permit or tolerate Jews to live in (and around) places and houses where other priests (‘geistlichen platzen und heußern’) reside […]
5. Source	Westfalia Judaica III. Quellen und Regesten zur Geschichte der Juden in der Stadt Münster 1530-1650/1662. Herausgegeben von Diethard Aschoff. Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Band 3.1. (“Jewish Westfalia III. Sources and Regests Regarding the History of Jews in the City of Münster 1530-1650/1662. Edited by Diethard Aschoff. Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum at the Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Westphalia.”); (Münster; 2000)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher *Sankt/St. Mauritz was a free and independent cathedral chapter in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.

1. Full Date of Act	May 8, 1564
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of Emperor Ferdinand I
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	Emperor Ferdinand I orders that Jews who have no [debts]* shall leave in eight days; in order to collect any outstanding debt, the deadline [to move away] is extended by 14 days.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source. The original was drafted and signed in Prague Castle. *It is unclear from the text whether Jews who owed money to Christians or those who held debts/IOUs from Christians were asked to leave the city within eight days.

1. Full Date of Act	May 14, 1564
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Writ” of Count Kaspar Schlick addressed to the Bohemian Chamber
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	First [and foremost], my friendly and well-meaning service. High-born, honorable, dear Lords and friends! I have received your letter and have read its contents. Regarding the Jews, I will not withhold from the Sirs/Lords that I do not stand to have/allow these (Jews) on my lands/territories: since the Lords in the Bohemian crown and chamber do not tolerate Jews any more than I do, few, if none, are to be found with me/on my lands. […]
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);
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7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 23, 1564
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Imperial Order” of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia
4. Text of Act	As per imperial order, all Jews shall leave/move out of the Moravian Ceske Budejovice (‘Budweis’) and Mrs. Anne Krajir is to assist them with the collection of debts owed to them and the selling of their homes.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source. The original was drafted and signed in Vienna.

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 6, 1564
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Poland
4. Text of Act	Emperor Maximilian orders that the Jews are to leave the city of Prusice [in Poland] within a year’s time and to no longer to to live/settle there.
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	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher The above is a translation of a summary of the original Czech text both of which can be found in the cited source. The original was drafted and signed in Vienna.

1. Full Date of Act	1565
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Council of Milan under Pope Pius IV
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Italy [Provisional]
4. Text of Act	"We strenuously demand of the rulers that they designate... a certain place in which Jews shall live apart from Christians. And if any Jews have homes of their own in the city, they must sell them to Christians within six months..."
5. Source	Conciliarum omnium generalium et provincialium Collectio Regia, Vol. XXVI, p. 137
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 2, 1565
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“General Mandate” issued by Maximilian II
3. Geography of Act	Grand-Duchy of Austria; Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	We, Maximilian, the other […] order all and every prelate, count, lord, knight […] in Our Lower-Austrian domains […] with the power of this letter … that Jews [(who do not have a permit-letter (‘Freybrief’) from us)] … shall move out of all Lower-Austrian domains […] within three months (‘Quottember’)* of the publication of Our general-letter (‘Generalbriefs’) with their wives, children, servants, and belongings […] after submitting the regular tax and toll-fees […].
5. Source	Urkunden und Akten zur Geschichte der Juden in Wien. Erste Abteilung. Allgemeiner Teil 1526-1847 (1849). Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von A. F. Pribram. Erster Band. (Wien und Leipzig; 1918); (Official documents and files regarding the history of Jews in Vienna. First section, General part 1526-1847 (1849). Published and introduced by A. F. Pribram. First volume.); (Vienna and Leipzig; 1918)
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	Researcher *Quottember originally refers to ‘quattuor tempora,’ meaning ‘quarterly/quarter-annually.’ The original writ can be found in the City/State Archives of Vienna Pat.-S. 94/1500-1599 as per the cited source.