| 1. Full Date of Act | Aug. 26, 1704 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Ordinance” issued by the Pomeranian government* |
| 3. Geography of Act | Kingdom of Prussia |
| 4. Text of Act | The ordinance from April 2 [of this year] is limited/modified [in that] Jews are [still] not permitted to engage in any business or trade on Sunday and [Christian] holy-days, however, they may travel on such days […]. Furthermore, it is no longer prohibited for them to have Christian servants wait on/aid them on the Sabbath as long as they do not require these Christians to work on Sundays and holy-days, which must be observed by Christians. |
| 5. Source | David Friedrich Quickmannen, Justiz-Burgemeisters zu Treptow an der Rega - Ordnung oder Samlung derer in dem königlichen preußischen Herzogtum Pommern und Fürstentum Camin, bis zu Ende des 1747sten Jahres, publicirten Edicten, Mandaten und Rescripten, in Justiz-Policey- Militair- Lehn- Forst- Post- Zoll- Accise, Steuer- Manufactur- und Oeconomie-Sachen etc. (Frankfurt an der Oder; 1750); (David Friedrich Quickmannen, judiciary mayor of Trzebiatów - Listing or collection of all edicts, mandates, and rescripts pertaining to matters related to law, police, military, loan, forestry, post, customs, tolls, taxes, manufacturing and economy issued in the royal Prussian Duchy in Pomerania and Principality/Bishopric of Cammin until the end of the year 1747.); (Frankfurt (Oder); 1750) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Dec. 24, 1704 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Constitution (‘Constitutio’) regarding foreign Jews who arrive from Poland” issued by King George |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany, England, Ireland; Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) |
| 4. Text of Act | By the grace of God, We, George (‘Georg Ludwig’), Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince-Elector (‘Churfürst’) of the Holy Roman Empire [… declare due to the fear of infections that travelers from places such as Poland pose shall not be permitted to enter without at least being noted …]. Especially, Jews - may they be male or female - including any items or clothing they may carry with them, shall be turned away and not permitted to pass through any part of Our territories […] and if necessary, they shall be threatened with severe corporal punishment in case they come back […] |
| 5. Source | XCIII. Chur-und Fürstl. Braunschweig-Lünebürgische Landes Constitutiones und Verordnungen welche in denen vorigen beiden Vouminibus nicht enthalten. (XCIII. State Constitution and ordinances of the Prince-Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg which are not contained in the first two volumes); (Hannover; 1711); |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | May 16, 1705 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Patent regarding a body-tax for Jews” issued by Count von Wartenberg on behalf of Frederick I of Prussia |
| 3. Geography of Act | Kingdom of Prussia |
| 4. Text of Act | […] all Jews are to present their passports and letters/patents of protection (residency permits) at all local toll-crossings and even if they are not protected, they are to pay the body-tax; […] and in places where the mail-office and toll-office are the same, the Jews are to show their passports and letters/patents of protection (‘Schutz-Patente’) to the post-master […who is] to collect the body-toll from the unprotected [Jews]. […] |
| 5. Source | Des Corporis Constitvtionvm Marchicarvm. Vierdter Theil. Von Zoll- Jagd- Holz- Forst- Wald- Post- Vorspann- Müntz- Salz- Salpeter- und Bergwercks- auch Domänen Pacht- und anderen Aemter- Damm- und Teich-Sachen, Accis-Wesen, Bier- und Mahl-Ziese oder Scheffelsteuer, Kriegs und Mahl-Metze, auch Mühlen- und Brau-Sachen, Marinen- oder Chargen- und Recrüten-Caffe, Stempel-Papier, gestempelten carten u. In fünff Abtheilungen. Kaiserlich königliche Hofbibliothek. (“The constitution of the margraviate. Fourth division. Regarding domains pertaining to tolls/customs, hunting, wood, forest, post, leasing, mint, salt, salpeter, and mining and other offices such as dam and pond matters, as well as milling and brewing, marine, charging and recruiting cafes, stamp-paper, and stamped cards etc. In five divisions. Royal Imperial Court Library.”) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Jun. 5, 1705 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Patent” of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I |
| 3. Geography of Act | Holy Roman Empire |
| 4. Text of Act | […] 17) Starting with the day this Patent is made public until the end of 1805, no Jew shall be permitted to trade (purchase and sell) with grain; those Jews, however, who are blessed with grain reserves, are to report these according to the manner described in this Patent, and to sell these by the end of August the latest or face the stipulated punishments. Should a Jew dare to act against this prohibition, he is to face the confiscation of [his] grain[-reserves], and should that no longer be available, its value in cash according to the directions outlines in §11 and §12; Christians, on the other hand, who dare to allow a Jew to trade with grain under the disguise of their name, shall be fined its equivalent in cash or receive corporal punishment or jail time in alignment with the [severity of the] crime. […] |
| 5. Source | Fortsetzung der von Johann Roth verfassten Sammlung in dem Königreiche Böhmen kundgemachten Gesetze und Verordnungen in alphabetischer Ordnung gereiht. Die Gesetze und Verordnungen vom Jahre 1802 bis Ende des Jahres 1818 in sich fassend. Neu aufgelegt, verbessert und vermehrt durch Johann Kanka, J. U. D. und beeideten Landesadvokaten im Königreiche Böhmen. Dreizehnter Teil. Von Gef to Gew.; (Prag; 1823); (Continuation of the collection of published laws and regulations in the Kingdom of Bohemia compiled by Johan Roth in alphabetic order. Laws and ordinances from 1802 to 1818 inclusive. Reissued, improved, and augmented by Johann Kanka, J. [U.] D. and sworn state advocate in the Kingdom of Bohemia. Thirteenth part. From Gef to Gew.); (Prague; 1823) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Aug. 5, 1705 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | An act for raising several sums of money, and applying the same to several uses, passed by the House of Assembly of Jamaica |
| 3. Geography of Act | Jamaica |
| 4. Text of Act | Resolved - That it is the opinion of the Committee that a tax be laid on the nation of the Jews. Resolved: That it is the opinion of this Committee that £1000 current money be laid on the nation of the Jews, to which the House concurred. |
| 5. Source | The Jews’ Tribute in Jamaica. Extracted from the Journals of the House of Assembly of Jamaica. George Fortunatus Judah. Source: Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society, No. 18 (1909), p. 152. Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Accessed online. |
| 6. Researcher | Dominik Jacobs |
| 7. Year of Research |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Aug. 22, 1705 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Royal Resolution” issued by King Fredrick William I of Prussia |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany; Duchy of Magdeburg/Kingdom of Prussia |
| 4. Text of Act | […] no Jew shall be protected (given permission to settle) in the city of Magdeburg. […] |
| 5. Source | Ausführliche topographischen Beschreibung des Herzogthums Magdeburg und der Grafschaft Mansfeld, Magdeburgischen Antheils. (Detailed topographical description of the Duchy of Magdeburg and the County of Mansfeld that belongs to Madgeburg.); (Berlin; 1785); |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Dec. 7, 1705 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Jew-Regulation, issued by Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, King in Germany, for the City of Frankfurt am Main |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | No Jew shall give shelter to a foreign Jew for more than fourteen days without prior notification of the Lord Mayor, unless he should be related by blood, in the third degree or closer, i.e., father, son or daughter, under penalty of ten guilders. In order to distinguish Christians from Jews, all Jews and Jewesses shall wear a yellow ring on their garment, under penalty of 12 shillings. On Sundays, feast days and high holy days, the Jews shall not be found anywhere in the city, except in their own streets, and they shall refrain from any trade on those days. In the public markets, Jews and Jewesses shall not interfere in any purchase made by a Christian, under penalty of 8 shillings, and they may not touch anything with their hands, be it herbs, bread, fruit or other wares; that which they do touch, they must pay for, and not put down again. In addition, Jews are strictly prohibited from lending any money to a secular judge. |
| 5. Source | “Decree regarding Jewish citizenship in the city of Frankfurt am Main (1705),” 12/7/1705; Hesse Decrees Collection; AR 25198; Box 1; Folder 5; Leo Baeck Institute. |
| 6. Researcher | Dominik Jacobs |
| 7. Year of Research |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Aug. 16, 1706 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Conclusion/Decision” (‘Conclusum’) issued in the Duchies of Silesia |
| 3. Geography of Act | Duchies of Silesia |
| 4. Text of Act | All Jews, who are older than 15 years old, may they be male or female, are to pay 30 kr. [Kreuzer] per month. This is not only to apply to Jews who live in the domain but also to foreign, Polish, Bohemian, Moravian and other Jews, who come to the domain/land and pursue a trade, however, as far as the latter (foreigners) are concerned, the month is to begin on the day they arrive in the domain […] but they are to be excluded from [having to pay] the monthly Accis*-tax […] the [blood] poor Jews, who seek to find their bread by begging as well as those who serve other Jews as servants, may give only 15 kr. [Kreuzer] every quarter. […] |
| 5. Source | Continuation derer käyser- und königlichen Privilegien, Statuen und Sanctionum Pragmaticuarum des Landes Schlesien. Mit allergnädigsterh Käyser- und königl. Bewilligung dem gemeinen Wesen zum Besten zusammen getragen. Dritter Theil. (Breslau; 1728); (Continuation of imperial and royal privileges, statutes, and sanctions of [the land] Silesia. With the most gracious imperial and royal permission assembled to the best of ability for the common good. Third part.) (Wroclaw; 1728) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Oct. 16, 1706 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Rescript” issued by Fredrick I of Prussia |
| 3. Geography of Act | Kingdom of Prussia |
| 4. Text of Act | Fredrick, King of Prussia […] since it has come to our attention that a number of Jews are present/live in the villages of Virz and Fürstenwalde, We graciously order you herewith not to tolerate them there, but to expel them, and in case they are protected, they are to be moved to one of the cities in Neumarkt. You are to ensure that no Jew is to live in a village and that those who do are arrested […]. |
| 5. Source | Des Corporis Constitutionum Marchicarum, Fünffter Theil. Von Polizey-Hochzeit-Kindtauffen-Begräbniß und Trauer- Kleider- auch Feuer-Gassen und anderen zur Polizei gehörigen Ordnungen, deren Städte Anbau, Manufacturen- Commercien- Woll- und Handwercks-Sachen, Dorff- und Acker- Bauer- Schäffer- Hirten- Gesinde-Ordnungen, und andren das Land-Wesen und Acker-Bau betreffenden Materien, item von Medicinal-Ordnungen, Chirurgis, Apotheckern, Pest-Anstalten, Vieh-Sterben. Scharffrichtern, Abdeckern, Schweinschneidern, Landstreichern, Zigeunern, Juden, Wirths-Häusern, und dergleichen. In Fünff Abtheilungen. (“Regarding the constitution of margraviate. Fifth part. Pertaining to police, marriage, baptism, funeral, mourning, clothing as well as fire-alley and other police ordinances, of city planning/building, manufacturing, commerce, wool, and other craftsmanships, village, farm and famers and shepherds, herdsmen, servant ordinances, and other matters pertaining to land-ownership and farming, as well as medical ordinances, surgery, apothecary, plague-institutions, and dying of cattle. Executioners/slaughterers. skinners, pork-cutters, tramps, gypsies, Jews, Inns/Taverns and the like. In five divisions.”) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 2, 1706 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | General Rescript, issued by Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Since for quite some time now, we have perceived a general lack of living up to the letter and spirit of several regulations, given, among others, in the years 1530, 1532, 1541, 1548, 1550 and 1551, and containing a complete prohibition for Jews to enter into any contracts with Christians, it appears now as if these laws, by custom to the contrary, have almost been, in fact, abolished, to the point where Our subjects, as well as the Jews, may think it proper to engage in unbridled trade with one another. However, such an abrogation or abolition of existing law has never been Our intention, and thus, We find it necessary to raise the content of these statutes back up to their proper validity and force. We hereby renew and proclaim, that from now on, none of Our subjects shall be allowed to borrow anything from Jews, to work with them, or to enter into any contract with them, be it usurious or not, except for what transpires in the public markets, and that all of the prescribed punishments shall be inflicted on contravening offenders without mercy. |
| 5. Source | Riecke, Christian H. Sammlung der württembergischen Gesetze (Collection of the Laws of Württemberg). L.F. Fues: Tübingen, 1835. Vol. 6. Page 229. |
| 6. Researcher | Dominik Jacobs |
| 7. Year of Research |
2020
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 3, 1706 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Patent” issued by Kaiser Leopold VI |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Austria |
| 4. Text of Act | […] only Jews who are in possession of a Royal permit (‘kaiserlichen Hofpass’) […] - and only for the duration at which these permits are valid - are to be allowed to remain in Vienna […] and only Jews and Jewess who hold valid privileges (‘Hoffreiheyten’) and permits/passports (‘Pässe’), along with those persons who are truly essential to them, are to be tolerated in Vienna and on the countryside, [while] all others are to be removed immediately, so that those who sneak into Vienna and its suburbs without a valid permission/passport, can be punished immediately with expulsion as soon as they arrive […]. |
| 5. Source | Beyträge zur politischen Gesetzkunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate; Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrereich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim): Erster Band; (Wien; 1821); (Contributions to the Political Statutes of the Austrian Royal State; published by Johann Ludwig Ehrereich (Earl of Barth-Barthenheim); Volume I); (Vienna; 1821) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2017
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Dec. 16, 1706 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Royal Edict” issued by Fredrick I |
| 3. Geography of Act | Kingdom of Prussia |
| 4. Text of Act | […] Jews shall not be permitted to reside in villages. […] |
| 5. Source | Policey- und Cameral-Magazin in welchem nach alphabetischer Ordnung die vornehmsten und wichtigsten bey dem Policey- und Cameralwesen vorkommende Materien nah richtigen und vernünftigen Grundsätzen praktisch abgehandelt und durch landesherrliche Gesetze und hin und wieder wirklich gemachte Einrichtungen erläutert werden. Fünfter Band welcher J und R enthält herausgegeben von Johann Heinrich Ludwig Bergius; (Frankfurt am Mayn; 1770); (Police and State-Economy Repository/Journal in which principal and most important materials of Police and State Economy have been dealt with [and listed] in alphabetical order and in proper and rational manner and explained through territorial laws and occasionally made real by establishments. Fifth Volume which contains J to R and published by Johann Heinrich Ludwig Bergius); (Frankfurt am/near Main; 1770) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2017
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Apr. 4, 1707 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Rescript” issued by the government of Halle |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | […] the Jews of Halle may not take more than 12% in usury for [loans made] for less than a year and only 8% for [loans lasting] over a year […]. |
| 5. Source | Die Stadt Halle, nach amtlichen Quellen historisch-topographisch-statistisch dargestellt von C. H. Freiherrn vom Hagen, Stadtrath. Zweiter Band. (The city Halle, according to official sources historically-topographically-statistically presented by C. H. Freiherrn vom Hagen, City-Council. Second Volume.) Halle; 1867; |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Jun. 21, 1707 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Rescript” issued by King Fredrick William I |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany; Duchy of Magdeburg/Brandenburg-Prussia |
| 4. Text of Act | […] the University of Halle is not to receive/accept/admit (‘recipieren’) Jews henceforth […] |
| 5. Source | Johann Heinrich Ludewig Bergius kameralisten-Bibliothek, oder vollständiges Verzeichnis derjenigen Bücher, Schriften und Abhandlungen, welche von dem Oeconomie- Polizey- Finanz- und Cameralwesen und verschiedenen anderen damit verbundenen Wissenschaften, auch von der dahin einschlagenden Rechtsgelehrsamkeit handeln. (Nürnberg; 1762); (Johann Heinrich Ludewig Bergius Trade Library or list of books, writings, and treatises which deal with economic, police, finance, and trade laws and are connected to other sciences, and influence other laws); |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Jul. 16, 1707 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Penal Code, issued by Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, for the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Margraviate of Moravia, and the Duchy of Silesia |
| 3. Geography of Act | Czech Republic; Germany; Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Art. XIX, Section 20 – For anyone who engages in carnal relations with a Jew, or a Jewess, the minimum penalty, given the offensive nature of the act, shall be birching,* followed by permanent banishment from the land. |
| 5. Source | Joseph I. Neue Peinliche Halsgerichts-Ordnung Vor das Königreich Böheim / Marggrafthumb Mähren / und Hertzogthumb Schlesien (New Penal Code for the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Margraviate of Moravia, and the Duchy of Silesia). Parcus: Freiburg, 1711. Page 85. |
| 6. Researcher | Dominik Jacobs |
| 7. Year of Research |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Aug. 20, 1707 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Order” of King Fredrick William I |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany; Duchy of Magdeburg/Brandenburg-Prussia |
| 4. Text of Act | Regarding the Jews who are studying/enrolled at the University of Halle or otherwise live/stay near the university […] Since it is Our intension not to tolerate any Jew in Our lands/domains who has not been given a letter of protection and escort by Us, so it is also with those Jews who live/stay near the local university either in order to study or because of the printing shop, that is why we order them all to come/turn to Us immediately to ask for such letters of protection. |
| 5. Source | Kisch, Guido: Rechts- und Sozialgeschichte der Juden in Halle 1686-1730; (Legal and social history of Jews in Halle [from] 1686-1730.); (Berlin; 1970); |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Aug. 30, 1708 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Royal [Court] Rescript” issued by the Austrian Royal Court |
| 3. Geography of Act | Holy Roman Empire |
| 4. Text of Act | […] 1) The prohibition for the Jewry regarding the import and distribution of spices in the royal cities is not to be simple and absolute (‘absolut et simpliciter’) but shall be restricted to tree-oil and saffron. 2) Jews are to pay their sales stands/stalls fees (‘Standgeld zahlen’). 3) The Jewry may be allowed to enter the city during the annual markets which only last 24 hours anyway, and they must have their goods put out for sale by 12 o’clock noon, and watch over them by day as well as night. 4) In cities where two or more weekly markets take place per week, two days shall be designated during which Jews may attend as well; however, if such a day falls on a Friday, they (Jews) shall not be allowed to attend/enter. 5) A Jew who violates this privilege (law) […] shall be punished accordingly. |
| 5. Source | Sammlung der seit dem Jahre 1600 bis zum Jahre 1740 ergangenen allerhöchsten Gesetze. In chronologischer Ordnung. Gesammelt und herausgegeben von Franz Xaver Wekebrod, erstem Magistrats-Rath und Syndikus in Römerstadt. (Brünn; 1810); (Collection of [all] supreme laws issued from 1600 until 1740. In chronological order. Collected and published by Franz Xaver Wekebrod, lead syndic of the magistrate and council of the Roman city.); (Brno; 1810) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 29, 1708 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Patent of the [Silesian] Higher-Authorities/Administration [‘Ober-Amtliches Patent’]” |
| 3. Geography of Act | Bohemian crown lands; Duchies of Silesia; Kingdom of Bohemi |
| 4. Text of Act | […] Jews shall be expelled and chased away from places/areas/jurisdictions ('Orten') in which they are not permitted to be. |
| 5. Source | D. Anthon Balthasar Walthers königl. Preußischen Kriegs- und Domainen-Raths Silesia Diplomatica, Oder Verzeichnis derer gedruckten Schlesischen Diplomatum, Privilegiorum, Landes-Gesetze, Statuten, Päpstlichen Bullen, Ober-Amtlichen Patenten, Gerichtlichen Bescheide, Beschlüsse, Gutachten, Rechtlichen Ausführungen, Beschwernüsse, Vergleiche, Friedens-Schlüsse, und andere zur Schlesischen Historie und Rechtsgelahrsamkeit gehörigen Uhrkunden und Nachrichten. Nebst einem Verzeichnis der Autorum worinnen dieselben zum Theil befindlich und einem Register über die vornehmsten Sachen. Zweyter Tomus. Enthält die zum weltlichen Zustande Schlesiens gehörige Uhrkunden. (Breslau; 1742); (D. Anthon Balthasar Walther’s royal, reproduction of the Prussian war- & domain-council [laws] of Silesia; Or directory/register of printed Silesian official documents, privileges, state laws, statutes, papal bulls, official patents, court announcements, decisions, expert opinions, legal declarations, complaints, comparisons/settlements, peace agreements, and other legal documents and news pertaining to the History of Silesia and its legal scholarship. In addition to a list of authors some of which are included, and a register of the most noble matters. Second volume. Contains documents belonging to the worldly state of Silesia.) Wroclaw; 1742. |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2020
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Apr. 9, 1709 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Order” of Lothar Franz [von Schönborn], Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, Bamberg, and Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | […] since the Jews bequeath their daughters a considerable dowry/endowment according to their faith […] and secretly take out [their wealth from the domain] and let their children take care of them, by which a timely prince/[domain]lord is cheated out of the after-tax (‘Nachsteuer’) [… that is why …] Jews are, henceforth, to be required to obediently report the size of the dowry [they are to give/export] to be taken out of the Electorate, and to properly submit the tenth [penny] of it without exception or face confiscation […] |
| 5. Source | Friedrich Johann Bodmann’s inneres Territorialverhältnis des Abzugs- und Nachsteuerrechts in Deutschland überhaupt, und im Erzstifte Mainz insbesondere. (Friedrich Johann Bodmann’s inter-territorial relationship regarding the departure- and resettlement-tax laws in Germany, and especially in the Arch-Stift of Mainz); (Mainz; 1791); |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2020
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | May 13, 1709 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Royal Court Decision” (‘Hofentschließung’) for Moravia |
| 3. Geography of Act | Kingdom of Bohemia; Present-day Czech Republic |
| 4. Text of Act | […] 1) Jews are prohibited to trade with medical items (‘Arzneisachen’).[…] |
| 5. Source | Lexicon der K. K. Medizinalgesetze bearbeitet von Iohann Dionis Iohn. Fünfter Theil. Erste Fortsezung. Mit allerhöster k. k. Hofbewilligung; (Prag; 1796); (“Lexicon of the R[oyal] I[mperial] Medical Laws. Edited by (John Dionis John). 5th Volume; 1st Continuation. With the Supreme Permission of the R[oyal] I[mperial] Court.); (Prague; 1796) |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2018
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Aug. 12, 1709 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Coin-Edict” issued by George I (‘Georg Ludewig’) |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany; Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| 4. Text of Act | We, Georg Ludewig, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg by the grace of God, […declare herewith … ] that all local and foreign Jews are reminded and warned in all seriousness to completely and refrain from exchanging Our good coins (‘Unsere Müntz-Sorten’) against foreign, lower-quality coins and to no longer engage in this kind of harmful exchange in the future […] those who violate this order are not only to have their coins confiscated […] not only to be fined, but depending on the circumstances, they are to be given prison-time, a beating, and expelled from the land. […] |
| 5. Source | Continuatio Verwichenen 1716ten Jahrs im Druck herausgekommen zu den hiesigen Kantzley- und Policey-Ordnung gehörigen Supplementi, (Constitution of this past year 1716 which were published regarding the current chancellery and police ordinances and all supplemented laws relating to these.) Celle; 1719; |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Sep. 5, 1709 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Edict” issued by George I (‘Georg Ludewig’) |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany; Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| 4. Text of Act | […] all local, un-escorted Jews, are to leave the land within 10 days of publication of this […] and those arriving from suspicious places [including beggar-Jews, especially from Poland] are not to be permitted to enter […]. |
| 5. Source | Chur-Braunschweig-Lüneburgische Landes-Ordnung und Gesetze, dritter Theil, worin enthalten Caput Qvartum, von Polizei-Sachen. Erster Band. Mit den zwölf ersten Sectionen desselbigen. Zum Gebrauch des Fürstenthums Lüneburg, auch angehörige Graf- und Herrschaften Zellischen Theils. (Local/land ordinances and laws of the [Elector]-Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg, third part, which contains chapter four, pertaining to police-matters. Volume I. Containing the first twelve sections of the same. For the use of the principality of Lüneburg, as well as the Duchies and Lordships associated in the territories of Celle.); (Lüneburg; 1743); |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Oct. 16, 1709 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Coin-Edict” issued by George I (‘Georg Ludewig’) |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany; Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| 4. Text of Act | We, Georg Ludewig, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg by the grace of God, […announce to everyone …] that we have noticed with great disapproval that Our seriously issued ordinances are not obeyed in the least, but rather […] that protected Jews or even the Jews who enter (foreign Jews) act against Our edicts and continue to further bring forbidden and smaller (less valuable) kinds [of coins] into the land, which they keep and trade and exchange with, […these Jews] shall not only have their [coins] confiscated, but also be fined proportionate to the confiscated sum […]. |
| 5. Source | Continuatio Verwichenen 1716ten Jahrs im Druck herausgekommen zu den hiesigen Kantzley- und Policey-Ordnung gehörigen Supplementi, (Constitution of this past year 1716 which were published regarding the current chancellery and police ordinances and all supplemented laws relating to these.) Celle; 1719; |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Jan. 7, 1710 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Edict” issued by George I (‘Georg Ludewig’) |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany; Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| 4. Text of Act | […] no Jew shall be impudent enough to bring/import old clothes, incense/smoking items (‘Rauchwerk’) and similar items from infected places into the land or face severe punishment. […] |
| 5. Source | Chur-Braunschweig-Lüneburgische Landes-Ordnung und Gesetze, dritter Theil, worin enthalten Caput Qvartum, von Polizei-Sachen. Erster Band. Mit den zwölf ersten Sectionen desselbigen. Zum Gebrauch des Fürstenthums Lüneburg, auch angehörige Graf- und Herrschaften Zellischen Theils. (Local/land ordinances and laws of the [Elector]-Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg, third part, which contains chapter four, pertaining to police-matters. Volume I. Containing the first twelve sections of the same. For the use of the principality of Lüneburg, as well as the Duchies and Lordships associated in the territories of Celle.); (Lüneburg; 1743); |
| 6. Researcher & Translator | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research & Translation |
2019
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Feb. 10, 1710 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Patent, issued by the government of Sweden for Swedish Pomerania |
| 3. Geography of Act | Present-day Germany, Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Ordered: that each and every Jew who is still in Pomerania shall leave the land before March 12, 1710, or expect to be taken to the border, where, at the hands of the executioner, the Jew shall be flogged and branded. |
| 5. Source | Koch, Christian Friedrich. Die Juden im Preussischen Staate (The Jews in the State of Prussia). Baumann: Marienwerder (Prussia), 1833. Page 301. |
| 6. Researcher | Dominik Jacobs |
| 7. Year of Research |
2020
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| 8. Notes | None |