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1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 9, 1726
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Order, issued by the Magistrate of Copenhagen
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Denmark
4. Text of Act	All Jews living in Copenhagen who have a royal Letter of Freedom to do so, but who have not yet taken the oath of allegiance and acquired citizenship, 14 days after the publication of this bill, should appear at the Town Hall to take such oath, if they intend to enjoy the freedom obtained, and not be regarded and punished as violators of royal mandate; but the Jews who live here without privileges and are not already citizens of the city, must either within five weeks from that date see themselves provided with the freedom to settle, or leave the city, under the penalty provided by the law.
5. Source	Cohen, Asser Daniel. De Mosaiske troesbekjenderes stilling i Danmark forhen og nu: historisk fremstillet i et tidsløb af naesten 200 aar, tilligemed alle lovsteder og offentlige foranstaltninger dem angaande, som ere udkomne fra 1651 til 1836. (The position of the Mosaic believers in Denmark, before and now: historically produced over a period of nearly 200 years, as well as all laws and public measures relating to the same which were published from 1651 to 1836). Forfatterens: Odense (Denmark), 1837. Page 20.
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1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 19, 1726
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Tightened Patent regarding the export of gold and silver” issued by Fredrick William I of Prussia
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Prussia
4. Text of Act	[…] we graciously declare that Our protected Jews (‘vergleiteten Juden’) should be free to purchase foreign white and blick-silver* which are no longer of any use to our mint-office […] however, these [purchased silver alloys) are not to be delivered to manufacturing before they have been stamped in the local coins […]
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.)
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8. Notes	Researcher *Blick-silver is a silver-rich alloy. While most of the text addresses both Christians and Jews, the above paragraph is directed solely at Jews

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 25, 1726
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	"Family Law" issued by Charles VI
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	[…] of all married Jewish-households/fathers and deceased, only one [the oldest] pro incola [per inhabitant] is to be permitted to get married as it is common […] the others, however, are to be considered foreigners. […]
5. Source	Mittheilungen des Vereins für Geschichte der Deutschen in Böhmen. XXXVI Jahrgang. Redigiert von Dr. Biermann und Dr. Horcicka. (Prag; 1898); (Communications from the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia. XXXVI annual edition. Edited by Dr. Biermann und Dr. Horcicka. (Prague; 1898);
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1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 21, 1726
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance” issued by the Bohemian Government
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia/House of Habsburg
4. Text of Act	[…] from the day of the publication of this law: 1) all married or widower Jews who have children are to be considered the head of the household, [a spot] which is to be reserved to just one person/inhabitant (‘pro Incola’) and only this person is permitted to get married, 2) all other sons are instructed to settle outside of the country; 3) this order/ordinance applied also to those sons whose fathers have died. 4) Families which consist of just daughters are to be considered extinct. 5) Jews who violate this law are to be expelled from the country. Authorities who permit more than one son [per family] to marry are to be fined 1000 Ducats. […]
5. Source	Politischer Codex, oder wesentliche Darstellung sämmtlicher, die k. k. Staaten betreffenden Gesetze und Anordnungen im politischen Fache. Praktisch bearbeitet von Ingaz de Luca, k. k. Rath und Professor. Dritter Band. (Wien; 1789); (Political codex or essential listing of all relevant laws and ordinances within the r[oyal] i[imperial] states/territories in the political field. Effectively edited by Ignaz de Luca, r[oyal] i[imperial] counsel and professor. Third Volume.); (Vienna; 1789)
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1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 1, 1726
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Rescript, issued by the Danish Chancellery
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Denmark
4. Text of Act	As far as the Jews are concerned, they shall be allowed to have their gold and silver melted by a designated smelter, since the Jews would otherwise take advantage of the profit they could make with gold-plated silver. These designated smelters, by melting and separating, are able to see the parts of gold and the parts of silver; however, if they should find any of the gold or silver of the Jews suspicious, then the Jew in question shall be arrested, and taken to the appropriate place.
5. Source	Cohen, Asser Daniel. De Mosaiske troesbekjenderes stilling i Danmark forhen og nu: historisk fremstillet i et tidsløb af naesten 200 aar, tilligemed alle lovsteder og offentlige foranstaltninger dem angaande, som ere udkomne fra 1651 til 1836. (The position of the Mosaic believers in Denmark, before and now: historically produced over a period of nearly 200 years, as well as all laws and public measures relating to the same which were published from 1651 to 1836). Forfatterens: Odense (Denmark), 1837. Page 102.
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1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 5, 1726
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Ordinance, issued by the City of Frankfurt
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Christians are prohibited from lodging any foreign Jews, whether during our trade fairs or outside of them. Resident Jews under our protection shall not give shelter to any non-resident Jew, either. Violators may be stripped of their rights as burghers, or of their Letter of Protection, respectively.
5. Source	“Fremden Juden ist keine Wohnung oder Aufenthalt zu geben [Lodging or residence shall not be granted to foreign Jews],” 11/5/1726; Decrees Collection; AR 379; Box 1; Folder 24; Leo Baeck Institute. .
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1. Full Date of Act	1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Papal bull “Emanavit Nuper” issued by Benedict XIII
3. Geography of Act	France
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “As late as 1727, Pope Benedict XIII wrote Emanavit numer, laying down conditions in which Jews could be forcibly baptized.” Michael C. Thomsett: “The Inquisition: A History.” Online book (2010) p. 119 2) “Benedict XIII Emanavit nuper Feb. 14, 1727 Necessary conditions for imposing baptism on a Jew.” “List of Papal Bulls on Jewish Question.” zionism-israel.com
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1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 3, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Amendment to Ordinance of October 21, 1726” issued by the Bohemian Government
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic; Kingdom of Bohemia/House of Habsburg
4. Text of Act	[…] the aforementioned exclusion [see Ordinance of October 21, 1727] also includes Jewish widowers who have a brother who is already married. […]
5. Source	Politischer Codex, oder wesentliche Darstellung sämmtlicher, die k. k. Staaten betreffenden Gesetze und Anordnungen im politischen Fache. Praktisch bearbeitet von Ingaz de Luca, k. k. Rath und Professor. Dritter Band. (Wien; 1789); (Political codex or essential listing of all relevant laws and ordinances within the r[oyal] i[imperial] states/territories in the political field. Effectively edited by Ignaz de Luca, r[oyal] i[imperial] counsel and professor. Third Volume.); (Vienna; 1789);
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1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 17, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Edict” issued by the Imperial Court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI
3. Geography of Act	Europe (multi-countries)
4. Text of Act	[…] a [Jewish] widow may not enter into a second marriage without [the] permission [of the local authorities].
5. Source	Dr. Johnn Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens Dr. Joh. Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens und Schlesiens, vorzüglich in politischer Hinsicht. Zweiter Band; (Brünn, 1844); (Dr. Joh. Lutsche’s Weiland Imper[ial], Moravia[n], Silesia[n] Council of Appellations, Special Rights of Persons of Moravia and Silesia, especially in political terms. Vol. II); (Brünn; 1844)
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8. Notes	Editor Present-day Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 17, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Prohibition Against the Sale of Gunpowder and Potassium Nitrate,” patent issued by Charles VI, Archduke of Austria
3. Geography of Act	Austria
4. Text of Act	For especially pressing and significant reasons, only those Christian traders licensed for the sale of gunpowder and potassium nitrate are allowed to do so; it follows that all Jews are excluded from it, under penalty of corporal punishment or death.
5. Source	Urkunden und Akten zur Geschichte der Juden in Wien (1526-1847), Vol. I. A.F. Pribram. Vienna, 1918. p. 320. Accessed online.
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8. Notes	Researcher potassium nitrate is the main ingredient of gunpowder.

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 19, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	"Edict LXXXVIL" issued by King Frederick William I of Prussia
3. Geography of Act	Prussia
4. Text of Act	Jews are strictly prohibited from purchasing wool.
5. Source	Mylius, Christian Otto: Des Corporis Constitutionum Marchicarum; Oder Königl. Preußis. Und Churfürstl. Brandenburgische in der Chur- und Marck Brandenburg, auch incorporirten Landen publicirte und ergangene Ordnungen, Edicta, Mandata, Rescripta etc: Von Zeiten Friedrichs I. Churfürstens zu Brandenburg, etc. Biß ietzo unter der Regierung Friderich Wilhelms Königs in Preussen etc. Ad annum 1736. Inclusive. Repertorium Corporis Constitutionum Marchicarum, I. Chronologicum. II. Reale. oder Zweyfaches Register über die Königl. Preuß. und Churfürstl. Brandenburgischen in der Chur- und Marck Brandenburg auch incorporirten Landen ... Ordnungen, Edicten etc. von 1298. bis 1750, Fünfter Theil. (Berlin 1740), Pages 189-190 vid. P. V. Sec. II. Cap. 4, No. LXXXVII, Page 366.
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1. Full Date of Act	May 7, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Expulsion, 1727
3. Geography of Act	Russia; Ukraine
4. Text of Act	All Jews found to be residing in the Ukraine and in Russian towns shall be immediately expelled beyond the frontier and not be allowed under any circumstances to enter Russia.
5. Source	Davitt, Michael. Within the Pale: The True Story of Anti-Semitic Persecutions in Russia (1903)
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1. Full Date of Act	Jun. 30, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Patent” issued by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI [Karl VI]
3. Geography of Act	Europe (multi-countries)
4. Text of Act	[....] The Jews are to remain in their houses during Christian funeral or public devotionals and processions and to block/close all openings. […] On Sundays and public holidays Jews are to close their (junk) shops (‘Kramladen’) and vaults/businesses and to refrain from doing trading [or doing any business] […] and they shall not dispense/give brandy during church services. […]
5. Source	Dr. Johnn Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens Dr. Joh. Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens und Schlesiens, vorzüglich in politischer Hinsicht. Zweiter Band; (Brünn, 1844); (Dr. Joh. Lutsche’s Weiland Imper[ial], Moravia[n], Silesia[n] Council of Appellations, Special Rights of Persons of Moravia and Silesia, especially in political terms. Vol. II); (Brünn; 1844);
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1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 1, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Swedish Parliamentary Renewal of the Resolution on the Clergy's Problems and Applications
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Sweden
4. Text of Act	Resolution of 1723 on the Clergy's concerns, regarding the apprehension and use of Jews [as labor by the crown] is renewed.
5. Source	Hugo Valentin, “Urkunder Till Judarnas Historia i Sverige [Records for the History of the Jews in Sweden],” Albert Bonniers, Stockholm, 1924, p. 13, available from runeberg.org.
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8. Notes	Researcher The Resolution of 1723 referenced above, can be found on OAJA.org under the Date: 10/22/1723 and Title: Resolution on the Clergy's Problems and Applications. The text of this Act is available in Swedish in the source above. Translator It was translated into English using Google translate.

1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 5, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance” of Emperor Karl II
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Bohemia
4. Text of Act	[…] 2) By the order of the highest authorities in the ordinances from August 5, 1727, March 27, 1736, and September (‘Herbstmonat’) 1, 1740, Jews are prohibited from engaging in any kind of salt-trade […]. However, since these ordinance were publicized a long time ago and may no longer be remembered by the authorities, they are re-publicized hereby [and distributed] to the royal regional authorities so that they are prevented from suffering any [potential] harm. Ordinance from April 26, 1787.
5. Source	Blasek, Johann: Auszug aller im Königreiche Böhmen bestehenden Verordnungen und Gesetze nach Johann Roths; (Excerpts of all Existing Ordinances and Laws in the Kingdom of Bohemia According to Jahann Roth); (Vol. 5); (Prague; 1817)
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1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 21, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jewish-Ordinance” for the Upper and Lower Swabian Jewry issued by Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
3. Geography of Act	Margraviate of Baden-Durlach; Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	[…] 7) Since it has occurred, that some Jews turn to games of dice, cards, and bowling after work and find ruin because of it, that is why We wish to strictly prohibit all Jews such gambling at a fine of 1 fl. [Reichsthaler] 30 kr. [Rhenish guilder] half of which is to be paid to Us and half to the Jewish charity […]
5. Source	Sammlung sämmtlicher Gesetze, Verordnungen, Verfügungen und Anordnungen welche in den Markgrafschaften und in dem Großherzogthum Baden über Gegenstände der Orts-Polizei seit dem Jahre 1712 bis 1832 erschienen sind, und nach den Bestimmungen des vierten Capitels der Gemeinde-Ordnung durch die Bürgermeister vollzogen werden. Herausgegeben von Bernhard Dollmätsch, Großherzoglich Badischem Kammerrath, Oberrevisor des Ministeriums des Innern und Ritter des Zähringer Löwen-Ordens. Zweiter Band. (Carlsruhe und Baden; 1837); (Collection of all laws, ordinances, decrees, and orders which have been published in the Counties of Mark and the Grand-Duchy of Baden pertaining to local police-ordinances from 1712 until 1832, which have been enforced by the mayor in accordance with the provisions outlined in the fourth chapter of the municipal order. Edited by Bernhard Dollmätsch, Chamber-Council of the Grand-Duchy of Baden, chief-editor/revisor of the Ministry of Interior and knight of the Order of the Zähringer Lion. Second Volume.); (Karlsruhe and Baden; 1837)
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1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 10, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Edict” issued by Fredrick William of Prussia
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Prussia
4. Text of Act	[…] no Jew shall dare to purchase spun wool for the purpose of reselling it […].
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.”)
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1. Full Date of Act	Dec. 2, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Edict against the peddling of Jews on the countryside” issued by Frederick William I (‘Friedrich Wilhelm’)
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Prussia
4. Text of Act	1) Jewish-boys are not to have a stand at fairs or annual markets or lose their merchandize. 2) Such boys are not to pass through villages at all. As soon as one encounters these (Jewish-boys) or protected-Jews at peddling, they are to be taken into custody along with their merchandize and […] reported to the War- and Domain Chamber (‘Kriegs- und Domainen Cammer’) who will then issue a sentence of hard-labor or other kinds of punishments, depending on the gravity of the offense. 3) Protected Jews who allow these boys to have a stand […] or send them out to peddle in cities or villages shall lose their privilege (‘Privilegii’) […] foreign Jews shall be sentence to a considerable fine or corporal punishment […]; No Jew is therefore to peddle or lose his protection-permit.
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)
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8. Notes	Researcher Edict was issued in Berlin.

1. Full Date of Act	Dec. 2, 1727
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree restricting the movements of wandering Jews and ordering the inspection of their possessions.
3. Geography of Act	Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
4. Text of Act	The wandering Jewish people … should not be allowed to move and pass freely,… but should be denied this, and that they should otherwise be treated according to the various regulations previously issued, in particular the district sanction of 1722. … We must also see with our own eyes that the wandering beggar Jews,… usually carry packs or bundles with them, in which they most likely try to carry away and hide things that have been stolen from time to time or that they have subsequently bought, and there is therefore great reason to take every possible precaution against such rabble; Therefore, we hereby issue our further, measured order that when such begging Jews or other suspicious people travel here and there, their bags and bundles in their possession are to be carefully inspected by the town clerk, or possibly village authorities, and if anything suspicious … is found, it is to be kept back and the carrier is to be arrested for a thorough investigation of the matter. However, if nothing of the sort can be found, the begging Jew or others are nevertheless to be turned away.
5. Source	“Sammlung der Hochfürstlich-Speierischen Gesetze und Landesverordnungen vom Jahr 1719 bis 1743 [Collection of the High Princely Speyer Laws and State Ordinances from 1719 to 1743],” Part 2, Bevern, 1788, p. 90, available from archive.org.
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8. Notes	Researcher There is a district sanction dated August 29, 1722, included in the source above (pp. 21-31), listed as a “stricter punitive sanction and regulation of the praiseworthy Upper Rhine region against harmful theft, robbery and swindling, as well as … idle and dissolute beggars.” It does not appear to specifically mention Jewish people. 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	Feb. 18, 1728
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree prohibiting Jewish participation in the leather trade.
3. Geography of Act	Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
4. Text of Act	We hereby solemnly order and want that from now on, no stranger, domestic or foreign, especially the bunglers, troublemakers and Jews, should peddle leather in towns, markets and villages, or sell it outside of the annual markets.
5. Source	"Sammlung der Hochfürstlich-Wirzburgischen Landesverordnungen [Collection of the High Princely Würzburg State Ordinances]," Part 1, Franz Sebastian Sartorius, Wurzburg, 1776, pp. 778-779, available from archive.org.
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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. 8, 1728
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Rescript” issued by the government of Dresden
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	It is entirely prohibited to Jews to engage in trade without inquiry/permission.
5. Source	Lehmann, Emil: Der polnische Resident Berend Lehmann, der Stammvater der israelitischen Religionsgemeinde zu Dresden. Von seinem Ur- Ur- Urenkel. (E. Pierson) Dresden 1885. Abgedruckt in: Emil Lehmann, Gesammelte Schriften. (The Polish resident Berend Lehmann, the progenitor of the Israeli religious community in Dresden. From his great-great-great-grandson. (E. Pierson); (Dresden; 1885). Printed in Emil Ehemann, Collected Writings);
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8. Notes	Researcher A notation on the document reads: “[It] Can be reported to the localities/authorities.” This rescript was issued in response to a complaint brought forth in the form of a preliminary document of the parliament drafted by the estates of the realm (‘Stände’).

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 12, 1728
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” issued by the government of Dresden
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	Berend Lehmann is given three months to sell his merchandise and to clear his warehouse [after which, Jews are prohibited to engage in trade in Dresden without permission from the localities.]
5. Source	Lehmann, Emil: Der polnische Resident Berend Lehmann, der Stammvater der israelitischen Religionsgemeinde zu Dresden. Von seinem Ur- Ur- Urenkel. (E. Pierson) Dresden 1885. Abgedruckt in: Emil Lehmann, Gesammelte Schriften. (The Polish resident Berend Lehmann, the progenitor of the Israeli religious community in Dresden. From his great-great-great-grandson. (E. Pierson); (Dresden; 1885). (Printed in Emil Ehemann, Collected Writings)
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8. Notes	Researcher See Rescript of April 8, 1728.

1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 19, 1728
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree restricting Jewish trade in meat.
3. Geography of Act	Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
4. Text of Act	No Jew should carry slaughtered meat in quarters or pieces under penalty of 100 thalers (whereby the person who reports it and the person who tries it should also be left with 12 thalers per discretion) because of the Jews' well-known malice towards the Christians and their fraudulent pursuit of profit.
5. Source	“Sammlung der Hochfürstlich-Speierischen Gesetze und Landesverordnungen vom Jahr 1719 bis 1743 [Collection of the High Princely Speyer Laws and State Ordinances from 1719 to 1743],” Part 2, Bevern, 1788, p. 100, available from archive.org.
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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	Jul. 21, 1728
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Patent” of Prince-Bishop Christoph Franz von Hutten
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
4. Text of Act	Jews are permitted to lead their cattle from and to the markets on Sundays and holy-days (but only in the afternoons) […]; however, they may not enter any closed-off places and cities (‘Orten und Land-Stadten’) even in order to feed their cattle in an emergency.
5. Source	Wirzburgische Chronik derer lezteren Zeiten von P. Ignacio Gropp. (Wirzburg; 1750); (Chronicle of Würzburg’s past by P. Ignacio Gropp.); (Würzburg; 1750);
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1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 21, 1728
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree restricting Jewish trading rights.
3. Geography of Act	Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
4. Text of Act	Jews are allowed to pass freely through all diocese-locked and unlocked places on work days, Sundays and holidays after paying the usual customs or tolls (however, in the places they enter they must completely refrain from all trading and peddling on Sundays and holidays under severe penalty …) … the cattle that the Jews bring to or from the markets should not be driven through the closed places or country towns on Sundays and holidays,… nor [can they] spend the night there.
5. Source	"Sammlung der Hochfürstlich-Wirzburgischen Landesverordnungen [Collection of the High Princely Würzburg State Ordinances]," Part 1, Franz Sebastian Sartorius, Wurzburg, 1776, p. 786, available from archive.org.
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8. Notes	Translator The text of this Act is available in German in the source above. It was translated using Google translate.