Zuwissen und Kundt gethan sey hiemit menniglich… wegen der, ein zeithero entstandenen unrhue, empörung und Rebellion... stürm: und plünderung der Judengassen [Knowing and announcing to all ... about the unrest, outrage and rebellion... the plundering and looting of the Jewish street], a printed decree issued by the Nürnberg city council, on behalf of Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor. [Nürnberg], December 14, 1614. German.
An imperial decree ordering the prosecution and punishment of rioters who took part in the Fettmilch Uprising (The Guilds Uprising) and who took part in the looting of the Jews of Frankfurt. The decree was issued by the Nürnberg city council, on behalf of Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, several days after the suppression of the rebellion and the arrest of its leader Vinzenz Fettmilch. The decree requires all the citizens and subjects of Nürnberg, where many rioters had escaped, to report those who were involved in the riots and orders: "to apprehend and properly punish any apprentice who assisted in… looting, anywhere they are; and the instigators who will be found amongst them … to execute".
Vinzenz Fettmilch, a German baker from Frankfurt am Mein, led on August 22, 1614, the Guild Uprising against the institutions of his city. The uprising turned into a raid on the Jewish Quarter, during which Jewish houses were looted and after which, the Jews were forced to leave the city. After the intervention of Emperor Matthias, Fettmilch was arrested in November 1614 and after a long trial was publicly executed in February 1616. The Jews of Frankfurt am Main were allowed to return to their homes and the day of their return was celebrated yearly thereafter as the "Frankfurt Purim" or "Purim Vinz".
41.5X33 cm. Good condition. Vertical fold line. Minor stains. Tears and small holes to margins (not affecting text).
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