Auction 34 - The Arnie Druck Collections
Regulation Prohibitng Jews from Entering the District of Paderborn – Germany, 1721
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Von Gottes Gnaden Wir Clement August, Bischoff zu Paderborn und Muenster. Probst des Stiffts Alten-Oittenger in Ober-und Nieder Bayern.
Regulation issued by Clemens August, prince –bishop of Paderborn and Muenster, prohibits Jews from entering the bishopric of Paderborn without permission. A foreign Jew can only enter the bishopric of Paderborn if a local Jew attests that he knows the Jew. In this case the authorities will issue a passport. If a Jew is encountered without a passport, he will be interrogated by the authorities about his origins, his intended destination, the purpose of his visit, and how he plans to make a living and his possessions. If answers are unsatisfactory, a foreign Jew can be arrested until the case is clarified.
[1] leaf 30.5X38.5 cm. Good condition. Folded into two. Adhesive tape pasted to central folding line. Handwritten inscription on the side and on the reverse.
Regulation issued by Clemens August, prince –bishop of Paderborn and Muenster, prohibits Jews from entering the bishopric of Paderborn without permission. A foreign Jew can only enter the bishopric of Paderborn if a local Jew attests that he knows the Jew. In this case the authorities will issue a passport. If a Jew is encountered without a passport, he will be interrogated by the authorities about his origins, his intended destination, the purpose of his visit, and how he plans to make a living and his possessions. If answers are unsatisfactory, a foreign Jew can be arrested until the case is clarified.
[1] leaf 30.5X38.5 cm. Good condition. Folded into two. Adhesive tape pasted to central folding line. Handwritten inscription on the side and on the reverse.
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