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Explicasion de las armas de Lopes y Suaço (Explanation of the Arms of Lopez and Suasso)
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I, Don Pedro Alberto de Launay Cau, gentleman of the Royal House of King Charles II, in charge of the heraldry and chronicles of his Spanish realms, of provincial arms, and, earlier, of his estates…

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Alberto de Launay

Places:

Brussels, Holy Roman Empire (Brussels, Belgium)

Date:

1676

Subjects:

Class, Monarchy, Family, Christian-Jewish relations, Assimilation, Law

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Law, Legal documents, Firsthand accounts
Drawing of coat of arms of two lions and ten leaves on the right and two dog-like animals on left.
Appointment of Samson Wertheimer as Imperial Court Factor in Vienna
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We, Leopold, elected Roman Emperor by the grace of God, in the name [of the House of Hapsburg], the name of our heirs and our descendants, with this letter proclaim publicly that we have graciously…

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Unknown

Places:

Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)

Date:

1703

Subjects:

Profession, Class, Christian-Jewish relations, Monarchy, Finance, Law

Categories:

Law, Legal documents
Page of German text with seal.
Nishmat ḥayim (Breath of Life)
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We are therefore obliged to examine the words of the living God, which are expressed through the wonderful wise men who have received the truth [i.e., kabbalists], the foundation of the Torah. The…

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Isaac Aboab da Fonseca

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1636

Subjects:

Polemics, Eschatology, Sin, Excommunication, Christian-Jewish relations, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Print portrait of man in skullcap and beard, in front of bookshelf and holding open book in his hand, with crown and Hebrew text underneath.