A verdict regarding the case of Isaac Kretzmer

Identifier	D_0107:202/1825
Title	A verdict regarding the case of Isaac Kretzmer
Subject	Isaac Kretzmer, Magistrate of the Free Royal City of Sombor, Surgeon, Verdict, Ban
Description	A verdict banning the practice of medicine to Jewish city surgeon Isaac Kretzmer due to the alleged financial machinations. A petition supporting him, signed by his fellow citizens is also included
Creator	Magistrate of the Free Royal City of Sombor
Publisher	Historical archive Sombor
Contributor	Magistrate of the Free Royal City of Sombor, Citizens of Sombor
Date	March 7, 1825
Type	Text; Verdict
Language	Latin
Coverage	Free Royal City of Sombor, March 1825
Rights	This material has been digitized to expand access while protecting the materials from degradation through physical handling. Access to the digitized material will be granted to all interested parties. The physical copy of the document is available at the Historical Archive Sombor. In the case of citation or use, please state the origin of the material (Istorijski arhiv Sombor / Historical Archives Sombor).

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Serenissime et c. Vigore isthic advoluta insinuationis Capitaneatus officii gremialis eo nobis insinuato, quod anno priori ad gremium civitatis pertingens Chyrurgus Diplomaticus Isaacus Kretzmer de natione secus Hebreus obtento hic loci praxim ex Chyrurgicam exercendi indultu circa excessivam taxarum pharmenticarum per gremiales Pharmacopolas attentandam desumptionem et ultra competentiam desumpta summa sibi appropriationem machinationes quasam fecerit, cum casus hic et ipsi Generali universitati Comitatus Bacsiensis delatus exsisterit et eadem deputationem ex parte sua ordinaverit, nos quoque ex parte nostra pro investigatione inseruenda deputationem ordinavimus eo magis etiam quod ipse gremialis ex parte Pharmacopola Alexander Peak negotium hocce in mixta deputatione assumandum et investigandum petierit; quid aperans Deputatio Relate ad Casum hunc erruerit advoluta Originalis Relatio cum Concernentibus actis uberius perhibet; ne igitur aut disimulatione casus hujus, quoquo modo defectus debita vigilatia respectu politia publica arguamur, aut si meritum idem dejudicandum assumeremus, ultra spheram activitatis dilapsos fiusse dicatur; siquidem casus presens velut in parte ipsos etiam colono vicinorum locorum periens ex parte Universitatis Comitatus Bacsiensis relatus – esset, nos quoque acta 1 benigna gratiosa celsitudinis Vestre Regie et Ex. Consiliis discussioni demisse substernimus 2 et altis gratiis Jugi cum venerationis cultu perseveramus. Datum e sessione nostra Magistratuali die 7a martii 1825. Zomborini celebrato. 1 una cum recursu nonnullorum civium gremialium pro eodem Kretzmer semet interponentum 2 eo addito, quod erga interpositionim Comitatus eidem ulteriorem praxim interdixerimus Amplissime Magistratus! Infrascripti eo fidedigne inaudito, quod Amplissimus Magistratus erga insinuationem I. Comitatus huiusce Bacsinesis Diplomaticum chirurgum Isaacum Kretzmer, ob querimoniam quandam contra eundem infundate positam, et quin idem desuper suo modo exauditus fuisset, ab ulteriori praxeos chirurgica = medica exercitis simpliciter suspendi decreverit, ad eundem Amplissimum Magistratum velut competantem ac immediatam Jurisdictionem nostram hisce humillime recurrere sustinemus, demisse supplicantes, quatenus necessitatibus nostris exigentiaque boni communis in gratiosam reflectionem assumptis, memoratum Israelitam Isaacum Kretzmer penes ulteriorem praxeos sua chirurgico = medica continuationem vel ex eo gratiose relinquere dignaretur, quod nos fide ac dexteritate eius in morbis curandis probe perspecta, omnem confidentiam nostram in eo collocaverimus, quam is confidentiam perita artis sua applicatione, singulari in succurrendo promptitudine et agilitate, pro ut etiam celeri penes exiguas expensas in periculis opitulatione, in tantis iam tamque diversis cuiusvis generis ……… ac patientium casibus plenarie comprobaverat. Quam tristia vero casum incntrarium si nimirum ei ulterior medendi practicatio foret interdicta, non pro illo solum verum etiam pro nobis omnibus consecturia essent ad exspectanda vel exinde sit manifestum, quod tam ei, omnibus alioquin alius vite mediis prorsus destituto, - totalem per id interitum mortemque moralem imminere constet, quam nos etiam patientesque nostri – quoniam erga alios chirurgos medicosque gremiales, velut hostes persecutoresque quastionati ordinarii medici nostri, nullam …… confidentiam habere quiremus, - omni deinceps in occursuris casibus ope medica destitui, taliterque manifesto inmatura mortis periculo exponi necessitaremur. Quo circa Amplissimum Magistratum iterato humillime exoraresustinemus, quatenus demissis hisce precibus nostris pro jure et iustitia gratiose deferre, aut vero si id oblatam iam eatenus I. Comitatus sententiam isthic fieri nequiret, eusdem ad Excelsum Consilium Regium Locumtenentiale Hungaricum favorabili ac gratiosa opinione sua sine obtinenda medela promovere concomitarique dignaretur. Qui in reliquo indesinenti cum aestimio perseveramus. Amplissimi Magistratus Humilimi servi et cives /Sledi strana i po svojeručnih potpisa građana/ Ad Amplissimum Libere Regierque Civitatis Zomboriensis Magistratum Dominos singulariter Colendissimos Humilima instantia Plurium gremialium civium et inhabitatorum, ratione	Esteemed etc., Due to the complaints presented here, the city captaincy informed us that during the previous year, the city surgeon Isaac Kretzmer, a Jew by nationality, who was licensed to practice surgery in this city, was under investigation for charging excessive amounts of pharmaceutical fees. In this way, he carried out machinations for personal gain, and that the whole case is known to the General Assembly of Bačka County, so it also ordered an investigation, as we did, especially since the city pharmacist Aleksandar Pejak requested such an investigation in a mixed process. What the decisions from this case are, is clearly indicated here, but so that it does not turn out that we do not take into account the public opinion enough and since this whole case also concerns the surrounding places that fall under the jurisdiction of the General Assembly of Bačka County, we enclose some more documents that will further shed light on the whole case, and we have presented, on the basis of the generous decision of Your Excellency and the discussion of the Royal Council, the request of a large number of citizens submitted in favor of the Kretzmer in question. In addition, we imposed a ban on the surgeon in question to continue practicing medicine, according to the County's decision. Dedicated in fidelity and service and their obligations. Issued after the session of the Magistrate on March 7, 1825, in Sombor. Uzvišeni Magistratu! Mi, dolepotpisani, čuli smo verodostojnu vest da je uzvišeni Magistrat na osnovu i odluke na nivou čitave Bačke županije jednostavno odlučio da zabrani diplomiranom hirurgu Isaku Krecmeru da nadaje praktikuje medicinu i to na osnovu tužbe koja je protiv njega podneta bez ikakvog osnova, a i da je sam bio saslušan u slučaju koji se protiv njega vodi. Mi sa svoje strane ponizno molimo Uzvišeni Magistrat da u obzir uzme i ovu našu molbu, uzimajući u obzir i naše potrebe, naše siromaštvo i opštu dobrobit, te da ipak dozvoli da se pomenuti Jevrejin nadalje bavi hiruškom odnosno medicinskom praksom ili da se iz nje svojevoljno povuče, budući da mi potpuno verodostojno možemo da posvedočimo o njegovoj umešnosti u lečenju bolesti jer smo u potpunosti stekli poverenje u njega zahvaljujući njegovoj izuzetnoj veštini, brzini i agilnosti u pružanju pomoći, te veoma malim cenama koje je u situacijama problema i opasnosti naplaćivao ljudima bez obzira na materijalni status pacijenta. Tim smo sa više tuge primili vest da mu je zabranjeno dalje lečenje i praktikovanje medicine, ne samo zbog nejga samog, već i zbog nas, pošto, znajući ga, mi na osnovu te odluke u potpunosti gubimo veru u medicinu, a nad sve lekare, farmaceute, hirurge nadvija se opasnost da ih njihovi pacijenti čak i u najopasnijim situacijama doživljavaju kao neprijatelje i progonitelje. Time u potpunosti gubimo veru u medicinu i izlažemo se opasnosti od prerane smrti. Stoga još jenom molimo uvaženi Magistrat da preispita na osnovu ovih naših molbi svoju odluku u skladu sa zakonom i pravdom ili da, ako nema ingerencije da samostalno drugačije odluči, da barem našu molbu prenese Preuzvišenom Pomesnom kraljevskom savetu Ugarske da nas on udostoji preispitivanja slučaja i donošenja drugačije odluke. Odani i vreni građani. Uzvišenom Magistratu Ponizne sluge i građani /sledi strana i po svojeručnih potpisa građana/ Uzvišenom Magistratu slobodnog kraljevskog grada Sombora Mnogouvaženoj gospodi Ponizna molba Velikog broja članova gradske zajednice i stanovnika Exalted Magistrate! We, the undersigned, have heard the credible news that the supreme Magistrate, on the basis of a decision at the level of the entire Bačka County, simply decided to prohibit graduate surgeon Isaac Kretzmer from further practising medicine on the basis of a lawsuit filed against him without any grounds, while he was also heard in the case against him. For our part, we humbly ask the supreme Magistrate to take into account this request of ours, taking into account our needs, our poverty and general well-being, and allow the mentioned Jew to continue to engage in surgical or medical practice or to voluntarily withdraw, since we can fully credibly testify to his skill in treating the disease because we have fully gained trust in him, thanks to his exceptional skill, speed and agility in providing help, and the very low prices he charged to people, depending on the material status of the patient. We received the news that he was forbidden to continue treatment and practice medicine with sadness, not only because of him, but also because of us, because, knowing him, based on that decision, we completely lose faith in medicine, and above all doctors, pharmacists, surgeons are in danger of being perceived by their patients as enemies and persecutors even in the most dangerous situations. Thus, we completely lose faith in medicine and are exposed to the danger of premature death. Therefore, we ask the esteemed Magistrate to reconsider its decision on the basis of our requests in accordance with the law and justice, or, if it has no authority to decide otherwise on his own, to at least forward our request to the exalted Council of Lieutenancy of the Kingdom of Hungary in order to reexamine the case and provide different decision. Loyal and diligent citizens. To the exalted Magistrate Humble servants and citizens / followed by the handwritten signatures of the citizens / To the exalted Magistrate of the Free Royal City of Sombor Dear gentlemen A humble request A large number of members of the city community and residents

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Serenissime et c.

Vigore isthic advoluta insinuationis Capitaneatus officii gremialis eo nobis insinuato, quod anno priori ad gremium civitatis pertingens Chyrurgus Diplomaticus Isaacus Kretzmer de natione secus Hebreus obtento hic loci praxim ex Chyrurgicam exercendi indultu circa excessivam taxarum pharmenticarum per gremiales Pharmacopolas attentandam desumptionem et ultra competentiam desumpta summa sibi appropriationem machinationes quasam fecerit, cum casus hic et ipsi Generali universitati Comitatus Bacsiensis delatus exsisterit et eadem deputationem ex parte sua ordinaverit, nos quoque ex parte nostra pro investigatione inseruenda deputationem ordinavimus eo magis etiam quod ipse gremialis ex parte Pharmacopola Alexander Peak negotium hocce in mixta deputatione assumandum et investigandum petierit; quid aperans Deputatio Relate ad Casum hunc erruerit advoluta Originalis Relatio cum Concernentibus actis uberius perhibet; ne igitur aut disimulatione casus hujus, quoquo modo defectus debita vigilatia respectu politia publica arguamur, aut si meritum idem dejudicandum assumeremus, ultra spheram activitatis dilapsos fiusse dicatur; siquidem casus presens velut in parte ipsos etiam colono vicinorum locorum periens ex parte Universitatis Comitatus Bacsiensis relatus – esset, nos quoque acta *1 benigna gratiosa celsitudinis Vestre Regie et Ex. Consiliis discussioni demisse substernimus *2 et altis gratiis Jugi cum venerationis cultu perseveramus. Datum e sessione nostra Magistratuali die 7a martii 1825. Zomborini celebrato.
*1 una cum recursu nonnullorum civium gremialium pro eodem Kretzmer semet interponentum
*2 eo addito, quod erga interpositionim Comitatus eidem ulteriorem praxim interdixerimus

Amplissime Magistratus!

Infrascripti eo fidedigne inaudito, quod Amplissimus Magistratus erga insinuationem I. Comitatus huiusce Bacsinesis Diplomaticum chirurgum Isaacum Kretzmer, ob querimoniam quandam contra eundem infundate positam, et quin idem desuper suo modo exauditus fuisset, ab ulteriori praxeos chirurgica = medica exercitis simpliciter suspendi decreverit, ad eundem Amplissimum Magistratum velut competantem ac immediatam Jurisdictionem nostram hisce humillime recurrere sustinemus, demisse supplicantes, quatenus necessitatibus nostris exigentiaque boni communis in gratiosam reflectionem assumptis, memoratum Israelitam Isaacum Kretzmer penes ulteriorem praxeos sua chirurgico = medica continuationem vel ex eo gratiose relinquere dignaretur, quod nos fide ac dexteritate eius in morbis curandis probe perspecta, omnem confidentiam nostram in eo collocaverimus, quam is confidentiam perita artis sua applicatione, singulari in succurrendo promptitudine et agilitate, pro ut etiam celeri penes exiguas expensas in periculis opitulatione, in tantis iam tamque diversis cuiusvis generis ……… ac patientium casibus plenarie comprobaverat. Quam tristia vero casum incntrarium si nimirum ei ulterior medendi practicatio foret interdicta, non pro illo solum verum etiam pro nobis omnibus consecturia essent ad exspectanda vel exinde sit manifestum, quod tam ei, omnibus alioquin alius vite mediis prorsus destituto, - totalem per id interitum mortemque moralem imminere constet, quam nos etiam patientesque nostri – quoniam erga alios chirurgos medicosque gremiales, velut hostes persecutoresque quastionati ordinarii medici nostri, nullam …… confidentiam habere quiremus, - omni deinceps in occursuris casibus ope medica destitui, taliterque manifesto inmatura mortis periculo exponi necessitaremur. Quo circa Amplissimum Magistratum iterato humillime exoraresustinemus, quatenus demissis hisce precibus nostris pro jure et iustitia gratiose deferre, aut vero si id oblatam iam eatenus I. Comitatus sententiam isthic fieri nequiret, eusdem ad Excelsum Consilium Regium Locumtenentiale Hungaricum favorabili ac gratiosa opinione sua sine obtinenda medela promovere concomitarique dignaretur. Qui in reliquo indesinenti cum aestimio perseveramus.

Amplissimi Magistratus
Humilimi servi et cives
/Sledi strana i po svojeručnih potpisa građana/

Ad Amplissimum Libere Regierque Civitatis Zomboriensis Magistratum
Dominos singulariter Colendissimos

Humilima instantia
Plurium gremialium civium et inhabitatorum, ratione

Esteemed etc.,

Due to the complaints presented here, the city captaincy informed us that during the previous year, the city surgeon Isaac Kretzmer, a Jew by nationality, who was licensed to practice surgery in this city, was under investigation for charging excessive amounts of pharmaceutical fees. In this way, he carried out machinations for personal gain, and that the whole case is known to the General Assembly of Bačka County, so it also ordered an investigation, as we did, especially since the city pharmacist Aleksandar Pejak requested such an investigation in a mixed process. What the decisions from this case are, is clearly indicated here, but so that it does not turn out that we do not take into account the public opinion enough and since this whole case also concerns the surrounding places that fall under the jurisdiction of the General Assembly of Bačka County, we enclose some more documents that will further shed light on the whole case, and we have presented, on the basis of the generous decision of Your Excellency and the discussion of the Royal Council, the request of a large number of citizens submitted in favor of the Kretzmer in question. In addition, we imposed a ban on the surgeon in question to continue practicing medicine, according to the County's decision. Dedicated in fidelity and service and their obligations. Issued after the session of the Magistrate on March 7, 1825, in Sombor.

Uzvišeni Magistratu!

Mi, dolepotpisani, čuli smo verodostojnu vest da je uzvišeni Magistrat na osnovu i odluke na nivou čitave Bačke županije jednostavno odlučio da zabrani diplomiranom hirurgu Isaku Krecmeru da nadaje praktikuje medicinu i to na osnovu tužbe koja je protiv njega podneta bez ikakvog osnova, a i da je sam bio saslušan u slučaju koji se protiv njega vodi. Mi sa svoje strane ponizno molimo Uzvišeni Magistrat da u obzir uzme i ovu našu molbu, uzimajući u obzir i naše potrebe, naše siromaštvo i opštu dobrobit, te da ipak dozvoli da se pomenuti Jevrejin nadalje bavi hiruškom odnosno medicinskom praksom ili da se iz nje svojevoljno povuče, budući da mi potpuno verodostojno možemo da posvedočimo o njegovoj umešnosti u lečenju bolesti jer smo u potpunosti stekli poverenje u njega zahvaljujući njegovoj izuzetnoj veštini, brzini i agilnosti u pružanju pomoći, te veoma malim cenama koje je u situacijama problema i opasnosti naplaćivao ljudima bez obzira na materijalni status pacijenta. Tim smo sa više tuge primili vest da mu je zabranjeno dalje lečenje i praktikovanje medicine, ne samo zbog nejga samog, već i zbog nas, pošto, znajući ga, mi na osnovu te odluke u potpunosti gubimo veru u medicinu, a nad sve lekare, farmaceute, hirurge nadvija se opasnost da ih njihovi pacijenti čak i u najopasnijim situacijama doživljavaju kao neprijatelje i progonitelje. Time u potpunosti gubimo veru u medicinu i izlažemo se opasnosti od prerane smrti. Stoga još jenom molimo uvaženi Magistrat da preispita na osnovu ovih naših molbi svoju odluku u skladu sa zakonom i pravdom ili da, ako nema ingerencije da samostalno drugačije odluči, da barem našu molbu prenese Preuzvišenom Pomesnom kraljevskom savetu Ugarske da nas on udostoji preispitivanja slučaja i donošenja drugačije odluke. Odani i vreni građani.

Uzvišenom Magistratu
Ponizne sluge i građani
/sledi strana i po svojeručnih potpisa građana/

Uzvišenom Magistratu slobodnog kraljevskog grada Sombora
Mnogouvaženoj gospodi

Ponizna molba
Velikog broja članova gradske zajednice i stanovnika

Exalted Magistrate!

We, the undersigned, have heard the credible news that the supreme Magistrate, on the basis of a decision at the level of the entire Bačka County, simply decided to prohibit graduate surgeon Isaac Kretzmer from further practising medicine on the basis of a lawsuit filed against him without any grounds, while he was also heard in the case against him. For our part, we humbly ask the supreme Magistrate to take into account this request of ours, taking into account our needs, our poverty and general well-being, and allow the mentioned Jew to continue to engage in surgical or medical practice or to voluntarily withdraw, since we can fully credibly testify to his skill in treating the disease because we have fully gained trust in him, thanks to his exceptional skill, speed and agility in providing help, and the very low prices he charged to people, depending on the material status of the patient. We received the news that he was forbidden to continue treatment and practice medicine with sadness, not only because of him, but also because of us, because, knowing him, based on that decision, we completely lose faith in medicine, and above all doctors, pharmacists, surgeons are in danger of being perceived by their patients as enemies and persecutors even in the most dangerous situations. Thus, we completely lose faith in medicine and are exposed to the danger of premature death. Therefore, we ask the esteemed Magistrate to reconsider its decision on the basis of our requests in accordance with the law and justice, or, if it has no authority to decide otherwise on his own, to at least forward our request to the exalted Council of Lieutenancy of the Kingdom of Hungary in order to reexamine the case and provide different decision. Loyal and diligent citizens.

To the exalted Magistrate
Humble servants and citizens
/ followed by the handwritten signatures of the citizens /

To the exalted Magistrate of the Free Royal City of Sombor
Dear gentlemen

A humble request
A large number of members of the city community and residents