A History of the Establishment and Residence of the Jews in England: With an Enquiry Into Their Civil Disabilities

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Saunders and Benning, 1830 - Jews - 148 pages

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Page 31 - And if any one shall die indebted to the Jews, his wife shall have her dower and pay nothing of that debt...
Page 111 - Majesties protestant subjects dissenting from the church of England from the penalties of certain laws...
Page 13 - I was one day at Galata, a suburb of Pera, where a great commotion was just excited. The child of a Greek merchant had disappeared, and no one could give any account of it. It was a beautiful boy, and it was imagined it had been taken by a Turk for a slave...
Page 41 - God's sake, that he give us license and safe conduct to depart out of his kingdom, that we may seek a mansion in some other land, and under a prince who bears some bowels of mercy, and some stability of truth and faithfulness, and we will depart, never to return again, leaving our household stuff and houses behind us. But how can he...
Page 14 - After detailing a number of the most extraordinary particulars, he concludes in the following words : — ' " When I was thirteen years old, my father revealed to me the mystery of the blood, and cursed me by all the elements of heaven and earth, if ever I should divulge the secret, even to my brethren ; and when I was married, and should even have ten sons, I should not discover it to all, but only to one, who should be the most prudent and learned, and at the same time firm and unmoved in the faith...
Page 112 - That neither this act, nor any clause, article, or thing herein contained, shall extend or be construed to extend to give any ease, benefit or advantage to any papist or popish recusant whatsoever, or any person that shall deny in his preaching or writing the doctrine of the blessed Trinity, as it is declared in the aforesaid articles of religion.
Page 13 - Turk for a slave : after some time, however, the body was found in the Bosphorus ; its legs and arms were bound, and certain wounds on its side indicated that it had been put to death in some extraordinary manner, and for some extraordinary purpose. — Suspicion immediately fell upon the Jews ; and as it was just after their paschal feast, suspicion, people said, was confirmed to a certainty. Nothing could be discovered to give a clue to the perpetrators, but the story was universally talked of,...
Page 140 - St. Edward, last past, shall stand good, excepting covenants relating to the principal Sum. Provided also, that all those who are indebted to the Jews, upon pledges moveable, shall redeem them, before Easter next, under pain of forfeiture. And if any Jew shall practice usury against the intent of this statute, the King promises neither to give him assistance, by himself, or officers, in recovering his debts, but on the contrary, will punish him for his trespass, and assist the Christians against...
Page 31 - Jews, more or less, and die before the debt be satisfied, there shall be no interest paid for that debt, so long as the heir is under age. of whomsoever he may hold ; and if the debt fall into our hands we will only take the chattel mentioned in the deed.] [11.
Page 14 - Much of these and similar representations are to be attributed to prejudice, and great deductions are to be made from them ; but certainly the Jews of Constantinople are a fierce and fanatic race ; persecution and suffering have not taught them moderation, and they pursue...

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