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A51733 Anglo-Judæus, or, The history of the Jews, whilst here in England relating their manners, carriage, and usage, from their admission by William the Conqueror, to their banishment : occasioned by a book, written to His Highness, the Lord Protector ... by Rabbi Menasses Ben Israel : to which is also subjoyned a particular answer / by W.H. W. H. 1656 (1656) Wing M373; ESTC R12585 34,739 58

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first and scarce for a while residing any where but at London yet shortly they were spread throughout the whole Land no Town at all considerable but multitudes in it At the first they had this advantage that through the English peoples ignorance of their manners for the generality and the horridness of them which afterwards appeared they might have opportunity to conceal their malice against the truth Yet at length it is fully discovered when in the year 1144. Fox Acts and Monum and the ninth of King Stephen all Laws of humanity broken all ingenuity which ought to be shewed by strangers towards them that harbor them in a malitious opposition against the truth and furious despight against Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world in the City of Norwich they lay violent hands upon a poor infant which following the example of their Ancestors they most cruelly crucifie and murder What the Christians might think hereupon we may easily judge what indignation and implacable hatred might arise and that not only in respect to Religion but out of sollicitation for the children of their own bowels who living amongst them might easily be insnared catched and miserably butchered when any childe was missing suspitions and jealousies could not but abound This they could not be ignorant of Fex Acts and Monum and how by this means they digged pits to fall into themselves Notwithstanding having got a taste of Christian blood and delighting much in that wretched cruelty seventeen years after and the seventh of King Henry the second in the Town of Glocester they act the former part over again Stow in his Survey of ●mden crucifying another child in like manner in scorn and derision of our Saviour and Profession This together with clipping and spoiling the coyn might justly have provoked more then we can read of No great stir was made about it though such acts were not likely long to be tolerated with more then ordinary patience Yet this King instead of taking such course with them as they might deserve rather strives and bears with such enormities takes away no priviledge but adds unto them For whereas ever before for the space of 100. years they had had no burying place allowed them any where but at London and so were constrained to bring all their dead from the most remote parts hither Rog. de Hove-den in Hen. 2. Stows survey Hollinsh he gives them leave upon their Petition at the Parliament at Oxford to purchase ground convenient for their service in all places provided it were without the Town walls In the year 1189. King Henry the second dieth Hollinsh Speed and before this his son whom most unfortunately as it happened he had assumed to the Government and made partaker of his Kingdom some think this young King to have born no great good will to the Jews and that he would have manifested the same had he survived his father But he dying Richard succeeds of that name the first Now the people begun to be very weary of these their guests besides what 's said being grievously oppressed with their usury Now also were they reported to do mischief in companies where they came poyson men and women as they had done the wels in Germany during the troubles betwixt the Emperour and Pope Whereupon King Richard the day before his Coronation forbids any of them by Proclamation Krantius Wandal Hist lib. 9. or their wives to come within the Church or Palace during the solemnity They as yet having not experienced the fury of the people or expecting impunity for their presents they intended to offer approach neer the Court gate Chron. West whereof the Chieftain with divers of his affinity enter Hereupon a Christian strikes one of them with his hand bidding him stand further off as the King had commanded whereat others taking occasion as watching for an opportunity lay at them with stones and other things that come to hand whereof ensues the death of some and hurt of many It happened Matth Paris in Rich. 1. Holinsh that one of them being hurt in the tumult desired to be baptized which he was accordingly but being brought before the King and examined renounced again the Christian Faith Polydor. Virg. whereupon the King looking upon the Bishops and demanding what was to be done with him the Archbishop of Canterbury wisely replied If he will not be a childe of God then let him be a childe of the devil but others would have had him dealt with after another fashion But the noise of what was done at Court presently arrives in the City of London Matth. Paris Speed Holinsh Then the heady multitude having got what they wished presently make to the Jews houses but finding them entred and the doors locked some they break open pillage and rifle the houses those that are too strong they set on fire the owners miserably perishing in the flames and those that come forth are unmercifully received on the points of swords and spears by their implacable and furious enemies Tidings hereof being brought to the King he dispatches away Rich. de Glanvill his chief Justice and other Ministers of State to appease the People but they being little reverenced and their authority as little regarded return again as they came having only ventured their lives to no purpose This lasted from the noon of one day to two a clock of the next and then the rout broke up inquisition was made for offenders and some executed some houses of Christians having also perished and much harm done This on the morrow draws out a proclamation from the King Matth. Paris Holinsh to the end the like for the future might be prevented none under great penalties are to hurt or molest a Jew But the King having taken upon him the Cross and having crossed the Seas into France upon his expedition into the Holy Land the people take occasion at his absence having the memory of the stirs at London fresh in their minds to satisfie their greedy desires in the Jews destruction in divers parts of the Realm Yet the occasion was given by themselves Polidor Virgil. Holinsh That freedom from molestation which was indulged to them by the King they will not bestow upon one of their own Nation It hapned in Lin that one of them turned Christian and being for that mortally hated by them they sought occasion to take away his life resolving to kill him where ere they meet him Accordingly meeting him on a time in the streets they sell upon him He to save his life betakes himself to the next Church whither they also pursuing him break it open Hereupon a tumult is raised by the crying out of the Christians who earnestly endeavoured to save the Convert and with that many of the Inhabitants and divers Marrinors who were strangers came in unto the rescue The Jews are beaten home to their houses which the Sailers