DIX A. The State of the Jews in Spain.-B. C. D. The original Charters of John.-E. The original Indictment against a Bedford Jew-F. John's original Letter to the Mayor of London.-G. H. Two original royal Acquittals of Jewish Debts.-I. The Clause in the Magna Charta referring to the Jews.-K. King John affects to become a Mahometan.-L. The original Writ of the Cinque Ports. -M. Royal Counter-Edict to Stephen Langton's.-N. Prior of Dunstable's License to Jews to dwell within his Jurisdiction.-O. The Writ in Favour of Augustin, a Jew- The King's Wants The Norwich Jews' Sufferings-The in- xiv CONTENTS. PAGE Reply-The Lincoln Jews-Calumniated as Crucifiers of Collectors.-K. A Clause from Bishop Rupibus's Will.- L. The original Writ respect the King's heirship to Jew- ish Property.-M. The Writ respecting the Removal of Rabbi Elias from his Office.-N. The French King's Edict against the Jews.-O. A Ballad composed on the Story of Jews crucifying Children.-P. The Deed of the Site of Merton College.-O. The Writ of Release of the Oxford Jews.-R. The Inquisition on a Jew murdered in Oxford. S. Writs of Protection towards the Jews.-T. Aaron's Enfranchisement U. Henry's original Charter An Epitome of the last Lecture-the Jews treated kindly in the £20,000; he imprisoned, therefore, all the Jews in Eng- land-Asher chronicles the Imprisonment on the Walls of the Winchester Prison-The Enmity against the Jews epi- demic-The Clergy and the Laity prevail with the King to banish the Jews-All the Jews banished this Country, A.D. 1290-The Barbarities practised upon them-The King and the Queen profited much by their Banishment -The Mariner's Stratagem-Ben Verga's Account of the Banishment of the Jews-Rabbi G'daliah's Account- Dr. Jost's Estimate of the English Jews incorrect-The Jewish Chronicle-The unjust Cruelty the Jews expe- rienced-A Picture of the Exiles-De Lyra an English Jew-His Writings-L'Advocat's Account of him incor- rect-APPENDIX A. Edward's first impartial Proclama- tion.-B. The Prohibition of Jewish Blasphemy.-C. Ed- ward institutes an Investigation respecting Suetecota- D. The Writ for compelling the Jews to attend Church. -E. Belager's Goods and Chattels-F. The Proclamation against accusing the Jews of clipping the Coin.-G. The Original of Ben Verga's Account.-H. Of Rabbi G'da- PAGE BEFORE I begin with the immediate subject which brings me before your notice this evening, I would venture to crave your indulgence if my lisping, broken accents, and my limited attainments, should not reflect the credit upon your noble Institution which it so richly deserves. I humbly trust, that you will kindly take into consideration that it is comparatively but a short time since I began to pay attention to your language and literature. It is but little more than eight years since I landed on the shores of England, and eight years to a day* since I arrived * October 28th, 1845. B |