CONTENTS. LECTURE I. INTRODUCTION.-Lecturer's Disadvantages-Importance of PAGE gustus's Edict in Favour of the Jews in Britain-A cu- learned Divines-The British Church established by C. Villalpando's Account of the Inscription on the Mo- nument His Opinion respecting the Dispersion of the Jews.-D. The Opinions of the Ancients respecting the Andalusians.-E. Ancient Gentile Writers were not ac- quainted with Jewish History-A Chapter from Trogus Pompeius.-F. Bochart's Etymology of Britain.-G. The Scripture Names of the Welsh.-H. Josipon's Account Objections answered-Bede the first English Writer who Children-Absurd Reasons assigned for the Use of Chris- tian Blood-Ecclesiastics already Jewish Debtors-The Ecclesiastics incensed the King against the Jews-Anec- dote of a Jew, and Archdeacon Richard Peeche, and Dean Deville The Accusations against the Jews a bountiful Revenue to Church and State-Jews required to support the Crusade The King's Death afforded them some res- pite their learned Men and their Seats of Learning- Aben Ezra visits England-Jews distinguished Physi- cians.-APPENDIX A. 146 and 149 Paragraphs of Archbishop Ecgbright's Canonical Excerptiones.-B. The Original of Whitglaf's Edict.-C. Of Edward the Con- fessor.-D. Of William the First.-E. Dr. M'Caul's Re- marks on the Charge against the Jews of using Christian Blood.-F. Aben Ezra's Preface to his n A brief Retrospect of the last Lecture-Jewish Physicians awful Event-Some of the Offenders punished-Richard establishes the Exchequer of the Jews-Regulations of the same.-APPENDIX A. Rabbi Gedaliah's Account of the Murder of the Rabbi Jacob, of Orleans.-B. The Origin of the Epithet e M'shoomad.-C. Henry de Knighton's Account of one of the Roaming Saints, or Cru- saders.-D. The Address of the Rabbi at York-A Di- gest of Eleazar's Speeches in the Fort of Masada.-E. The Writ of Ricardus Malbisse.-F. Specimens of He- The Jews allured by John to remain in England-The Char- 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- |