155. Violet, “The Petition Against the Jews” (1661), p. 2: “Cromwell and his Council did give a toleration and dispensation to a great number of Jews to come and live here in London, and to this day they do keep public worship in the City of London, to the great dishonour of Christianity and public scandal of the true Protestant religion.”

156. Abstract of lease in Jewish Chronicle, November 26, 1880, communicated by Mr. Israel Davis.

157. Guildhall Archives, Rep. lxxiii. fol. 213.

158. Menasseh had assured Nieupoort that he did “not desire anything for the Jews in Holland” (Thurloe, iv. p. 333). The negotiations with Charles II. are recorded in Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 4106, fol. 253.

159. Infra, p. lxxxvi.

160. Hist. MSS. Com. Rep., viii. pp. 94–95. Fifth Rep. of Dep. Keeper of Public Records, App. ii. p. 253.

161. Infra, p. lxxxviii.

162. Ibid., p. lxxxvii.

163. Ibid. Hist. MSS. Com. Rep., viii. p. 95.

164. Compare frontispiece with portrait at p. 105.

165. Kayserling, “Menasseh ben Israel.” (Misc. of Hebrew Literature, Series ii. pp. 68, 93.)

166. For the condition of the Ashkenazi Jews at this epoch see Graetz’s Geschichte, vol. x. pp. 52–82.

167. [Richard Baker], “The Marchants Humble Petition and Remonstrance” (London, 1659). p. 17.

168. Guildhall Archives: Remembrancia, vol. ix. No. 44, pp. 1–18.

169. Violet, “A Petition against the Jews” (London, 1661).

170. State Papers, Dom., Charles II., vol. xxi. p. 140.

171. “Petition,” p. 2.

172. Trans. Jew. Hist. Soc., vol. i. pp. 71, 74–75.

173. Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 4106, f. 253.

174. Journal of the House of Commons, December 17, 1660.

175. State Papers, Dom., Chas. II., Entry Book xviii. (1664), fol. 79.

176. The text of these orders in Council has been printed by Webb, “The Question whether a Jew may hold Lands” (Lond., 1753), pp. 38–40.

177. Some of these patents are printed by Webb in an appendix to “The Question,” pp. 17–19. For Coronel’s knighthood see Le Neve’s “Pedigrees of Knights,” Harl. Soc. Pub. (1869).

178. Wolf, “Jewish Emancipation in the City” (Jew. Chron., November 30, 1894).

179. Child, “A New Discourse of Trade” (Lond., 1668), p. 5.

180. Wolf, “Jewish Emancipation,” loc. cit.

181. Dr. Gardiner has suggested to me, and I agree, that this paragraph is not a recommendation, but the thesis of the report. It is the text of the “reference” to the Sub-Committee by the Council, and the succeeding paragraphs constitute the report upon it. See supra, p. xlv.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
  1. P. xiv, changed "almost immediataly after" to "almost immediately after".
  2. P. xlii, changed "among it signatories" to "among its signatories".
  3. P. lxxv, "which caunot be" to "which cannot be".
  4. P. lxxxv, changed “from uisnge or applyinge” to “from usinge or applyinge”.
  5. P. 6, changed “veiwed those Countryes” to “viewed those Countryes”.
  6. P. 26, changed "aud when he" to "and when he".
  7. P. 36, changed "Our ancient Rabinsin" to "Our ancient Rabins in".
  8. P. 37, chaanged "the paticle (ion)" to "the particle (ion)".
  9. P. 43, changed "as Ekekiel, and" to "as Ezekiel, and".
  10. P. 100, changed "every on should gain" to "every one should gain".
  11. P. 101, changed "6 par Cent" to "6 per Cent".
  12. P. 111, changed "Sauls sons" to "Saul’s sons".
  13. P. 122, changed "Nehemias, cap. 8.6." to "Nehemias, chap. 8.6.".
  14. P. 127, changed "certain fugive Iew" to "certain fugitive Iew".
  15. P. 135, changed "or blaspeeme those" to "or blaspheme those".
  16. P. 136, changed "thouh that was" to "though that was".
  17. P. 176, changed "Pontificus Latine, 147 De disciplinus" to "Pontificios Latine, 147 De disciplinis".
  18. P. 176, changed "Drucker, Mordechai ben" to "Drucker, Mardochai ben".
  19. P. 176, changed “author of Gangrena” to “author of Gangræna”.
  20. P. 177, changed "Eurgetes, Ptolomy" to "Euergetes, Ptolomy".
  21. P. 177, changed "Finicus, Marcilius" to "Ficinus, Marcilius".
  22. P. 178, changed "Geographie du Talmud" to "Géographie du Talmud".
  23. P. 178, changed "Glory of Jehudah" to "Glory of Iehudah".
  24. P. 180, changed "dominions at an" to "dominions as an".
  25. P. 181, changed "Jurnin" to "Iurnin".
  26. P. 181, changed "Kalicout" to "Kalikout".
  27. P. 181, changed "Lacto, de" to "Laet, de".
  28. P. 181, changed "Leon, Pedro Cieçade" to "Leon, Pedro Cieça".
  29. P. 181, changed "Loet, cited" to "Loeb, cited".
  30. P. 182, changed "of Elias Montalbo" to "of Elias Montalto".
  31. P. 182, changed "Luxa" to "Laxa".
  32. P. 182, changed "Marianus, cited" to "Marinus, cited".
  33. P. 182, changed "Marracco, King of" to "Maracco, King of".
  34. P. 183, changed "Diogo Pires" to "Diego Pires".
  35. P. 185, changed "Ornstein, Rev. A. F." to "Ornstien, Rev. A. F."
  36. P. 186, changed "Porarius" to "Pomarius".
  37. P. 186, changed "Procopius, cited" to "Procopious, cited".
  38. P. 186, changed "Psuedo-Messiah, Bar" to "Pseudo-Messiah, Bar".
  39. P. 186, changed "Ragusa = Aragusa" to "Ragusa = Araguza".
  40. P. 187, changed "Rodriques, Don Daniel" to "Rodrigues, Don Daniel".
  41. P. 187, changed "Salamanque, Synagogues of" to "Salaminque, Synagogues of".
  42. P. 188, changed "Sasal, Prince of" to "Sasol, Prince of".
  43. P. 188, changed "Schemtob de Leon" to "Shemtob de Leon".
  44. P. 188, changed "Sepher Eldad Danita" to "Sephar Eldad Danita".
  45. P. 188, changed "Sisbuthus, the end" to "Sisibuthus, the end".
  46. P. 188, changed "De Quieros enters" to "De Queiros enters".
  47. P. 189, changed "Thesoro de los dinim" to "Thesoro de los dirim".
  48. P. 189, changed "Tiglath-Pileser" to "Tiglah-Pileser".
  49. P. 190, changed "Trask" to "Thrask".
  50. P. 190, changed "Villepende, Marquis de" to "Villependi, Marquis de".
  51. P. 190, changed "Viterbo, Cardinal Egidio" to "Viterbe, Cardinal Egidio".
  52. All other spelling errors were uncorrected.
  53. Footnotes have been re-indexed using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter.