A brief Retrospect of the last Lecture.――Jewish Physicians
preferred.――The Jews sadly disappointed.――Jewish History of
that Period a dreary Tale of Woe.――Richard’s Reign ushered in
with a Massacre of the Jews.――Rabbi Jacob, of Orleans, one of
the slain.――Benedict feigns to become a Christian――soon after
avows his unbelief.――The Jews attacked in other Places.――Their
misplaced Zeal brings them into many Troubles.――Effect of
the Crusade upon the Jews.――Their Treatment at Stamford.――At
Lincoln.――The Origin of their Sufferings at York.――They take
possession of the Castle.――The Rabbi calls a Convocation.――His
Address.――The Jews in the Castle terminated their Existence
by murdering each other.――The Cause of that 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 משומד _M‘shoomad_.――C. Henry de
♦Knyghton’s Account of one of the Roaming Saints, or Crusaders.
――D. The Address of the Rabbi at York.――A Digest of Eleazar’s
Speeches in the Fort of Masada.――E. The Writ of Ricardus
♠Malebisse.――F. Specimens of Hebrew, Latin, and French Starras.
――G. Court of Star Chamber.
♦ “Knighton’s” replaced with “Knyghton’s”
♠ ‘Malbisse’ replaced with ‘Malebisse’