The Jews allured by John to remain in England.――The Charter
granted by the King to Rabbi Jacob――the Second Charter.――The
Great Charter of Jewish Privileges.――The English Jews’ especial
Charter.――English became envious of the Jews.――John’s Letter
to the Mayor of London.――The King appears in his own Character.
――He begins to extract their Wealth by most barbarous Tortures.
――Why the Jews are noticed in the Magna Charta.――An ancient
Tombstone found.――John’s last Act towards the Jews.――The
Conduct of the Earl of Pembroke towards them.――Hubert de Burgh
equally kind.――Reasons for the distinguishing Badge.――The
apparent Kindness allured them again into this Country.
――Reasons of the Clerical Hatred towards the Jews.――Stephen
Langton’s Edict.――The Royal Counter-Edict.――The Jewish Troubles
commence.――Augustin a Jewish Convert.――Jewish Synagogue turned
into a Christian Church――the Armenian Bishop and the Wandering
Jew.――Henry’s cruel Conduct.――The Jewish Convert’s House.
――Charter of the same.――APPENDIX 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 Jewish Convert.――P. The Original
Charter of the Jewish Convert’s House.