The King’s Wants.――The Norwich Jews’ Sufferings.――The infamous
Trial of Jacob of Norwich.――Parliament could not find the
accused guilty.――The cruel Conduct of the Christians drove
the Jews from Christianity.――Jews prohibited keeping Christian
Nurses.――Jews supply the King’s Wants when the Barons will
not.――They remonstrate.――The Jews obliged to yield.――The Jews
were, at the time, extremely rich.――Baseless Calumnies invented
against them.――Jewish Parliament.――Martyn, a Jewish Convert.
――Jewish Converts instigated to accuse their Brethren.――The
Conduct of the Jewish Converts honourable.――Earl Richard’s
Wedding.――The Welsh Incursions.――Westminster Abbey.――Jewish
Alms.――The Pope’s Usurers.――His Method of taking Usury.――Jewish
Cemetery out of repair.――Jewish Hatred of Images.――Abraham
murders his Wife Flora.――Accuses his own Nation.――Henry never
satisfied.――The Remonstrance and Address of Rabbi Elias.――Earl
Richard’s Reply.――Jewish Memorial――the King’s Reply.――The
Lincoln Jews.――Calumniated as Crucifiers of the boy Hugo.――A
false Confession extracted from Copin, the Jew.――Falsely
accuses his Brethren.――The murderous Effect of that venomous
Calumny.――Earl Richard ill-treats the Jews.――Ecclesiastical
Animosity.――Henry sanctions the cruel Edicts of the Church.
――Sancha’s Funeral.――Henry breaks his Agreement.――Barons
massacre the Jews.――Jews banished from many Places.――Epidemic
Fury against them.――The Jews given to Prince Edward.――The
Effect of the Battle of Lewes upon the Jews.――Jews enjoy a
short Respite.――A Jew accused of forging a Bond.――The Oxford
Jews.――Merton College.――the University in want of a Cross.――The
Jews obliged to erect one.――The Brentford Jews.――The Lincoln
and Cambridge Jews.――Aaron given to Prince Edmund.――The Favour
Individuals experienced stirred up the Envy of the Populace.
――Henry’s plundering Jews proved oppressive to the Nation at
large.――Henry’s Charter against the Jews.――Edward’s Crusade.
――Jews mortgage again to Earl Richard.――Another Synagogue taken
from them and given to the Friars’ Penitents.――The last cruel
Conduct of Henry towards the Jews elicited Commiseration even
from their virulent Foes.――The Jewish Converts’ House improved.
APPENDIX A. The original Record of the infamous Trial of Jacob
of Norwich.――B. The Relapse of a converted Jew, a Deacon, into
Judaism.――C. The Writ of the Expulsion of the Newcastle Jews.
――D. The Decree forbidding Christian Women serving Jews.――E.
Pope Innocent’s Reason for the Act.――F. Henry’s Writ for the
extracting of 10,000 Marks from the Jews.――G. The Memento
of the Jewish Honesty in the original.――H. The Writ for the
Assembly of the Jewish Parliament.――I. The Names of the
Representatives.――J. The Writ given to the Collectors.――K.
A Clause from Bishop Rupibus’s Will.――L. The original Writ
respect the King’s heirship to Jewish 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.――Q. 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 against the Jews.――V. Charter for
improving the Jewish Converts’ Institution.――W. A Converted
Jewess.