Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-13


The following disabilities were imposed
on Jews, in the reign Of EDWARD I, Of
England. They may be useful now. as
hints TO those engaged In the work Of
reconstruction. Once, It would have
gratifled Coy. BRowNLow to apply them
to the abolitionists, who were then, to
him, the seed and spawn OF the devil:
l. No Jew shall come to or depart
from England without license, on pain
of death.
2. No jew shall walk or ride without
a yellow badge upon his or her outward
or upper garment, on pain Of death.
3. No jew shall contemn Jesus Christ
nor blaspheme His Divinity, on pain Of
being burnt.
4. No Jew shall stir out Of his house or
lodging on Good Friday.
3. No jew shall strike a Christian, on
pam 81 having his right arm cut oI
q No Jew shall kill a Christian. on
pain that he be hanged alive on a gibbet.
and be fed daily with bread aud water
till he dies On the same gibbet.
Z. If any jew shall cheat a Christian
aud escape, all the rest Of the Jews shall
make satisfaction to tie Christian SO
cheated.
8. All the synagogues OF the Jews shall
be suppressed, aud II any of their Ra5-
bis or Jewish priests shall teach or preach
against the Christian religion hereafter
in England, all such preachers and
{, achers shall be burnt.
8. No Jew, On pain Of hanging, shall
transport any bullion or coin beyond the
seas, nor deface or melt down any Chris
tian coin.
10 The kings judges shall not hear the
| testimony Of q Jew against a Christian.
IL No Jew shall De sworn upsn the
Evangelists.
u. The Jews shall hsve four judges,
two whereof Christians and the others
Jews, who shall try and determine all
causes between Jews and Christians.
10. All the children Of the Jews, as
soon as born, the rector or vicar Of the
parish shall taxi from them, put such 10
nurses, and breed them up ia the Chris
tian religion, for which all the Jews must
pay all the charges.
II. In the exehequer appointed for the
Jews, there shall be half Christians and
half Jews and both shall have equal
power aud different locks and keys to
prevent fraud.
Is. The Jews shall account for all the
money they lay out, and for the profits,
and return before the j-usticiaries over the
Jews a. often as they shall berequired.
l6. II any Jew shall be converted TO
the Christian faith, all his usurious &C
QUESTION to be converted to pious and
charitable uses, but all his goods, estate,
and'mOveables, shall be bis own, and not
the kings, as formerly accustomed.
Il. The Jews shall 20 to hear Christian
doctrine once q week, aud as mary Eng
lish Jews as turn Christians shall be as
free Of England as if they were born Of
Christian parents.
IS. No Jew shall cohabit with g
Christian woman.
10. No Jew shall be buried in any con-
secrated ground.
%. No Jew shall correspond with any
| OF the enemies Of England.
q. No jews widow shall have any
right OF administration, but after the de-
cease Of her husband all the jews
! effects aud movables shall be vested ia
the king. and the king shall be executor
and administrator to all the Jews IN Eng
land.
-. No Jew shall sue for his own debts
but in the name Of the king and with the
kings license, and if any Jew defrauGs
the king Of his csstoms or other rights,
he shall forfeit his all to the king.