The second part of a Short demurrer to the Ievves long discontinued remitter into England. Containing a brief chronological collection of the most material records in the reigns of King John, Henry 3. and Edward 1. relating the history, affaires, state, condition, priviledges, obligations, debts, legal proceedings, justices, taxes, misdemeanors, forfeitures, restraints, transactions, of the Jews in, and final banishment out of England, never formerly published in print: with some short usefull observations upon them. Worthy the knowledge of all lawyers, scholars, statists, and of such Jews who desire re-admission into England. / By VVilliam Prynne Esquire, a bencher of Lincolns-Inne.

To the Ingenuous Reader.

THe Extraordinary Coldness and Shortness of the Time I had, to compile, transcribe, publish my Short Demurrer to the Jews long discontinued Remitter into England, that it might come into the world in due sea∣son, before any final Resolves upon the late Whitehall Debates, and Consults con∣cerning it; necessitated me not only to omit three or four less pertinent Passages in some of our Historians concern∣ing the English Jews, (with some few others relating to their misdemeanors in foraign parts) which I have since supplied; and to be more sparing in refuting reverend Sir Edward Cooks mistakes, touching the time of the ma∣king of the Statute de Judaismo, and the Jews voluntary ba∣nishing of themselves thereupon, without any particular Act or Edict of the King and Parliament for their universal Ex∣ile and Expulsion hence; (which I have more fully refuted in the* 1.1 second inlarged Edition thereof, beyond all contra∣diction) But likewise to leave out most of the unprin∣ted Records in the reigns of King John, Henry the 3. and Edward the 1. relating to the History, State, Affairs of the Iews in England under them, and to their final Banishment thence; which Records, because I could not convenient∣ly insert into the Second Impression, for fear of increasing it into an over-large bulke, and of over prejudicing those who had bought the first Edition; I have therefore digest∣ed into a Chronological method, according to their series of

time, and published apart by themselves in this Second Part; that so such who have bought the first Impression, may annex them thereunto; and those who shall buy the second, may bind them up with it, if they see cause; into which* 1.2 Impression I have inserted only such new Records, (not extant in the first) as were necessary to clear some passages in our Histories, and to refute our learned Sir Edward Cooks mistakes, whose venerable Authority hath misguided many, especially of the long robe, in point of the Jews expulsion, and date of the Statute de Iudaismo.

VVhat new light, information, or satisfaction this Additional Publication may yield to the judicious Readers, consisting of unprinted, and for the most part unknowu Re∣cords, never formerly published, I cannot divine: yet the great satisfaction my former Demurrer hath given to, and kind acceptation it hath found with most godly and judi∣cious persons throughout the Nation, give me some good assurance, that this Appendix to back and illustrate it, will not be unwelcom, but delightfull to them, especially to those of my own Profession, for whose information I principally intended it. I hope both of them united, will through Gods blessing prove, a perpetual Barr to the Antichristian Iews re-admission into England, both in this new-fangled age, & all future Generations; maugre all printed pleas, and Endeavors for their present Introduction, the sole end of their publication by

The unfeigned weak Endeavor to Promote his Saviours Ho∣nour, Religions Safety, with his Native Countries weal and Prosperity by this Un∣dertaking, WILLIAM PRYNNE.

Lincolnes Inne, Feb. 1. 1655, 6,

Notes

• * 1.1

  Page 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41.
• * 1.2

  Page 19, 20, 21, 22, 41.