The Marranos--The Satirists--Pero Ferrus of Alcala, Diego de Valencia, and Villasandino--Astruc Raimuch and Solomon Bonfed--Paul de Santa Maria and his Zealous Campaign against the Jews--Joshua Ibn-Vives--Profiat Duran (Efodi)--Meïr Alguades--The Philosophy of Crescas--Death of Henry III of Castile and Unfavorable Change in the Position of the Jews-- Messianic Dreams of the Kabbalists--Jews seek an Asylum in Northern Africa--Simon Duran--Geronimo de Santa Fé, Vincent Ferrer and Benedict XIII--Anti-Jewish Edict of Juan II-- Special Jewish Costume--Conversion of Jews owing to Ferrer's Violent Efforts--Disputation at Tortosa--The Jewish Spokesmen at the Conference--Incidents of the Meeting-- Geronimo instigates the Publication of a Bull for the Burning of the Talmud--Pope Martin V befriends the Jews _page 179._ 1391-1420 C.E. CHAPTER VII. THE HUSSITES. PROGRESS OF JEWISH LITERATURE. The Hussite Heresy--Consequences for the Jews involved in the Struggle--Jacob Mölin--Abraham Benveniste and Joseph Ibn-Shem Tob in the Service of the Castilian Court--Isaac Campanton, the Poet Solomon Dafiera--Moses da Rieti-- Anti-Christian Polemical Literature--Chayim Ibn-Musa-- Simon Duran and his Son Solomon--Joseph Albo as a Religious Philosopher--Jewish Philosophical Systems--Edict of the Council of Basle against the Jews--Fanatical Outbreaks in Majorca--Astruc Sibili and his Conversion to Christianity _page 221._ 1420-1442 C.E. CHAPTER VIII. CAPISTRANO AND HIS PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS. Pope Eugenius IV, under the Influence of Alfonso de Cartagena, changes his Attitude towards the Jews--His Bull against the Spanish and Italian Jews in 1442--Don Juan II defends the Jews--Pope Nicholas V's Hostility--Louis of Bavaria--The Philosopher Nicholas of Cusa and his Relation to Judaism-- John of Capistrano--His Influence with the People is turned against the Jews--Capistrano in Bavaria and Würzburg-- Expulsion of the Breslau Community--Expulsion of the Jews from Brünn and Olmütz--The Jews of Poland under Casimir IV --Capture of Constantinople by Mahomet II--The Jews find an Asylum in Turkey--The Karaites--Moses Kapsali--Isaac Zarfati--Position of the Jews of Spain--Persecutions directed by Alfonso de Spina--The Condition of the Marranos _page 248._ 1442-1474 C.E. CHAPTER IX. THE JEWS IN ITALY AND GERMANY BEFORE THE EXPULSION FROM SPAIN.