History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 2 (of 2)Sokolow, Nahum
History
History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Sokolow, Nahum
Jews -- Restoration; Zionism -- History
_p._ 70: “4. The only Anchor the miserable Wretched and distressed
Persons had, was to Implore succour from their Brethren in other
parts, to which end they sent Letters to _Venice_, _Amsterdam_,
and by _Rabbie Nathan Levita_, an Elder, and Cabalist: But all
they got from them served only for payment of Interest of Debts:
so that they had still perished, if the bowels of Christians in
_Holland_, had not compassionated their State, who sent them 500.
Rix Dollars, and by Letters did earnestly press Mr. H. J. to
further a Collection in _England_.
“To which he made some demurs till he obtained full satisfaction of
the truth of the Relation, and certainty of safe conveyance of the
money that Charity might not be abused; for the first, the Messengers
from _Jerusalem_ brought Commissions signed by their Elders, which
Commissions were sent to the _Synagogues_ in _Germany_, and in the
_Netherlands_ to be examined; who assured that they knew the hands,
and that those men would not subscribe to an untruth, and that they
themselves had contributed upon the same Information.
“And as for Conveyance, two Noted Merchants of _Francford_, would
return the mony, and give Bond for so much; till they procure a Receipt
from the Elders of _Jerusalem_, as they had done for the above named
summe of 500. Rix Dollars; and had a Letter returned from _Jerusalem_
to the Charitable Christians of _Amsterdam_, both in way of Receipt
and Gratitude with Original _Hebrew_ Letter with the Messengers,
Commissioners, and other necessary Instructions being sent to Mr.
_Jessey_, removed all scruples, so that immediatly informed divers
_London_ Ministers, by whose assistance, together with his own private
Friends and Interest, the some of 300_l._ Sterling was in short time
gathered and sent, and a Bill of Receipt, with thankfulness returned:
some of it being also sent to distressed _Iews at Vilna_ and other
places in _Poland_.”
_p._ 67: “When their liberty of returning and trading in _England_ (as
they did in _Germany, Poland, Russia, Portugal, Netherlands etc._)
was moved, disputed and debated for and against; He laboured that
it might be granted, with such limitations, (as our Merchants
yielded unto, _viz_) that they should be seated in some decayed
Port Towns, and pay Custome for Goods, thence transported into
other parts of the Nation, besides what they should pay there for
exporting _English_, and importing forreign Commodities: such a
tollerating of their trade might not onely be beneficial several
ways to our selves, but be some satisfaction for the unhandsome
dealings of our Nation against that people in the days of King
_Rich._ I. King _John_ and _Edward_ the first, for the space of
100 years till their final Banishment, _An. Dom._ 1290. with those
circumstances of cruelty, that our own Histories do not seem to
approve of;...”
XXXIV.
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