their afflicted bodies to counterfeit, that which their soules and thoughts never meant nor approoved of. Works, of which his own Chronologer saith, _Fuit hoc quidem neque ex Lege, neque ex religione factum_. That is, This was done neither according to Law, nor Religion. Let men of clear mind, and free from passion consider for Gods sake, if such violences can work any good impression or character in men: or what Law, either Humain or Divine, National or Modern, can bear, that the souls of men (which the Most High hath created free) be forced to believe what they believe not, and to love what they hate? This cruelty was reproved and censure of many Princes of the world and learned men. And his own Chronologer reprehends it with a new postil, and speaks freely; _Regis in Iudæos facinorum reprehensio_. That is, A censure of the Kings wickednesse against the Iews. Truely with just reason doth Osorius call the works, which the King did unto us, _Iniquities and injustices, deceitfull violences, and wicked attempts_: and so goes on, reproving them with most elegant Reasons. Further what happened to the Iews under other Princes in other Kingdomes and Countries, is notorious and enough known to all the world, and therefore not necessary here to relate. So farre concerning their Bannishment. Now, I will not conceale to say, but that alwayes there have bene found some calumniators, that endeavouring to make the Nation infamous, laid upon them _three most false reports_, as if _they were dangerous to the Goods, the Lives_, and withall to _the very Souls of the Natives_. They urge against them their _usuries_, the _slaying of infants_ to celebrate their Passe-over, and the _inducing Christians to become Iews_. To all which I shall answer briefly.