Menasseh ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell: Being a reprint of the pamphlets published by Menasseh ben Israel to promote the re-admission of the Jews to England, 1649-1656Manasseh ben Israel
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Menasseh ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell: Being a reprint of the pamphlets published by Menasseh ben Israel to promote the re-admission of the Jews to England, 1649-1656
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P. 23, l. 30. “_Garracas_” = Caracas.
P. 24, l. 9. “_Alonsus de Erzilla_” = Alonzo d’Ercilla y Zuñiga
(1530–1595). The quotation is from “La Araucana,” the most famous of
Spanish Epics.
P. 24, l. 27. “_Maragnon_” = Marañon, another name for the Amazon.
P. 24, l. 35. “_Farnambuc_” = Pernambuco.
P. 26, l. 14. “_The Isle of Solomon and Hierusalem._”—Mendaña landed
on Isabel Island in 1568, and named the group Solomon, and
Bougainville rediscovered the islands in 1768. H. B. Guppy, “The
Solomon Islands and their Natives” (Lond. 1887). C. M. Wood in
“Proceedings R. Geog. Soc.,” 1888, pp. 351–76, and 1890, pp.
394–418, with map (p. 444), on which are given the original Spanish
as well as the modern names of the islands.
P. 28, l. 7. “_To this day they privately keep their Religion._” The
Marranos. See _supra_, pp. xii-xiv.
P. 29, l. 9. “_My Reconciler._” “Conciliador” Seg^{da} Parte.
Amsterdam, 1641. This work was translated into Latin by Vossius
(1687), and into English by Lindo (1842).
P. 29, Sect. 16. A bibliography of the Jews in China has been
published in French by Henri Cordier. A useful summary of our
knowledge of the Hebrew Settlements in China, brought down to the
most recent date, has been written by Mr. Marcus Adler (_Jew. Quart.
Rev._, vol. xiii. pp. 18–41).
P. 33, l. 20. “_David the Reubenite._” David Reubeni, an Oriental Jew,
who visited Europe in 1524, alleging himself to be an envoy from the
Ten Tribes. He was received with distinction by the Pope and the
King of Portugal, and made a great commotion among the Marranos and
Jews (Graetz, “Geschichte,” vol. ix. pp. 244 _et seq._).
P. 33, l. 23. “_Selomoh Molcho._” A Marrano disciple of David Reubeni.
His name was originally Diogo Pires. He migrated to the East and
became a learned Cabbalist. He died a martyr’s death in 1532
(Graetz, “Geschichte,” vol. ix. pp. 251 _et seq._).
P. 33, l. 30. “_Abraham Frisol Orchotolam._” A mistranslation for
Abraham Frisol in his book entitled, “_Orhat Olam_.” Abraham Farisol
or Peretsol (1451–1525) was a Hebrew geographer, author of “Orchat
Olam” (The Path of the Universe), which was edited with a Latin
translation by Thomas Hyde (Oxford, 1691). For life of Farisol see
Graetz, “Geschichte,” vol. ix. pp. 46 _et seq._
P. 33, l. 38. “_The Hebrew letter (h) and (t) are neere in fashion._”
The letters referred to are ח and ת.
P. 33, l. 39. “_Eldad Danita._” Eldad the Danite lived in the ninth
century. His career was similar to that of David Reubeni (Epstein,
“Eldad Ha-Dani,” Pressburg, 1891).
P. 34, l. 2. “_Sephar Eldad Danita_,” ספור אלדד הדני. An edition
with a French translation was published by Carmoly (“Relation
d’Eldad le Danite.” Paris, 1838). The best editions are those of
Epstein and D. H. Müller.
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