If any hypocrite should be found among those converted to the Holy
Faith, he shall be condemned to slavery, and all his property shall be
confiscated for the benefit of the royal treasury. Such Jews, however,
as remain obstinate, and, in the perfidy of their hearts, refuse to
embrace the Catholic religion, we decree shall undergo the following
penalty, to wit: they shall not dare to go into foreign countries for
the purpose of commerce; nor shall openly or secretly engage in trade
with Christians, but shall only have the privilege of transacting
business with one another; and they shall pay the taxes imposed upon
them, as in such case provided; and shall pay to the public treasury,
out of their own property, the taxes due from those Jews who have been
converted. All slaves, buildings, lands, olive-orchards and whatever
other real property they are found to have acquired from sales by
Christians, or in any other manner whatsoever, although it may have
been in their possession for many years, shall be confiscated for the
benefit of the royal treasury, and the king shall have the absolute
disposal of the same. Should any Jew, who remains in infidelity,
dare to act contrary to this law, or to transact business with any
Christian, having been reprimanded, he shall be given to the Crown,
along with all his possessions, to be a slave forever.
We admonish all Christians, calling to witness the Divine Personage by
whose blood we have been redeemed, that none of them presume, in any
way, to transact business with such Jews as continue in the obstinacy
of their perfidious belief. Where a Christian commits such an offence,
if he is a person of superior rank or power, he shall pay three pounds
of gold to the royal treasury. And if anyone should buy from such
Jews anything that is worth more than twice what he paid for it, he
shall pay out of his own property, three times the value of the same,
along with the original price, to the royal treasury. If, however, a
person of inferior station should be guilty, he shall receive a hundred
lashes, and all the property which he is possessed of shall be given to
the king, who shall have the right to dispose of any, or all of it, at
his pleasure.[54]
TITLE III. CONCERNING NEW LAWS AGAINST THE JEWS,
IN WHICH OLD ONES ARE CONFIRMED, AND NEW
ONES ARE ADDED.
=I.= _Concerning Old Laws Enacted Against the Transgressions
of the Jews, and the Confirmation of the Same._
=II.= _Concerning Blasphemers Against the Holy Trinity._
=III.= _Jews shall not Absent themselves, or Remove their
Children or Slaves, to Avoid the Blessing of Baptism._
=IV.= _Jews shall not Celebrate the Passover According to
their Customs, or Practise Circumcision, or Induce
any Christian to Renounce the Church of Christ._
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