There is no doubt that he is plainly an enemy of the Catholic religion
who does not treat Sunday with due reverence. Hence, while we are
pursuing those who deny or disobey our faith, we hereby decree with
Divine sanction, that if any Jew, of either sex, should do any work
on Christmas, or on any other sacred holiday, or on Sunday, or should
spin, or weave, or perform any labor beyond that which the honorable
custom of good Christians permits; such a transgressor shall have his
head shaved, and shall receive a hundred lashes for his insolence;
and where slaves, of either sex, are found occupied in such labors,
they, also, shall be liable to the punishment aforesaid. The masters
of said slaves, where they permit them to labor in this manner, shall
be compelled to pay a hundred _solidi_ to the royal treasury.
Those days which shall be devoutly observed by the Jews, are the
following, to wit: the Festival of the Holy Virgin Mary, during which
the glorious Conception is celebrated; the Festivals of the Nativity
and Circumcision; Holy Week and Easter; the day of the Discovery of
the Cross; the Day of the Ascension; Pentecost; Sundays throughout the
entire year; and all the days that are venerated by true believers in
the doctrines of Christ.
=VII. Jews shall not make any Distinction in their Food, According to
their Custom.=
The detestible Jewish custom, viler than any other superstition,
dividing food into clean and unclean, accepts the former, while it
rejects the latter. Whoever is convicted of the commission of the
error of this practice, that is to say, who acts differently from the
custom observed, under similar circumstances, by all true Christians,
shall receive a hundred lashes and be scalped, by order of the judge in
whose district the offence was committed. The provisions of this law
shall be observed in every respect concerning drink, as well as food;
and the punishment hereinbefore specified shall be inflicted upon all
who abstain from the wines or other beverages of Christians. In regard
to the flesh of swine, we hereby decree that no distinction shall be
made on account of religious prejudice; but if any Jew should avoid
such food through natural abhorrence, and not from a regard to the
usages of their perverse sect, especially if their behavior, in other
respects, is similar to that of Christians, and if they have embraced
Christianity, and observe its rules, and are known to be sincere
believers, they shall not be liable to punishment under the aforesaid
law, merely because they have rejected the flesh of swine; for the
reason that it appears contrary to justice, that those whom the faith
of Christ has openly ennobled, should be rendered liable to punishment
on account of their rejection of a single article of food.
=VIII. A Jew shall not Marry a Person Nearly Related to him by Blood, or
Contract Marriage without the Benediction of a Priest.=
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