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[The Jewry.] Coleman street Ward. [Jews.] | 54 |
[The Jewry.] Coleman street Ward. [Jews.]
This House standeth, and is of two Parishes, as opening into Lothbury, of St.
Margarets
Parish; and opening into the Old Jewry, of St. Olaves Parish. The said Robert
Large gave
liberally to both these Parishes, but was buried at St. Olaves.
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Hugh Clopton, Mercer, Maior, 1492. dwelled in this House, and kept his Maioralty
there.
It is now a Tavern, and hath to sign a Wind-mill.
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The Windmill Tavern in the Old Jury.
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And thus much for this House, sometime the Jews Synagogue; since, an House of
Friers,
then a Noble-man's House, after that, a Merchant's House, wherein Maioralties
have been
kept, and now a Wine-Tavern.
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Then is the Old Jury, a Street so called of Jews sometime dwelling there, and
near
adjoyning, in the Parishes of St. Olave, St. Michael Bassings Hall, St. Martin
Ironmonger
lane, St. Laurence, called the Jewry, and so West to Woodstreet. William Duke
of
Normandy, first brought them from Roan to inhabit here.
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The Old Jury.
The Jews brought from Roan by William Duke of Normandy.
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William Rufus favoured them so far, that he sware by Luke's Face, his common
Oath, of
they could overcome the Christians, he would be one of their Sect.
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W. Rufus favoured them.
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Henry the II. grievously punished them for corrupting his Coin.
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Hen the 2d punished them.
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Richard the I. forbade Jews and Women to be present at his Coronation, for fear
of
Inchantments: For breaking of which Commandment, many Jews were slain. Who
being
assembled to present the King with some Gift, one of them was stricken by a
Christian;
which some unruly People perceiving, fell upon them, beat them to their Houses,
and brent
them therein, or slew them at their coming out.
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Rich. the 1st forbade them to come to his Coronation.
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Also the Jews at Norwich, St. Edmondsbury, Lincoln, Stamford, and Lyn, were
robbed
and spoiled; and at York, to the number of 500. besides Women and Children,
entred a
Tower of the Castle, proffered Money to be in surety of their Lives, but the
Christians
would not take it: Whereupon they cut the Throats of their own Wives and
Children, and
cast them over the Walls on the Christians Heads; and then entring the King's
Lodging,
they burned both the House and themselves.
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The Jews destroy themselves.
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King John, in the 11th of his Reign, commanded all the Jews, both Men and Women,
to be
imprisoned and grievously punished, because he would have all their Money. Some
of
them gave all they had, and promised more, to escape so many kinds of Torments;
for
every one of them had one of their Eyes at the least, plucked out. Amongst whom
there
was one, which being tormented many ways, would not ransom himself, till the
King had
caused (every day) one his great Teeth to be plucked out, by the space of seven
Days; and
then he gave the King Ten Thousand Marks of Silver, to the end they should pull
out no
more. The said King, at that time, spoiled the Jews of Sixty six Thousand
Marks.
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King John tormented the Jews.
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The 17th of this King, the Barons brake into the Jews Houses, rifled their
Coffers, and
with the Stone of their Houses, repaired the Gates and Walls of London.
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The Barons rifled the Jews.
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King Henry the Third, in the Eleventh of his Reign, granted to Semaine or
Ballaster, the
House of Benomye Mittun the Jew, in the Parish of St. Michael Bassinghaughe, in
which
the said Benomye dwelt; with the fourth part of all his Land in that Parish,
which William
Elie held of the Fee of Hugh Nevell; and all the Land in Colemn street,
belonging to the
said Benomye; and the fourth part of the Land in the Parish of St. Lawrence,
which was
the Fee of Thomas Buckerell, and were escheted to the King, for the Murther
which the
said Benomye committed in the City of London; to hold to the said Semaine, and
his Heirs,
of the King, paying at Easter a pair of gilt Spurs, and to do the Service
thereof due unto the
Lords Court.
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King Hen 3 escheted the Lands of Benomy Mittun, a J w.
Charta 11. of Hen. 3.
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In like manner, and for like Services, the King granted to Guso, for his homage,
the other
part of the Lands of the said Benomye in St. Michaels Parish; which Law the
Painter held,
and was the Kings Exchete; and the Lands of the said Benomye, in the said
Parish, which
Walter Turner held, and fifteen Foot of Land, which Hugh Harman held, with
fifteen Iron
Ells of Land, and an half, in the front of Ironmonger lane, in the Parish of St.
Martin;
which were the said Benomyes, of the Fee of the Hospital of St. Giles; and which
Adam
the Smith held, with two Stone Houses, which were Moses the Jew of Canterbury,
in the
Parish of St. Olave; and which are of the Fee of Arnold le Reus, and are the
Kings
Exchetes, as aforesaid.
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The 16th of the said Henry, the Jews in London builded a Synagogue; but the King
commanded it should be didicated to our blessed Lady. And after gave it to the
Brethren of
St. Anthonie of Vienna; and so was it called St. Anthony's Hospital.
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The Jews builded them a Synagogue in London.
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This King Henry founded a Church and House for converted Jews, in a new Street
by the
Temple; whereby it came to pass, that (in short time) there was gathered a great
number of
Converts.
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Hen. the 3d founded an House for converted Jews.
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The 20th of this king Henry, Seven Jews were brought from Norwich, which had
stolen a
christned Child; had circumcised, and minded to have crucified him at Easter.
Wherefore
their Bodies and Goods were at the King's pleasure. The 26th, the Jews were
constrained
to pay to the King 20000 Marks, at two terms in the Year, or else to be kept in
perpetual
Prison.
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Jews steal a Child, and circumcised him, and minded to have crucified him.
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The 35th, he taketh inestimable Sums of all rich Men; namely, of Aaron, a Jew
born at
York, 14000 Marks for himself, and 10000 Marks for the Queen. And before, he
had
taken of the same Jew, as much, as in all amounting to 30000 Marks of Silver,
and 200
Marks of Gold to the Queen.
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Hen. 3. exacteth Money of the Jews.
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In the 40th Year were brought up to Westminster 202 Jews, from Lincoln, for
crucifying a
Child, named Hugh; Eighteen of them were hanged.
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Jews hanged for crucifying of a Child.
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The 43d. a Jew at Tewksbury fell into a Privy on the Saturday, and would not
that day be
taken out, for reverence of his Sabbath: Wherefore Richard Clare, Earl of
Gloucester, kept
him there till Monday, that he was dead.
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The 47th, the Barons slew of the Jews, at London, 700. The rest were spoiled,
and their
Synagogue defaced, because one Jew would have forced a Christian to have paid
more
than 2s. for the lone of 20s. a Week.
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700 Jews slain at London.
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The 3d of Edward the Ist, in a Parliament at London, Usury was forbidden to the
Jews:
And that all Usurers might be known, the King commanded that every Usurer should
wear
a Table of his Breast, the breadth of a Paveline, or else to avoid the Realm.
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Usury forbidden.
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The 6th of the said King Edward, a Reformation was made for clipping of the
King's Coin;
for which Offence, 267 Jews were drawn and hanged: Three were English
Christians, the
other were English Jews.
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267 Jews hanged.
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