Anglo-Judæus, or, The history of the Jews, whilst here in England : relating their manners, carriage, and usage, from their admission by William the Conqueror, to their banishment : occasioned by a book, written to His Highness, the Lord Protector (with a declaration to the Commonwealth of England) for their re-admission, by Rabbi Menasses Ben Israel : to which is also subjoyned a particular answer / by W.H.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, William, 1587 or 1588-1663?

Contributor:

Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer.

Heath, Thomas, active 1651-1654, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manasseh ben Israel, 1604-1657. To His Highnesse the Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Manasseh ben Israel.

Jews--Great Britain--History--Early works to 1800.

Jews.

Jews--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.

History.

Great Britain.

Penn Provenance:

St. George, Robert Blair (donor) (CJS Rare copy)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 52 pages ; 19 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Anglo-Jvdævs, or, The history of the Jews, whilst here in England

Anglo-Judæus

Anglo-Jvdævs

History of the Jews, whilst here in England

Fingerprint:

),t- n,he toto thdo (3) 1656 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by T.N. [that is, Thomas Newcomb?] for Thomas Heath ..., 1656.

Notes:

"'The epistle dedicatory' signed: W.H. (i.e., William Hughes, of Gray's Inn)."--ESTC.

Signatures: A-G⁴.

Woodcut initial and head-piece.

Type ornament head-piece.

Printed marginalia.

Identified as Wing M373 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700".

A reply to: To His Highnesse the Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Manasseh ben Israel.

Local Notes:

CJS Rare copy imperfect: gathering E wanting (with a second copy of gathering F in its place); leaves G3-G4 wanting.

CJS Rare copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Robert Blair St. George.

CJS Rare copy has photoreproduction of title leaf and of pages 48-52 (from another copy of this edition) laid in; 4 x 6" index card with typescript description of this copy (including previous owner's provenance note) laid in.

CJS Rare copy disbound; leaves detached; title leaf mutilated at outer margins with loss of portion of first line of title and of first line of imprint.

Cited in:

ESTC R12585

Wing (2nd ed.) H3321

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.863[3]

OCLC:

54172794