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HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

convinced, deeply hating <strong>the</strong> Christians as <strong>the</strong>y did, that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

could make use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir knowledge <strong>of</strong> Christian affairs for<br />

felonious purposes among <strong>the</strong> Turks and infidels.^ It was<br />

said as early as July, 1566, that <strong>the</strong> Jews felt that under <strong>the</strong><br />

stem regime <strong>of</strong> Pius V. it was no longer any use for <strong>the</strong>m to<br />

remain in <strong>the</strong> Papal States. ^ A year later 300 Jews <strong>from</strong><br />

Rome actually accepted <strong>the</strong> invitation <strong>of</strong> a renegade who<br />

claimed to have obtained <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sultan <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Tiberias<br />

and certain islands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Archipelago for <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong><br />

colonizing <strong>the</strong>m with members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chosen people.^ It was<br />

reported in Rome in April, 1567, that <strong>the</strong> Pope intended to<br />

drive <strong>the</strong> " Hebrews," as <strong>the</strong>y were called, <strong>from</strong> his dominions.^<br />

In a bull <strong>of</strong> February 26th, 1569,^ Pius V. actually took this<br />

extrem.e step, which had previously been taken by Ferdinand<br />

<strong>the</strong> Catholic in 1492, and by Charles V. in Naples in 1539.<br />

In this edict <strong>the</strong> Pope first sets forth <strong>the</strong> grievances against<br />

<strong>the</strong> Jews.® Since <strong>the</strong> gravity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>of</strong>fences was increasing<br />

every day, to <strong>the</strong> injury <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state, and since <strong>the</strong> Jews con-<br />

tributed nothing <strong>of</strong> importance to <strong>the</strong> common good, <strong>the</strong>y<br />

1 Laderciii, 1569, n. 78. Erler loc. cit. 36.<br />

2 *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> July 20, 1566, Urb. 1040, p. 255b, Vatican<br />

Library. *Arco wrote on July 20, 1566, that <strong>the</strong> Pope wished<br />

that <strong>the</strong> Christians should not in any way help <strong>the</strong> Jews, for which<br />

reason some had <strong>the</strong>mselves baptized and o<strong>the</strong>rs v/ent away.<br />

State Archives, Vienna.<br />

3 *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> July 5, 1567, Urb. 1040, p. 413, Vatican<br />

Library. *B. Pia wrote on July 19, 1567, that every day Jews<br />

were leaving for Tiberias, which had been given to <strong>the</strong>m (State<br />

Archives, Mantua). On July 5, 1567, *Arco reports that more<br />

than 40 Jewish families had left for Tiberias during that week<br />

State Archives, Vienna.<br />

* *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> April 19, 1567, Urb. 1040, p. 3S2b, Vatican<br />

Library.<br />

^ Bull. Rom., VII., 740, An *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> February 14,<br />

1569, reports that <strong>the</strong> bull had been " spedita " (Urb. 1041, p. 14b,<br />

Vatican Library). *Cusano speaks <strong>of</strong> it on March 5, 1569,<br />

State Archives, Vienna,<br />

" Cf. supra p. 334.

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