An Act to Oblige the Jews to Maintain and Provide for Their Protestant Children 1 Anne, st. I, c. 30

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453-454 pp. 4to. Contemporary blind-stamped paneled calf, manuscript spine label. Item #306604 To the end that sufficient maintenance be provided and allowed for the children of Jewish parents, who shall turn Protestants … The law was enacted in response to the case of Jacob de Mendez Berta, who refused to support his 18-year-old daughter Mary after her conversion. The testimony of Mary and her Protestant supporters is recorded in the

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