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In Bio Regis

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Osborne

Daniel Cohen de Azevedo< no role > This name instance is in set 039000. School Master to the Society of Orphans of the
Portuguese Jews in London Maketh Oath that on Friday the Seventeenth day
of March last as this Dept. was walking in White Chappell towards Mile
End a Mob or a great number of people le Surrounded this Dept. and insulted
and abused this Dept. some of them Crying out here is the Cursed Jew
Prewt that ordered the Woman and her Child to be burnt and one of them
Swore he would pull this Depts. beard from his face and attempted to do [..]
and they flying Dust upon this Depts. and mobbed and followed this Dept.
a good way but this Dept. getting from them Continued walking towards
Mile End and as he went along by the Dog Row Severall other Women and
other persons mobbed and insulted this Dept. Crying out there goes the
Cursed Jew Preist that ordered the Woman and her Child to be burnt and
one of the Mobb laid hold of this Depts. beard and pulled at it endeavouring
to pull it off and they throwed Clods of Durt and other filth at this Dept.
and very much abused and assaulted this Dept. till such time as with very
great Difficulty this Dept. gott away from them and proceeded inThe
Walk towards Mile End and when this Dept. Came over against the
Trinity Alms house this Dept. was again Surrounded and mobbed by
a great number of Men Women and Boys severall of whom Cryed out were
goes the Cursed Jew Jesuit that ordered the Woman and her Child to be burnt
pray God wee may see them all burnt and Destroyed for burning the Woman
and her Child and one of them Cryed out Cursed be all those who tolerate the
Jews and they threatned to Splitt this Depts. Scull and one of them struck
at this Dept. with a Club and attempted to knock this Dept. down and they
threw Dirt and filth at this Dept. and palted and followed and mobbed
this Dept. a great part of his way towards Mile End And this Dept. Saith
he hath at Severall other times within a Month last past and since the
printing the Pamphlett relateing to a pretended Murther of a Jewish,
Woman and her Child for which the Deft. is under prosecution been
Mobbed and paulted in so much that he gone in Danger of his life and
hath been thereby prevented from going abroad and transacting his
lawfull Business or Occasions.

Jur 17. die Aprilis 1782.
apnd Guildhall London Cor
Bd Hopkins< no role > This name instance is in set 00.

Daniel Cohen< no role > This name instance is in set 00. dearunder




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