Anno Primo Annae Reginae / An act to oblige the Jews to maintain and provide for their Protestant children. [London, 1702]. English. Bound in a volume with other Acts of Parliament legislated in Britain in the years 1701-1704.
The act was legislated by the British Parliament in 1702 and it obliges the Jews to continue and support their children if they decided to convert to Protestant Christianity. This act is the first act of the British Parliament related to Jews only (until then Jews were mentioned only in clauses of Acts or in the context of law suits and trials).
This Act was a result of a petition that was submitted to the British Parliament when an eighteen years old girl was disowned and expelled from her home by her Jewish family when she decided to convert to Protestantism. The Act, which, in fact, was designed to facilitate and even to encourage conversion, was passed with almost no objection.
[1] leaf [printed on both sides], in a volume of several hundreds of leaves, 26 cm. Good condition. Stains. Lower margins of the last two leaves are cut (affecting text). Worn binding. Front and back covers are attached to spine with acidic adhesive tape.