XVIII.

“APOLOGY FOR THE HONORABLE NATION OF THE JEWS――APOLOGIA POR LA NOBLE NACION DE LOS IVDIOS――VERANTWOORDINGE VOOR DE EDELE VOLCKEN DER JOODEN,” BY EDWARD NICHOLAS

An | Apology | For The | Honorable Nation | Of The | Jews, | And all the Sons of | Israel.

Written by _Edward Nicholas_, Gent. | ...

_London_, Printed by _John Field_, 1648. |

(_4to._ 15 _pp._)¹ [I. S.]

¹ This tract is alluded to in the concluding paragraph of Manasseh Ben Israel’s “Humble Addresses,” but the author has not yet been identified. He was at one time thought to be Sir Edward Nicholas (1593‒1669), Secretary of State to Charles I. and II., and it has even been stated that “Edward Nicholas” was a pseudonym of Manasseh himself. (See _Jewish Chronicle_, 9 Feb., 1906. “Edward Nicholas,” by Israel Solomons.)

A Spanish translation was also published here:――

Apologia | _Por_ | La noble nacion de los | Ivdios | _y hijos de_ | Israel. |

Escrita en Ingles | _Por_ | Eduardo Nicholas. |

E impresa en casa de Juan Field, en | Londres, |

Año ϲlͻ ϲlϲ XLIX. |

(_sm._ 8º. 8 _ll._) [I. S.]

Some years later a Dutch version was issued (Published together with “De Hoop Van Israël” of Manasseh Ben Israel).

Verantwoordinge, | Voor | _De Edele Volcken der_ | Jooden, |

_En Kinderen van_ | Israel. |

In het Engels beschreven | Door | Eduardo Nicolas. |

_In’t Nederduyts overgeschreven | en gedruckt._ |

t’Amsterdam, | Voor Jozua Rex, Bœck-binder, | op de Cingel, recht over de Appelen-marreckt | in’t Jaer 1666. |

(_12mo._ 1 _l._ + 26 _pp._ + 1 _l._) [I. S.]