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Chapter 33

           "Howsayyou,FatherAymer?CantheJewaffordagoodransom?"

           "Canheaffordaransom?"answeredthePrior"IshenotIsaacofYork,richenoughtoredeemthecaptivityofthetentribesofIsrael,whowereledintoAssyrianbondage?Ihaveseenbutlittleofhimmyself,butourcellarerandtreasurerhavedealtlargelywithhim,andreportsaysthathishouseatYorkissofullofgoldandsilverasisashameinanyChristianland.MarvelitistoalllivingChristianheartsthatsuchgnawingaddersshouldbesufferedtoeatintothebowelsofthestate,andevenoftheholychurchherself,withfoulusuriesandextortions."

           "Hold,father,"saidtheJew,"mitigateandassuageyourcholer.IprayofyourreverencetorememberthatIforcemymoniesuponnoone.Butwhenchurchmanandlayman,princeandprior,knightandpriest,comeknockingtoIsaac’sdoor,theyborrownothisshekelswiththeseuncivilterms.Itisthen,FriendIsaac,willyoupleasureusinthismatter,andourdayshallbetrulykept,soGodsa’me?andKindIsaac,ifeveryouservedman,showyourselfafriendinthisneed!Andwhenthedaycomes,andIaskmyown,thenwhathearIbutDamnedJew,andThecurseofEgyptonyourtribe,andallthatmaystiruptherudeanduncivilpopulaceagainstpoorstrangers!"

           "Prior,"saidtheCaptain,"Jewthoughhebe,hehathinthisspokenwell.Dothou,therefore,namehisransom,ashenamedthine,withoutfartherrudeterms."

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