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(ANGLO-JUDAICA). The Case and Appeal of James Ashley, of Bread-Street, London: Addressed to the Publick in General. In Relation to. I. The Apprehending Henry Simons, the Polish Jew, on a Warrant Issued Out Against Him for Perjury. II. His Trial, and Conviction of a Capital Misdemeanor, Last Lent-Assizes, Held at Chelmsford for the County of Essex. III. His Second Trial, at the Subsequent Assizes, for the Same Offense, and Surprising Acquittal. IV. An Action Brought, and the Cruel Verdict Obtained, Against the Said James Ashley, and Others. Interspersed Throughout with Many Very Uncommon Particulars. Second edition “with a remarkable addition.” pp. vi, (2), 47. Ex-library, lightly foxed. Modern boards. 8vo.Roth B3, 25; Rubens, Jewish Iconography 2258. London, 1753.     Concerns an alleged assault by Simons on Ashley and the subsequent charges and countercharges.     This second edition with supplementary letter relating to the supposed veracity of Jews and the taking of oaths.      See JHSE, Transactions, Vol. XIX, pp. 16-7.