Monatsschrift für Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judentums · 1900-01-01 · Heft 5 · p. Seite 280

280 Die englische Intervention z. Grünsten d. böhmischen Juden i. J. 1744. 11er giving Orders to prevent farther proceedings at Prague on tlie last day of this month, making a merit to him of the delicac}׳ (with) wliich forbore using the strong expressions in vour Lordship’s letter, the. translation of which I gave to him to read in form & at lengtli; tliat he might report as mnch of it as he thought proper towards prodneing the effect which I knew he sighed for as mnch as myself, & pointing out to him the true meaning of my paper which I told 11 im was n concise refutation of all that I had heard alleged againsta foreign intercession in so domestic an affair. — A great Sovereign, I said, would speak to a great Sovereign, — an ally could speak to an ally — a friend surely might open his heartto a friend; so that if this method did not succeed, I could. only pray that God to whom the Queen was goingto make so solemn a thanksgiving, (to)[might]inspireHerMajesty with more charitahle & compassionate sentiments. Since which Count Ulfeld has told M. Burmania, that with respect to our joint representations, the Queen went away hien ulceree, & he has told me, that with respect to my private office, & his charging himself with it, the Queen gave him too disagreeable a parting that he should remember it his whole life, for what she has said upon the particular affair of the Jews in question, had drawn on many old reproaches. I have reason to helieve, he took the iiberty to speak several truths, & am confirmed in this opinion, hy his saying, upon my sliewing a concern for any mortification he might have undergone, that he had however had the consolafion to have done his duty. I humbly hope the King will he graciously pleased to helieve I have done mine. I have the hon our & eet Thomas Robinson. XII. Auszug aus einem Briefe des Earl of Harrington an T. Robinson. Whiteliall, April l*2th7 1745. Sir His Majesty was mueh concerned to find the Queen so inflexible with respect to the expulsion of the Jews, hoth out of compassion to tliose poor people, & for the sake of her