There are a
great Number of Jews at the Hague, who make a fine Figure, especially the
Portuguese Jews. These Gentlemen have the Equipages of Ambassadors, with magnificent
Houses and Gardens; and they often make Treats with the utmost Delicacy and
Splendor. They are admitted to all Companies, and only differ from the
Christians of this Country by being possess’d of much more Wealth, and living
at a far greater Expence. I knew one of ‘em whose Name was Duliz (de Lis?), that was very
much esteem’d: He was good-natur’d, generous, extremely charitable, and reliev’d
all indifferently that were Objects of Compassion, without giving himself the
Trouble of enquiring whether the Sharers of his Bounty were Jews of Christians:
And to my own knowledge he contributed as freely for the Maintenance of the
Church, as if it had been his own Synagogue.
No comments:
Post a Comment