Laws of the Society for relieving the Poor on the Initiation of Their Children into the Holy Covenant of Abraham, reprinted 1886.

London

01 covenant_0001This little booklet was published by the Initiation Society, which was founded in 1745.  The Society set out rules for its mohelim and provided relief for the poor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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More Laws follow here, followed by a list of subscribers and their addresses, which is scanned in full below:

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Published by Jewish Miscellanies

Jeffrey Maynard is an author and collector of Anglo-Jewish books.

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