inveterate enmity 23 His portrait of an Usurer, (note.) 23 BLESENS, PAUL His Epistle against Usury 39 BLOIS, PETER OF His Letter to the Bishop of Ely 38 BORROWING, Cannot he without profit 61, 126 Trade dependant on 61, 127 Enterprise and industry aided by "61, 128 BOTTOMRY, Not Usurious on account of Risk. See "Legalized Usury." 129, 130 BBACTON, Describes the horrors inflicted on Usurers in his time 38 BROUGHAM, LORD, His Statement in Parliament 137 Recommends a change in the Usury Laws 137 CAURSINI, Some account of. 35, 36 Rival the Jews in Usury 35 Their method of evading the law 35 Their extortions scandalous 36, 38 Excommunicated by the Bishop of London 36 They cite the Bishop to Rome 36 The Pope their accomplice 36 CHRISTIAN USURERS, Their ingenuity 35 Take up trade of Usury on Banishment of Jews 35, 40 CHURCH, Jurisdiction at Common Law, (note.) 43 Claims jurisdiction of Usurers 41 Sways power with vengeance 47 Its influence 21, 41 Unable to suppress Usury 43 PAGE. CICERO, Classes Usury -with murder 12 CIVIL LAW, See "Roman Law," 27 COKE, SIR EDWARD His reasons for Jews being permitted to take Usury from strangers 14 His Exposition of the Statute of Merton 37 CLERGY, THE Their reasons for being severe on Usurers 41, 42 Monopoly of learning 21 Their influence 21, 41 Demand exclusiye jurisdiction of Usurers 40 Pawned the Church property 42 The French 43 CONQUEROR, THE Added penalties 33 COLONIES, British title to 63, et seq. Discoyered by Cabot in 1496 , 63 What are 64 Different species of. 64 Laws applicable to newly discovered 64 " " to ceded or conquered 65 Common Law planted in 65, 68 Opinion that it had no authority 65 Establishment of. 63, et seq. COLONISTS, As munh subjects in the new settlements as they had been in the old 67 Carried with them the laws of their country ' 68 Adopted great body of English Statutes 68 Adopted the whole of the English Rules in regard to Usury.. 68 Brought with them and planted the Common Law of England.. 68 COMITY OF NATIONS, What 97,99 Doctrine recognized by Supreme Court of United States.. 97, 98 No
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