▁of ▁inf ected ▁water ▁and ▁air ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁pl ague ▁the ▁Jews ▁were ▁suddenly ▁and ▁viol ently ▁charged ▁with ▁inf ect ing ▁well s ▁and ▁water ▁and ▁cor rupt ing ▁the ▁air . ▁The ▁whole ▁world ▁rose ▁up ▁against ▁them ▁cru elly ▁on ▁this ▁account . ▁In ▁Germany ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁where ▁Jews ▁lived , ▁they ▁were ▁mass ac red ▁and ▁sla ugh tered ▁by ▁Christians , ▁and ▁many ▁thousands ▁were ▁burn ed ▁everywhere , ▁ind isc rimin ately . ▁</ blockquote ></ ref > ▁The ▁only ▁court ▁of ▁appeal ▁that ▁regarded ▁itself ▁as ▁their ▁appointed ▁prote ctor , ▁according ▁to ▁historical ▁conception s , ▁was ▁the ▁" H oly ▁Roman ▁Emperor ." ▁The ▁em peror , ▁as ▁legal ▁successor ▁to ▁Tit us , ▁who ▁had ▁acquired ▁the ▁Jews ▁for ▁his ▁special ▁property ▁through ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 7 0 , ▁claimed ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁possession ▁and ▁protection ▁over ▁all ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Roman ▁emp ire . ▁ ▁Exp uls ions ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 7 5 , ▁Edward ▁I ▁of ▁England ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁forb idd ing ▁Jews ▁from ▁l ending ▁money ▁with ▁interests , ▁while ▁allowing ▁Jews ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁craft , ▁commerce ▁and ▁far ming . ▁The ▁Jews , ▁who ▁were ▁driven ▁out ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 0 , ▁out ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 4 , ▁out ▁of ▁numerous ▁districts ▁of ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁the ▁B