June 17, 397 C.E. Emperors Arcadius (395 – 408) and Honorius (393 – 423)
Protection of Jews and Synagogues
“Your excellent authority [the Praefectus Praetorio of Illyricum] shall order the governors to assemble, in order that they shall learn and know, that it is necessary to repel the assaults of those who attack Jews, and that their synagogues should remain in their accustomed peace.”
Jews Converting to Christianity to Avoid Debts
“Jews, who are oppressed by some legal charge or by debts and pretend they wish to join the Christian Law in order to avoid their crimes or the burden of their debts by fleeing to churches shall be kept off and shall be received before they have paid up all their debts or have been acquitted and proven innocent.”
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