Source 3‘To His Highness Oliver Lord Protector of The Commonwelth […]The Humble Petition of The Hebrews at Present Reziding in this city of London whose names are Underwritten That acknowledging The Manyfold favours and Protection your Highness hath been pleased to grant Us in order that wee may with security meet privately in our particular houses to our devotions, And being desirous to be favoured more, by your Highness we pray with all Humbleness that by the best means which may be such Protection may be granted Us in Writing as that wee may therewith meet at our said private devotions in our Particular houses without fear of Molestation either to our persons, families or estates, our desires Being to Live Peaceably Under your Highness’ Government, And being we are all mortal we also Humbly pray yo[u]r Highness to grant Us Licence that those which may die of our nation may be buried in such place out of the city as wee shall think Convenient with the Proprietors Leave in whose Land the place shall be, and so we shall as well in our Life time, as at our Death be highly favoured by your Highness for whose Long Lyfe and Prosperity wee shall Continually pray To the almighty God.’‘Humble Petition of The Hebrews at Present Residing in this city of London’, 1656In this source we encounter, for the first time in this source pack, the direct voice of Jews themselves. This is a letter written to Oliver Cromwell in 1656 by Jews already living in London, requesting permission to openly practice their faith and to create a Jewish burial ground. Cromwell agreed to these requests, and this marked the formal Readmission of Jews to England.Questions to consider:If the Jews need to request written permission to meet and practice their faith without being attacked, what does this suggest about pre-existing conditions for Jews in England and elsewhere? Following the Readmission, a number of Jewish merchants came to England from Amsterdam. What impact might these new arrivals have had on English society and the economy? How do the Jews writing this letter present themselves to Cromwell?