12 “One experiences, even daily, that without dis- tinction many Portuguese are present here, live here, trade and deal freely, among them veritable Jews, who have supposedly been driven out of Portugal and other places; here with, it is demanded that the E. E.probable "Euer Ehrwürden" ("Ye, the Honorable") Executive Council take notice of such people, and that you ought to see to it for all those in resi- dence here that they contribute something substantial, but recognition of the Jewish faith should be abolished and altogether not be tolerated here.“