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- W52508725 abstract "While working on seventeenth-century colonial history I came across an unpublished letter from Henry Muddiman originating from Whitehall.1 It strangely resembles a somewhat later missive written by Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society, to Joseph Williamson.2 Both deal with news regarding Sabbetai Zvi (Sebi), the false Messiah. The first one is dated 15 March 1666 and contains a long array of military and political information in the form of a daily report. The phrase of particular interest reads as follows: 'The Jewes hurry out of Amsterdam to their fraternity with great expectations from their new Messias whome the...3 thenne4 speake to be but an ordinary silly fellow and the son of a Baker.' This entry is preceded by Court news concerning the return of the king to London, and is followed by a notice on the demise of Sir John Jacob, a customs official. This information on the Sabbatean movement was clearly not considered important either by the reporter himself5 or by his superiors, among whom was Joseph Williamson, an original Fellow and later President of the Royal Society.6 It seemed to be merely an odd occurrence in a world of conflicts and wars. The journalist-author of the quoted passage only repeated incoming European information. It seems certain that Muddiman's letter reflected Williamson's attitude, and more generally, the prevailing point of view in official circles. This perspective was by no means shared by all intellectuals. Dissenters included mostly millennarians, among whom we may count Henry Oldenburg, scientist, philosopher and able administrator of the Royal Society.7 Oldenburg was a prolific letter-writer and also a keen observer of European events, on which he used to report to Williamson. It was in this context that he wrote on 10 November 1666. His news sources were mainly in Constantin? ople and in Amsterdam, where he had several correspondents, among whom was no less a figure than Spinoza.8 It may be in order now to examine briefly Oldenburg's attitude to the Jewish messianic trend, which started in Smyrna and spread rapidly all over continental Europe. His reaction to the phenomenon developed over time, and passed through three main phases. Firstly, he attached great hopes to the phenomenon. One example of his optimism appears in a letter to Robert Boyle, dated 6 March 1665. He writes: 'The last letters from Holland mention that Christians as well as Jews write from Constantinople, the confirmation of the report concerning the motion of the Israelites and the great hopes, the Jewes entertain of recovering their land very shortly'.9 At a later stage his" @default.
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- W52508725 title "English contemporary opinions on the Sabbatean movement" @default.
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