Servi camerae regis was the status of the Jews in Christian

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 in the Middle Ages

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. The ruler had the right to tax them for the benefit of his treasury (camera regis), but at the same time he had a duty to protect them when they were in danger from others. The Laws of Edward the Confessor enacted in England

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in the 12th century defined the status of the Jews as follows: