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When the Christian era began to take hold and the church became a powerful entity, she returned to the Old Testament Edict of not charging usury and this idea continued up until the time of the Renaissance when banks began appearing across Europe. To show you how some kings despised usury, I offer 2 quotations:
...if any man is found taking usury, his lands will be confiscated, and he will be banished from England...Alfred the Great, King of England; 849-901 A.D.
...If a man is found taking usury, his lands will be confiscated. It is like taking a man's life, and it must not be tolerated...James 1, King of England; 1566-1625 A.D.