Concept

Seizure of Jewish debts and property by the crown

A recurring part of the expulsions: the ruler takes the property, and the debts owed to the people he expels.

3 links, 2 backed by primary records

How each side tells it

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Expulsion of the Jews from England, 1290 According to The National Archives (UK) Primary record 1
In Gascony in 1287 Edward had already expelled Jews and taken their property and the debts owed to them.
Expulsion of the Jews from France, 1182 According to Editors of the Internet Jewish History Sourcebook Primary record 2
The Fordham sourcebook’s editors, in a 1938 collection.
Expulsion of the Jews from France, 1306 According to Encyclopaedia Judaica Scholarship & press 3
The Encyclopaedia Judaica ties the king’s Jewish policy to the interest of the crown; it also records that the expulsion was ordered without a trial of any charge.

Proof 3 sources

Jews in England in 1290 (teaching resource with transcribed and translated royal records), The National Archives (UK). Primary record
In 1287, in the duchy of Gascony (an area of modern-day France under English rule), King Edward ordered the local Jews to be expelled. All their property was seized by the crown and all outstanding debts owed to Jews were transferred to the king’s name.
Jews were allowed to take their possessions with them, but the vast majority had their houses forfeited to the king.
The Expulsion of the Jews from France, 1182 CE (with the chronicle of Rigord), Internet Jewish History Sourcebook, Fordham University. Primary record
This brilliant but unscrupulous ruler, then about fifteen years of age, needed money and help to strengthen his hold on the throne and to fight the powerful feudal barons.
He gained these objectives, in part, by confiscating Jewish wealth; thus he secured not only money but also the goodwill of the Church and of the Christian debtors.
Philip (Encyclopaedia Judaica): Philip IV the Fair, Encyclopaedia Judaica, via Encyclopedia.com. Scholarship & press
The various changes in Philip's policy toward the Jews were all motivated by the sole purpose of furthering the interests of the monarchy and the kingdom.
The king's essentially mercenary interest in the Jews was finally manifested on June 21, 1306.

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