When they came before the king, and related the whole affair to him, the king said: ‘Bring that Jew before me.’ The Jew was immediately brought before him, and when questioned by the king, he replied: ‘Far be it from me! for no Christian entered my house for some time.’ The king then said to the accusers: ‘Ye deserve death. When ye heard the Christian exclaim, saying: “Save me!”, and ye recognized his voice, why did ye not break the doors of the Jew’s house, and enter there to save the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor?’ They replied that they were afraid of the judges, lest they should fine them for breaking another man’s door. Whereupon the Jew remarked: ‘But how is it that ten days ago, when a slave ran away, and entered my house, where he locked himself up, ye broke my doors, which have not been repaired yet?’ So they withdrew in silence, without answering a word. Whereupon the king said to the lords: ‘Have you seen the Jew the Christian-killer? He is very old and decrepit, has not the strength to kill a fly. It is all on account of the wickedness of the hearts of these men who deserve to be punished.’ He then turned his face to them, and said: ‘Ye are falsifiers and liars. Take heed unto yourselves that ye come not again with such a thing before me.’ On the second day they assembled, and came again to the king, saying that there were many witnesses and strong evidence. Whereupon the king said: ‘Since it is so, it is necessary to make an investigation.’ He commanded that the king’s scribe should come. The latter came, and wrote down the name of the Jew and the sign of his house. He also inquired of that Christian’s acquaintances, who claimed to have known him, what his name was. They said it was Pedro Guzman. He asked about his wife, and they said that she was Beatrice the attendant of the bishop and that she lived in such and such a street. The king then asked: ‘What is the description of the Christian?’, and they replied: ‘A young man of short stature, ruddy, with parted beard, and blind of one eye.’ The king sent for the woman, and asked her concerning her husband. She said: ‘He went to the house of a Jew to collect money which the Jew owed him, but has not yet returned to my house.’ After that the king asked for the testimony of the young men, and they said: ‘That Christian, whose descriptions were such and such, was our acquaintance. We met him at the door of the Jew, and he told us that he was waiting for the Jew on account of a debt which the Jew owed him. While we were still talking, the Jew came, and the Christian entered the house with him. A little while later we heard the Christian’s voice, crying: “Save me.” Whereupon we entered the Jew’s house through the window, and searched all over, but did not find the Christian. We, however, found a large quantity of blood upon the ground.’ The king then said: ‘According to this evidence he deserves to be tortured.’ So they beat the Jew, until he confessed