yesterday durst name Jesu Christ, and now every man confesseth
him to be Christian? I trow this is not the city of Ephesus, for it is
all otherwise builded. It is some other city, I wot not what.

And when he demanded and heard verily that it was Ephesus, he supposed
that he had erred, and thought verily to go again to his fellows, and
then went to them that sold bread. And when he showed his money the
sellers marvelled, and said that one to that other, that this young man
had found some old treasure. And when Malchus saw them talk together,
he doubted not that they would lead him to the emperor, and was sore
afeard, and prayed them to let him go, and keep both money and bread,
but they held him, and said to him: Of whence art thou? For thou hast
found treasure of old emperors, show it to us, and we shall be fellows
with thee and keep it secret. And Malchus was so afeard that he wist not
what to say to them for dread. And when they saw that he spake not they
put a cord about his neck, and drew him through the city unto the middle
thereof. And tidings were had all about in the city that a young man had
found ancient treasure, in such wise that all they of the city assembled
about him, and he confessed there that he had found no treasure. And he
beheld them all, but he could know no man there of his kindred ne
lineage, which he had verily supposed that they had lived, but found
none, wherefore he stood as he had been from himself, in the middle of
the city. And when St. Martin the bishop, and Antipater the consul,
which were new come into this city, heard of this thing they sent for
him, that they should bring him wisely to them, and his money with him.
And when he was brought to the church he weened well he should have been
led to the Emperor Decius. And then the bishop and the consul marvelled
of the money, and they demanded him where he had found this treasure
unknown. And he answered that he had nothing founden, but it was come to
him of his kindred and patrimony, and they demanded of him of what city
he was. I wot well that I am of this city, if this be the city of
Ephesus. And the judge said to him: Let thy kindred come and witness for
thee. And he named them, but none knew them. And they said that he
feigned, for to escape from them in some manner. And then said the
judge: How may we believe thee that this money is come to thee of thy
friends, when it appeareth in the scripture that it is more than three
hundred an