"Can he afford a ransom?" answered the Prior "Is he not Isaac of York, rich enough to redeem the captivity of the ten tribes of Israel, who were led into Assyrian bondage?--I have seen but little of him myself, but our cellarer and treasurer have dealt largely with him, and report says that his house at York is so full of gold and silver as is a shame in any Christian land.
Yorki Izsák olyan gazdag, hogy nem magát, hanem Izraelnek mind a tíz törzsét ki tudná váltani az asszíriai fogságból! Nekem ugyan nem sok dolgom volt vele, de a kincstárnokunk és a pincemesterünk többször járt nála.