_ 76 _ only salvation; and my soul I set aside so that you may save me. beg you for God’s sake to have no regard for my property and body, everything you hear will be salvation of my soul, because I entrust mine to yours. This happened not just with one but with many very rich merchants, who gave me an account of how they gained money. There were at that time many large repayments, some of 800 pardões, some of 600, some of less. It made a great impression on the Moors, who said ‘This is the work of the great qasis’, because they called me qasis, son of Zacarias, of whom they say that there are only three in the world, of which I am one. Many of them are ready to convert. As a result, most of the Moors who are wronged by Christians through usury come to me to ensure that they have justice. The Jews confessed to me that their law prohibits usury, and they are withdrawing from it. The Christians now come to me for advice in their affairs, so that they can live without burdening their consciences. At this time there came to me one of the principal men of the city who asked me for God’s sake to take charge of his household, wife, children, slaves, and all his property, and himself; and when he saw that I laughed at this, he protested that, if he were damned it would be my fault; so that I had to do this too, and confess them all, and take account of
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