[...] A certain German, as Pope Calixtus relates, going with his son to St. James about the year of the Lord 1020, and turning aside in the city of Toulouse for the sake of lodging, was made drunk by his host, and a silver cup was hidden by him in their pack. In the morning, then, as they went out, the host pursued them as though they were thieves, called them back, and charged them with having stolen the silver cup. When they said that he should have them punished if he could find the cup among them, and when the pack was opened and it was found there, they were forthwith dragged before the judge. Sentence then being given, all that they had was handed over to the host, and one of them was condemned to the gallows.
But when the father wished to die for the son and the son for the father, at last the son was hanged, and the father, grieving, went on to St. James. Then after thirty-six days, returning and turning aside to the body of his son, he uttered lamentable cries over him. And behold, the hanged son began to comfort him, saying: 'Sweetest father, do not weep, for never has it been so well with me, since up to now St. James has sustained me and refreshes me with heavenly sweetness.' Hearing this, the father ran to the city, and the people coming took down the pilgrim's son unharmed and hanged the host.
[...] A certain young man from the territory of Lyons, as Hugh, abbot of Cluny, relates, who was accustomed to go frequently with great devotion to St. James, on one occasion, while he wished to set out thither, that night fell into fornication. As he went on, then, one night the devil appeared to him in the likeness of St. James, saying: 'Do you know who I am?' To his question the devil said: 'I am James the apostle, whom you have been accustomed to visit every year. Know that I greatly rejoiced over your devotion, but lately, going out from your house, you fell into fornication, and unconfessed you presumed to approach me, as though your pilgrimage could please God and me.
It is not thus expedient; rather, whoever desires to come to me on pilgrimage ought first to disclose his sins through confession, and afterward, by his pilgrimage, to punish those same offenses committed.' And when these things had been said, the demon vanished. Then the young man, distressed, resolved to return to his home and confess his sins, and then to begin the journey anew. And behold, the devil, appearing again in the likeness of the apostle, dissuaded him from this entirely, asserting that he would in no way remit that sin to him unless he should utterly cut off his own genital members. He would be more blessed, however, if he were willing to kill himself and to be a martyr for his name. The young man therefore, at night while his companions slept, taking a sword cut off his own genitals. Then with the same knife he pierced himself through the belly.
His companions, awakened and seeing this and being greatly afraid, immediately fled, lest they be suspected of homicide. Nevertheless, while a grave was being prepared for him who had died, he came back to life; and to all who were fleeing and astonished, he related what had happened to him, saying: 'When at the suggestion of the demon I had killed myself, the demons seizing me were leading me toward Rome, and behold, after us blessed James immediately ran and rebuked the demons greatly for their deceit. And when they disputed with one another for a long while, blessed James compelling them, we came to a certain meadow, where the blessed Virgin was sitting, conversing with many saints.
When blessed James had made complaint to her on my behalf, she greatly rebuked the demons and commanded that I be restored to life. Blessed James therefore, taking me up, gave me back to life, as you see.' After three days, then, with only the scars remaining on him, he took up the journey, and the young man related everything in order to his companions. [...]