And that personage who appears there with a crown on his head and a sceptre in his hand is the Emperor Charlemagne, the supposed father of Melisendra, who, angered to see his son-in-law's inaction and unconcern, comes in to chide him; and observe with what vehemence and energy he chides him, so that you would fancy he was going to give him half a dozen raps with his sceptre; and indeed there are authors who say he did give them, and sound ones too; and after having said a great deal to him about imperilling his honour by not effecting the release of his wife, he said, so the tale runs,
Y aquel personaje que allí asoma, con corona en la cabeza y ceptro en las manos, es el emperador Carlomagno, padre putativo de la tal Melisendra, el cual, mohíno de ver el ocio y descuido de su yerno, le sale a reñir; y adviertan con la vehemencia y ahínco que le riñe, que no parece sino que le quiere dar con el ceptro media docena de coscorrones, y aun hay autores que dicen que se los dio, y muy bien dados; y, después de haberle dicho muchas cosas acerca del peligro que corría su honra en no procurar la libertad de su esposa, dicen que le dijo: