jˈoʊhɑːn dʒˈɔːɹɡ θiːədˈoːɹ ɡɹˈɛs tɹˈeɪst ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌv ðɪs stˈoːɹi tʊ ɐ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi bˈʊk kˈɔːld wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪnd ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ stˈoːɹi tˈeɪkən fɹʌm ɐ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn kˈoːɹt sˈɛʃən ɪn boʊhˈiːmiə.
Johann Georg Theodor Grässe traced the origin of this story to a 1730 book called  () which contained a similar story taken from a 1710 court session in Bohemia.