A. (Tale VIII., Page i.)
Tales of a similar character to this will be found in the following works written prior to Margaret’s time:—
Legrand d’Aussy’s collection of Fabliaux ou Contes du XIIème et XIIIème siècles (vol. iii.).
Boccaccio’s Decameron (day viii., story iv.).
Enguerrand d’Oisy’s Le Meunier d’Aleu.
Poggio’s Facetio ( Vir sibi cornua promovens).
Sacchetti’s Novelle (vol. ii., No. ccvi.).
Morlini’s Novelle (No. lxxix.).
Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles (story ix.).