The Steward (for comparison, see this story's analogue, Balneator)
A king falls ill due to some abberation with his sexual activities, usually identified as a hatred of women or homosexuality. He is told that the only cure for his illness is for him to sleep with a woman. He instructs his steward to find a woman to sleep with him, whom he will pay handsomely. Wishing to keep the reward for himself, the steward convinces his own wife to sleep with the king, and leads her to his chamber in darkness. After the king has slept with the wife, all is revealed and the steward is shamed.
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This story is a close analogue of Balneator, found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.
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A (Seven Sages), Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanstephan MS 2., Brussel Koninklijke Bibliotheek 9245, Cambridge University Library MS Dd.1.17, Cambridge University Library MS Gg.6.28, D (Sept Sages de Rome), Edinburgh National Library of Scotland Advocates MS 19.2.1, Auchinleck Manuscript, Edinburgh National Library of Scotland MS. 16500, Asloan Manuscript, French A/L Overlap, French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages, German Version A: Allegatio/Libellus, K (Sept Sages de Rome), L (Sept Sages de Rome), Latin Version A: Allegatio/Libellus, London British Library Arundel 140, London British Library Cotton Galba E IX, London British Library Egerton 1995, Middle English Version A, Old Swedish Version A: Sju vise mästare, Older Scots Version A: Buke of the Sevyne Sagis, Oxford Balliol College Library MS 354 (Richard Hill's Commonplace Book), Oxford Bodleian Library Jesus College MS. 111, Oxford Bodleian Library Jesus College MS. 20, Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson poet. 175, Paris Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal 3354, Paris Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal 3516, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 95, S (Scala Coeli), Thystorye of ye vii wyse Maysters of rome (English, 16th c.), Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
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