Senescalcus - Revision history

Bonsall at 12:42, 9 December 2025

2025-12-09T12:42:50Z

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			\|Has Short Description=The Seneschal
	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Brunner (1933); Whitelock (2005); Clouston (1884); Campbell (1907)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Brunner (1933); Whitelock (2005); Clouston (1884); Campbell (1907)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman tricked/coerced into sex; Riches; Genitalia; Disguise; Humiliation; Remorse; Medicine; Impotence anxiety		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman tricked/coerced into sex; Riches; Genitalia; Disguise; Humiliation; Remorse; Medicine; Impotence anxiety
	\|Has Summary=''~~'The Steward''' ''(for~~ comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''		\|Has Summary=''For comparison, see this story's close analogue, [[Balneator]].''

	A king falls ill due to some abberation with his sexual activities, usually identified as either 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.		A king falls ill due to some abberation with his sexual activities, usually identified as either 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.


	[From Brunner. Added by Jane Bonsall]		[From [[Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version) (1933)\|Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome]]. Added by Jane Bonsall]
	\|Has Note=This story is a close analogue of [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.		\|Has Note=This story is a close analogue of [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.

Bonsall at 15:39, 26 November 2025

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Brunner (1933); Whitelock (2005); Clouston (1884); Campbell (1907)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Brunner (1933); Whitelock (2005); Clouston (1884); Campbell (1907)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken or concealed identity		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman tricked/coerced into sex; Riches; Genitalia; Disguise; Humiliation; Remorse; Medicine; Impotence anxiety
	\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''		\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''

Bonsall at 15:37, 26 November 2025

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Brunner (1933); Whitelock (2005); Clouston (1884); Campbell (1907)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken or concealed identity		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken or concealed identity
	\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''		\|Has Summary='''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.		A king falls ill due to some abberation with his sexual activities, usually identified as either 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.
	\|Has Note=This story is a close analogue of [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.

			[From Brunner. Added by Jane Bonsall]
			\|Has Note=This story is a close analogue of [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.

			Nishimura notes the following motifs and analogues:

			'''Motifs:''' TMI J2199: Absurd shortsightedness -- miscellaneous. J2301: Gullible husband. K1544: Husband unwittingly instrumental in wife’s adultery.

			'''Analogues:''' Gower, ''Confessio Amantis'', 5.3 ‘The Story of the King and the Wife of his Seneschal’ (The king must have sex with a beautiful woman to cure his illness. The seneschal is banished). Ben Jonson, ''Volpone''.

			'''Reference stories, etc.:''' ''Kathasaritsagara'', ch. 43, ’60. Story of Arthalobha and his Beautiful Wife’. ''Hitopadesha'', 1.7, ‘The Merchant’s Bride’. ''Gesta Romanorum'', 151 ‘Aussatz durch Beischlaf’ . Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 4.28. ''Decameron'', 8.4 = ''Les Cent Nouvelle Nouvelle'', 9 = ''Heptaméron'', 8 = Sermini, ''Le Novelle'', 26 = Poggio, ''Facezie'', 238 = Sacchetti, ''Trecento Novelle'', 206. Balzac, ''Les Contes Drolatiques'', 2.2 ‘The Celibate King’.

			'''Bibliography:''' Chauvin VIII 12, 230. Landau 14. W.A. Clouston, pp. 334-335. Campbell, 1907, pp. xci-xciii.
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Bonsall at 16:27, 25 March 2025

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken identity		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken or concealed identity
	\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''		\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''

Bonsall at 16:15, 25 March 2025

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception; Mistaken identity
	\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''		\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''

Noeth: Text replacement - "Has Content Tag=" to "Has Motif="

2025-03-04T19:13:08Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)
	\|Has ~~Content Tag~~=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception
	\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''		\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''

Bonsall at 22:23, 17 December 2024

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)
	\|Has Content Tag=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; ~~Advisor deceiving the king~~		\|Has Content Tag=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Deceitful advisor; Deception
	\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''		\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''

Bonsall at 21:46, 17 December 2024

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	\|Has Summary='''The Steward'''		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001)
			\|Has Content Tag=Adultery; Money in exchange for promise of sex; Homosexuality; Illness; Advisor deceiving the king
			\|Has Summary='''The Steward''' ''(for comparison, see this story's analogue, [[Balneator]])''

	A king falls ill due to his homosexuality~~, and~~ is told that the only cure 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.		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.
			\|Has Note=This story is a close analogue of [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.
	This story is ~~closely related to~~ [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.
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	A king falls ill due to his homosexuality, and is told that the only cure 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.		A king falls ill due to his homosexuality, and is told that the only cure 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.

Noeth at 15:11, 4 June 2024

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	'''The Steward'''		\|Has Description='''The Steward'''

	A king falls ill due to his homosexuality, and is told that the only cure 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.		A king falls ill due to his homosexuality, and is told that the only cure 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.

	This story is closely related to [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.		This story is closely related to [[Balneator]], found in the Eastern branch of the tradition.
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