English Erasto
"Once I happened upon a Six Pence, and having lately read that famous Book, of the Fryar and the Boy, and being hugely pleased with that, as also the excellent History of the Seven Wise Masters of Rome, and having heard great Commendation of Fortunatus, I laid out all my mony for that, and thought I had a great bargain..." (p. 10). Kirkman went on publish new versions of many of the books his character reported enjoying, including a new translation of the Erasto narrative.
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{{#if:Erastus: or, the Roman prince. Being a more full account of that famous history of the seven wise masters. With many pleasant additions of excellent, and divertive discourses, and songs, not unsuitable to the design of the story. London: Printed for Dorman Newman [...] and Benj. Alsop [...], 1684, Francis Kirkman, The history of Prince Erastus, son to the Emperour Dioclesian, and those famous philosophers called the seven wise masters of Rome. London: Anne Johnson, 1674
Adaptations
Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 1 | Euprosigoro | Euprosigorus |
| Arbor – The Tree | 2 | Empress | |
| Medicus – The Doctor | 3 | Dimurgo | Dimurgus |
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 4 | Empress | |
| Tentamina – The Test | 5 | Terno | Thernus, Thermus |
| Sapientes – The Wise Men | 6 | Empress | |
| Zelus – Zeal | 7 | Enoscopo | Enoscopus |
| Puteus – The Well | 8 | ||
| Gaza – The Treasure | 9 | Empress | |
| Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife | 10 | Filandro | Philantropus |
| Roma – Rome Besieged | 11 | Empress | |
| Corpus Delicti – The Discovered Corpse | 12 | Agato | Agathus |
| Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels | 13 | Empress | |
| Caepulla | 14 | Leuco | Lencus |
| Vidua – The Widow | 15 | ||
| Puer Adoptatus – The Adopted Son | 16 | Empress |