English Erasto
From The Seven Sages of Rome
In the publisher and author Francis Kirkman's (presumably autobiographical, though certainly unreliable) An Unlucky Citizen (1673), he describes a boyhood appetite for literature:
"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 the Seven Wise Masters - specifically, an English translation of the popular Erasto narrative in 1674.
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| 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 |