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- Testimony of unsuccessful suitor discredited. Adulteress is surprised in intrigue by unsuccessful suitor. He threatens to tell her husband. She tells her husband that the scorned suitor has accused her falsely of indiscretion with many men. When the suitor tells the husband he does not believe him. J1151.4
- Priest preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has fined priest for incontinence. Priest hides and witnesses amorous intrigue between bishop and abbess, hearing bishop refer to the abbess's charms in biblical similes. Priest incorporates overheard references in his introduction to the Mass and is asked for an explanation. Bishop returns his fine. J1211.1.1
- Trickster's interrupted feast revenged. He is asked a question by his master each time he tries to eat a date, so that he always has to spit out the date. He revenges himself that night when the master tries to carry on an intrigue with his wife's maid. He comes with his answers at embarrassing moments. J1564.1
- Deduction: the king is a bastard. After dinner the king begins to dance. He is therefore called illegitimate. His mother acknowledges an intrigue with a dancer. J1661.1.2
- Women lead man into intrigue and then shout for help. Get money. K443.9
- Amorous intrigue observed and exposed. K1271
- Threat to tell of amorous intrigue used as blackmail. K1271.1
- Observer of intrigue insists on sharing in it (or enjoys the girl after putting the man to flight). K1271.1.4.3
- Lovers observed in intrigue make absurd excuses. (Afraid of ghosts, have chill, etc.) K1271.2
- Amorous intrigue exposed and faithless husband humiliated. K1271.3
- Husband proves intrigue by secretly blacking paramour's mouth. When he returns, his wife's face is black. K1564
- "Holy" hermit surprised in amorous intrigue. K2064