In this episode, in a single story (2.3), we encounter:
- Fair and clever young gentleman thrown into poverty;
- There was only one bed;
- Woman disguised as a man;
- [redacted];
- Secret marriage;
- Secret royalty;
- God/fortune brought me the perfect husband;
- Maids when you're young never wed an old man;
- Rags to riches;
- Moneylender makes good;
- Inherently noble protagonist becomes king; and
- Happy ending!
There's also an unusually large amount of historical commentary, on the investiture controversy, interest rates, and a rising class consciousness that created the Renaissance.
