 He could also have known the Duke of Burgundy story because although "De Rebus" was not translated into French until 1600 and not into English until 1607, there is evidence the story existed in English in a jest book (now lost) by Richard Edwardes, written in 1570.Regarding the Petruchio/Katherina story, there are a variety of possible influences, but no one specific source.The basic elements of the narrative are present in tale 44 of the fourteenth-century Spanish book "Libro de los ejemplos del conde Lucanor y de Patronio" by Don Juan Manuel, which tells of a young man who marries a "very strong and fiery woman."