der stricker's tale "pfaffe âmis" (13th century) is about the english priest amis whose well-to-do lifestyle earns the bishop's displeasure, but fends off five questions of examination posed to him; this tale is an imperfect analogue since not substitution is made and the priest answers himself. in the "gesta romanorum" (late 13th to early 14th century) is a tale of a knight compelled to answer difficult questions before a king: in the english version of the "gesta", the number of questions is seven. the "speculum morale" (14th century) a later addition to vincent of beauvais's works records a story of a king who tried to relieve a wealthy wise man of some of his riches by stumping him with questions, only to be foiled. another parallel he noted was till eulenspiegel, who was summoned to university to answer such questions as "how much water is there in the sea?"