King John and the Bishop

Versions of King John and the Bishop include:

• "King John and the Bishop" in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (ed.) Francis James Child (19th Century).
  • Variant A (Off an ancient story Ile tell you anon)
  • Variant B (I'll tell you a story, a story anon)

See also

• "King John and the Abbot of Canterbury", prose instance of the King and Abbot narrative, in More English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
• For more information on folk tales of type ATU 922, see King John and the Bishop on Wikipedia.