an African king who married a beggar girl,according to the old ballad “King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid”考菲秋，非洲一個國王，一首古歌謠敘述他娶了一個乞丐姑娘為妻。 △2H.IV.5.3.103(102):“Let KingCophetua know the truth thereof.” (Falstaff adoptsthe style of an African king.)讓考菲秋國王知道一下真相吧。