an African king who married a beggar girl,according to the old ballad “King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid”考菲秋，非洲一个国王，一首古歌谣叙述他娶了一个乞丐姑娘为妻。 △2H.IV.5.3.103(102):“Let KingCophetua know the truth thereof.” (Falstaff adoptsthe style of an African king.)让考菲秋国王知道一下真相吧。