Numbers
The first fabill, in all its three parts, occupies 23 stanzas, distributed 9—9—5.
- Prolog: 9 stanzas
- Fabill: 9 stanzas, including stanza 18 on the properties of the jasp (see above).
- Moralitas: 5 stanzas
Because of the ambiguity of the status of stanza 18 (as in a sense a second "mini" moralitas) the count could be interpreted as
- 9—8—6,
or even perhaps,
- 9—8—1—5.
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