 Filomena tells this story, which is best known to English readers through Shakespeare's "Cymbeline".The oldest known version of this story is a French romance from the 13th century called "Roman de la Violette ou de Gerard de Nevers" by Gilbert de Montreuil.Paganino da Monaco carries off the wife of Messer Ricciardo di Chinzica, who, having learned where she is, goes to Paganino and in a friendly manner asks him to restore her.