ɐn ˈɜːli mˈɛnʃən ʌv tˈaɪbɚt slˈæʃ tˈaɪbɜːt ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv kˈæts kæn biː fˈaʊnd ɪn wˈɪljəm kˈækstənz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn pɹˈɪnt ʌvðə fˈeɪbəl ðɪs ɪz ðə tˈeɪbəl ʌvðə hˈɪstoːɹˌaɪ ʌv ɹˈeɪnɑːɹt ðə fˈɑːks.
An early mention of Tybert/Tibert (the king of cats) can be found in William Caxton's 1481 print of the fable This is the table of the historye of reynart the foxe.