Brooke is reported to have translated it from an Italian novella by Matteo Bandello; by another theory, it is mainly derived from a French adaptation of Bandello's novella which involves a man by the name of Reomeo Titensus and Juliet Bibleotet by Pierre Boaistuau.
According to accounts, Brooke is said to have translated the work from an Italian novella written by Matteo Bandello; another theory suggests that it mainly originated from a French adaptation of Bandello's novella, which features a character named Reomeo Titensus and Juliet Bibleotet as recounted by Pierre Boaistuau.