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_Painter_, Ed. I. i. 5; II. i. 5; III. i. 8; IV. i. 22.

_Derivates._--There can be no doubt Shakspeare derived his _Rape of
Lucrece_ from Painter, though he has expanded the four pages of his
original into 164 stanzas. Heywood has also a play called _The Rape
of Lucrece_.]

III. MUCIUS SCAEVOLA.

The siege of Rome by Porsenna, and the valiaunt deliuerie thereof by
Mutius Scaeuola, with his stoute aunswere vnto the kinge.

[_Source and origin._--Livy, ii. 12. 13.

_Parallels._--I. _Ancient_: Plutarch, _Public_. 17; Valerius Max. 3.
3. I; Dionys. 5 27-30; Aurel. Vict. 72; Cicero, _pro Sext._ 21. 48;
Flor. i. 105; Martial, i. 51; Orosius, ii. 5; Augustin, _De Civit._
v. 18; Zonar, vii. 12; Dio Cass. 45, 31; 46, 19; 53, 8. II.
_Modern_: H. Sachs, I. 2. 156: 2. 3. 39; Kirchhof, i. 15; Acerra,
i. 19; Albertinus, 287.

_Painter_, I. i. 7; II. i. 7; III. i. 12; IV. 26.

_Derivates._--A play called _Mutius Scevola_ was played at Windsor
in 1577 (Fleay, _Hist. of Stage_, p. 380).]

IV. CORIOLANUS.

Martius Coriolanus goinge aboute to represse the common people of Rome
with dearth of Corne was banished. For reuengement whereof he perswaded
Accius Tullius king of the Volscians, to make warres upon the Romaynes,
and he himselfe in their ayde, came in his owne person. The Citie
brought to greate miserye, the fathers deuised meanes to deliuer the
same, and sent vnto the Volscian campe, the mother, the wife and
children of Coriolanus. Vpon whose complaintes Coriolanus withdrewe the
Volscians, and the citie was reduced to quietnes.

[_Source and Origin._--Livy, ii. 35 _seq._

_Parallels._--I. _Ancient_: Dionys. Hal. viii. 1; Zonar vii. 16;
Plutarch _Coriolanus_; Val. Max. 5. 4. I; Dio Cass. (Exc. Vat.) 16
p. 148; Aur. Vict. 19. II. _Mediaeval_: Holkot _Narrat._ 175; _Gesta
Rom._, Lat. 137; Germ. 89; _Violier_, 115; _Rosarium, i. 120_. III.
_Modern_: Abr. a St. Clara; _Laubenhuet_, I. 301; _Acerra_, 2. 17;
Albertinus, 291; Kirchhof, vi. 73-6, 82.

_Painter_, I. i. 9; II. i. 9; III. i. 35; IV. i. 29.

_Derivates._--It is possible that Shakespeare first got the idea of
the dramatic capabilities of the story of Coriolanus from Painter
though he filled in the details from North's Plutarch.]

V. APPIUS AND VIRGINIA.

Appius Claudius, one of the Decemuiri of Rome, goeth about to rauishe
Virginia a yonge mayden, which indeuour of Appius, when her father
Virginius vnderstode being then in the warres, hee repaired home to
rescue his doughter. One that was betrouthed vnto her, clamed her,
whereupon rose great contention. In the ende her owne father, to saue
the shame of his stocke, killed her with a Bocher's knife, and went into
the Forum, crying vengeance vpon Appius. Then after much contention and
rebellion, the Decemuiri were deposed.

[_Source._--Giovanni, _Pecorone_, giorn. xx. nov. 2.

_Origin._--Livy, iii. 44, 47-57.

_Parallels._--_Mediaeval_: Gower, _Conf. Amant._ vii.; Chaucer,
_Cant. Tales_, Doctour's Tale; _Modern_: Macaulay, _Lays_.

_Painter_, I. i. 13; II. i. 12; III. i. 31; IV. i. 35.

_Derivates._--R. B., _A new tragical comedy of Apius and Virginia_,
1575.--Webster, _Appius and Virginia_. Hazlewood also refers to
tragedies on the subject by Betterton, Crisp, Dennis, Moncrieff,
Brooke, Bidlake, &c. Vincent Brooke, the actor, made his greatest
hit in the part of Virginius.]

VI. CANDAULES AND GYGES.

Candaules king of Lidia, shewing the secretes of his wyues beautie to
Gyges, one of his guarde: was by counsaile of his wife, slaine by the
said Gyges, and depriued of his kingdome.

[_Source and Origin._--Herodotus, i. 7-13.

_Parallels._--Justin, i. 7. _Mod._: Guicciardini, 44; Federmann,
_Erquickstunden_, 1574, 65; Albertinus, 186; Kirchhof, iv. 1.

_Painter_, I. i. 19; II. i. 18; III. i. 32; IV. i. 46.]

VII. CR[OE]SUS AND SOLON.

King Craesus of Lydia reasoneth with the wyseman Solon, of the happie
life of man. Who little esteeming his good aduise, vnderstoode before
his death, that no man (but by vertue) can in this life attaine
felicitie.

[_Source and Origin._--Herod, i. 50 _seq._

_Parallels._--I. _Ancient_: Diod. xvi. 56; Plutarch, _Solon_. II.
_Modern_: Albertinus, 235; Kirchhof, _Wendenmuth_, i. 4; Wanley,
_Wonders of the Little World_, ed. 1774. III. li. 7.

_Painter_, I. i. 21; II. i. 20; III. i. 35; IV. i. 49.

_Derivates._--A tragedy under this name was written by Earl Stirling
about 1601.]

VIII. RHACON AND CARTOMES.

Of a father that made suite, to haue his owne sonne put to death.

[_Source and Origin._--AElian, i. 34.

_Parallels._--Wanley, _Wonders_, IV. iii. 1.

_Painter_, I. i. 24; II. i. 22; III. i. 39; IV. i. 53.]

IX. ARTAXERCES AND SINETAS.

Water offered of good will to Artaxerxes King of Persia, and the
liberall rewarde of the Kinge to the giuer.

[_Source and Origin._--AElian, i. 32.

_Painter_, I. i. 24; II. i. 23; III. i. 40; IV. i. 54.]

X. CHARITON AND MENALIPPUS.

The loue of Chariton and Menalippus.

[_Source and Origin._--AElian, ii. 17 [Melanippus].

_Painter_, I. i. 25; II. i. 24; III. i. 42; IV. i. 56.]

XI. CYRUS AND PANTHEA.

Kinge Cyrus perswaded by Araspas, to dispose himselfe to loue a ladie
called Panthea, entreth into a pretie disputation and talke of loue and
beautie. Afterwards Araspas himselfe falleth in loue with the saide
ladie, but she indued with greate chastitie, auoydeth his earnest sute.
And when shee heard tell that her husbande was slaine in the seruice of
Cyrus, she killed herselfe.

[_Source._--Probably Bandello, iii. 9.

_Origin._--Xenophon (given as source by Painter).

_Parallels._--_Anc._: Plutarch, _Moralia; De curiositate. Modern_:
Belleforest; _Hist. trag._ iv. 265; Wanley, _Wonders_, I. xi. 30.

_Painter_, I. i. 27; II. i. 25; III. i. 44; IV. i. 58.

_Derivates--Warres of Cyrus, with the tragical Ende of Panthea_,
a tragedy, was printed in 1594.]

XII. ABDOLOMINUS KING OF SCYTHIA.

Abdolominus is from poore estate, aduaunced by Alexander the Great,
through his honest life, to be kyng of Sydone.

[_Source and Origin._--Quinct. Curtius, IV. i. 19-16.

_Parallels--Anc._: Diod. Sic. xvii. _Mod._: Wanley, _Wonders_, VI.
xiv.

_Painter_, I. i. 33; II. i. 31; III. i. 45; IV. i. 69.]

XIII. ALEXANDER AND THE SCYTHIAN AMBASSADORS.

The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great,
reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.

[_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix. 2.

_Painter_, I. i. 34; II. i. 32; III. i. 57; IV. i. 71.]

XIV. METELLUS ON MARRIAGE.

The woordes of Metellus of mariage, and wiuing with the prayse and
dispraise of the same.

[_Source._--Aulus Gellius, _Noct. Att._ i. 6.

_Origin._--Livy, ii. 32.

_Parallels._--I. _Ancient_: Plut. _Coriol._ 6. Dio. Halic. vi. 76.

_Painter_, I. i. 36; II. i. 24; III. i. 60; IV. i. 74.]

XV. LAIS AND DEMOSTHENES.

Of Lais and Demosthenes.

[_Source and Origin._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ i. 8.

_Parallels._--Repeated in Painter II. xiii.

_Painter_, I. i. 38; II. i. 35; III. i. 63; IV. i. 77.]

XVI. FABRICIUS AND PYRRHUS.

C. Fabritius and Emillius Consuls of Rome, beyng promised that king
Pyrrhus for a somme of money should be slayne (which was a notable
enemie to the Romaine state) aduertised Pyrrhus thereof by letters, and
of other notable thinges doen by the same Fabritius.

[_Source._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ i. 14.

_Origin._--(?) Livy, _Epit._ xiii.

_Parallels._--I. _Ancient_: Plutarch _Pyrr._ 18, 19; _An seni sit_,
&c., 21; Cicero, _Pro C[oe]l._, 14, 24; _Brut._ 14, 55; 16, 61;
_Phil._ i. 5, 11; _Cato_, vi. 16; Val. Max., viii. 13, 5; Sueton.
_Tib._, 2; Justin, 18, 2; Ovid, _Fasti_, xvi. 203.

_Painter_, I. i. 38; II. i. 36; III. i. 64; IV. i. 78.]

XVII. CAMILLUS AND SCHOOLMASTER.

A Scholemaister traiterously rendring the noble mens sonnes of Faleria
to the hands of Camillus, was wel acquited and rewarded for his paines
and labour.

[_Source._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ xvii. 24.

_Origin._--Livy, v. 26.

_Parallels._--I. _Ancient_: Plutarch, _Camillus_, 10; Dion. Halic.
excerp. Vatec. 13, 1; Frontinus, _Strat._ iv. 4, 1; Polyaenus,
_Strat._ viii. 7; Val. Max. vi. 5, 1; Aur. Victor, _De vir. ill._
33; Zonar. vii. 32. II. _Modern_: _Enxemplos_, 187. III. _Modern_:
Gallensis, _Commumilog._ 1489, i. 11; H. Sachs, III. ii. 46; Hanmer,
_Hist. Roseng._ 1654, 437; _Acerra_, i. 100; Kirch, i. 18.

_Painter_, I. i. 39; II. i. 37; III. i. 66; IV. i. 80.]

XVIII. PAPYRIUS PRAETEXTATUS.

The Hystorie of Papyrius Praetextatus [and how he misled his mother].

[_Source and Origin._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ i. 23.

_Parallels._--_Sabell. Exemp._ i. 3; Bruson, _Facet._ iv. 4; Wanley,
_Wonders_, III. xlvii. 4.

_Painter_, I. i. 41; II. i. 38; III. i. 69; IV. i. 83.]

XIX. PLUTARCH'S ANGER.

How Plutarche did beate his man, and of pretie talke touching signes of
anger.

[_Source and Origin._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ i. 26.

_Painter_, I. i. 42; II. i. 39; III. i. 71; IV. i. 85.]

XX. AESOP'S FABLE OF THE LARK.

A pretie tale drawne out of the Larke of AEsope.

[_Source._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ ii. 29.

_Origin and Parallels._--_Cf._ Caxton's _AEsop_, ed. Jacobs, Ro.
i. 20; vol. i. p. 238.

_Painter_, I. i. 42; II. i. 40; III. i. 72; IV. i. 86.

_Derivates._--A ballad on the subject, entitled _A mirror most
true_, was licensed to Richard Jones 1576-7.]

XXI. HANNIBAL AND ANTIOCHUS.

A merie geste, uttered by Hanniball to King Antiochus.

[_Source and Origin._--A. Gellius.

_Painter_, I. i. 44; II. i. 41; III. i. 74; IV. i. 88.]

XXII. ANDRODUS.

The marueilous knowledge of a Lion, being acquainted with a man, called
Androdus.

[_Source._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ v. 14, 10.

_Origin and Parallels._--_Cf._ Caxton's _AEsop_, ed. Jacobs, Ro. iii.
1, vol. i. p. 243.

_Painter_, I. i. 44; II. i. 41; III. i. 79; IV. i. 89.]

XXIII. FAVORINUS.

A pretie disputation of the philosopher Phauorinus, to perswade a woman
not to put forth her child to nursse, but to nourishe it herselfe with
her owne milke.

[_Source and Origin._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ xvii. 12.

_Painter_, I. i. 45; II. i. 42; III. i. 77; IV. i. 91.]

XXIV. SERTORIUS.

Of Sertorius, a noble Romaine capitaine.

[_Source and Origin._--A Gellius, _Noct. Att._

_Painter_, I. i. 48; II. i. 45; III. i. 81; IV. i. 95.

_Derivates._--A tragedy with this title, by J. Bancroft, appeared in
1679, but it is scarcely likely to have been derived from Painter.]

XXV. SIBYLLINE LEAVES.

Of the bookes of Sybilla.

[_Source._--A. Gellius, _Noct. Att._ i. 19.

_Origin._--Pliny, _Hist. Nat._ xiii. 28.

_Painter_, I. i. 49; II. i. 46; III. i. 84; IV. i. 98.]

XXVI. MASTER AND SCHOLAR.

A difference and controuersie betwene a maister and a scholler, so
subtile that the iudges coulde not geue sentence.

[_Source and Origin._--A. Gellius.

_Painter_, I. i. 80; II. i. 46; III. i. 85; IV. i. 99.]

XXVII. SELEUCUS AND ANTIOCHUS.

Seleucus king of Asia, gaue his wife to his owne sonne in mariage, being
his mother in lawe; who so feruently did loue her, that he was like to
die, whiche by a discrete and wyse inuention, was discouered to Seleucus
by a Phisition.

[_Source and Origin._--Plutarch, _Demetrius_ (probably in Amyot's
translation).

_Parallels_.--Val. Max. v. 7; Wanley, _Wonders_, III. ix. 4.

_Painter_, I. i. 51; II. i. 48; III. i. 88; IV. i. 102.]

XXVIII. TIMON OF ATHENS.

Of the straunge and beastlie nature of Timon of Athens, enemie to
mankinde, with his death, buriall, and Epitaphe.

[_Source and Origin._--Plutarch, _Marc Antonius_ (probably through
Amyot's translation).

_Parallels_.--Erasmus, _Adagio_; _Sabell. Exemp._ ii. 2; Reynolds,
_Treatise of Passions_, c. 13; Wanley, _Wonders_, II. ix. 8.

_Painter_, I. i. 57; II. i. 54; III. i. 98; IV. i. 112.

_Derivates._--Shakespeare's _Timon of Athens_ (c. 1608) is founded
on this, though much expanded. There is a play of _Timon_ anterior
to Shakespeare's, and printed by Mr. Hazlitt.]

XXIX. MARRIAGE OF WIDOW AND WIDOWER.

The mariage of a man and woman, hee being the husband of xx. wiues: and
shee the wife of xxii. husbandes.

[_Source._--Pedro di Messia, _Selva di varie Lezzioni_, i. 34.

_Origin._--St. Jerome.

_Painter_, I. i. 59; II. i. 55; III. i. 100; IV. i. 114.]

XXX. THE THREE RINGS.

How Melchisedech a iewe, by telling a pretie tale of three Ringes, saued
his life.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decameron,_ giorn. i., nov. 3.

_Origin._--_Cento novelle antichi_, 72 (through Busone),
_L'avventuroso Ciciliano_; _cf._ Landau, _Die Quellen_{2} 183.
Probably original source was Jewish. _Cf._ G. Paris in _Revue des
etudes juives_, t. xvii., and A. Wuensche in _Lessing-Mendelssohn
Gedenkbuch_.

_Parallels._--_Med.: Shebet Jehuda_ (Heb.), _Gesta Rom._ 89.
Lessing, _Nathan der Weise_.

_Painter._--I. i. 60; II. i. 56; III. i. 102; IV. i. 116.]

XXXI. BORSIERI AND GRIMALDI.

One called Guglielmo Borsiere with certaine wordes well placed, taunted
the couetous life of Ermino Grimaldi.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Dec._, giorn. i., nov. 8.

_Origin._--Benvenuto Rambaldi. Commentary on _Inferno_ xvi.

_Painter._--I. i. 61; II. i. 57; III. i. 105; IV. i. 119.]

XXXII. ALBERTO OF BOLOGNA.

Maister Alberto of Bologna, by a pleasaunt aunsweare made a gentlewoman
to blushe, which had thoughte to haue put him out of countenaunce, in
telling him that he was in loue with her.

[_Source and Origin._--Boccaccio, _Dec._ i. 10.

_Painter._--I. i. 63; II. i. 58; III. i. 108; IV. i. 122.]

XXXIII. RINALDO OF ESTE.

Rinaldo of Esti being robbed, arrived at Castel Guglielmo, and was
succoured of a wydowe: and restored to his losses, retourning saulfe and
sounde home to his owne house.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Dec._ ii. 2.

_Origin._--_Pantschatantra_ (Fables of Bidpai), II. iv. tr. Benfey,
183.

_Parallels._--_Mediaeval_: von der Hagen, _Gesammtabenteuer_, No. 42;
_Mod.:_ Lope de Vega, _Llegar en ocasion:_ Lafontaine, _L'oraison de
St. Julien;_ La Moth, _Le Talisman_.

_Painter._--I. i. 64; II. i. 60; III. i. 111; IV. i. 125.

_Derivatives._--_The Widow,_ attributed to Ben Jonson, Fletcher and
Middleton, seems to have been derived from this.]

XXXIV. THE KING OF ENGLAND'S DAUGHTER.

Three yonge men hauing fondlye consumed all that they had, became verie
poore, whose nephewe (as he retourned out of Englande into Italie,) by
the waye fell into acquaintaunce with an abbote, whome (vpon further
familiaritie) he knewe to be the king of Englande's doughter, whiche
toke him to husbande. Afterwardes she restored his vncles to all their
losses, and sent them home in good state and reputation.

[_Source and Origin._[66]--Boccaccio, _Dec._, giorn. ii., nov. 3.

_Painter._--I. i. 68; II. i. 63; III. i. 116; IV. i. 130.]

[Footnote 66: Landau, _Quellen_{2}, p. 331, points out that the
tale is related to the "Youngest-best" folk tales, which deal with
the successes of the youngest.]

XXXV. LANDOLFO RUFFOLO.

Landolpho Ruffolo being impooerished, became a pirate and taken by the
Geneuois, was in daunger of drowning, who sauing himselfe vpon a litle
coafer full of rich iewels, was receiued at Corfu, and beinge cherished
by a woman, retourned home very riche.

[_Source and Origin._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone,_ giorn. ii., nov. 4.

_Painter._--I. i. 73; II. i. 68; III. i. 124; IV. i. 138.]

XXXVI. ANDRUCCIO.

Andreuccio of Perugia being come to Naples to buy horses, was in one
night surprised, with three marueilous accidentes. All which hauinge
escaped with one Rubie he retourned home to his house.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. ii., nov. 5.

_Origin._--Fabliau, _Boivin de Provins._ Barbazan, i. 357.

_Parallels._--_Mod.:_ Pitre, _Nov. pop. sic._ No. 163. Nerucci,
_Nov. montalesi_, No. 45. Gianandrea, _Trad. Marchigiane_ (cf. T. F.
Crane, _Academy_, 22 Mar. 1879). Schiefner, _Mahakatjajana_, 23.

_Painter._--I. 76; II. i. 71; III. i. 129; IV. i. 143.]

XXXVII. THE EARL OF ANGIERS.

The erle of Angiers being falsely accused, was banished out of Fraunce,
and left his two sonnes in sondry places in Englande, and retourning
(vnknowen) by Scotlande, founde theim in great authoritie, afterwardes
he repayred in the habite of a seruaunte, to the Frenche kinges armie,
and being knowen to be innocent, was againe aduaunced to his first
estate.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. ii., nov. 8.

_Origin._--Dante, _Purg._ vi. 22, and frame of _Seven Wise Masters_.

_Parallels._--_Mediaeval:_ _Guillaume de la Barre_, ed. P. Meyer;
Jacob a Voragine, _Legenda aurea_, 176; _Gesta Rom._ 48; _Mod.:_
Goethe, _Vertriebener Graf_.

_Painter._--I. i. 85; II. i. 78; III. i. 142; IV. i. 156.

_Derivates._--Ayres, the German dramatist (+ 1605), who derived much
from the English comedians, had a drama called _Graf von Angiers_.]

XXXVIII. GILETTA OF NARBONNE.

Giletta, a Phisition's doughter of Narbon, healed the French King of a
Fistula, for reward whereof she demaunded Beltramo Counte of Rossiglione
to husband. The Counte being maried against his will, for despite fled
to Florence and loued another. Giletta his wife, by pollicie founde
meanes to lye with her husbande, in place of his louer, and was begotten
with childe of two sonnes: which knowen to her husband, he receiued her
againe, and afterwards he liued in great honour and felicitie.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. iii., nov. 9.

_Origin._--? Terence _Hecyra_.

_Parallels._--_Mediaeval:_ Somadeva _Katha-sarit-sagara_, 29; Von der
Hagen, _Gesammt._ No. 32; Fauche _Tetrade_, ii. No. 6; _Mod.:_ Gipsy
Tale, by F. Miklosich, _Denks. K. Akad._, Wien, xxiii. p. 14.
_Denks. K. Akad._

_Painter._--I. i. 95; II. i. 87; III. i. 157; IV. i. 171.

_Derivates._--The main plot of Shakespeare's _All's Well that Ends
Well_ certainly comes from Painter.]

XXXIX. TANCRED AND GISMONDA.

Tancredi Prince of Salerne, caused his doughter's louer to be slayne,
and sente his harte vnto her in a cup of golde: whiche afterwardes she
put into poysoned water, and drinking thereof died.

[_Origin._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. iv., nov. i.

_Source._--Romance of Raoul de Coucy.

_Parallels._--_Med.:_ Aretini, _De Amore Guiscardii_, F. Beroaldo,
Latin verse, Paris, 1599; J. Fleury, _L'amour parfaite de
Giusgardu_, Paris, 1493; A. Guasco in _ottava rima_, Venice, 1600;
W. Walter, _Amorous hysterie of Guistard_, 1532; Howell, _Letters_,
ed. Jacobs, p. 323; Wanley, _Wonders_, II. xii. 24.

_Painter._--I. i. 100; II. i. 92; III. i. 166; IV. i. 180.

_Derivates._--R. Wilmot, _Tancred and Gismund_ (performed 1568,
printed 1591); Turberville, _Tragicall Tales_, iv.]

XL. MAHOMET AND IRENE.

Mahomet one of the Turkish Emperours, executeth curssed crueltie vpon a
Greeke maiden, whome hee tooke prisoner, at the wynning of
Constantinople.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 10 (through French
translation of Boaistuau, 1559, no. 2).

_Parallels._--Belleforest, _ Histories tragiques_, i. _30 seq._;
Knowles, _Turk. Hist._ 350 _seq._; Wanley, _Wonders_, IV. x. 6.

_Painter._--I. i. 107; II. i. 94; III. i. 176; IV. i. 190.

_Derivates._--Peele's _Famous play of the Turkish Mahomet and Hyren
the Fair Greek_, played in 1594 and 1601 (not extant). Ayres had
also a drama on _Mahomet_. Also, L. Carlell, _Osmond the Great
Turk_, 1657; G. Swinhoe, _Unhappy fair Irene_, 1658; C. Goring,
_Irene_, 1708; Dr. Johnson, _Irene_, 1749.]

XLI. LADY FALSELY ACCUSED.

A Ladie faslie accused of adultrie, was condempned to be deuoured of
Lions: the maner of her deliuerie, and how (her innocencie being knowen)
her accuser felt the paines for her prepared.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello (through Belleforest's translation,
1559, no. 2).

_Painter._--I. i. 112; II. i. 103; III. i. 184; IV. i. 198.]

XLII. DIDACO AND VIOLENTA.

Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and
secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because
she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth. His first
wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he
accomplisheth. Being a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him. She
throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the
facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death.

[_Source._--Boaistuau, 1559, no. 5.

_Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 42.

_Painter._--I. i. 125; II. i. 114; III. i. 204; IV. i. 218.]

_Derivates._--T. Achely put the story into verse, 1576. Beaumont and
Fletcher's _Triumph of Death_, the second of their _Four Plays in
One_.]

XLIII. LADY OF TURIN

Wantones and pleasaunt life being guides of insolencie, doth bring a
miserable end to a faire ladie of Thurin, whom a noble man aduaunced to
high estate: as appereth by this historie, wherein he executeth great
crueltie vpon his sayde ladie, taken in adulterie.

[_Source._--Boaistuau, 1559, no. 4.

_Origin._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 12.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, i. 78 _seq._ Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_,
nov. 32 (cf. Painter I. 57, _infra_ and parallels there).

_Painter._--I. i. 135; II. i. 127; III. i. 226; IV. i. 240.]

XLIV. ALERAN AND ADELASIA.

The loue of Alerane of Saxone, and of Andelasia the doughter of the
Emperour Otho the thirde of that name. Their flight and departure into
Italie, and how they were known againe, and what noble houses of Italie
descended of their race.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 27 (Belleforest,
1559, no. 1).

_Parallels._--Belleforest, i. 57 _seq._

_Painter._--I. i. 20 (_sic_); II. i. 130; III. i. 245; IV. i. 249.]

XLV. DUCHESS OF SAVOY.

The Duchesse of Sauoie, being the kinge of England's sister, was in the
Duke her husbandes absence, vniustlye accused of adulterie, by a noble
man, his Lieutenaunte: and shoulde haue beene put to death, if by the
prowesse and valiaunt combate of Don Iohn di Mendozza, (a gentleman of
Spaine) she had not beene deliuered. With a discourse of maruelous
accidentes, touchinge the same, to the singuler praise and commendation
of chaste and honest Ladies.

[_Source._--Boaistuau, 1559, no. 6.

_Origin._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 44 (from Val. Baruchius).

_Parallels._--Belleforest, i. 107, _seq._

_Painter._--I. i. 226; II. i. 153; III. i. 271; IV. i. 285.

_Derivates._--De la Peend, _History of John Lord Mandozze_, 1565
(_cf. Brit. Bibliographer_, ii. 523). De la Peend must have had
proof sheets of Painter.]

XLVI. THE COUNTESS OF SALISBURY.

A King of England loued the daughter of one of his noble men, which was
Countesse of Salesburie, who after great sute to atchieue that he could
not winne, for the entire loue he bare her, and her greate constancie,
hee made her his queene and wife.

[_Source._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 26 (through Boaistuau, no. 1).

_Origin._--Froissart, i., cc. 77-89. (_N.B._--There is a confusion
between Edward III. and the Black Prince, who was really the
Countess' lover.)

_Parallels._--Belleforest, i. Sec. 18.

_Painter._--I. i. 258; II. i. 182; III. i. 320; IV. 334.

_Derivates._--The Shakespearian part of _Edward III._ is derived
from the work of Painter.]

XLVII. GALGANO AND MADONNA MINOCCIA.

A gentleman called Galgano, long time made sute to Madonna Minoccia: her
husband sir Stricca (not knowing the same) diuers times praised and
commended Galgano, by reason whereof, in the absence of her husband, she
sent for him, and yelded herself vnto him, tellinge him what wordes her
husband had spoken of him, and for recompence he refused to dishonest
her.

[_Source and Origin._--Ser Giovanne Fiorentino, _Peccorone_, I. i.

_Parallels._--Masuccio, _Novellino_, 1450, nov. 21.

_Painter._--I. i. 279; II. i. 199; III. i. 351; IV. ii. 3.]

XLVIII. BINDO AND RICCIARDO.

Bindo a notable Architect, and his sonne Ricciardo, with all his
familie, from Florence went to dwell at Venice, where being made
Citizens for diuers monuments by them done there, throughe inordinate
expences were forced to robbe the Treasure house. Bindo beinge slaine by
a pollicie deuised by the Duke and state, Ricciardo by fine subtelties
deliuereth himselfe from foure daungers. Afterwards the Duke (by his
owne confession) vnderstandinge the sleightes, giueth him his pardon and
his doughter in mariage.

[_Source and Origin._--Ser Giovanne, _Pecor._, giorn. ix., nov. 1.

_Parallels._--_Anc.:_ Herod ii. 121, 122; Diod. Sic. i. 62;
Pausanius ix. 37, Sec. 4. _Med.:_ L. Valla. _Mod.:_ H. Stephen, _Traite
preparatif a l'Apologie_; Bandello, Part I. nov. xxv.

_Painter._--I. i. 282; II. i. 202; III. i. 356; IV. ii. 8.

_Derivates._--Henslowe's _Diary_, 4 Mar. and 5 June 1592, has
references to a tragedy of Bindo and Ricardo, evidently derived from
this.]

XLIX. FILENIO SISTERNO.

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