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Philenio Sisterno, a Scholler of Bologna, being mocked of three faire
Gentlewomen, at a banket made of set purpose he was reuenged on them
all.

[_Source and Origin._--Straparola, _Piac. Notti_, II., nov. 2.

_Painter._--I. i. 289; II. i. 208; III. i. 366; IV. i. 18.]

L. MULETEER'S WIFE.

The piteous and chaste death of one of the muleters wiues of the Queene
of Nauarre.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_ 2.

_Painter._--I. i. 296; II. i. 214; III. i. 377; IV. ii. 29.]

LI. KING OF NAPLES.

A king of Naples, abusing a Gentleman's wife, in the end did weare the
hornes himself.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 3.

_Parallels._--_Bandello_, Part iv., nov. 10.

_Painter._--I. i. 298; II. i. 216; III. i. 380; IV. i. 32.]

LII. PRINCESS OF FLANDERS.

The rashe enterprise of a Gentleman against a Princesse of Flaunders,
and of the shame that he receyued thereof.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 4.

_Painter._--I. i. 302; II. i. 219; III. i. 386; IV. ii. 38.]

LIII. AMADOUR AND FLORINDA.

The loue of Amadour and Florinda: wherein be conteined mani sleightes
and dissimulations, together with the renowmed chastitie of the said
Florinda.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 10.

_Painter._--I. i. 306; II. i. 223; III. i. 393; IV. ii. 45.]

LIV. DUKE OF FLORENCE.

The incontinencie of a duke and of his impudencie to attaine his
purpose, with the iust punishment which he receiued for the same.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 12.

_Painter._--I. i. 326; II. i. 270; III. i. 423; IV. ii. 75.]

LV. FRANCIS I. AND COUNT GUILLAUME.

One of the Frenche kinge's called Frauncis the firste of that name,
declared his gentle nature to Counte Guillaume, that would haue killed
him.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 17.

_Painter._--I. i. 330; II. i. 243; III. i. 429; IV. ii. 81.]

LVI. GENTLEWOMAN OF PAMPELUNae.

A pleasaunt discours of a great Lord to enioy a Gentlewoman of
Pampelunae.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 26.

_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 245; III. i. 432; IV. ii. 84.]

LVII. A STRANGE PUNISHMENT OF ADULTERY.

A punishment more rigorous than death, of a husband towarde his wife
that had committed adulterie.

[_Source._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, nov. 32.

_Origin._--? Bandello, Part ii., nov. 10.

_Parallels._--_Med._: _Gesta_, Gower; _Conf. Amant._ i. _Mod.:_
Bandello, iii., nov. 15; Belleforest, i. 297; Whetstone,
_Heptameron_, 3rd day; Stollberg, _Ballad_.

_Painter._--I. i. 332; II. i. 252; III. i. 445; IV. ii. 97.

_Derivates._--Greene's _Planetomachio_ and Davenant's _Alborine_
have similar incidents, but whether derived from Painter it is
difficult to say.]

LVIII. PRESIDENT OF GRENOBLE.

A President of Grenoble aduertised of the ill gouernement of his wife,
took such order, that his honestie was not diminished, and yet reuenged
the facte.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 36.

_Parallels._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 35.

_Painter._--I. i. 334; II. i. 254; III. i. 449; IV. ii. 101.

_Derivates._--Shirley's _Love's Cruelty_.]

LIX. GENTLEMAN OF PERCHE.

A gentleman of Perche suspecting iniurie done vnto him by his friend,
prouoked him to execute and put in proufe the cause of his suspicion.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 47.

_Painter._--I. i. 336; II. i. 256; III. i. 452; IV. ii. 104.]

LX. GENTLEMAN THAT DIED OF LOVE.

The piteous death of an Amorous Gentleman, for the slacke comfort geuen
him to late, by his beloued.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 9.

_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 258; III. i. 455; IV. ii. 107.]

LXI. LADY OF THE FRENCH COURT.

A Gentlewoman of the Courte, very pleasauntly recompenced the seruice of
a kinde seruaunte of her's, that pursued her with service of loue.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 58.

_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 26; III. i. 461; IV. ii. 113.]

LXII. ROLANDINE THE CHASTE.

The honest and maruellous loue of a mayden of noble house, and of a
gentleman that was base borne, and howe a Queene did impeche and let
their mariage, with the wise aunswere of the mayde to the Queene.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 21.

_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 263; III. i. 464; IV. ii. 116.]

LXIII. THE PRUDENT LADY.

The Wisedome of a woman to withdrawe the foolishe loue of her husband,
wherewith he was tormented.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 37.

_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 263; III. i. 483; IV. ii. 135.]

LXIV. THE LADY OF TOURS.

The notable charitie of a woman of Tours towards her husbande.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 38.

_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 276; III. i. 487; IV. ii. 139.]

LXV. MIRACLE AT LYONS.[67]

The simplicitie of an old woman, that offered a burning candle to
S. Iohn of Lions.

[_Source and Origin._--_Hept._, nov. 65.

_Painter._--I. i. 338; II. i. 277; III. i. 489; IV. ii. 141.]

[Footnote 67: By error omitted in Table of Contents to Vol. II.]

LXVI. DOCTOR OF LAWS.

A Doctor of the Lawes boughte a cup, who by the subtiltie of two false
varlets, lost both his money and the cuppe.

[_Source._--"Out of a little Frenche booke called 'Comptes du Monde
Avantureux.'"

_Origin._--Massanio, _Novellino_, Part II. nov. 17.

_Parallels._--_Mensa Philosophica_.

_Painter._--I. i. 339; II. i. 278; III. i. 490; IV. ii. 142.

_Derivates._--Marston's _Dutch Courtesan_, 1605; and Anon.: _The
Cuckqueanes and Cuckolds Errant, a Comedye_, 1601, formerly in
Haslewood's possession.]

THE SECOND TOME.

I. THE AMAZONS.

The hardinesse and conquests of diuers stout, and aduenturous women,
called Amazones, the beginninge, and continuance of their Reigne, and of
the great iourney of one of their Queenes called Thalestris to visit
Alexander the great: with the cause of her trauaile.

[_Source and Origin._--Herod, iv. 110.

_Parallels._--Acerra, ii. 58; Albertinus, 55; Kirchhof, _Wendenmuth_,
iv. 182.

_Painter._--I. ii. 1; II. ii. 1; III. ii. 1; IV. ii. 159.]

_Derivates._--A Masque of the Amazons was played March 3, 1592
(Henslowe).]

II. ALEXANDER AND SISIGAMBIS.

The great pitie and continencie of Alexander the great and his louinge
entertaynment of Sisigambis the wife of the great monarch Darivs after
he was vanquished.

[_Source and Origin._--Q. Curtius, x. 5.

_Parallels._--Justin, xiii. 1.

_Painter._--I. ii. 5; II. ii. 4; III. ii. 8; IV. ii. 166.]

III. TIMOCLIA OF THEBES.

Timoclia, a gentlewoman of Thebes, vnderstandinge the couetous desire of
a Thracian knight, that had abused hir, and promised her mariage, rather
for her goods than loue, well acquited hir selfe from his falshoode.

[_Source and Origin._--Plutarch, _Alexander_, (Amyot).

_Parallels._--Zonar, _Ann._ i. f. 32; Wanley, _Wonders_, III. xxx.
6.

_Painter._--I. ii. 9; II. ii. 7; III. ii. 14; IV. ii. 172.

_Derivates._--A play entitled _Timoclia_, doubtless derived from
Painter, is mentioned in the Revel's Account. It was played at
Merchant Taylors' in 1574. Fleay, _History_, 381.]

IV. ARIOBARZANES.

Ariobarzanes great steward to Artaxerxes king of Persia, goeth about to
exceede his soueraigne lord and maister in curtesie; where in be
conteyned many notable and pleasaunt chaunces, besides the great
patience and loyaltie naturally planted in the sayd Ariobarzanes.

[_Source and Origin._--i-Bandello, Pt. i., nov. 2.

_Parallels._--Belleforest iv. f. 9 _seq._

_Painter._--I. ii. 11; II. ii. 9; III. ii. 18; IV. ii. 176.]

V. ARISTOTEMUS THE TYRANT.

Lucivs one of the garde to Aristotimvs the Tyrant of the cittye of Elis,
fell in loue with a fayre mayden called Micca, the daughter of one
Philodemvs and his cruelty done upon her. The stoutnesse also of a noble
matron named Megistona in defence of hir husbande and the common wealth
from the tyranny of the said Aristotimvs: and of other actes done by the
subjects vppon that Tyrant.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part iii. nov. 5.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iv. f. 234.

_Painter._--I. ii. 32; II. ii. 26; III ii. 51; IV. ii. 209.]

VI. TANAQUIL.

The maruaylous courage and ambition of a gentlewoman called Tanaquil,
the Queene and wife of Tarqvinivs Priscvs the fift Roman king, with his
persuasions and pollicy to hir husbande for his aduauncement to the
kingdom, her lyke encouragement of Servivs Tvllivs, wherein also is
described the ambition of one of the II. daughters of Servivs Tvllivs
the sixt Roman king, and her cruelty towards her owne natural father:
with other accidents chaunced in the new erected common welth of Rome,
specially of the last Romane king Tarqvinivs Svperbvs, who with murder
atteined the kingdome, with murder maynteined it, and by the murder and
insolent lyfe of his sonne was with al his progeny banished.

[_Source and Origin._--Livy, i. 34-41.

_Painter._--I. ii. 40; II. ii. 33; III. ii. 63; IV. ii. 221.]

VII. SOPHONISBA.

The vnhappy end and successe of the loue of King Massinissa, and Queene
Sophonisba his wyfe.

[_Source._--Bandello, Part i. nov. 41.

_Origin._--Petrarch, _Trionfi_.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, I. iii., f. 356; Trissino, _Sophonisba_
(tragedy), 1524; Raleigh, _Hist._ V. iii. 8; Wanley, _Wonders_, III.
liii. 2.

_Painter._--I. ii. 49; II. ii. 39; III. ii. 78; IV. ii. 236.

_Derivates._--Marston, _Wonder of Women, or Sophonisba, her
tragedy_, printed 1606; N. Lee, _Sophonisba, or Hannibal's
Overthrow_, 1676; J. Thomson, _Sophonisba_, acted 28 Feb. 1730.[68]]

[Footnote 68: The celebrated line, "O Sophonisba, Sophonisba O!"
has kept its memory alive.]

VIII. THEOXENA AND PORIS.

The crueltye of a Kynge of Macedone who forced a gentlewoman called
Theoxena, to persuade hir children to kill and poyson themselves: after
which fact, she and hir husband Poris ended their lyfe by drowninge.

[_Source and Origin._--Livy, xl. 4.

_Painter._---I. ii. 39; II. ii. 48; III. ii. 94; IV. ii. 252.]

IX. LADY OF HIDRUSA.

A straunge and maruellous vse, which in old time was obserued in
Hidrvsa, where it was lawfull, with the licence of a magistrate ordayned
for that purpose, for every man, and woman that list, to kill them
selues.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 56.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iv., f. 214.

_Painter._--I. ii. 61; II. ii. 50; III. ii. 98; IV. ii. 256.]

X. THE EMPRESS FAUSTINA.

The dishonest Loue of Favstina the Empresse, and with what remedy the
same loue was remoued and taken away.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part 1, nov. 36.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iv., f. 83.

_Painter._--I. ii. 65; II. ii. 52; III. ii. 102; IV. ii. 260.]

XI. TWO MAIDS OF CARTHAGE.

Chera hid a treasure: Elisa going about to hang her selfe, and tying the
halter about a beame found that treasure, and in place thereof left the
halter. Philene the daughter of Chera going for that treasure, and
busily searching for the same, found the halter, wherewithal for
dispayre she would haue hanged hir selfe, but forbidden by Elisa, who by
chaunce espied hir, she was restored to part of hir losse, leading
afterwards a happy and prosperous lyfe.

[_Source and Origin._--Cinthio, _Ecatomithi_, giorn. ix., nov. 8.

_Parallels._--"Heir of Linne" in Percy; Guellette, _Contes
tartares_.

_Painter._--I. ii. 67; II. ii. 54; III. ii. 106; IV. ii. 264.]

XII. LETTERS OF THE EMPEROR TRAJAN.

Letters of the Philosopher Plutarch to the noble and vertuous Emperour
Traiane, and from the sayd Emperour to Plutarch: the lyke also from the
said Emperour to the Senate of Rome. In all which be conteyned godly
rules for gouernment of Princes, obedience of Subiects, and their duties
to common wealth.

[_Source and Origin._--Guevara.

_Painter._--I. ii. 76; II. ii. 62; III. ii. 121; IV. ii. 279.]

XIII. LAMIA, FLORA AND LAIS.

A notable History of three amorous Gentlewomen called Lamia, Flora, and
Lais: conteyning the sutes of noble Princes and other great Personages
made vnto them, with their answeres to diuers demaundes: and the manner
of their death and funerals.

[_Source and Origin._--"Pausanias and Manitius" (text).

_Parallels._--Painter I. nov. xv.; for Lais, Fenton, _Wonderful
Secretes_ 1569, ff. 65-7.

_Painter._--I. ii. 123 [89]; II. ii. 73; III. ii. 143; IV. ii. 301.]

XIV. ZENOBIA QUEEN OF PALMYRA.

The lyfe and giftes of the most Famous Queene Zenobia with the Letters
of the Emperour Avrelianvs to the sayde Queene, and her stoute aunswere
thereunto.

[_Source and Origin._--Tacitus, _Ann._ xii. 51.

_Painter._--I. ii. 89 [95]; II. ii. 78; III. ii. 153; IV. 311.

_Derivates._--A _Zenobia_ was played at the Rose Theatre in 1591.]

XV. EUPHEMIA AND ACHARISTO.

Euphimia the Kyng of Corinth's daughter fell in love with Acharisto, the
seruaunt of her father, and besides others which required hir in
mariage, she disdayned Philon the King of Peloponesvs, that loued hir
very feruently. Acharisto conspiring against the King, was discouered,
tormented, and put in prison, and by meanes of Euphimia deliuered. The
King promised his daughter and kingdome to him that presented the head
of Acharisto. Evphimia so wrought, as hee was presented to the King. The
King gave him his daughter to wyfe and when he died made him his heyre.
Acharisto began to hate his wyfe, and condemned hir to death as an
adulteresse. Philon deliuered hir: and upon the sute of hir subiects,
she is contented to mary him, and thereby he is made Kynge of Corinth.

[_Source and Origin._--Cinthio, _Ecaton_, viii., nov. 10.

_Painter._--I. 101; II. ii. 82; III. ii. 162; IV. ii. 320.]

XVI. THE MARCHIONESS OF MONFERRATO.

The Marchionesse of Monferrato, with a banket of Hennes, and certaine
pleasant wordes, repressed the fond loue of Philip the French Kynge.

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

_Origin._--_Seven Wise Masters._

_Parallels._--_Anc._: II. Sam. c. xi. _Med._: Sindibad, and plls.

_Painter._--I. ii. 112; II. ii. 91; III. ii. 180; IV. ii. 338.]

XVII. ANSALDO AND DIANORA.

Mistresse Dianora demaunded of maister Ansaldo a garden so faire in
Ianuary, as in the moneth of May. Mayster Ansaldo (by meanes of an
obligation which he made to a Nicromancer) caused the same to bee done.
The husband agreed with the gentlewoman that she should do the pleasure
which maister Ansaldo required, who hearinge the liberality of hir
husband, acquited hir of hir promise, and the Necromancer discharged
maister Ansaldo.

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

_Origin._--_Cukasaptati_, cf. _Forty Viziers_, c. 14.

_Parallels._--_Med._: Chaucer, _Cant. Tales_. _Mod._: Andrae,
_Chymische Hochzeit_; _cf._ Campbell, _West Highland Tales_, No. 19,
and R. Kohler's variants in _Orient und Occedent_, ii.

_Painter._--I. ii. 114; II. ii. 93; III. ii. 184; IV. ii. 342.

_Derivates._--Beaumont and Fletcher, _Triumph of Honour_ (but
perhaps from Chaucer); _Two Merry Milkmaids_.]

XVIII. MITHRADANES AND NATHAN.

Mithridanes enuious of the liberality of Nathan, and goinge aboute to
kill hym, spake vnto him vnknowne, & being infourmed by himself by what
meanes he might do the same he found him in a little wood accordingly as
hee had tolde him, who knowinge him, was ashamed, and became his
friende.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. x., nov. 3.

_Origin._--? Sadi, _Orchard_, story of Chatemtai and King of Yemen.

_Painter._--I. ii. 118; II. ii. 96; III. ii. 190; IV. ii. 348.]

XIX. CATHERINE OF BOLOGNA.

Mayster Gentil of Carisendi being come from Modena, tooke a woman out of
hir graue that was buried for dead, who after she was come agayne,
brought forth a sonne, which mayster Gentil rendred afterwardes with the
mother to mayster Nicholas Chasennemie her husband.

[_Source and Origin._--Boccaccio's _Decamerone_, giorn. x., nov. 4.

_Parallels._--_Storia di Ginevra_ (printed, Pisa, 1863); Bandello,
Part ii., nov. 41; Marie de France, _Lai d'Eliduc_; Uhland, _Todten
von Lustnau_. See Liebrecht's discussion, _Zur Volkskunde_, pp.
60-5.

_Painter._--I. ii. 123; II. ii. 100; III. ii. 197; IV. ii. 355.]

XX. THORELLO AND SALADINE.

Saladine in the habite of a Marchaunt, was honourably receyued into the
house of mayster Thorello, who went ouer the Sea, in company of the
Christians, and assigned a terme of his wyfe when she should mary
agayne. He was taken, and caried to the Sovldan to be his Faulconer, who
knowing him, and suffering himself to be knowen, did him great honour.
Mayster Thorello fell sicke, and by Magique Art, was caried in a night
to Pavie, where he found his wyfe about to mary agayne, who knowinge
him, returned home with him to his owne house.

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

_Origin._--Busone da Gubbio, _L'avventuroso Siciliano_.

_Painter._--I. ii. 128; II. ii. 104; III. ii. 205; IV. ii. 363.]

XXI. ANNE QUEEN OF HUNGARY.

A Gentleman of meane callinge and reputation, doth fall in loue with
Anne, the Queene of Hungarie, whom shee very royally requited.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 45.

_Painter._--I. i. 140; II. ii. 114; III. ii. 225; IV. ii. 383.]

XXII. ALEXANDER DE MEDICE AND THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER.

The gentle and iust act of Alexander de Medices Duke of Florence, vpon a
gentleman whom he fauoured, who hauing rauished the Daughter of a poore
Myller, caused him to mary hir, for the greater honour and celebration
whereof, he appoynted hir a rich and honourable Dowry.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 15.

_Painter._--I. ii. 155; II. ii. 127; III. ii. 248; IV. ii. 406.

_Derivates._--Fletcher, _Maid of the Mill_.]

XXIII. THE DUCHESS OF MALFY.

The infortunate mariage of a Gentleman, called Antonio Bologna, wyth the
Duchesse of Malfi, and the pitiful death of them both.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 26.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, edit. 1565, nov. 19.

_Painter._--I. ii., 169; II. ii. 139; III. ii. 271; IV. iii. 3.

_Derivates._--Webster, _Duchess of Malfy_.]

XXIV. THE COUNTESS OF CELANT.

The disordered Lyfe of the Countesse of Celant, and how shee (causinge
the County of Masino to be murdered,) was beheaded at Millan.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i. nov. 4 (Belleforest, 1565,
no. 20).

_Parallels._--Fenton, _Tragical Discourses_; Whetstone, _Castle of
Delight_, _Heptameron_.

_Painter._--I. ii. 195; II. ii. 160; III. ii. 312; IV. iii. 44.

_Derivates._--Marston, _Insatiate Countess_.]

XXV. ROMEO AND JULIET.

The goodly Hystory of the true, and constant Loue between Rhomeo and
Ivlietta, the one of whom died of Poyson, and the other of sorrow, and
heuinesse: wherein be comprysed many aduentures of Loue, and other
deuises touchinge the same.

[_Source._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 9 (through Boaistuau, 1559,
no. 3).

_Origin._--Luigi da Porto, 1535 (fr. Masuccio, 1476, nov. xxxiii.).

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. i.; _otto novelle rarissime_;
A. Brooke, 1562; Lopez de Vega, _Los Castelveses y Monteses;_ F. de
Roscas, _Los Vandos de Verona_; L. Groto, _Hadriana_, 1578.

_Painter._--I. ii. 118; II. ii. 179; III. ii. 348; IV. iii. 80.

_Derivates._--Shakespeare's _Romeo and Juliet_ is partly founded on
Painter, partly on Brooke's poem. The English comedians played it in
Germany. Sloane MS., 1775, contains a Latin play on this subject.]

XXVI. TWO LADIES OF VENICE.

Two gentlemen of Venice were honourably deceiued of their Wyues, whose
notable practises, and secret conference for atchieuinge their desire,
occasioned diuers accidentes, and ingendred double benefit: wherein also
is recited an eloquent oration, made by one of them, pronounced before
the Duke and state of that Cittye: with other chaunces and acts
concerninge the same.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 15.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iii. p. 58.

_Painter._--I. ii. 247; II. ii. 203; III. ii. 393; IV. iii. 125.

_Derivates._--The underplot of Marston's _Insatiate Countess_ is
derived from Painter, _cf. supra_.]

XXVII. THE LORD OF VIRLE.

The Lorde of Virle, by the commaundement of a fayre younge Wydow called
Zilia, for hys promise made, the better to attaine hir loue, was
contented to remayne dumbe the space of three yeares, and by what meanes
he was reuenged, and obtayned hys suite.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part iii., nov. 17.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. i. f. 289; Fenton, _Trag. Disc._ hist.
xi.

_Painter._--I. ii. 268; II. ii. 22; III. ii. 425; IV. iii. 157.]

XXVIII. LADY OF BOHEMIA.

Two Barons of Hungarie assuring themselues to obtayne their sute to a
fayre Lady of Boeme, receyued of hir a straung and maruelous repulse, to
their great shame and Infamy, cursinge the tyme that euer they
aduentured an enterprise so foolish.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 21.

_Parallels._--Whetstone, _Arbour of Vertue_.

_Painter._--I. ii. 292; II. ii. 238; III. ii. 463; IV. iii. 195.

_Derivates._--Massinger, _The Picture_.]

XXIX. DIEGO AND GINEVRA.

Dom Diego a Gentleman of Spayne fell in loue with fayre Gineura, and she
with him: their loue by meanes of one that enuied Dom Diego his happy
choyse, was by default of light credit on his part interrupted. He
constant of mynde, fell into despayre, and abandoninge all his frends
and liuing, repayred to the Pyrene Mountaynes, where he led a sauage
lyfe for certayne moneths, and afterwardes knowne by one of hys
freendes, was (by marueylous circumstaunce) reconciled to hys froward
mistresse, and maryed.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 27.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. i., f. 382; Fenton, _Trag. Disc._,
hist. xiii.; Whetstone, _Garden of Unthriftness_.

_Painter._--I. ii. 309; II. ii. 252; III. ii. 490; IV. iii. 222.]

XXX. SALIMBENE AND ANGELICA.

A Gentleman of Siena, called Anselmo Salimbene, curteously and gently
deliuereth his enemy from death. The condemned party seeing the kinde
parte of Salimbene, rendreth into his hands his sister Angelica, with
whom he was in loue, which gratitude and curtesie, Salimbene well
markinge, moued in conscience, woulde not abuse hir, but for recompence
tooke hir to his wyfe.

[_Source._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 46.

_Origin._--G. Sermini.

_Parallels._--Fenton, _Trag. Disc._, hist i.

_Painter._--I. ii. 350; II. ii. 286; III. ii. 556; IV. iii. 288.]

XXXI. HELENA OF FLORENCE.

A wydow called mistresse Helena, wyth whom a scholler was in loue, (shee
louing an other) made the same scholler to stande a whole Wynter's night
in the snow to wayte for hir, who afterwardes by a sleyght and pollicie,
caused hir in Iuly, to stand vppon a tower starke naked amongs flies and
gnats, and in the sunne.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, giorn. viii., nov. 8.

_Origin._--? _Fabliau_, Barbazan, i. 296.

_Painter._--I. ii. 376; II. ii. 307; III. ii. 597; IV. iii. 329.]

[Transcriber's Note: Question mark in original.]

XXXII. CAMIOLA AND ROLAND.

A gentlewoman and wydow called Camiola of hir own mind raunsomed Roland
the kyng's sonne of Sicilia, of purpose to haue him to hir husband, who
when he was redeemed vnkindly denied hir, agaynst whom very eloquently
she inueyed, and although the law proued him to be hir husband, yet for
his vnkindnes, shee vtterly refused him.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. xxxv.

_Painter._--I. ii. 391; II. ii. 320; III. ii. 622; IV. iii. 354.]

XXXIII. LORDS OF NOCERA.

Great cruelties chaunced to the Lords of Nocera, for adultry by one of
them committed with the captayne's wyfe of the forte of that citty, with
an enterprise moued by the captaine to the cittyzens of the same for
rebellion, and the good and dutyfull aunswere of them: with other
pityfull euents rysing of that notable and outragious vyce of whoredom.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 55.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. ii. f. 162 (ed. 1565, no. 23).

_Painter._--I. ii. 217; II. ii. 324; III. ii. 631; IV. iii. 363.]

XXXIV. SULTAN SOLYMAN.

The horrible and cruell murder of Sultan Selyman, late the emperor of
the Turkes and father of Selym that now raigneth, done vpon his eldest
sonne Mvstapha, by the procurement, and meanes of Rosa his mother in
lawe, and by the speciall instigation of one of his noble men called
Rvstanvs: where also is remembred the wilful death of one of his sons
named Giangir, for the griefe he conceiued to see Mvstapha so miserably
strangled.

[_Source and Origin._--N. a Moffa.

_Painter._--Not in I.; II. ii. 341; III. ii. 663; IV. iii. 395.

_Derivates._--Latin Tragedy of same name _Solyman et Mustapha_ was
played in 1581 (Fleay, _History_, 421).]

XXXV. THE KING OF MOROCCO.

The great curtesie of the kyng of Marocco, (a citty in Barbarie) toward
a poore fisherman, one of his subiects, that had lodged the kyng, being
strayed from his company in hunting.

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