Concerning the unavailing love borne to the Queen of Castile by a gentleman named Elisor, who in the end becomes a hermit Tale XXV. How a young Prince found means to conceal his intrigue with the wife of a lawyer of Paris Tale XXVI. How the counsels of a discreet lady happily withdrew the young Lord of Avannes from the perils of his foolish love for a lady of Pampeluna Tale XXVII. How the wife of a man who was valet to a Princess rid herself of the solicitations of one who was among the same Princess’s servants, and at the same time her husband’s guest Tale XXVIII. How a Gascon merchant, named Bernard du Ha, while sojourning at Paris, deceived a Secretary to the Queen of Navarre who had thought to obtain a pasty from him Tale XXIX. How the Priest of Carrelles, in Maine, when surprised with the wife of an old husbandman, gets out of the difficulty by pretending to return him a winnowing fan Tale XXX. How a gentleman marries his own daughter and sister unawares THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON OF MARGARET, QUEEN OF NAVARRE IN FIVE VOLUMES VOLUME THE FOURTH CONTENTS FOURTH DAY. PROLOGUE. TALE XXXI. TALE XXXII. TALE XXXIII. TALE XXXIV. TALE XXXV. TALE XXXVI. TALE XXXVII. TALE XXXVIII. TALE XXXIX. TALE XL. FIFTH DAY. PROLOGUE. TALE XLI. TALE XLII. TALE XLIII. TALE XLIV.(A). TALE XLIV. (B). TALE XLV. TALE XLVI. (A). TALE XLVI.(B). TALE XLVII. TALE XLVIII. TALE XLIX. TALE L. APPENDIX. A. (Tale XXXVI., Page 63.) ILLUSTRATIONS Frontispiece Titlepage 007a.jpg the Wicked Friar Captured 007.jpg Page Image 0016.jpg Tailpiece 017a.jpg Bernage Observing the German Lady’s Strange Penance 017.jpg Page Image 028.jpg Tailpiece 029a.jpg the Execution of The Wicked Priest and his Sister 029.jpg Page Image 037.jpg Tailpiece 039a.jpg the Grey Friar Imploring The Butcher to Spare his Life 039.jpg Page Image 047.jpg Tailpiece 049a.jpg the Lady Embracing The Supposed Friar 049.jpg Page Image 062.jpg Tailpiece 063a.jpg the Clerk Entreating Forgiveness of The President 063.jpg Page Image 072.jpg Tailpiece 073a.jpg the Lady of Loué Bringing Her Husband The Basin Of Water 073.jpg Page Image 081.jpg Tailpiece 083a.jpg the Lady of Tours Questioning Her Husband’s Mistress 083.jpg Page Image 088.jpg Tailpiece 089a.jpg the Lord of Grignaulx Catching The Pretended Ghost 089.jpg Page Image 094.jpg Tailpiece 095a.jpg the Count of Jossebelin Murdering his Sister’s Husband 095.jpg Page Image 109.jpg Tailpiece 115a.jpg the Beating of The Wicked Grey Friar 115.jpg Page Image 122.jpg Tailpiece 123a.jpg the Girl Refusing The Gift of The Young Prince 123.jpg Page Image 142.jpg Tailpiece 143a.jpg Jambicque Repudiating Her Lover 143.jpg Page Image 155.jpg Tailpiece 157.jpg Page Image 162.jpg Tailpiece 163a.jpg the Lovers Returning from Their Meeting in The Garden 163.jpg Page Image 176.jpg Tailpiece 177a.jpg the Man of Tours and his Serving-maid in The Snow 177.jpg Page Image 186.jpg Tailpiece 187.jpg Page Image 193.jpg Tailpiece 195a.jpg the Young Man Beating his Wife 195.jpg Page Image