Juliet of Narbona, _cured the King of France of a daungerous Fistula, in recompence whereof, she requested to enjoy as her husband in marriage,_ Bertrand _the Count of_ Roussillion. _Hee having married her against his will, as utterly despising her, went to Florence, where he made love to a young Gentlewoman._ Juliet, _by a queint and cunning policy, compassed the meanes (insted of his chosen new friend) to lye with her owne husband, by whom shee conceived, and had two Sonnes; which being afterward made knowne unto Count_ Bertrand, _he accepted her into his favour again, and loved her as his loyall and honourable wife._ The Ninth Novell. _Commending the good judgement and understanding in Ladies or Gentlewomen, that are of a quicke and apprehensive spirit._ Now there remained no more (to preserve the priviledge granted to _Dioneus_ uninfringed) but the Queene onely, to declare her Novell. Wherefore, when the discourse of Madam _Lauretta_ was ended, without attending any motion to bee made for her next succeeding, with a gracious and pleasing disposition, thus she began to speake. Who shall tell any Tale heereafter, to carry any hope or expectation of liking, having heard the rare and wittie discourse of Madame _Lauretta_? Beleeve me, it was verie advantageable to us all, that she was not this dayes first beginner, because few or none would have had any courage to follow after her, & therefore the rest yet remaining, are the more to be feared and suspected. Neverthelesse, to avoid the breach of order, and to claime no priviledge by my place, of not performing what I ought to do: prove as it may, a Tale you must have, and thus I proceed. There lived sometime in the kingdom of _France_, a Gentleman named _Isnarde_, being the Count of _Roussillion_, who because hee was continually weake, crazie and sickly, kept a Physitian daily in his house, who was called Master _Gerard_ of _Narbona_. Count _Isnarde_ had one onely Sonne, very young in yeares, yet of towardly hope, faire, comely, and of pleasing person, named _Bertrand_; with whom, many other children of his age, had their education: and among them, a daughter of the fore-named Physitian, called _Juliet_; who, even in these tender yeares, fixed her affection upon yong _Bertrand_, with such an earnest and intimate resolution, as was most admirable in so yong a maiden, and more then many times is noted in yeares of greater discretion. Old Count _Isnard_ dying, yong _Bertrand_ fell as a Ward to the King, and being sent to _Paris_, remained there under his royall custodie and protection, to the no little discomfort of yong _Juliet_, who became greevously afflicted in minde, because shee had lost the company of _Bertrand_.