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._--_Mediæval_: 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. CRŒSUS AND SOLON. King Cræsus 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._--Ælian, 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._--Ælian, 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._--Ælian, ii. 17 [Melanippus]. _Painter_, I. i. 25; II. i. 24; III. i. 42; IV. i. 56.] XI. CYRUS AND PANTHEA.