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 Cœl._, 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.