_Parallels._--_Mediæval_: von der Hagen, _Gesammtabenteuer_, No. 42; _Mod.:_ Lope de Vega, _Llegar en ocasion:_ Lafontaine, _L’oraison de St. Julien;_ La Moth, _Le Talisman_. _Painter._--I. i. 64; II. i. 60; III. i. 111; IV. i. 125. _Derivatives._--_The Widow,_ attributed to Ben Jonson, Fletcher and Middleton, seems to have been derived from this.] XXXIV. THE KING OF ENGLAND’S DAUGHTER. Three yonge men hauing fondlye consumed all that they had, became verie poore, whose nephewe (as he retourned out of Englande into Italie,) by the waye fell into acquaintaunce with an abbote, whome (vpon further familiaritie) he knewe to be the king of Englande’s doughter, whiche toke him to husbande. Afterwardes she restored his vncles to all their losses, and sent them home in good state and reputation. [_Source and Origin._[66]--Boccaccio, _Dec._, giorn. ii., nov. 3. _Painter._--I. i. 68; II. i. 63; III. i. 116; IV. i. 130.] [Footnote 66: Landau, _Quellen_{2}, p. 331, points out that the tale is related to the “Youngest-best” folk tales, which deal with the successes of the youngest.] XXXV. LANDOLFO RUFFOLO. Landolpho Ruffolo being impooerished, became a pirate and taken by the Geneuois, was in daunger of drowning, who sauing himselfe vpon a litle coafer full of rich iewels, was receiued at Corfu, and beinge cherished by a woman, retourned home very riche. [_Source and Origin._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone,_ giorn. ii., nov. 4. _Painter._--I. i. 73; II. i. 68; III. i. 124; IV. i. 138.] XXXVI. ANDRUCCIO. Andreuccio of Perugia being come to Naples to buy horses, was in one night surprised, with three marueilous accidentes. All which hauinge escaped with one Rubie he retourned home to his house. [_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. ii., nov. 5. _Origin._--Fabliau, _Boivin de Provins._ Barbazan, i. 357. _Parallels._--_Mod.:_ Pitré, _Nov. pop. sic._ No. 163. Nerucci, _Nov. montalesi_, No. 45. Gianandrea, _Trad. Marchigiane_ (cf. T. F. Crane, _Academy_, 22 Mar. 1879). Schiefner, _Mahâkâtjâjana_, 23. _Painter._--I. 76; II. i. 71; III. i. 129; IV. i. 143.] XXXVII. THE EARL OF ANGIERS. The erle of Angiers being falsely accused, was banished out of Fraunce, and left his two sonnes in sondry places in Englande, and retourning (vnknowen) by Scotlande, founde theim in great authoritie, afterwardes he repayred in the habite of a seruaunte, to the Frenche kinges armie, and being knowen to be innocent, was againe aduaunced to his first estate. [_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. ii., nov. 8. _Origin._--Dante, _Purg._ vi. 22, and frame of _Seven Wise Masters_. _Parallels._--_Mediæval:_ _Guillaume de la Barre_, ed. P. Meyer; Jacob à Voragine, _Legenda aurea_, 176; _Gesta Rom._ 48; _Mod.:_ Goethe, _Vertriebener Graf_. _Painter._--I. i. 85; II. i. 78; III. i. 142; IV. i. 156.