_Derivates._--Ayres, the German dramatist (+ 1605), who derived much from the English comedians, had a drama called _Graf von Angiers_.] XXXVIII. GILETTA OF NARBONNE. Giletta, a Phisition’s doughter of Narbon, healed the French King of a Fistula, for reward whereof she demaunded Beltramo Counte of Rossiglione to husband. The Counte being maried against his will, for despite fled to Florence and loued another. Giletta his wife, by pollicie founde meanes to lye with her husbande, in place of his louer, and was begotten with childe of two sonnes: which knowen to her husband, he receiued her againe, and afterwards he liued in great honour and felicitie. [_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. iii., nov. 9. _Origin._--? Terence _Hecyra_. _Parallels._--_Mediæval:_ Somadeva _Katha-sarit-sagara_, 29; Von der Hagen, _Gesammt._ No. 32; Fauche _Tetrade_, ii. No. 6; _Mod.:_ Gipsy Tale, by F. Miklosich, _Denks. K. Akad._, Wien, xxiii. p. 14. _Denks. K. Akad._ _Painter._--I. i. 95; II. i. 87; III. i. 157; IV. i. 171. _Derivates._--The main plot of Shakespeare’s _All’s Well that Ends Well_ certainly comes from Painter.] XXXIX. TANCRED AND GISMONDA. Tancredi Prince of Salerne, caused his doughter’s louer to be slayne, and sente his harte vnto her in a cup of golde: whiche afterwardes she put into poysoned water, and drinking thereof died. [_Origin._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. iv., nov. i. _Source._--Romance of Raoul de Couçy. _Parallels._--_Med.:_ Aretini, _De Amore Guiscardii_, F. Beroaldo, Latin verse, Paris, 1599; J. Fleury, _L’amour parfaite de Giusgardu_, Paris, 1493; A. Guasco in _ottava rima_, Venice, 1600; W. Walter, _Amorous hysterie of Guistard_, 1532; Howell, _Letters_, ed. Jacobs, p. 323; Wanley, _Wonders_, II. xii. 24. _Painter._--I. i. 100; II. i. 92; III. i. 166; IV. i. 180. _Derivates._--R. Wilmot, _Tancred and Gismund_ (performed 1568, printed 1591); Turberville, _Tragicall Tales_, iv.] XL. MAHOMET AND IRENE. Mahomet one of the Turkish Emperours, executeth curssed crueltie vpon a Greeke maiden, whome hee tooke prisoner, at the wynning of Constantinople. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 10 (through French translation of Boaistuau, 1559, no. 2). _Parallels._--Belleforest, _ Histories tragiques_, i. _30 seq._; Knowles, _Turk. Hist._ 350 _seq._; Wanley, _Wonders_, IV. x. 6. _Painter._--I. i. 107; II. i. 94; III. i. 176; IV. i. 190. _Derivates._--Peele’s _Famous play of the Turkish Mahomet and Hyren the Fair Greek_, played in 1594 and 1601 (not extant). Ayres had also a drama on _Mahomet_. Also, L. Carlell, _Osmond the Great Turk_, 1657; G. Swinhoe, _Unhappy fair Irene_, 1658; C. Goring, _Irene_, 1708; Dr. Johnson, _Irene_, 1749.] XLI. LADY FALSELY ACCUSED.