A Ladie faslie accused of adultrie, was condempned to be deuoured of Lions: the maner of her deliuerie, and how (her innocencie being knowen) her accuser felt the paines for her prepared. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello (through Belleforest’s translation, 1559, no. 2). _Painter._--I. i. 112; II. i. 103; III. i. 184; IV. i. 198.] XLII. DIDACO AND VIOLENTA. Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth. His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth. Being a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him. She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death. [_Source._--Boaistuau, 1559, no. 5. _Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 42. _Painter._--I. i. 125; II. i. 114; III. i. 204; IV. i. 218.] _Derivates._--T. Achely put the story into verse, 1576. Beaumont and Fletcher’s _Triumph of Death_, the second of their _Four Plays in One_.] XLIII. LADY OF TURIN Wantones and pleasaunt life being guides of insolencie, doth bring a miserable end to a faire ladie of Thurin, whom a noble man aduaunced to high estate: as appereth by this historie, wherein he executeth great crueltie vpon his sayde ladie, taken in adulterie. [_Source._--Boaistuau, 1559, no. 4. _Origin._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 12. _Parallels._--Belleforest, i. 78 _seq._ Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, nov. 32 (cf. Painter I. 57, _infra_ and parallels there). _Painter._--I. i. 135; II. i. 127; III. i. 226; IV. i. 240.] XLIV. ALERAN AND ADELASIA. The loue of Alerane of Saxone, and of Andelasia the doughter of the Emperour Otho the thirde of that name. Their flight and departure into Italie, and how they were known againe, and what noble houses of Italie descended of their race. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 27 (Belleforest, 1559, no. 1). _Parallels._--Belleforest, i. 57 _seq._ _Painter._--I. i. 20 (_sic_); II. i. 130; III. i. 245; IV. i. 249.] XLV. DUCHESS OF SAVOY. The Duchesse of Sauoie, being the kinge of England’s sister, was in the Duke her husbandes absence, vniustlye accused of adulterie, by a noble man, his Lieutenaunte: and shoulde haue beene put to death, if by the prowesse and valiaunt combate of Don Iohn di Mendozza, (a gentleman of Spaine) she had not beene deliuered. With a discourse of maruelous accidentes, touchinge the same, to the singuler praise and commendation of chaste and honest Ladies. [_Source._--Boaistuau, 1559, no. 6. _Origin._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 44 (from Val. Baruchius). _Parallels._--Belleforest, i. 107, _seq._ _Painter._--I. i. 226; II. i. 153; III. i. 271; IV. i. 285.