French fiction -- Translations into English; Italian fiction -- Translations into English
LI. KING OF NAPLES.
A king of Naples, abusing a Gentleman’s wife, in the end did weare the
hornes himself.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 3.
_Parallels._--_Bandello_, Part iv., nov. 10.
_Painter._--I. i. 298; II. i. 216; III. i. 380; IV. i. 32.]
LII. PRINCESS OF FLANDERS.
The rashe enterprise of a Gentleman against a Princesse of Flaunders,
and of the shame that he receyued thereof.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 4.
_Painter._--I. i. 302; II. i. 219; III. i. 386; IV. ii. 38.]
LIII. AMADOUR AND FLORINDA.
The loue of Amadour and Florinda: wherein be conteined mani sleightes
and dissimulations, together with the renowmed chastitie of the said
Florinda.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 10.
_Painter._--I. i. 306; II. i. 223; III. i. 393; IV. ii. 45.]
LIV. DUKE OF FLORENCE.
The incontinencie of a duke and of his impudencie to attaine his
purpose, with the iust punishment which he receiued for the same.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 12.
_Painter._--I. i. 326; II. i. 270; III. i. 423; IV. ii. 75.]
LV. FRANCIS I. AND COUNT GUILLAUME.
One of the Frenche kinge’s called Frauncis the firste of that name,
declared his gentle nature to Counte Guillaume, that would haue killed
him.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 17.
_Painter._--I. i. 330; II. i. 243; III. i. 429; IV. ii. 81.]
LVI. GENTLEWOMAN OF PAMPELUNæ.
A pleasaunt discours of a great Lord to enioy a Gentlewoman of
Pampelunæ.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, 26.
_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 245; III. i. 432; IV. ii. 84.]
LVII. A STRANGE PUNISHMENT OF ADULTERY.
A punishment more rigorous than death, of a husband towarde his wife
that had committed adulterie.
[_Source._--Q. Margaret, _Heptameron_, nov. 32.
_Origin._--? Bandello, Part ii., nov. 10.
_Parallels._--_Med._: _Gesta_, Gower; _Conf. Amant._ i. _Mod.:_
Bandello, iii., nov. 15; Belleforest, i. 297; Whetstone,
_Heptameron_, 3rd day; Stollberg, _Ballad_.
_Painter._--I. i. 332; II. i. 252; III. i. 445; IV. ii. 97.
_Derivates._--Greene’s _Planetomachio_ and Davenant’s _Alborine_
have similar incidents, but whether derived from Painter it is
difficult to say.]
LVIII. PRESIDENT OF GRENOBLE.
A President of Grenoble aduertised of the ill gouernement of his wife,
took such order, that his honestie was not diminished, and yet reuenged
the facte.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 36.
_Parallels._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 35.
_Painter._--I. i. 334; II. i. 254; III. i. 449; IV. ii. 101.
_Derivates._--Shirley’s _Love’s Cruelty_.]
LIX. GENTLEMAN OF PERCHE.
A gentleman of Perche suspecting iniurie done vnto him by his friend,
prouoked him to execute and put in proufe the cause of his suspicion.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 47.
_Painter._--I. i. 336; II. i. 256; III. i. 452; IV. ii. 104.]
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