_Painter._--I. ii. 49; II. ii. 39; III. ii. 78; IV. ii. 236. _Derivates._--Marston, _Wonder of Women, or Sophonisba, her tragedy_, printed 1606; N. Lee, _Sophonisba, or Hannibal’s Overthrow_, 1676; J. Thomson, _Sophonisba_, acted 28 Feb. 1730.[68]] [Footnote 68: The celebrated line, “O Sophonisba, Sophonisba O!” has kept its memory alive.] VIII. THEOXENA AND PORIS. The crueltye of a Kynge of Macedone who forced a gentlewoman called Theoxena, to persuade hir children to kill and poyson themselves: after which fact, she and hir husband Poris ended their lyfe by drowninge. [_Source and Origin._--Livy, xl. 4. _Painter._---I. ii. 39; II. ii. 48; III. ii. 94; IV. ii. 252.] IX. LADY OF HIDRUSA. A straunge and maruellous vse, which in old time was obserued in Hidrvsa, where it was lawfull, with the licence of a magistrate ordayned for that purpose, for every man, and woman that list, to kill them selues. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 56. _Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iv., f. 214. _Painter._--I. ii. 61; II. ii. 50; III. ii. 98; IV. ii. 256.] X. THE EMPRESS FAUSTINA. The dishonest Loue of Favstina the Empresse, and with what remedy the same loue was remoued and taken away. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part 1, nov. 36. _Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iv., f. 83. _Painter._--I. ii. 65; II. ii. 52; III. ii. 102; IV. ii. 260.] XI. TWO MAIDS OF CARTHAGE. Chera hid a treasure: Elisa going about to hang her selfe, and tying the halter about a beame found that treasure, and in place thereof left the halter. Philene the daughter of Chera going for that treasure, and busily searching for the same, found the halter, wherewithal for dispayre she would haue hanged hir selfe, but forbidden by Elisa, who by chaunce espied hir, she was restored to part of hir losse, leading afterwards a happy and prosperous lyfe. [_Source and Origin._--Cinthio, _Ecatomithi_, giorn. ix., nov. 8. _Parallels._--“Heir of Linne” in Percy; Guellette, _Contes tartares_. _Painter._--I. ii. 67; II. ii. 54; III. ii. 106; IV. ii. 264.] XII. LETTERS OF THE EMPEROR TRAJAN. Letters of the Philosopher Plutarch to the noble and vertuous Emperour Traiane, and from the sayd Emperour to Plutarch: the lyke also from the said Emperour to the Senate of Rome. In all which be conteyned godly rules for gouernment of Princes, obedience of Subiects, and their duties to common wealth. [_Source and Origin._--Guevara. _Painter._--I. ii. 76; II. ii. 62; III. ii. 121; IV. ii. 279.] XIII. LAMIA, FLORA AND LAIS. A notable History of three amorous Gentlewomen called Lamia, Flora, and Lais: conteyning the sutes of noble Princes and other great Personages made vnto them, with their answeres to diuers demaundes: and the manner of their death and funerals. [_Source and Origin._--“Pausanias and Manitius” (text). _Parallels._--Painter I. nov. xv.; for Lais, Fenton, _Wonderful Secretes_ 1569, ff. 65-7.