_Painter._--I. ii. 123 [89]; II. ii. 73; III. ii. 143; IV. ii. 301.] XIV. ZENOBIA QUEEN OF PALMYRA. The lyfe and giftes of the most Famous Queene Zenobia with the Letters of the Emperour Avrelianvs to the sayde Queene, and her stoute aunswere thereunto. [_Source and Origin._--Tacitus, _Ann._ xii. 51. _Painter._--I. ii. 89 [95]; II. ii. 78; III. ii. 153; IV. 311. _Derivates._--A _Zenobia_ was played at the Rose Theatre in 1591.] XV. EUPHEMIA AND ACHARISTO. Euphimia the Kyng of Corinth’s daughter fell in love with Acharisto, the seruaunt of her father, and besides others which required hir in mariage, she disdayned Philon the King of Peloponesvs, that loued hir very feruently. Acharisto conspiring against the King, was discouered, tormented, and put in prison, and by meanes of Euphimia deliuered. The King promised his daughter and kingdome to him that presented the head of Acharisto. Evphimia so wrought, as hee was presented to the King. The King gave him his daughter to wyfe and when he died made him his heyre. Acharisto began to hate his wyfe, and condemned hir to death as an adulteresse. Philon deliuered hir: and upon the sute of hir subiects, she is contented to mary him, and thereby he is made Kynge of Corinth. [_Source and Origin._--Cinthio, _Ecaton_, viii., nov. 10. _Painter._--I. 101; II. ii. 82; III. ii. 162; IV. ii. 320.] XVI. THE MARCHIONESS OF MONFERRATO. The Marchionesse of Monferrato, with a banket of Hennes, and certaine pleasant wordes, repressed the fond loue of Philip the French Kynge. [_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. i., nov. 5. _Origin._--_Seven Wise Masters._ _Parallels._--_Anc._: II. Sam. c. xi. _Med._: Sindibad, and plls. _Painter._--I. ii. 112; II. ii. 91; III. ii. 180; IV. ii. 338.] XVII. ANSALDO AND DIANORA. Mistresse Dianora demaunded of maister Ansaldo a garden so faire in Ianuary, as in the moneth of May. Mayster Ansaldo (by meanes of an obligation which he made to a Nicromancer) caused the same to bee done. The husband agreed with the gentlewoman that she should do the pleasure which maister Ansaldo required, who hearinge the liberality of hir husband, acquited hir of hir promise, and the Necromancer discharged maister Ansaldo. [_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. x., nov. 5. _Origin._--_Cukasaptati_, cf. _Forty Viziers_, c. 14. _Parallels._--_Med._: Chaucer, _Cant. Tales_. _Mod._: Andræ, _Chymische Hochzeit_; _cf._ Campbell, _West Highland Tales_, No. 19, and R. Kohler’s variants in _Orient und Occedent_, ii. _Painter._--I. ii. 114; II. ii. 93; III. ii. 184; IV. ii. 342. _Derivates._--Beaumont and Fletcher, _Triumph of Honour_ (but perhaps from Chaucer); _Two Merry Milkmaids_.] XVIII. MITHRADANES AND NATHAN.