_Painter._--I. ii., 169; II. ii. 139; III. ii. 271; IV. iii. 3. _Derivates._--Webster, _Duchess of Malfy_.] XXIV. THE COUNTESS OF CELANT. The disordered Lyfe of the Countesse of Celant, and how shee (causinge the County of Masino to be murdered,) was beheaded at Millan. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i. nov. 4 (Belleforest, 1565, no. 20). _Parallels._--Fenton, _Tragical Discourses_; Whetstone, _Castle of Delight_, _Heptameron_. _Painter._--I. ii. 195; II. ii. 160; III. ii. 312; IV. iii. 44. _Derivates._--Marston, _Insatiate Countess_.] XXV. ROMEO AND JULIET. The goodly Hystory of the true, and constant Loue between Rhomeo and Ivlietta, the one of whom died of Poyson, and the other of sorrow, and heuinesse: wherein be comprysed many aduentures of Loue, and other deuises touchinge the same. [_Source._--Bandello, Part ii., nov. 9 (through Boaistuau, 1559, no. 3). _Origin._--Luigi da Porto, 1535 (fr. Masuccio, 1476, nov. xxxiii.). _Parallels._--Belleforest, t. i.; _otto novelle rarissime_; A. Brooke, 1562; Lopez de Vega, _Los Castelveses y Monteses;_ F. de Roscas, _Los Vandos de Verona_; L. Groto, _Hadriana_, 1578. _Painter._--I. ii. 118; II. ii. 179; III. ii. 348; IV. iii. 80. _Derivates._--Shakespeare’s _Romeo and Juliet_ is partly founded on Painter, partly on Brooke’s poem. The English comedians played it in Germany. Sloane MS., 1775, contains a Latin play on this subject.] XXVI. TWO LADIES OF VENICE. Two gentlemen of Venice were honourably deceiued of their Wyues, whose notable practises, and secret conference for atchieuinge their desire, occasioned diuers accidentes, and ingendred double benefit: wherein also is recited an eloquent oration, made by one of them, pronounced before the Duke and state of that Cittye: with other chaunces and acts concerninge the same. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 15. _Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iii. p. 58. _Painter._--I. ii. 247; II. ii. 203; III. ii. 393; IV. iii. 125. _Derivates._--The underplot of Marston’s _Insatiate Countess_ is derived from Painter, _cf. supra_.] XXVII. THE LORD OF VIRLE. The Lorde of Virle, by the commaundement of a fayre younge Wydow called Zilia, for hys promise made, the better to attaine hir loue, was contented to remayne dumbe the space of three yeares, and by what meanes he was reuenged, and obtayned hys suite. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part iii., nov. 17. _Parallels._--Belleforest, t. i. f. 289; Fenton, _Trag. Disc._ hist. xi. _Painter._--I. ii. 268; II. ii. 22; III. ii. 425; IV. iii. 157.] XXVIII. LADY OF BOHEMIA. Two Barons of Hungarie assuring themselues to obtayne their sute to a fayre Lady of Boeme, receyued of hir a straung and maruelous repulse, to their great shame and Infamy, cursinge the tyme that euer they aduentured an enterprise so foolish. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 21. _Parallels._--Whetstone, _Arbour of Vertue_.