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 GREn.o.bLE.
A President of Gren.o.ble 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.]
LX. GENTLEMAN THAT DIED OF LOVE.
The piteous death of an Amorous Gentleman, for the slacke comfort geuen him to late, by his beloued.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 9.
_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 258; III. i. 455; IV. ii. 107.]
LXI. LADY OF THE FRENCH COURT.
A Gentlewoman of the Courte, very pleasauntly recompenced the seruice of a kinde seruaunte of her"s, that pursued her with service of loue.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 58.
_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 26; III. i. 461; IV. ii. 113.]
LXII. ROLANDINE THE CHASTE.
The honest and maruellous loue of a mayden of n.o.ble house, and of a gentleman that was base borne, and howe a Queene did impeche and let their mariage, with the wise aunswere of the mayde to the Queene.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 21.
_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 263; III. i. 464; IV. ii. 116.]
LXIII. THE PRUDENT LADY.
The Wisedome of a woman to withdrawe the foolishe loue of her husband, wherewith he was tormented.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 37.
_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 263; III. i. 483; IV. ii. 135.]
LXIV. THE LADY OF TOURS.
The notable charitie of a woman of Tours towards her husbande.
[_Source and Origin._--Q. Margaret, _Hept._, nov. 38.
_Painter._--Not in I.; II. i. 276; III. i. 487; IV. ii. 139.]
LXV. MIRACLE AT LYONS.[67]
The simplicitie of an old woman, that offered a burning candle to S. Iohn of Lions.
[_Source and Origin._--_Hept._, nov. 65.
_Painter._--I. i. 338; II. i. 277; III. i. 489; IV. ii. 141.]
[Footnote 67: By error omitted in Table of Contents to Vol. II.]
LXVI. DOCTOR OF LAWS.
A Doctor of the Lawes boughte a cup, who by the subtiltie of two false varlets, lost both his money and the cuppe.
[_Source._--"Out of a little Frenche booke called "Comptes du Monde Avantureux.""
_Origin._--Ma.s.sanio, _Novellino_, Part II. nov. 17.