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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._--s.h.i.+rley'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.