VOLUME I. (continued 2)
William Painter translation
Secondlie, their was another Receipte made for xiie wht of corne powder As made of fforraine provision and brought into her maties Store and debenter made for the same the xxjth of Julie 1576 at the Rate of xijd the pownde, the wch did amounte to the some in money of lxlb the wch I will prove to be her maties Owen Powder as aforsayde./
Third, there was another Receipte made for One Laste of Serpentine powder by the sayd Painter at xjd the pownde/ and debenter made for the same the xxjth of Julie 1576 as brought into her maties Store beinge made lykwyse of fforraigne provision the wch I will proove no such matter receaved into her maties saide store and therefore her matie flatlie Deceaved by him of the Some of one c and xlb ∴/./
ffowerthlie there was lykewyse broughte into her Maties sayde store by one Constantine Watchindroppe the seconde of auguste 1576 certaine bowstaves to the number of fower Thousande after syxe Score to the Hundrethe at the Rate of xiijlb the Hundrethe the which dothe Amounte to vC and xxlb and entred by Painter in his Jornall booke and debenter made for the same I will proove vnto yor Ho notwithstandinge his debenter and entrie in his sayde booke that there was xjc of them neuer brought into her maties Store / and therfore her Matie Apparentlie Deceaved by him of the some of oneC xliijlb.
ffiftlie wheras there was a Deliverie made in Thoffice of Thordinance the xxvith of Aprill 1576 for Serpentine Powder Delivered out of her Maties Store for the shootinge of Thordinance vppon the wharfe he did enter into his Jornall xxc wht delivered whearas, I will proove vnto yor Ho there was but vc Di delivered but heare he Dothe shewe his conninge in the discharginge of the kee[per] of the Store for the overcharge layd vppon the sayd kee[per] by him on his Receipte before specified the xxjth of Julie 1576 whearas he did charge the kee[per] wth a laste of Powder which was never brought into the Store which he made her Matie pay for/
Syxtlie he made a Delyuerie of fower hundrethe wht of Serpentine Powder the Laste of Aprill 1576 for the shootinge of Thordynaunce uppon May Є vo accordinge to the olde accustomed manners I will Proove there was but j Two hundredthe wht Delyvered whearin he hath abused her Matie as in the Article befor specified/.
This symbol, represented in the text by Cyrillic Є, has not been identified. The following vo may be an error for vo, meaning either “quinto” (5th) or “ultimo” (last).
XI.
Application of J. Painter (Abstract).
Brit. Mus. Lansd. MS. 75, No. 55.)
Sept. 26. 1593.—The best experience of faithful and true endeavours is to be opposed by politic and malicious adversaries whose slanderous informations have lately been used against him which he has truely answered and has been examined by Sir Geo: Carewe with the copies of the monthe’s books and therefore he trusts his Hon: will be satisfied. He hopes his slanderers will be punished, or it will be a precedent to others. He has served H. M. faithfully being encouraged by hopes of preferment. He yearly increases H. M. Store to the value of £2,000 by taking the returns of such munitions as return from the seas unspent in H. M. ships, which formerly were concealed and converted to private use. He has deciphered so many deceipts as amount to above £11,000. He is ready to show a number of abuses by which H. M. pays great sums of money which do not benefit her service, and finally by his experience he has been able to do Her Majesty profitable service, the particulars of which he is ready to show when required, and he trusts he deserves more favour and regard than to be utterly discredited and disgraced through the information of the person who through malice seeks to be revenged of him, because he saves H. M. £40 a year which this person sued for, for taking the aforesaid remains.
XII.
CHARGES AGAINST PAINTER’S SON.
(Brit. Mus.: Lansdown MS. 78, No. 29.)
Right Honourable, I thought it my duty to aduertise yor ho: of dywrse misdemeanors comytted against her Mate in and about the Tower, when yor lop shall please to command me to attend you in the meane tyme I hold it most fytt to give you to vnderstand that vnderstandinge of Mr. Anthonie Paynter should make his vawnt of his playnes and truth of thencising of his fathers place being deputye vnto him thus much I am able to averr that in false entryes false debentes ymbeseling of powder, and other deceipte as come XVcIi as by informand recd to be put in against him the last term begonn by hogg who had mistaking the daye ffor his father I send yor lop matter of XXVIj mll Against him It is uery fitt if it may stand wth yor ho: good liking all booke and recorde ap[per]teying to her Mae be taken into the costody of some whom yo shall think mete to kepe them to her Mate vse And so leaving the same to yor honourable care I doe humbly take my leave the Tower this XXjth of february
Yr ho: most humbly Att Commandmet N. Raynberd.
Endorsed 21 Feb. 1594 Mr Rainberd steward of ye Tower to my l: Informac͠on against Mr Paynter of abuses in his office.
ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Title links lead to the named stories in a separate file.
[In the following notes, Source refers to the origin whence Painter most probably obtained the tale; Origin to the earliest appearance of it in literature: these often coincide. I have included all the information given by Haslewood.]
I. Horatii and Curiatii.
The Romaines and the Albanes being at warres, for iniuries mutually inferred, Metius Suffetius, the Albane captaine, deuised a waye by a combate to ioygne bothe the cities in one. Victorie falling to the Romaines, the Romaine victor killed his sister and was condemned to die. Afterwardes, upon his father’s sute, he was deliuered.
[Source and Origin.—Livy, i. 26.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Cicero, Pro Mil. 37; Dionys. Hal. iii. 21, 22; Plutarch, Par. Min. 16; Valerius Max. vi. 36; Florus, i. 3; Zonar, vii. 6. II. Mediæval: Holkot, Moral. 12. III. Modern: Wolgemuth, ii. 74; Kirchhof, Wendenmuth, i. 13, vi. 61; Albertinus, Lusthauss, 1619, 191; Corneille, Horace; Acerra Philologica, 1708, ii. 15.
Painter, Ed. I. (1566) i. 1; II. (1575)65 i. 1; III. i. 1; IV. i. 15.]
II. The Rape of Lucrece.
Sextus Tarquinius ravished Lucrece. And she, bewailing the losse of her chastitie, killed herselfe.
[Source and Origin.—Livy, i. 57-60.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Dionys. Hal. iv. 64; Cicero, De Fin. ii. 20-26; Val. Max. 6, i. 1; Ovid, Fasti, ii. 761; Aurel. De Vir. Ill. 9; Augustin, De Civit. Dei, i. 19. II. Mediæval: Vincent Bellov. Spec. Doct. iv. 100; Gesta Rom., 135; Violier, 113. III. Modern: Hans Sachs, i. 2, 184; 3, 21, Ein schön spil von der geschicht der edlen Römerin Lucretia, Strassburg, 1550, 8vo; Kirchhof, vi. 67-70; Eutrapelos, i. 92; Acerra, ii. 51; Histor. Handbüchlein, 247; Albertinus, 279; Abraham à Sta. Clara, Etwas für Alle, ii. 623.
Painter, Ed. I. i. 5; II. i. 5; III. i. 8; IV. i. 22.
Derivates.—There can be no doubt Shakspeare derived his Rape of Lucrece from Painter, though he has expanded the four pages of his original into 164 stanzas. Heywood has also a play called The Rape of Lucrece.]
III. Mucius Scævola.
The siege of Rome by Porsenna, and the valiaunt deliuerie thereof by Mutius Scæuola, with his stoute aunswere vnto the kinge.
[Source and origin.—Livy, ii. 12. 13.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Plutarch, Public. 17; Valerius Max. 3. 3. I; Dionys. 5 27-30; Aurel. Vict. 72; Cicero, pro Sext. 21. 48; Flor. i. 105; Martial, i. 51; Orosius, ii. 5; Augustin, De Civit. v. 18; Zonar, vii. 12; Dio Cass. 45, 31; 46, 19; 53, 8. II. Modern: H. Sachs, I. 2. 156: 2. 3. 39; Kirchhof, i. 15; Acerra, i. 19; Albertinus, 287.
Painter, I. i. 7; II. i. 7; III. i. 12; IV. 26.
Derivates.—A play called Mutius Scevola was played at Windsor in 1577 (Fleay, Hist. of Stage, p. 380).]
IV. Coriolanus.
Martius Coriolanus goinge aboute to represse the common people of Rome with dearth of Corne was banished. For reuengement whereof he perswaded Accius Tullius king of the Volscians, to make warres upon the Romaynes, and he himselfe in their ayde, came in his owne person. The Citie brought to greate miserye, the fathers deuised meanes to deliuer the same, and sent vnto the Volscian campe, the mother, the wife and children of Coriolanus. Vpon whose complaintes Coriolanus withdrewe the Volscians, and the citie was reduced to quietnes.
[Source and Origin.—Livy, ii. 35 seq.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Dionys. Hal. viii. 1; Zonar vii. 16; Plutarch Coriolanus; Val. Max. 5. 4. I; Dio Cass. (Exc. Vat.) 16 p. 148; Aur. Vict. 19. II. Mediæval: Holkot Narrat. 175; Gesta Rom., Lat. 137; Germ. 89; Violier, 115; Rosarium, i. 120. III. Modern: Abr. à St. Clara; Laubenhüt, I. 301; Acerra, 2. 17; Albertinus, 291; Kirchhof, vi. 73-6, 82.
Painter, I. i. 9; II. i. 9; III. i. 35; IV. i. 29.
Derivates.—It is possible that Shakespeare first got the idea of the dramatic capabilities of the story of Coriolanus from Painter though he filled in the details from North’s Plutarch.]
V. Appius and Virginia.
Appius Claudius, one of the Decemuiri of Rome, goeth about to rauishe Virginia a yonge mayden, which indeuour of Appius, when her father Virginius vnderstode being then in the warres, hee repaired home to rescue his doughter. One that was betrouthed vnto her, clamed her, whereupon rose great contention. In the ende her owne father, to saue the shame of his stocke, killed her with a Bocher’s knife, and went into the Forum, crying vengeance vpon Appius. Then after much contention and rebellion, the Decemuiri were deposed.
[Source.—Giovanni, Pecorone, giorn. xx. nov. 2.
Origin.—Livy, iii. 44, 47-57.
Parallels.—Mediæval: Gower, Conf. Amant. vii.; Chaucer, Cant. Tales, Doctour’s Tale; Modern: Macaulay, Lays.
Painter, I. i. 13; II. i. 12; III. i. 31; IV. i. 35.
Derivates.—R. B., A new tragical comedy of Apius and Virginia, 1575.—Webster, Appius and Virginia. Hazlewood also refers to tragedies on the subject by Betterton, Crisp, Dennis, Moncrieff, Brooke, Bidlake, &c. Vincent Brooke, the actor, made his greatest hit in the part of Virginius.]
VI. Candaules and Gyges.
Candaules king of Lidia, shewing the secretes of his wyues beautie to Gyges, one of his guarde: was by counsaile of his wife, slaine by the said Gyges, and depriued of his kingdome.
[Source and Origin.—Herodotus, i. 7-13.
Parallels—.Justin, i. 7. Mod.: Guicciardini, 44; Federmann, Erquickstunden, 1574, 65; Albertinus, 186; Kirchhof, iv. 1.
Painter, I. i. 19; II. i. 18; III. i. 32; IV. i. 46.]
VII. Crœsus and Solon.
King Cræsus of Lydia reasoneth with the wyseman Solon, of the happie life of man. Who little esteeming his good aduise, vnderstoode before his death, that no man (but by vertue) can in this life attaine felicitie.
[Source and Origin.—Herod, i. 50 seq.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Diod. xvi. 56; Plutarch, Solon. II. Modern: Albertinus, 235; Kirchhof, Wendenmuth, i. 4; Wanley, Wonders of the Little World, ed. 1774. III. li. 7.
Painter, I. i. 21; II. i. 20; III. i. 35; IV. i. 49.
Derivates.—A tragedy under this name was written by Earl Stirling about 1601.]
VIII. Rhacon and Cartomes.
Of a father that made suite, to haue his owne sonne put to death.
[Source and Origin.—Ælian, i. 34.
Parallels.—Wanley, Wonders, IV. iii. 1.
Painter, I. i. 24; II. i. 22; III. i. 39; IV. i. 53.]
IX. Artaxerces and Sinetas.
Water offered of good will to Artaxerxes King of Persia, and the liberall rewarde of the Kinge to the giuer.
[Source and Origin.—Ælian, i. 32.
Painter, I. i. 24; II. i. 23; III. i. 40; IV. i. 54.]
X. Chariton and Menalippus.
The loue of Chariton and Menalippus.
[Source and Origin.—Ælian, ii. 17 [Melanippus].
Painter, I. i. 25; II. i. 24; III. i. 42; IV. i. 56.]
XI. Cyrus and Panthea.
Kinge Cyrus perswaded by Araspas, to dispose himselfe to loue a ladie called Panthea, entreth into a pretie disputation and talke of loue and beautie. Afterwards Araspas himselfe falleth in loue with the saide ladie, but she indued with greate chastitie, auoydeth his earnest sute. And when shee heard tell that her husbande was slaine in the seruice of Cyrus, she killed herselfe.
[Source.—Probably Bandello, iii. 9.
Origin.—Xenophon (given as source by Painter).
Parallels.—Anc.: Plutarch, Moralia; De curiositate. Modern: Belleforest; Hist. trag. iv. 265; Wanley, Wonders, I. xi. 30.
Painter, I. i. 27; II. i. 25; III. i. 44; IV. i. 58.
Derivates—Warres of Cyrus, with the tragical Ende of Panthea, a tragedy, was printed in 1594.]
XII. Abdolominus King of Scythia.
Abdolominus is from poore estate, aduaunced by Alexander the Great, through his honest life, to be kyng of Sydone.
[Source and Origin.—Quinct. Curtius, IV. i. 19-16.
Parallels—Anc.: Diod. Sic. xvii. Mod.: Wanley, Wonders, VI. xiv.
Painter, I. i. 33; II. i. 31; III. i. 45; IV. i. 69.]
XIII. Alexander and the Scythian Ambassadors.
The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
[Source and Origin.—Quintus Curtius, ix. 2.
Painter, I. i. 34; II. i. 32; III. i. 57; IV. i. 71.]
XIV. Metellus on Marriage.
The woordes of Metellus of mariage, and wiuing with the prayse and dispraise of the same.
[Source.—Aulus Gellius, Noct. Att. i. 6.
Origin.—Livy, ii. 32.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Plut. Coriol. 6. Dio. Halic. vi. 76.
Painter, I. i. 36; II. i. 24; III. i. 60; IV. i. 74.]
XV. Lais and Demosthenes.
Of Lais and Demosthenes.
[Source and Origin.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. i. 8.
Parallels.—Repeated in Painter II. xiii.
Painter, I. i. 38; II. i. 35; III. i. 63; IV. i. 77.]
XVI. Fabricius and Pyrrhus.
C. Fabritius and Emillius Consuls of Rome, beyng promised that king Pyrrhus for a somme of money should be slayne (which was a notable enemie to the Romaine state) aduertised Pyrrhus thereof by letters, and of other notable thinges doen by the same Fabritius.
[Source.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. i. 14.
Origin.—(?) Livy, Epit. xiii.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Plutarch Pyrr. 18, 19; An seni sit, &c., 21; Cicero, Pro Cœl., 14, 24; Brut. 14, 55; 16, 61; Phil. i. 5, 11; Cato, vi. 16; Val. Max., viii. 13, 5; Sueton. Tib., 2; Justin, 18, 2; Ovid, Fasti, xvi. 203.
Painter, I. i. 38; II. i. 36; III. i. 64; IV. i. 78.]
XVII. Camillus and Schoolmaster.
A Scholemaister traiterously rendring the noble mens sonnes of Faleria to the hands of Camillus, was wel acquited and rewarded for his paines and labour.
[Source.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. xvii. 24.
Origin.—Livy, v. 26.
Parallels.—I. Ancient: Plutarch, Camillus, 10; Dion. Halic. excerp. Vatec. 13, 1; Frontinus, Strat. iv. 4, 1; Polyænus, Strat. viii. 7; Val. Max. vi. 5, 1; Aur. Victor, De vir. ill. 33; Zonar. vii. 32. II. Modern: Enxemplos, 187. III. Modern: Gallensis, Commumilog. 1489, i. 11; H. Sachs, III. ii. 46; Hanmer, Hist. Roseng. 1654, 437; Acerra, i. 100; Kirch, i. 18.
Painter, I. i. 39; II. i. 37; III. i. 66; IV. i. 80.]
XVIII. Papyrius Prætextatus.
The Hystorie of Papyrius Prætextatus [and how he misled his mother].
[Source and Origin.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. i. 23.
Parallels.—Sabell. Exemp. i. 3; Bruson, Facet. iv. 4; Wanley, Wonders, III. xlvii. 4.
Painter, I. i. 41; II. i. 38; III. i. 69; IV. i. 83.]
XIX. Plutarch’s Anger.
How Plutarche did beate his man, and of pretie talke touching signes of anger.
[Source and Origin.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. i. 26.
Painter, I. i. 42; II. i. 39; III. i. 71; IV. i. 85.]
XX. Æsop’s Fable of the Lark.
A pretie tale drawne out of the Larke of Æsope.
[Source.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. ii. 29.
Origin and Parallels.—Cf. Caxton’s Æsop, ed. Jacobs, Ro. i. 20; vol. i. p. 238.
Painter, I. i. 42; II. i. 40; III. i. 72; IV. i. 86.
Derivates.—A ballad on the subject, entitled A mirror most true, was licensed to Richard Jones 1576-7.]
XXI. Hannibal and Antiochus.
A merie geste, uttered by Hanniball to King Antiochus.
[Source and Origin.—A. Gellius.
Painter, I. i. 44; II. i. 41; III. i. 74; IV. i. 88.]
XXII. Androdus.
The marueilous knowledge of a Lion, being acquainted with a man, called Androdus.
[Source.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. v. 14, 10.
Origin and Parallels.—Cf. Caxton’s Æsop, ed. Jacobs, Ro. iii. 1, vol. i. p. 243.
Painter, I. i. 44; II. i. 41; III. i. 79; IV. i. 89.]
XXIII. Favorinus.
A pretie disputation of the philosopher Phauorinus, to perswade a woman not to put forth her child to nursse, but to nourishe it herselfe with her owne milke.
[Source and Origin.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. xvii. 12.
Painter, I. i. 45; II. i. 42; III. i. 77; IV. i. 91.]
XXIV. Sertorius.
Of Sertorius, a noble Romaine capitaine.
[Source and Origin.—A Gellius, Noct. Att.
Painter, I. i. 48; II. i. 45; III. i. 81; IV. i. 95.
Derivates.—A tragedy with this title, by J. Bancroft, appeared in 1679, but it is scarcely likely to have been derived from Painter.]
XXV. Sibylline Leaves.
Of the bookes of Sybilla.
[Source.—A. Gellius, Noct. Att. i. 19.
Origin.—Pliny, Hist. Nat. xiii. 28.
Painter, I. i. 49; II. i. 46; III. i. 84; IV. i. 98.]
XXVI. Master and Scholar.
A difference and controuersie betwene a maister and a scholler, so subtile that the iudges coulde not geue sentence.
[Source and Origin.—A. Gellius.
Painter, I. i. 80; II. i. 46; III. i. 85; IV. i. 99.]
XXVII. Seleucus and Antiochus.
Seleucus king of Asia, gaue his wife to his owne sonne in mariage, being his mother in lawe; who so feruently did loue her, that he was like to die, whiche by a discrete and wyse inuention, was discouered to Seleucus by a Phisition.
[Source and Origin.—Plutarch, Demetrius (probably in Amyot’s translation).
Parallels—.Val. Max. v. 7; Wanley, Wonders, III. ix. 4.
Painter, I. i. 51; II. i. 48; III. i. 88; IV. i. 102.]
XXVIII. Timon of Athens.
Of the straunge and beastlie nature of Timon of Athens, enemie to mankinde, with his death, buriall, and Epitaphe.
[Source and Origin.—Plutarch, Marc Antonius (probably through Amyot’s translation).
Parallels—.Erasmus, Adagio; Sabell. Exemp. ii. 2; Reynolds, Treatise of Passions, c. 13; Wanley, Wonders, II. ix. 8.
Painter, I. i. 57; II. i. 54; III. i. 98; IV. i. 112.
Derivates.—Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens (c. 1608) is founded on this, though much expanded. There is a play of Timon anterior to Shakespeare’s, and printed by Mr. Hazlitt.]
XXIX. Marriage of Widow and Widower.
The mariage of a man and woman, hee being the husband of xx. wiues: and shee the wife of xxii. husbandes.
[Source.—Pedro di Messia, Selva di varie Lezzioni, i. 34.
Origin.—St. Jerome.
Painter, I. i. 59; II. i. 55; III. i. 100; IV. i. 114.]
XXX. The Three Rings.
How Melchisedech a iewe, by telling a pretie tale of three Ringes, saued his life.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Decameron, giorn. i., nov. 3.
Origin.—Cento novelle antichi, 72 (through Busone), L’avventuroso Ciciliano; cf. Landau, Die Quellen2 183. Probably original source was Jewish. Cf. G. Paris in Revue des études juives, t. xvii., and A. Wünsche in Lessing-Mendelssohn Gedenkbuch.
Parallels.—Med.: Shebet Jehuda (Heb.), Gesta Rom. 89. Lessing, Nathan der Weise.
Painter.—I. i. 60; II. i. 56; III. i. 102; IV. i. 116.]
XXXI. Borsieri and Grimaldi.
One called Guglielmo Borsiere with certaine wordes well placed, taunted the couetous life of Ermino Grimaldi.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Dec., giorn. i., nov. 8.
Origin.—Benvenuto Rambaldi. Commentary on Inferno xvi.
Painter.—I. i. 61; II. i. 57; III. i. 105; IV. i. 119.]
XXXII. Alberto of Bologna.
Maister Alberto of Bologna, by a pleasaunt aunsweare made a gentlewoman to blushe, which had thoughte to haue put him out of countenaunce, in telling him that he was in loue with her.
[Source and Origin.—Boccaccio, Dec. i. 10.
Painter.—I. i. 63; II. i. 58; III. i. 108; IV. i. 122.]
XXXIII. Rinaldo of Este.
Rinaldo of Esti being robbed, arrived at Castel Guglielmo, and was succoured of a wydowe: and restored to his losses, retourning saulfe and sounde home to his owne house.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Dec. ii. 2.
Origin.—Pantschatantra (Fables of Bidpai), II. iv. tr. Benfey, 183.
Parallels.—Mediæval: von der Hagen, Gesammtabenteuer, No. 42; Mod.: Lope de Vega, Llegar en ocasion: Lafontaine, L’oraison de St. Julien; La Moth, Le Talisman.
Painter.—I. i. 64; II. i. 60; III. i. 111; IV. i. 125.
Derivatives.—The Widow, attributed to Ben Jonson, Fletcher and Middleton, seems to have been derived from this.]
XXXIV. The King of England’s Daughter.
Three yonge men hauing fondlye consumed all that they had, became verie poore, whose nephewe (as he retourned out of Englande into Italie,) by the waye fell into acquaintaunce with an abbote, whome (vpon further familiaritie) he knewe to be the king of Englande’s doughter, whiche toke him to husbande. Afterwardes she restored his vncles to all their losses, and sent them home in good state and reputation.
[Source and Origin.66—Boccaccio, Dec., giorn. ii., nov. 3.
Painter.—I. i. 68; II. i. 63; III. i. 116; IV. i. 130.]
XXXV. Landolfo Ruffolo.
Landolpho Ruffolo being impooerished, became a pirate and taken by the Geneuois, was in daunger of drowning, who sauing himselfe vpon a litle coafer full of rich iewels, was receiued at Corfu, and beinge cherished by a woman, retourned home very riche.
[Source and Origin.—Boccaccio, Decamerone, giorn. ii., nov. 4.
Painter.—I. i. 73; II. i. 68; III. i. 124; IV. i. 138.]
XXXVI. Andruccio.
Andreuccio of Perugia being come to Naples to buy horses, was in one night surprised, with three marueilous accidentes. All which hauinge escaped with one Rubie he retourned home to his house.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Decamerone, giorn. ii., nov. 5.
Origin.—Fabliau, Boivin de Provins. Barbazan, i. 357.
Parallels.—Mod.: Pitré, Nov. pop. sic. No. 163. Nerucci, Nov. montalesi, No. 45. Gianandrea, Trad. Marchigiane (cf. T. F. Crane, Academy, 22 Mar. 1879). Schiefner, Mahâkâtjâjana, 23.
Painter.—I. 76; II. i. 71; III. i. 129; IV. i. 143.]
XXXVII. The Earl of Angiers.
The erle of Angiers being falsely accused, was banished out of Fraunce, and left his two sonnes in sondry places in Englande, and retourning (vnknowen) by Scotlande, founde theim in great authoritie, afterwardes he repayred in the habite of a seruaunte, to the Frenche kinges armie, and being knowen to be innocent, was againe aduaunced to his first estate.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Decamerone, giorn. ii., nov. 8.
Origin.—Dante, Purg. vi. 22, and frame of Seven Wise Masters.
Parallels.—Mediæval: Guillaume de la Barre, ed. P. Meyer; Jacob à Voragine, Legenda aurea, 176; Gesta Rom. 48; Mod.: Goethe, Vertriebener Graf.
Painter.—I. i. 85; II. i. 78; III. i. 142; IV. i. 156.
Derivates.—Ayres, the German dramatist (+ 1605), who derived much from the English comedians, had a drama called Graf von Angiers.]
XXXVIII. Giletta of Narbonne.
Giletta, a Phisition’s doughter of Narbon, healed the French King of a Fistula, for reward whereof she demaunded Beltramo Counte of Rossiglione to husband. The Counte being maried against his will, for despite fled to Florence and loued another. Giletta his wife, by pollicie founde meanes to lye with her husbande, in place of his louer, and was begotten with childe of two sonnes: which knowen to her husband, he receiued her againe, and afterwards he liued in great honour and felicitie.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Decamerone, giorn. iii., nov. 9.
Origin.—? Terence Hecyra.
Parallels.—Mediæval: Somadeva Katha-sarit-sagara, 29; Von der Hagen, Gesammt. No. 32; Fauche Tetrade, ii. No. 6; Mod.: Gipsy Tale, by F. Miklosich, Denks. K. Akad., Wien, xxiii. p. 14.
Painter.—I. i. 95; II. i. 87; III. i. 157; IV. i. 171.
Derivates.—The main plot of Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well certainly comes from Painter.]
XXXIX. Tancred and Gismonda.
Tancredi Prince of Salerne, caused his doughter’s louer to be slayne, and sente his harte vnto her in a cup of golde: whiche afterwardes she put into poysoned water, and drinking thereof died.
[Origin.—Boccaccio, Decamerone, giorn. iv., nov. i.
Source.—Romance of Raoul de Couçy.
Parallels.—Med.: Aretini, De Amore Guiscardii, F. Beroaldo, Latin verse, Paris, 1599; J. Fleury, L’amour parfaite de Giusgardu, Paris, 1493; A. Guasco in ottava rima, Venice, 1600; W. Walter, Amorous hysterie of Guistard, 1532; Howell, Letters, ed. Jacobs, p. 323; Wanley, Wonders, II. xii. 24.
Painter.—I. i. 100; II. i. 92; III. i. 166; IV. i. 180.
Derivates.—R. Wilmot, Tancred and Gismund (performed 1568, printed 1591); Turberville, Tragicall Tales, iv.]
XL. Mahomet and Irene.
Mahomet one of the Turkish Emperours, executeth curssed crueltie vpon a Greeke maiden, whome hee tooke prisoner, at the wynning of Constantinople.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 10 (through French translation of Boaistuau, 1559, no. 2).
Parallels.—Belleforest, Histories tragiques, i. 30 seq.; Knowles, Turk. Hist. 350 seq.; Wanley, Wonders, IV. x. 6.
Painter.—I. i. 107; II. i. 94; III. i. 176; IV. i. 190.
Derivates.—Peele’s Famous play of the Turkish Mahomet and Hyren the Fair Greek, played in 1594 and 1601 (not extant). Ayres had also a drama on Mahomet. Also, L. Carlell, Osmond the Great Turk, 1657; G. Swinhoe, Unhappy fair Irene, 1658; C. Goring, Irene, 1708; Dr. Johnson, Irene, 1749.]
XLI. Lady Falsely Accused.
A Ladie faslie accused of adultrie, was condempned to be deuoured of Lions: the maner of her deliuerie, and how (her innocencie being knowen) her accuser felt the paines for her prepared.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello (through Belleforest’s translation, 1559, no. 2).
Painter.—I. i. 112; II. i. 103; III. i. 184; IV. i. 198.]
XLII. Didaco and Violenta.
Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth. His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth. Being a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him. She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death.
[Source.—Boaistuau, 1559, no. 5.
Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 42.
Painter.—I. i. 125; II. i. 114; III. i. 204; IV. i. 218.
Derivates.—T. Achely put the story into verse, 1576. Beaumont and Fletcher’s Triumph of Death, the second of their Four Plays in One.]
XLIII. Lady of Turin
Wantones and pleasaunt life being guides of insolencie, doth bring a miserable end to a faire ladie of Thurin, whom a noble man aduaunced to high estate: as appereth by this historie, wherein he executeth great crueltie vpon his sayde ladie, taken in adulterie.
[Source.—Boaistuau, 1559, no. 4.
Origin.—Bandello, Part ii., nov. 12.
Parallels.—Belleforest, i. 78 seq. Q. Margaret, Heptameron, nov. 32 (cf. Painter I. 57, infra and parallels there).
Painter.—I. i. 135; II. i. 127; III. i. 226; IV. i. 240.]
XLIV. Aleran and Adelasia.
The loue of Alerane of Saxone, and of Andelasia the doughter of the Emperour Otho the thirde of that name. Their flight and departure into Italie, and how they were known againe, and what noble houses of Italie descended of their race.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part ii., nov. 27 (Belleforest, 1559, no. 1).
Parallels.—Belleforest, i. 57 seq.
Painter.—I. i. 20 (sic); II. i. 130; III. i. 245; IV. i. 249.]
XLV. Duchess of Savoy.
The Duchesse of Sauoie, being the kinge of England’s sister, was in the Duke her husbandes absence, vniustlye accused of adulterie, by a noble man, his Lieutenaunte: and shoulde haue beene put to death, if by the prowesse and valiaunt combate of Don Iohn di Mendozza, (a gentleman of Spaine) she had not beene deliuered. With a discourse of maruelous accidentes, touchinge the same, to the singuler praise and commendation of chaste and honest Ladies.
[Source.—Boaistuau, 1559, no. 6.
Origin.—Bandello, Part ii., nov. 44 (from Val. Baruchius).
Parallels.—Belleforest, i. 107, seq.
Painter.—I. i. 226; II. i. 153; III. i. 271; IV. i. 285.
Derivates.—De la Peend, History of John Lord Mandozze, 1565 (cf. Brit. Bibliographer, ii. 523). De la Peend must have had proof sheets of Painter.]
XLVI. The Countess of Salisbury.
A King of England loued the daughter of one of his noble men, which was Countesse of Salesburie, who after great sute to atchieue that he could not winne, for the entire loue he bare her, and her greate constancie, hee made her his queene and wife.
[Source.—Bandello, Part ii., nov. 26 (through Boaistuau, no. 1).
Origin.—Froissart, i., cc. 77-89. (N.B.—There is a confusion between Edward III. and the Black Prince, who was really the Countess’ lover.)
Parallels.—Belleforest, i. § 18.
Painter.—I. i. 258; II. i. 182; III. i. 320; IV. 334.
Derivates.—The Shakespearian part of Edward III. is derived from the work of Painter.]
XLVII. Galgano and Madonna Minoccia.
A gentleman called Galgano, long time made sute to Madonna Minoccia: her husband sir Stricca (not knowing the same) diuers times praised and commended Galgano, by reason whereof, in the absence of her husband, she sent for him, and yelded herself vnto him, tellinge him what wordes her husband had spoken of him, and for recompence he refused to dishonest her.
[Source and Origin.—Ser Giovanne Fiorentino, Peccorone, I. i.
Parallels.—Masuccio, Novellino, 1450, nov. 21.
Painter.—I. i. 279; II. i. 199; III. i. 351; IV. ii. 3.]
XLVIII. Bindo and Ricciardo.
Bindo a notable Architect, and his sonne Ricciardo, with all his familie, from Florence went to dwell at Venice, where being made Citizens for diuers monuments by them done there, throughe inordinate expences were forced to robbe the Treasure house. Bindo beinge slaine by a pollicie deuised by the Duke and state, Ricciardo by fine subtelties deliuereth himselfe from foure daungers. Afterwards the Duke (by his owne confession) vnderstandinge the sleightes, giueth him his pardon and his doughter in mariage.
[Source and Origin.—Ser Giovanne, Pecor., giorn. ix., nov. 1.
Parallels.—Anc.: Herod ii. 121, 122; Diod. Sic. i. 62; Pausanius ix. 37, § 4. Med.: L. Valla. Mod.: H. Stephen, Traité preparatif à l’Apologie; Bandello, Part I. nov. xxv.
Painter.—I. i. 282; II. i. 202; III. i. 356; IV. ii. 8.
Derivates.—Henslowe’s Diary, 4 Mar. and 5 June 1592, has references to a tragedy of Bindo and Ricardo, evidently derived from this.]
XLIX. Filenio Sisterno.
Philenio Sisterno, a Scholler of Bologna, being mocked of three faire Gentlewomen, at a banket made of set purpose he was reuenged on them all.
[Source and Origin.—Straparola, Piac. Notti, II., nov. 2.
Painter.—I. i. 289; II. i. 208; III. i. 366; IV. i. 18.]
L. Muleteer’s Wife.
The piteous and chaste death of one of the muleters wiues of the Queene of Nauarre.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Margaret, Heptameron 2.
Painter.—I. i. 296; II. i. 214; III. i. 377; IV. ii. 29.]
LI. King of Naples.
A king of Naples, abusing a Gentleman’s wife, in the end did weare the hornes himself.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Margaret, Heptameron, 3.
Parallels.—Bandello, Part iv., nov. 10.
Painter.—I. i. 298; II. i. 216; III. i. 380; IV. i. 32.]
LII. Princess of Flanders.
The rashe enterprise of a Gentleman against a Princesse of Flaunders, and of the shame that he receyued thereof.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Margaret, Heptameron, 4.
Painter.—I. i. 302; II. i. 219; III. i. 386; IV. ii. 38.]
LIII. Amadour and Florinda.
The loue of Amadour and Florinda: wherein be conteined mani sleightes and dissimulations, together with the renowmed chastitie of the said Florinda.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Margaret, Heptameron, 10.
Painter.—I. i. 306; II. i. 223; III. i. 393; IV. ii. 45.]
LIV. Duke of Florence.
The incontinencie of a duke and of his impudencie to attaine his purpose, with the iust punishment which he receiued for the same.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Margaret, Heptameron, 12.
Painter.—I. i. 326; II. i. 270; III. i. 423; IV. ii. 75.]
LV. Francis I. and Count Guillaume.
One of the Frenche kinge’s called Frauncis the firste of that name, declared his gentle nature to Counte Guillaume, that would haue killed him.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Margaret, Heptameron, 17.
Painter.—I. i. 330; II. i. 243; III. i. 429; IV. ii. 81.]
LVI. Gentlewoman of Pampelunæ.
A pleasaunt discours of a great Lord to enioy a Gentlewoman of Pampelunæ.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Margaret, Heptameron, 26.
Painter.—Not in I.; II. i. 245; III. i. 432; IV. ii. 84.]
LVII. A Strange Punishment of Adultery.
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 Grenoble.
A President of Grenoble 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 noble 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.]
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.—Massanio, Novellino, Part II. nov. 17.
Parallels.—Mensa Philosophica.
Painter.—I. i. 339; II. i. 278; III. i. 490; IV. ii. 142.
Derivates.—Marston’s Dutch Courtesan, 1605; and Anon.: The Cuckqueanes and Cuckolds Errant, a Comedye, 1601, formerly in Haslewood’s possession.]
THE SECOND TOME.
I. The Amazons.
The hardinesse and conquests of diuers stout, and aduenturous women, called Amazones, the beginninge, and continuance of their Reigne, and of the great iourney of one of their Queenes called Thalestris to visit Alexander the great: with the cause of her trauaile.
[Source and Origen.—Herod, iv. 110.
Parallels.—Acerra, ii. 58; Albertinus, 55; Kirchhof, Wendenmuth, iv. 182.
Painter.—I. ii. 1; II. ii. 1; III. ii. 1; IV. ii. 159.]
Derivates.—A Masque of the Amazons was played March 3, 1592 (Henslowe).]
II. Alexander and Sisigambis.
The great pitie and continencie of Alexander the great and his louinge entertaynment of Sisigambis the wife of the great monarch Darivs after he was vanquished.
[Source and Origin.—Q. Curtius, x. 5.
Parallels.—Justin, xiii. 1.
Painter.—I. ii. 5; II. ii. 4; III. ii. 8; IV. ii. 166.]
III. Timoclia of Thebes.
Timoclia, a gentlewoman of Thebes, vnderstandinge the couetous desire of a Thracian knight, that had abused hir, and promised her mariage, rather for her goods than loue, well acquited hir selfe from his falshoode.
[Source and Origin.—Plutarch, Alexander, (Amyot).
Parallels.—Zonar, Ann. i. f. 32; Wanley, Wonders, III. xxx. 6.
Painter.—I. ii. 9; II. ii. 7; III. ii. 14; IV. ii. 172.
Derivates.—A play entitled Timoclia, doubtless derived from Painter, is mentioned in the Revel’s Account. It was played at Merchant Taylors’ in 1574. Fleay, History, 381.]
IV. Ariobarzanes.
Ariobarzanes great steward to Artaxerxes king of Persia, goeth about to exceede his soueraigne lord and maister in curtesie; where in be conteyned many notable and pleasaunt chaunces, besides the great patience and loyaltie naturally planted in the sayd Ariobarzanes.
[Source and Origin.—i-Bandello, Pt. i., nov. 2.
Parallels.—Belleforest iv. f. 9 seq.
Painter.—I. ii. 11; II. ii. 9; III. ii. 18; IV. ii. 176.]
V. Aristotemus the Tyrant.
Lucivs one of the garde to Aristotimvs the Tyrant of the cittye of Elis, fell in loue with a fayre mayden called Micca, the daughter of one Philodemvs and his cruelty done upon her. The stoutnesse also of a noble matron named Megistona in defence of hir husbande and the common wealth from the tyranny of the said Aristotimvs: and of other actes done by the subjects vppon that Tyrant.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part iii. nov. 5.
Parallels.—Belleforest, t. iv. f. 234.
Painter.—I. ii. 32; II. ii. 26; III ii. 51; IV. ii. 209.]
VI. Tanaquil.
The maruaylous courage and ambition of a gentlewoman called Tanaquil, the Queene and wife of Tarqvinivs Priscvs the fift Roman king, with his persuasions and pollicy to hir husbande for his aduauncement to the kingdom, her lyke encouragement of Servivs Tvllivs, wherein also is described the ambition of one of the II. daughters of Servivs Tvllivs the sixt Roman king, and her cruelty towards her owne natural father: with other accidents chaunced in the new erected common welth of Rome, specially of the last Romane king Tarqvinivs Svperbvs, who with murder atteined the kingdome, with murder maynteined it, and by the murder and insolent lyfe of his sonne was with al his progeny banished.
[Source and Origin.—Livy, i. 34-41.
Painter.—I. ii. 40; II. ii. 33; III. ii. 63; IV. ii. 221.]
VII. Sophonisba.
The vnhappy end and successe of the loue of King Massinissa, and Queene Sophonisba his wyfe.
[Source.—Bandello, Part i. nov. 41.
Origin.—Petrarch, Trionfi.
Parallels.—Belleforest, I. iii., f. 356; Trissino, Sophonisba (tragedy), 1524; Raleigh, Hist. V. iii. 8; Wanley, Wonders, III. liii. 2.
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]
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.
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.
Mithridanes enuious of the liberality of Nathan, and goinge aboute to kill hym, spake vnto him vnknowne, & being infourmed by himself by what meanes he might do the same he found him in a little wood accordingly as hee had tolde him, who knowinge him, was ashamed, and became his friende.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Decamerone, giorn. x., nov. 3.
Origin.—? Sadi, Orchard, story of Chatemtai and King of Yemen.
Painter.—I. ii. 118; II. ii. 96; III. ii. 190; IV. ii. 348.]
XIX. Catherine of Bologna.
Mayster Gentil of Carisendi being come from Modena, tooke a woman out of hir graue that was buried for dead, who after she was come agayne, brought forth a sonne, which mayster Gentil rendred afterwardes with the mother to mayster Nicholas Chasennemie her husband.
[Source and Origin.—Boccaccio’s Decamerone, giorn. x., nov. 4.
Parallels.—Storia di Ginevra (printed, Pisa, 1863); Bandello, Part ii., nov. 41; Marie de France, Lai d’Eliduc; Uhland, Todten von Lustnau. See Liebrecht’s discussion, Zur Volkskunde, pp. 60-5.
Painter.—I. ii. 123; II. ii. 100; III. ii. 197; IV. ii. 355.]
XX. Thorello and Saladine.
Saladine in the habite of a Marchaunt, was honourably receyued into the house of mayster Thorello, who went ouer the Sea, in company of the Christians, and assigned a terme of his wyfe when she should mary agayne. He was taken, and caried to the Sovldan to be his Faulconer, who knowing him, and suffering himself to be knowen, did him great honour. Mayster Thorello fell sicke, and by Magique Art, was caried in a night to Pavie, where he found his wyfe about to mary agayne, who knowinge him, returned home with him to his owne house.
[Source.—Boccaccio, Decamerone, giorn. x., nov. 9.
Origin.—Busone da Gubbio, L’avventuroso Siciliano.
Painter.—I. ii. 128; II. ii. 104; III. ii. 205; IV. ii. 363.]
XXI. Anne Queen of Hungary.
A Gentleman of meane callinge and reputation, doth fall in loue with Anne, the Queene of Hungarie, whom shee very royally requited.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 45.
Painter.—I. i. 140; II. ii. 114; III. ii. 225; IV. ii. 383.]
XXII. Alexander De Medice and the Miller’s Daughter.
The gentle and iust act of Alexander de Medices Duke of Florence, vpon a gentleman whom he fauoured, who hauing rauished the Daughter of a poore Myller, caused him to mary hir, for the greater honour and celebration whereof, he appoynted hir a rich and honourable Dowry.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part ii., nov. 15.
Painter.—I. ii. 155; II. ii. 127; III. ii. 248; IV. ii. 406.
Derivates.—Fletcher, Maid of the Mill.]
XXIII. The Duchess of Malfy.
The infortunate mariage of a Gentleman, called Antonio Bologna, wyth the Duchesse of Malfi, and the pitiful death of them both.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 26.
Parallels.—Belleforest, edit. 1565, nov. 19.
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.
Painter.—I. ii. 292; II. ii. 238; III. ii. 463; IV. iii. 195.
Derivates.—Massinger, The Picture.]
XXIX. Diego and Ginevra.
Dom Diego a Gentleman of Spayne fell in loue with fayre Gineura, and she with him: their loue by meanes of one that enuied Dom Diego his happy choyse, was by default of light credit on his part interrupted. He constant of mynde, fell into despayre, and abandoninge all his frends and liuing, repayred to the Pyrene Mountaynes, where he led a sauage lyfe for certayne moneths, and afterwardes knowne by one of hys freendes, was (by marueylous circumstaunce) reconciled to hys froward mistresse, and maryed.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 27.
Parallels.—Belleforest, t. i., f. 382; Fenton, Trag. Disc., hist. xiii.; Whetstone, Garden of Unthriftness.
Painter.—I. ii. 309; II. ii. 252; III. ii. 490; IV. iii. 222.]
XXX. Salimbene and Angelica.
A Gentleman of Siena, called Anselmo Salimbene, curteously and gently deliuereth his enemy from death. The c00ondemned party seeing the kinde parte of Salimbene, rendreth into his hands his sister Angelica, with whom he was in loue, which gratitude and curtesie, Salimbene well markinge, moued in conscience, woulde not abuse hir, but for recompence tooke hir to his wyfe.
[Source.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 46.
Origin.—G. Sermini.
Parallels.—Fenton, Trag. Disc., hist i.
Painter.—I. ii. 350; II. ii. 286; III. ii. 556; IV. iii. 288.]
XXXI. Helena of Florence.
A wydow called mistresse Helena, wyth whom a scholler was in loue, (shee louing an other) made the same scholler to stande a whole Wynter’s night in the snow to wayte for hir, who afterwardes by a sleyght and pollicie, caused hir in Iuly, to stand vppon a tower starke naked amongs flies and gnats, and in the sunne.
[Source.—Boccaccio, giorn. viii., nov. 8.
Origin.—? Fabliau, Barbazan, i. 296.
Painter.—I. ii. 376; II. ii. 307; III. ii. 597; IV. iii. 329.]
XXXII. Camiola and Roland.
A gentlewoman and wydow called Camiola of hir own mind raunsomed Roland the kyng’s sonne of Sicilia, of purpose to haue him to hir husband, who when he was redeemed vnkindly denied hir, agaynst whom very eloquently she inueyed, and although the law proued him to be hir husband, yet for his vnkindnes, shee vtterly refused him.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. xxxv.
Painter.—I. ii. 391; II. ii. 320; III. ii. 622; IV. iii. 354.]
XXXIII. Lords of Nocera.
Great cruelties chaunced to the Lords of Nocera, for adultry by one of them committed with the captayne’s wyfe of the forte of that citty, with an enterprise moued by the captaine to the cittyzens of the same for rebellion, and the good and dutyfull aunswere of them: with other pityfull euents rysing of that notable and outragious vyce of whoredom.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 55.
Parallels.—Belleforest, t. ii. f. 162 (ed. 1565, no. 23).
Painter.—I. ii. 217; II. ii. 324; III. ii. 631; IV. iii. 363.]
XXXIV. Sultan Solyman.
The horrible and cruell murder of Sultan Selyman, late the emperor of the Turkes and father of Selym that now raigneth, done vpon his eldest sonne Mvstapha, by the procurement, and meanes of Rosa his mother in lawe, and by the speciall instigation of one of his noble men called Rvstanvs: where also is remembred the wilful death of one of his sons named Giangir, for the griefe he conceiued to see Mvstapha so miserably strangled.
[Source and Origin.—N. à Moffa.
Painter.—Not in I.; II. ii. 341; III. ii. 663; IV. iii. 395.
Derivates.—Latin Tragedy of same name Solyman et Mustapha was played in 1581 (Fleay, History, 421).]
XXXV. The King of Morocco.
The great curtesie of the kyng of Marocco, (a citty in Barbarie) toward a poore fisherman, one of his subiects, that had lodged the kyng, being strayed from his company in hunting.
[Source and Origin.—Bandello, Part i. nov. 57.
Parallels.—Belleforest, t. ii. f. 190 (ed. 1565, no. 24).
Painter.—I. ii. 410; II. ii. 348; III. ii. 684; IV. iii. 416.]
INDEX OF NOVELS.
[Double titles are repeated under both headings, e.g., “Romeo and Juliet” will also be found under “Juliet and Romeo.” Roman numbers indicate the Tome of Painter.]
Abdolominus i. 12
Acharisto and Euphemia ii. 15
Adelasia and Aleran i. 44
Adultery, Punishment of i. 57
Æsop’s Fable of Lark i. 20
Alberto of Bologna i. 32
Aleran and Adelasia i. 44
Alexander and Scythians i. 13
Alexander and Sisigambis ii. 2
Alexander de Medici ii. 22
Amadour and Florinda i. 53
Amazons ii. 1
Androdus (Androcles) i. 22
Andruccio i. 36
Angelica and Salimbene ii. 30
Angiers, Earl of i. 37
Anne of Hungary ii. 21
Ansaldo and Dionora ii. 17
Antiochus and Hannibal i. 21
Antiochus and Seleucus i. 27
Appius and Virginia i. 5
Ariobarzanes ii. 4
Aristotemus ii. 5
Artaxerxes and Sinetas i. 9
Athens, Timon of i. 28
Bohemia, Lady of ii. 28
Bologna, Alberto of i. 32
Bologna, Katharine of ii. 19
Borsieri and Grimaldi i. 31
Camillus and Schoolmaster i. 17
Camiola and Roland ii. 32
Candaules and Gyges i. 6
Carthage, Maids of ii. 11
Carthomes and Rhacon i. 8
Chariton and Menalippus i. 10
Coriolanus i. 4
Countess of Celant ii. 24
Countess of Salisbury i. 46
Crœsus and Solon i. 7
Curiatii and Horatii i. 1
Cyrus and Panthea i. 11
Daughter of King of England i. 34
Demosthenes and Lais i. 15
Didaco and Violenta i. 42
Diego and Ginevra ii. 29
Dionora and Ansaldo ii. 17
Doctor of Laws i. 66
Duchess of Malfy ii. 23
Duchess of Savoy i. 45
Duke of Florence i. 54
Duke of Venice and Ricciardo i. 48
Earl of Angiers i. 37
Este, Rinaldo of i. 33
Euphemia and Acharisto ii. 15
Fabricius and Pyrrhus i. 16
Faustina ii. 10
Favorinus i. 23
Filenio Sisterno i. 49
Flanders, Princess of i. 52
Flora, Lamia, and Lais ii. 13
Florence, Duke of i. 54
Florence, Helena of ii. 31
Florinda and Amadour i. 53
Francis I. and Guillaume i. 55
Galgano and Minoccia i. 47
Gentleman of Perche i. 59
Gentleman that died of love i. 60
Giletta of Narbonne i. 38
Ginevra and Diego ii. 29
Gismonda and Tancred i. 39
Grenoble, President of i. 58
Grimaldi and Borsieri i. 31
Gyges and Candaules i. 6
Hannibal and Antiochus i. 21
Helena of Florence ii. 31
Hidrusa, Lady of ii. 9
Horatii and Curiatii i. 1
Hungary, Anne of ii. 21
Irene and Mahomet i. 40
Juliet and Romeo ii. 25
Katherine of Bologna ii. 19
King of England’s Daughter i. 34
King of Naples i. 51
King of Morocco ii. 35
Ladies of Venice ii. 26
Lady falsely accused i. 41
Lady of Bohemia ii. 28
Lady of French Court i. 61
Lady of Hidrusa ii. 9
Lady of Pampluna i. 56
Lady of Tours i. 64
Lady of Turin i. 42
Lady, Prudent i. 63
Lais and Demosthenes i. 15
Lamia, Flora, and Lais ii. 13
Landolfo Ruffolo i. 35
Lark, Fable of i. 20
Laws, Doctor of i. 66
Letters of Trajan ii. 12
Lord of Virle ii. 27
Lords of Nocera ii. 33
Lucrece, Rape of i. 2
Lyons, Miracle at i. 65
Maids of Carthage ii. 11
Mahomet and Irene i. 40
Malfy, Duchess of ii. 23
Master and scholar i. 26
Medici, Alexander of ii. 22
Menalippus and Chariton i. 10
Metellus on Marriage i. 14
Minoccia and Galgano i. 47
Miracle at Lyons i. 65
Mithridanes and Nathan ii. 18
Monteferrato, Marchioness of ii. 16
Morocco, King of ii. 35
Mucius Scævola i. 3
Muleteer’s Wife i. 50
Naples, King of i. 51
Narbonne, Giletta of i. 38
Nathan and Mithridanes ii. 18
Nocera, Lords of ii. 33
Pampluna, Lady of i. 56
Panthea and Cyrus i. 10
Papyrius Prætextatus i. 15
Perche, Gentleman of i. 59
Plutarch’s Anger i. 19
Poris and Theoxena ii. 8
President of Grenoble i. 58
Princess of Flanders i. 52
Prudent Lady i. 63
Pyrrhus and Fabricius i. 16
Rape of Lucrece i. 2
Rhacon and Carthomes i. 8
Ricciardo and Duke of Venice i. 48
Rinaldo of Este i. 33
Rings, The Three i. 30
Roland and Camiola ii. 32
Rolandine i. 62
Romeo and Juliet ii. 25
Ruffolo, Landolfo i. 35
Saladin and Thorello ii. 20
Salimbene and Angelica ii. 30
Salisbury, Countess of i. 46
Savoy, Duchess of i. 45
Scævola, Mucius i. 3
Scholar and Master i. 26
Schoolmaster and Camillus i. 17
Scythians and Alexander i. 13
Seleucus and Antiochus i. 27
Sertorius i. 24
Sibylline Leaves i. 25
Sinetas and Artaxerxes i. 9
Sisigambis and Alexander ii. 2
Sisterno, Filenio i. 49
Solon and Crœsus i. 7
Sophonisba ii. 7
Sultan Solyman ii. 34
Tanaquil ii. 6
Tancred and Gismonda i. 39
Theoxena and Poris ii. 8
Thorello and Saladin ii. 20
Three Rings i. 30
Timoclea of Thebes ii. 3
Timon of Athens i. 28
Tours, Lady of i. 64
Trajan, Letters of ii. 12
Turin, Lady of i. 43
Venice, Duke of and Ricciardo i. 48
Venice, Two Ladies of ii. 26
Violenta and Didaco i. 42
Virginia and Appius i. 5
Virle, Lord of ii. 27
Widow and Widower i. 29
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