The Palace of Pleasure Volume I Part 12

[_Origin._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. iv., nov. i.

_Source._--Romance of Raoul de Coucy.

_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 n.o.ble 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 n.o.ble 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 n.o.ble 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. d.u.c.h.eSS OF SAVOY.

The d.u.c.h.esse of Sauoie, being the kinge of England's sister, was in the Duke her husbandes absence, vniustlye accused of adulterie, by a n.o.ble 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 n.o.ble 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.]