The second tome of the Palace of pleasure conteyning store of goodly histories, tragicall matters, and other morall argument, very requisite for delighte and profit. Chosen and selected out of diuers good and commendable authors: by William Painter, clerke of the ordinance and armarie. Anno. 1567.

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The second tome of the Palace of pleasure conteyning store of goodly histories, tragicall matters, and other morall argument, very requisite for delighte and profit. Chosen and selected out of diuers good and commendable authors: by William Painter, clerke of the ordinance and armarie. Anno. 1567.

Author

Painter, William, 1540?-1594.

Publication

Imprinted at London :: In Pater Noster Rowe, by Henry Bynneman, for Nicholas England,

[1567]

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English literature -- Translations from Italian.

Italian literature -- Translations into English.

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Contents

• title page
• ¶ To the right worship∣full Sir George Howarde Knighte, Master of the Quenes Maiesties Armarie.
• ¶ A Summarie of the Nouels ensuing.
• ¶ To the Reader.
• ¶ Authorities from whence these Nouels be collected: and in the same auouched.
• THE SECOND TOME of the Palace of Pleasure.
  • The Amazones.
  • Alexander the great.
  • Timoclia of Thebes.
  • Ariobarzanes.
  • Aristotimus the Tyrant.
  • Two Romane Queenes.
  • Sophonisba.
  • Poris and Theoxena
  • A Gentlewoman of Hidrusa
  • Faustina the Empresse.
  • Two Maydens of Carthage.
  • Letters of the Emperour Traiane.
  • Of three Amorous Dames.
  • Zenobia Queene of Palmyres.
  • Euphimia of Corinth.
  • The Marchionisse of Monferrato.
  • Mistresse Dianora.
  • Mithridanes and Nathan
  • Mistresse Katherine of Bologna
  • Of M. Thorello and Saladine
  • Anne the Queene of Hungarie
  • Alexander de Medices Duke of Florence.
  • The Duchesse of Malfi.
  • The Countesse of Celant.
  • Rhomeo and Julietta
  • Two Gentlewomen of Venice.
  • The Lorde of Virle
  • A Lady of Boeme
  • Dom Diego and Gineura
    • The Foster Louer.
  • Salimbene and Angelica
  • Mistresse Helena of Florence
  • Camiola and Rolande.
  • The Lordes of Nocera
  • The King of Marocco.
• The Conclusion, with an Aduertisement to the Reader.
• colophon
• Diuers Faultes escaped in Printyng.