Certaine tragicall discourses written out of Frenche and Latin, by Geffraie Fenton, no lesse profitable then pleasaunt, and of like necessitye to al degrees that take pleasure in antiquityes or forreine reapportes

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Title: Certaine tragicall discourses written out of Frenche and Latin, by Geffraie Fenton, no lesse profitable then pleasaunt, and of like necessitye to al degrees that take pleasure in antiquityes or forreine reapportes
Author: Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: In Fletestrete nere to Sainct Dunstons Churche by Thomas Marshe,; Anno Domini. 1567.
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A Wounderful vertue in a Gentleman of SIENNA on the behalfe of his enemie, whome he deliuered from death, and the other to retorne his courtesye with equall frendshipp, presented hym wyth his syster whome he knewe he loued entierelie. Histo. 1. Fol. 4.
The longe and loyal loue betwene LYVIO and Camylla, together wyth theyr lamentable death, the one dyenge of a passion of ioye the firste nighte he embraced his mistrys in bedd, the other passed also the same waye as ouercome with present sorowe for the death of him, whome she loued no lesse then her selfe. Histo. 2. fol. 39.
A younge Ladye in Myllan, after she had longe abused the vertue of her youth and honor of mariage with an vn∣lawfull haunte of diuerse yonge Gentlemen, becomes an vnnaturall morderor of the frute of her wombe, for that she was forsaken of him who gatt her with childe. Histo. 3. Fol. 62.
An Albanoise Captayne beynge at the point to dye kil∣led his wyf, because no man sholde enioye her beautie after his death. Histo. 4. Fol. 80.
Sondrye perills happenyng to a younge Gentleman of Myllan in the pursute of his Ladie. Histo. 5. Fol. 95.
The villanie of an Abbot, in séeking to seduce a mayde by force, and her vertue in defending her honor against him and his companions of trayson. Histo. 6. fol. 124.
The disordered lyfe of the Countesse of Celant, who ly∣uynge long in adulterie, and after she had procured diuerse morders, receyued the hyer of her wickednes by shamefull death. Histo. 7. Fol. 136.
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... IVLYA drowneth her selfe, for that her bodye was abu∣sed by force. Histo. 8. Fol. 170.
The impudent loue of the Ladye of Chabrie with her procurer Tolonyo, together with the detestable morders com∣mitted betwene theim. Histo. 9. Fol. 188.
LVCHIN is longe in loue wyth a simple maide, whom he woeth and can not wyn by anye passion he endureth, at laste necessitie yeldeth her into his handes, when he dothe not onelye refuce to abuse her bodie, but also takes order to susteine her and supplie her wantes no lesse amplie, then yf she had bene his syster, Histo. 10. Fol. 208.
The crueltye of a wydowe in enioynynge her woer to a pennance of thre yeres losse of his spéeche, the folishe loyal∣tye in hym in performynge her commaundement, and the meane whereby he was reuenged of her rigour. Histo. 11. Fol. 226.
PERYLLO suffreth muche for the loue of Carmosyna, & marying her in the ende, were both two stricken to death with a thonderbolte, the first nighte of theyr infortunat ma∣riage. Histo. 12. Fol. 252.
A wonderful constancie in Dom Diego, who for the res∣pect of Geniuera la Blunde vndertooke a harde pennaunce vpon the mountes Pyreney, where he led the lyfe of an Hermitt til he was founde out by chaunce by one of his frendes, by whose helpe he recouered both fauor and mariage of his cruel mistrys. Histo. 13. Fol. 265.

The ende of the Table.