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.

¶ A Summarie of the Nouels ensuing.

¶ The Hardinesse and conquestes of diuers stoute and aduenturous Women called Amazones, the begin∣ning, continuance and end of their raigne, and of the great iourney of one of their Quéenes called Thale∣stris to visit Alexander the great, and the cause of hir trauaile.	Nouel. j.	Fol. 1.
¶ The great pietie and continencie of Alexander the great, and his louing interteinement of Sisigambis, the Wife of the great Monarch Darius after he was vanquished.	Nouel. ij.	Fol. 5.
¶ Thimoclia, a Gentlewoman of Thebes, vnderstan∣ding the couefous desire of a Thracian Knight, that had abused hir and promysed hir mariage rather for hir goodes than Loue, well acquited hirselfe from his falsehode.	Nouel. iij.	Fol. 9.
¶ Ariobarzanes great Stewarde to Artaxerxes King of Persia, goeth about to excéede his soueraigne Lord & maister in Curtesie: wherein are conteyned many notable and pleasant chaunces, besides the great pa∣cience and loyaltie naturally planted in the sayd A∣riobarzanes.	Nouel. iiij.	Fol. 11.
¶ Lucius one of the Garde to Aristotimus the Tyranne of the Citie of Elis, fell in loue with a faire Maiden called Micca, the daughter of one Philodemus, and his crueltie done vpon hir. The stoutenesse also of a no∣ble Matrone named Megistona, in defense of hir hus∣band and the Common wealth from the tyrannie of

the sayd Aristotimus: and of other acts done by the subiects, vpon that tyrant.	Nouel. v.	Fol. 32.
¶ The maruelous courage & ambition of a gentlewo∣man called Tanaquil, yt Quéene & wife of Tarquinus Priscus the fift Romane King, with hir persuasions and pollicie to hir husband, for his aduauncement to the kingdome: hir like encouragement of Seruius Tullius: wherin also is described the ambitiō of one of the two daughters of Seruius Tullius, the sixt Ro∣mane King, and hir crueltie towardes hir owne na∣turall father: with other accidents chaunced in the new erected Common wealth of Rome, specially of the laste Romane King Tarquinus Superbus, who with murder attained the kingdome, with murder mainteined it, and by the murder and insolent life of his sonne, was with all his progenie banished.	Nouel. vj.	Fol. 40.
¶ The vnhappy ende and successe of the loue of King Massinissa, and of Queene Sophonis ba his Wife.	Nouel. vij.	Fol. 49.
¶ The crueltie of a King of Macedon, who forced a Gentlewomā called Theoxena, to persuade hir chil∣dren to kil & poison themselues: after which fact, she and hir husband Poris, ended their life by drowning.	Nouel. viij.	Fol. 59.
¶ A strange & maruellous vse, which in olde time was obserued in Hidrusa: where it was lawfull (with the licence of a Magistrate ordeyned for that pur∣pose) for euery man and woman that lyst, to kyll

them selues.	Nouel. ix.	Fol. 62.
¶ The dishonest loue of Faustina the Empresse, and with what remedie the same was remoued and ta∣ken away.	Nouel. x.	Fol. 65.
¶ Chera hidde a treasure, Elisa going about to hang hir selfe, and sying the halter about a 〈◊〉〈◊〉, found that treasure, and in place therof lefte the halter. Phile∣ne, the daughter of Chera, going for that treasure, and busily searching for the same, sounde the halter, where with all for dispaire shae woulde haue hanged hir selfe: but forbidden by Elisa, who by chaunce e∣spied hir, she was restored to part of hir losse, leading afterwards a happie and prosperous life.	Nouel. xj.	Fol. 67.
¶ Letters of the Philosopher Plutarch, to the noble and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Emperour Traiane, and from the sayde Emperour so Plutarch, the like also from the sayde Emperour to the Senate of Rome. In all whiche bée conteyned Godly rules for gouernement of Prin∣ces, obedience of Subiects, and their dueties to Cō∣mon wealth.	Nouel. xij.	Fol. 76.
¶ A notable historie of thrée amorous Gentlewomen, called Lamia, Flora, & Lais: cōteining the sutes of no∣ble Princes, and other greate personages made vn∣to them, with their answeres to diuers demaunds: and the maner of their death and funeralls.	Nouel. xiij.	Fol. 123.
¶ The life and gestes of the most famous Quéene Ze∣nobia, with the Letters of the Emperoure Aurcha∣nus,

to the sayde Quéene, and hir stoute aunswere therevnto.	Nouel. xiiij.	Fol. 89.
¶ Euphimia the King of Corinths daughter, fell in loue with Acharisto, the seruaunt of hir father, and besi∣des others which required hir to mariage, she 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Philon, the King of Pelponesus, that loued hir ve∣ry feruently. Acharisto conspiring against the King, was discouered, tormented, and put in prison, and by meanes of Euphimia deliuered: The Kyng promy∣sed his daughter and kingdome to hym that presen∣ted the head of Acharisto. Euphimia so wrought, as he was presented to the King: The King gaue hym his daughter to Wife: and when he died, made him his heire: Acharisto began to hate his wife, and con∣demned hir to death as an adulteresse. Philon deliue∣red hir: and vpon the sute of hir Subiectes, shée is contented to marie hym, and thereby he is made Kyng of Corinth.	Nouel xv.	Fol. 101.
¶ The Marchionesse of Monferrato, with a bankette of Hennes, and certaine pleasant words, repressed the fonde loue of Philip, the Frenche King.	Nouel. xvj.	Fol. 112.
¶ Mistresse Dianora demaunded of Master Ansaldo, a Garden so faire in Januarie, as in the Moneth of May. Maister Ansaldo (by meanes of an obligati∣on whiche he made to a Necromancer) caused the same to bée done: The husbande agréed wyth the Gentlewoman that she should do the plesure which master Ansaldo required: who hearing the liberali∣tie of the husbande, acquited hir of hir promise, & the

Necromancer likewise discharged master Ansaldo.	Nouel. xvij.	Fol. 114.
¶ Mithridanes, enuious of the liberalitie of Nathan, and going about to kill him, spake vnto him vnknowne, and being informed by himselfe by what meanes he might doe the same, he founde him in a little woodde accordingly as he had tolde him, who knowing hym, was ashamed, and became his friende.	Nouel. xviij.	Fol. 118.
¶ Master Gentil of Carisendi, being come from Modena, tooke a woman oute of hir graue, that was buryed for deade, who after shée was come againe, brought forth a sonne, whiche Maister Gentil rendred after∣wards with the mother to master Nicholas Chasene∣mie hir husbande.	Nouel. xix.	Fol. 123.
¶ Saladine, in the habite of a marchant, was honora∣bly receiued into the house of Master Thorello, who went ouer the sea, in companie of the Christians, and assigned a terme to his wife, when she shold ma∣rie againe. He was taken, and caried to the Souldan to be his falconer, who knowing hym, and suffering him selfe to be knowne, did him great honor. Master Thorello fell sicke, and by Magike arte, was caried in a night to Pauie, where he founde his wife about to marie againe, who knowing him, returned home with him to his owne house.	Nouel. xx.	Fol. 128.
¶ A Gentleman of meane calling and reputation, both fall in loue with Anne, the Quéene of Hungarie, whō

〈◊〉〈◊〉 very royally and liberally requited.	Nouel xxj.	Fol. 140.
¶ The gentle and iust act of Alexander de Medices, the first Duke of Florence, vpon a Gentleman, whome he fauored, who hauyng rauished the daughter of a poore Miller, caused him to marie hir, for the greater honor and celebration wherof, he apointed hir a rich and honourable dowrie.	Nouel. xxij.	Fol. 155.
¶ The Infortunate mariage of a Gentleman, called Antonie Bologna, with the Duchesse of Malfi, and the pitifull death of them both.	Nouel. xxiij.	Fol. 169.
¶ The disordred life of the Countesse of Celant, & how she (causing the Counte of Massino to be murdered) was beheaded at Milan.	Nouel. xxiiij.	Fol. 195.
¶ The goodly historie of the true and constant loue be∣twéene Rhomeo and Iulietta: the one of whome died of poyson, and the other of sorrowe and heauinesse: wherein be comprised many aduentures of loue, and other deuises touching the same.	Nouel. xxv.	Fol. 218.
¶ Two Gentlemen of Venice, were honorably decet∣ued of their wiues, whose notable practises, and se∣crete conference for atchieuing their desire, occasio∣ned diuers accidents, and ingendred double benefit, wherin also is recited an eloquent oration made by one of them, pronounced before the Duke and

state of that Citie: with other chaunces and actes concerning the same.	Nouel. xxvj.	Fol. 247.
¶ The Lorde of Virle, by the commaundement of a faire yong Widow called Zilia, and for hir promyse made, the better to attaine hir loue, was conten∣ted to remaine dumbe the space of thrée yeares: and by what meanes hée was reuenged and obteyned his sute.	Nouel. xxvij.	Fol. 268.
¶ Two Barons of Hungarie assuring them selues to obtaine their sute made to a faire Ladie of Boeme, re∣ceiued of hir a straunge and maruellous repulse, to their shame and infamie, curssing the time that euer they aduentured an enterprise so foolishe.	Nouel. xxviij.	Fol. 292.
¶ Dom Diego, a Gentleman of Spayne, fel in loue with faire Gineura, and she with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their loue by mea∣nes of one that enuied Dom Diego his happy choise, was by the default of light credite on hir parte in∣terrupted. He constant of minde, fell into dispaire, and abandonyng all hys friendes and lyuing, re∣payred to the Pyrene Mountaines, where he ledde a sauage life for certaine Monethes, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 afterwar∣des (knowne by one of his friends) was by maruel∣lous circumstance reconciled to hys frowarde mi∣stresse, and maried.	Nouel. xxx.	Fol. 309.

¶ A Gentleman of Siena, called Anselmo Salimbene, curteously and gently deliuereth his enimie from deathe. The condempned partie seyng the kynde parte of Salimbene, rendreth into his handes his sy∣ster Angelica, with whome hée was in loue: which gratitude and Eurtesie Salimbene well markyng, moued in conscience woulde not abuse hir, but for recompense toke hir to wife.	Nouel. xxx.	Fol. 350.
¶ A Widow called Mistresse Helena, wyth whome a Scholer was in Loue (shée louyng an other) made the same Scholer to stande a whole Wynters night in the Snowe to wayte for hir, who after∣wardes by a sleyghte and policie, made hir in July, to stand vpon a Toure stark naked, amongs Flies, and Gnattes, and in the Sunne.	Nouel. xxxj.	Fol. 376.
¶ A Gentlewoman, and Wydowe, called Camio∣la, of hir owne mynde raunsomed Rolande, the Kyn∣ges sonne of Sicilia, of purpose to haue hym to hir husbande, who when hée was redéemed, vnkynde∣ly denied hir, againste whome verie eloquentely shée inueyed, and although the lawe proued him to bée hir husbande, yet for hys vnkindnesse, shée vt∣terly refused hym.	Nouel. xxxij.	Fol. 391.

¶ Great cruelties chaunced to the lordes of Nocera, for adulterie by one of them committed with the Cap∣tains wife of the Fort of that Citie, with an enter∣prise moued by the Captaine to the Citizens of the same, for rebellion, and the good and and duetiful an∣swere of them: with other pitifull euents, rising of that notable and outragious vice of whooredome.	Nouel. xxxiij.	Fol. 297.
¶ The greate Curtesie of the King of Marocco, a Citie in Barbarie, towarde a poore Fisherman, one of hys subiects, that had lodged the King, being stolne from his companie in hunting.	Nouel. xxxiiij.	Fol. 410.