The Fourth Day, gouerned by Philostratus.

1. Nouell.

TAncrede, Prince of Salern, caused the amo∣rous friend of his daughter to be slaine, and sent her his heart in a cup of Golde: which afterward she steeped in an impoysoned water, & then drinking it, so dyed.

2. Nouell.

FRiar Albert made a yong Venetian Gentlewo∣man beleeue, that God Cupid was falne in loue with her, and he resorted oftentimes vnto her, in disguise of the same God: afterward, being frigh∣ted by the Gentlewomans kindred and friends, hee cast himselfe out of her chamber window, and was hidden in a poore mans house. On the day follow∣ing Page  [unnumbered] in the shape of a wilde or sauage man, he was brought vpon the Rialto of S. Mark & being ther publikely knowne by the Brethren of his Order, he was committed to prison.

3. Nouell.

THree yong Gentlemen affecting three Sisters, fled with them into Can••e. The eldest of them (through iealousie) becommeth the death of her Louer. The second, by consenting to the Duke of 〈◊〉 request, is the meanes of sauing her life. Afterward, her owne friend killeth her, & thence flyeth away with the elder sister. The third cou∣ple, both man and woman are charged with her death, and being committed to prison, they cōfesse the fact: and fearing death, by corruption of mo∣ney they preuaile with their •eepers, escaping frō thence to Rhodes, where they died in great pouer∣ty.

4. Nouell.

GErbino, contrarie to the former plighted faith of his Grandfather King Gulielmo, foughte with a ship at sea belonging to the King of Thunis to take away hi daughter, who was then in the same ship. She being slaine by them that had the possession of her, he likewise slew them; and after∣war• had his owne head smitten off.

5. Nouell.

THe three Brethren to Isabella, slew a Gentle∣man that secretly loued her. His ghost appea∣red to her in her sleepe, and shewed her in what place they had buried his body She (in silent ma∣ner) brought away his head, and putting it into a put of earth such as Flowers, Basile, or other sweet herbes are vsually set in, she watered it (a long while) with her teares: whereof her Brethren ha∣uing intelligence; soone after she died, with meere conceite of sorow.

6. Nouell.

A Beautifull yong virgin, named Andreana, be∣came enamored of a young Gentleman, called Gabriello. In conference together, shee declared a dreame of hers to him▪ and he another of his vnto her; whereupon Gabriello fell down sodainly dead She and her Chamber-maid were apprehended by the Officers be o•ging vnto the Seigneury, as they were carrying Gabriello, to lay them before his owne doore. The Potestate offering violence to the virgin, and she resisting him vertuously: it came to the vnderstanding of her Father, who approued the innocence of his daughter, and compassed her deliuerance. But she afterward, being wearie of all worldly felicities, entred into Religion, & be∣came a Nun.

7. Nouell.

FAire Simonida affecting Pasquino, and wal∣king with him in a pleasant garden, it fortuned that Pasquino rubbed his teeth with a leafe of Sage, and immediately fell downe dead. Simoni∣da being brought before the bench of Iustice, and charged with the death of Pasquino: she rubbed her teeth likewise, with one of the leaues of the same Sage, as declaring what she saw him do, & thereon she dyed also in the same manner.

8. Nouell.

IEronimo affecting a yong Mayden named Syl∣uestra was constrained by the earnest importu∣nity of his Mother, to take a iourney to Paris At his returne home from thence againe, he found his loue Siluestra maried. By secret meanes he got en∣trance into her house, and dyed vpon the bed lying by her. Afterward, his body being caried vnto the Church to receiue buriall, shee likewise died there instantly vpon his coarse.

9. Nouell.

MEsser Guiglielmo of Rossiglione hauing slaine Messer Guiglielmo Guardastagno, whom he i∣magined to loue his wife, gaue her his hart to eat. Which she knowing afterward; threw her self out of an high window to the ground: and being dead, was then buried with her friend.

10. Nouell.

A Physitians wife laid a Louer of her maids, sup∣posing him to be dead in a chest by reason that he had drunke water which vsually was giuen to procure a sleepy entrancing. Two Lombard Vsu∣rers, stealing the chest, in hope of a rich booty cari∣ed it into their owne house, where afterwardes the man awaking, was apprehended for a Theefe. The Chamber-maid to the Physitians wife, going be∣fore the bench of Iustice, accuseth her self for put∣ting the imagined dead body into the chest, wher∣by he escaped hanging: and the Theeues which stole away the chest, were condemned to pay a ve∣ry great summe of money.