¶Howe a yonge man came and declared the mi∣serable death of Lepolemus, and his wife Cha∣rites.
Cap. 32.
ABoute midnight came a yonge man whiche séemed to be one of the fami∣ly of the good woman Charites, who sometimes endured so muche misery and calamitie with me emongst the théeues, who after that he had taken a stoole and satte downe by the fire side in the company of the seruauntes, beganne to de∣clare many terrible thinges that had happened vnto the house of Charites, saying: O ye horsekepers, shepe∣herdes, and cowheardes, you shall vnderstand that we haue loste our good mistris Charites, miserably and by euill aduenture, and to the ende you may learne and know all the whole matter, I purpose to tell you the circumstance of euery pointe, wherby such as are more learned then I (to whome fortune hath ministred more copious stile) may painte it out in paper in forme of an Historie: there was a yonge gentleman dwellinge in the nexte Citie, borne of good parentage, valiant in prowesse, and riche in substance, but very much geuen and addict to whore huntyng and continuall reueling. Whereby he fell in company with théeues, and had his hande ready to the effusion of humaine bloudde, his name was Thrasillus.