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Women excelling for loue to their Husbands.

ARtemisia, famous for cha∣stity but more famo∣sed for loue to her Hus∣band, who made a royall Sepulchre for her dead Husbands body, and tooke his heart and dried it, and beate it to powder, and in a cup of Wine dranke it, thinking no tombe good enough for a thing she so well loued, saue onely her owne body.

Billia, being of her Hus∣band blamed for not tel∣ling him of his stincking breath (which in a brawle was obiected vnto him) answered that she thought all mens breaths did so sa∣uor.

Britomartis, a beautifull Lady, who fearing to be rauished, by Mynos cast her selfe into the water.

Cornelia, a noble Roman woman, very chaste and temperate, being in com∣pany of other noble Women, and by them ask'd, why she so little re∣spected the pompe of this world, taking no more fe∣licitie therein? pointing at her two Sonnes that walkt before her, saying all loue and contentment was in them; in that she had in∣structed them in the rudi∣ments of learning.

Emylia, a most worthy Lady, who for the loue that she bare to her Hus∣band, loued his Para∣mo••e.

Eurydice, Orpheus his wife, who running through desert places to auoide A∣ristaeus that would haue ra∣uisht her, was stung of a Serpent and died.

Hypsicratea, being armed like a Knight, did follow her Husband Mythridates in all his warres and trou∣bles.

Lasthenna, a Woman that for loue of learning, went to Plato to schoole in mans apparell.

Alcyon••, one that so well loued her Husband, that seeing his dead corps come driuing ashore••,

threw her selfe into the Sea vpon them, and there was drowned.

Pandora, a louely chaste Woman, to whom Pallas gaue wisedome, Ʋenus beauty, and Apollo the gift of prophesie.

Rodogune, Darius his daughter that kild her Nurse, perswading her to marry after her first Hus∣bands death.

Agrippina, starued her selfe to death hearing of her Husbands death.

A'cest, died to saue her Husbands life.

Euadne, a Woman which after she had solemnized her Husbands Funerall, for loue of him burnt her selfe.

Valeria, a Woman which being askt why she marri∣ed not after her Husbands death, answered that her Husband was still aliue with her.