◆A Latin work of Boccaccio in nine books.
◆Bk. IX., Chap. 3.
[5] P. 9:
◆Nouvelle, 1554–1574.
◆Bandello, t. III., p. 1 (Venice, 1558).
[6] P. 11:
◆The Duc d’Anjou, afterwards Henri III. of France, is meant. He was the third son of Henri II. and Catherine de Medici, and was born at Fontainebleau 1551. On the death of his brother Charles IX. in 1574 he succeeded to the throne. Died 1589. The victories referred to are those of Jarnac and Montcontour.
[7] P. 12:
◆Ronsard, Œuvres, liv. 1, 174th sonnet.
[8] P. 13: