[Source and Origin.—Bandello (through Belleforest’s translation, 1559, no. 2).
Painter.—I. i. 112; II. i. 103; III. i. 184; IV. i. 198.]
[ XLII. Didaco and Violenta.]
Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth. His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth. Being a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him. She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death.
[Source.—Boaistuau, 1559, no. 5.
Origin.—Bandello, Part i., nov. 42.
Painter.—I. i. 125; II. i. 114; III. i. 204; IV. i. 218.
Derivates.—T. Achely put the story into verse, 1576. Beaumont and Fletcher’s Triumph of Death, the second of their Four Plays in One.]
[ XLIII. Lady of Turin]
Wantones and pleasaunt life being guides of insolencie, doth bring a miserable end to a faire ladie of Thurin, whom a noble man aduaunced to high estate: as appereth by this historie, wherein he executeth great crueltie vpon his sayde ladie, taken in adulterie.