Origin.—G. Sermini.
Parallels.—Fenton, Trag. Disc., hist i.
Painter.—I. ii. 350; II. ii. 286; III. ii. 556; IV. iii. 288.]
XXXI. Helena of Florence.
A wydow called mistresse Helena, wyth whom a scholler was in loue, (shee louing an other) made the same scholler to stande a whole Wynter’s night in the snow to wayte for hir, who afterwardes by a sleyght and pollicie, caused hir in Iuly, to stand vppon a tower starke naked amongs flies and gnats, and in the sunne.
[Source.—Boccaccio, giorn. viii., nov. 8.
Origin.—? Fabliau, Barbazan, i. 296.
Painter.—I. ii. 376; II. ii. 307; III. ii. 597; IV. iii. 329.]
XXXII. Camiola and Roland.
A gentlewoman and wydow called Camiola of hir own mind raunsomed Roland the kyng’s sonne of Sicilia, of purpose to haue him to hir husband, who when he was redeemed vnkindly denied hir, agaynst whom very eloquently she inueyed, and although the law proued him to be hir husband, yet for his vnkindnes, shee vtterly refused him.