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confess_v the_o fact_n before_o the_o magistrate_n and_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o xlij_o novel_a folio_n 125._o ¶_o wantonness_n and_o pleasant_a life_n be_v guide_n of_o insolency_n do_v bring_v a_o miserable_a end_n to_o a_o fair_a lady_n of_o thurm_n who_o a_o noble_a man_n advance_v to_o high_a estate_n wherein_o he_o execute_v great_a cruelty_n upon_o his_o say_a lady_n take_v in_o adultery_n the_o xliij_o novel_a folio_n 135._o ¶_o the_o love_n of_o alerane_n of_o saxon_n and_o of_o adelasia_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o emperor_n otho_n the_o third_o of_o that_o name_n their_o flight_n and_o departure_n into_o italy_n and_o how_o they_o be_v know_v again_o &_o what_o noble_a house_n of_o italy_n descend_v of_o their_o race_n the_o xliiij_o novel_a folio_n 201._o ¶_o the_o duchess_n of_o savoie_n be_v the_o king_n of_o england_n sister_n be_v in_o the_o duke_n her_o husband_n absence_n iniustlye_o accuse_v of_o adultery_n by_o a_o noble_a man_n his_o lieutenant_n and_o 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by_o reason_n whereof_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o her_o husband_n she_o send_v for_o he_o and_o yield_v herself_o unto_o he_o tell_v he_o what_o word_n her_o husband_n have_v speak_v of_o he_o for_o recompense_v whereof_o he_o refuse_v to_o dishonest_a she_o the_o xlvij_o novel_a fol._n 279._o ¶_o bindo_n a_o notable_a archietect_v and_o his_o son_n ricciardo_n with_o all_o his_o famlie_o from_o florence_n come_v to_o dwell_v at_o venice_n where_o be_v make_v citizen_n for_o diverse_a monument_n by_o they_o make_v there_o through_o his_o inordinat_a expense_n be_v force_v to_o rob_v the_o treasure_n house_n bindo_n be_v slay_v by_o a_o policy_n devise_v by_o the_o duke_n &_o the_o state_n ricciardo_n by_o fine_a subtlety_n deliver_v himself_o from_o four_o danger_n afterwards_o the_o duke_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n understand_v the_o sleight_n give_v he_o his_o pardon_n and_o his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n the_o xlviij_o novel_a folio_n 282._o out_o of_o straparole_n ¶_o philenio_n sisterno_fw-la a_o scholar_n of_o bologna_n be_v mock_v of_o three_o fair_a gentlewoman_n at_o a_o banquet_n make_v of_o set_a purpose_n be_v revenge_v upon_o they_o all_o the_o xlix_o novel_a fol._n 289._o out_o of_o heptameron_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o navarre_n ¶_o the_o piteous_a and_o chaste_a death_n of_o one_o of_o the_o muleteer_n wife_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o navarre_n the_o d._n novel_a fol._n 296._o ¶_o a_o king_n of_o naples_n abuse_v a_o gentleman_n wife_n in_o the_o end_n do_v wear_v the_o horn_n himself_o the_o lj._n novel_a fol._n 298._o ¶_o the_o rash_a enterprise_n of_o a_o gentleman_n against_o a_o princess_n of_o flaunders_n and_o of_o the_o damage_n and_o shame_n which_o he_o receyve_v thereof_o the_o lij_o novel_a fol._n 302._o ¶_o the_o love_n of_o amadour_n and_o florinda_n wherein_o be_v contain_v many_o sleight_n and_o dissimulation_n together_o with_o the_o renown_a chastity_n of_o the_o say_a florinda_n the_o liij_o novel_a fol._n 306._o ¶_o 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