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A08840 The second tome of the Palace of pleasure conteyning store of goodly histories, tragicall matters, and other morall argument, very requisite for delighte and profit. Chosen and selected out of diuers good and commendable authors: by William Painter, clerke of the ordinance and armarie. Anno. 1567.; Palace of pleasure. Vol. 2 Painter, William, 1540?-1594. 1567 (1567) STC 19124; ESTC S110236 560,603 890

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a_o notable_a history_n of_o three_o amorous_a gentlewoman_n call_v lamia_n flora_n &_o lais_n contain_v the_o suit_n of_o noble_a prince_n and_o other_o great_a personage_n make_v unto_o they_o with_o their_o answer_n to_o diverse_a demand_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o death_n and_o funeral_n novel_a xiij_o fol._n 123._o ¶_o the_o life_n and_o gest_n of_o the_o most_o famous_a queen_n zenobia_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o emperor_n aurchanus_n to_o the_o say_a queen_n and_o her_o stout_a answer_n thereunto_o novel_a fourteen_o fol._n 89._o ¶_o euphimia_n the_o king_n of_o corinth_n daughter_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o acharisto_n the_o servant_n of_o her_o father_n and_o beside_o other_o which_o require_v she_o to_o marriage_n she_o 〈◊〉_d philon_n the_o king_n of_o pelponesus_n that_o love_v she_o very_o fervent_o acharisto_fw-la conspire_v against_o the_o king_n be_v discover_v torment_v and_o put_v in_o prison_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o
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