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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16563	A true discourse of a cruell fact committed by a gentlewoman towardes her husband, her father, her sister and two of her nephewes First printed in French at Roan: and now translated into English.		1599 (1599)	STC 3469; ESTC S120282	5,777	16

A TRVE DISCOVRSE OF A cruell fact committed by a Gentlewoman towardes her Husband her Father her Sister and two of her Nephewes First printed in French at Roan and now translated into English I W LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe and are to bee sold at his shoppe within Popes head Alley in Lombard street 1599. A true discourse of a cruell fact committed by a Gentlewoman towards her husband her father her sister and two of her nephewes AT Lucera a Citie distant foure iourneyes from Naples there was a good gentleman named Signior Alexander de Buringel who had two daughters to wit Anna and Lucienna the which he maried highly according to their qualities The worthy Gentleman Signeor Appian de Boyse Chauncellor of Naples a man most expert wise vertuous espoused Anna the elder and Alphonse de Barseils espoused Lucienna The solemnities done and the feastes and pastimes finished it was not long but Signior Appian went to Naples taking his leaue of his wife went to Barseils to see his brother and sister in law where hauing soiourned some daies he departed with all diligence to finish his voyage Thus Anna remained alone very long whereat she beganne greatly to grieue and began to thinke and cast which way to procure a seruaunt to supply her husbandes place Finding her selfe greatly solicited by one Maurice Talleys a young man faire and bold but of a base condition and bad life she her selfe burning dayly with his loue gaue the rains to all voluptuousnesse breaking her faith and coniugall loue Her husband hauing occasion to stay at Naples sent for her diuers times which she refusing he in anger sent her word not to faile to come withall vsing some threates She againe excusing her selfe sent him word that she was sicke and that she feared to come least the aire of Naples should kill her Some daies after being in conference with her fauourite Talleis she shewed him her husbandes letters whereupon finally they conspired Appians death The conclusion was that Anna should go to visite her sister Lucienna three iourneyes from Lucera at the Castel of Barseils whither Talleys also appointed to come and there to ende their complottes Anna hearing that her brother in law was to muster his quarter tooke horse departed to visite her sister Being hard by the Castel she sent her Lackey to giue her knowledge of her comming wherat the good ḡetlewoman being very glad went to meet her with her two little sons hauing first giuen order in her house for the entertainment of her sister After the welcomes and embracementes they returned to the Castell where they founde the table couered and the cates readie expecting their comming the welcomes being repeated they washed and set themselues at table where they were serued with such cheere as any one may iudge that a sisters hart could afforde After dinner the two gentlewomen began to talke of the gouernment of their houses and husbands where Lucienna greatly commended her husbande assuring her sister that if he had beene present she should haue had better cheere beseeching her to holde her excused Anna sighing thanked her saying my cheere passeth my desert but truely sister God hath done you more fauour then me being so well matched with a kinde husband and meruaile not of the great loue which my father hath alwaies borne you in respect of mee in hauing matched you so wel to your content It is your pleasure to say so quoth Lucienna but without comparison you are more richly highly matched then I am A figge for riches replied Anna so I had but a husband as you haue to my contentment and of whom I might reape some delight for in truth I am as badly furnished with a husband as any Gentlewoman in this country and thinke you not that I speake this in any enuy towardes you or any wayes to your preiudice but I blame our Father for it in hauing so badly matched me T' is straunge quoth Lucienna for my brother your husbande hath at diuers times beene heere of curtesie to visite vs and hath remayned here some daies though not so long as wee desired in which time wee haue found him so honourable and graue in all his deedes that in mine opinion we should greatly wrong him to blame him also hee hath at diuers times told and protested vnto mee the loue which he beareth you shewing me the letters by which you refused to come to Naples because that you were sicke with many other circumstances he said moreouer that he desired with all his heart to returne to his house for a time but that vrgent affaires hindred him that it was impossible in respect of his office to doe it O God quoth Anna I thinke my mischiefes increase dayly from worse to worse for she of whom I expected comfort and succour is my halfe enemie in giuing more faith vnto the fained wordes of my husband then to mine If you did but know him as wel as I you would not defend his cause so much O you know not his trickes which he vseth at Naples not contented with one trull but keepeth and maintaineth three yea foure therefore it is no meruaile though wee haue no lineage which truely greatly grieueth me and it would grieue me as much to declare you one thing which lieth vppon my stomacke although you are my sister The young gentlewomā belieuing her words said sweet sister be not displeased nor thinke not strange of the things which I tell you for in deed men are harde to bee knowne but in these afflictions we ought to pray to God and with our vertues seeke to draw our husbands heartes to vs and certainely God will chaunge their mindes I speake not this for my selfe for as I haue told you I haue no cause to complaine Here she stopt by reason of the ariuall of some Gentlewomen neighbours to Lucienna and so their parley was broke off and after salutations passed the time vntil supper in talke mean while Maurice Talleis with two other Gentlemen was come the which for her sake were very welcome and greatly feasted After supper Talleis tooke his loue Anna vnder the arme walking into the garden and began to talke how they should performe their damnable and wicked enterprise Sweet loue quoth Anna you know I haue against my will beene maried to this olde doting foole which maketh no account of me who I feare by his subtiltie will espie our familiaritie which if he doe it wil cost vs both our liues and therefore the surest way is to make him out of the way after the subtillest sort possible to the ende that we may liue in delight without thought or feare and finish our loue in pleasure and content vpon condition that you shall marrie mee and for recompence I will make you the richest man in this land I sweare and protest vnto you quoth that miserable wretch not to disobey you in any point but to accomplish your will to the vttermost