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of_o castor_n and_o ilaira_n anagon_n they_o with_o their_o associate_n idas_n and_o lynceas_n the_o son_n of_o aphareus_n have_v drive_v away_o a_o great_a prey_n of_o cattle_n when_o they_o come_v to_o divide_v the_o booty_n a_o motion_n be_v make_v that_o a_o ox_n shall_v be_v divide_v into_o four_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o brother_n with_o this_o condition_n that_o he_o which_o can_v devour_v his_o quarter_n first_o shall_v have_v the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o cattle_n and_o he_o that_o have_v next_o make_v a_o end_n of_o his_o part_n shall_v possess_v the_o remainder_n this_o be_v no_o soon_o agree_v upon_o but_o idas_n sudden_o eat_v up_o his_o own_o portion_n and_o present_o devour_v that_o which_o belong_v to_o his_o brother_n by_o which_o he_o claim_v the_o whole_a herd_n and_o be_v strong_a in_o faction_n then_o the_o dioscuri_n drive_v the_o prey_n back_o to_o meffene_n with_o which_o injury_n the_o two_o brother_n incense_v they_o levy_v fresh_a force_n invade_v meffene_v and_o take_v from_o thence_o a_o much_o great_a booty_n than_o the_o former_a the_o spoil_n be_v safe_o dispose_v of_o castor_n and_o pollux_n await_v the_o pursuer_n ambush_v themselves_o beneath_o a_o broad_a spread_a oak_n quick-sighted_a lynx_n espy_v castor_n show_v he_o to_o his_o brother_n who_o idas_n slay_v with_o a_o arrow_n who_o pollux_n pursue_v transpierce_v lynceus_n with_o his_o javelin_n and_o unadvised_o chase_v idas_n be_v brain_v by_o he_o with_o a_o stone_n for_o which_o jupiter_n strike_v idas_n with_o a_o thunderbolt_n and_o translate_v the_o two_o princely_a brother_n the_o dioscuri_n into_o star_n of_o these_o propert_a lib._n 1._o thus_o say_v non_fw-la sic_fw-la leucippi_n succendit_fw-la castora_fw-la phoebe_fw-la pollucem_fw-la cultu_fw-la non_fw-la ilaira_n soror_fw-la fair_a phoebo_n do_v not_o so_o inflame_v her_o castor_n with_o desire_n nor_o ilaira_n pollux_n breast_n deck_v in_o her_o best_a attire_n theseus_n rapt_v ariadne_n daughter_n of_o king_n ninus_n as_o also_o helen_n the_o daughter_n of_o tindarus_n and_o leda_n and_o sister_n to_o castor_n and_o pollux_n long_o before_o paris_n but_o return_v she_o back_o unvitiated_a achilles_n force_a diomeda_n the_o daughter_n of_o phorbas_n from_o lesbos_n as_o boreas_n the_o fair_a orithea_n daughter_n of_o erisychthon_n from_o athens_n hercules_n ravish_v the_o nymph_n pyrene_n of_o bebritia_n from_o her_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n take_v name_n of_o who_o syllius_n nomen_fw-la bebricia_n duxere_fw-la à _fw-la virgine_fw-la colle_n hospitis_fw-la alcidae_fw-la crimen_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o the_o behrician_n maid_n these_o bill_n take_v name_n of_o her_o guest_n hercules_n the_o fault_n and_o blame_n pyrrhus_n surname_v neoptolemus_n the_o son_n of_o achilles_n and_o deiadamia_n rapt_v lanissa_n the_o niece_n of_o hercules_n ajax_n the_o son_n of_o telamonius_n do_v the_o like_a to_o tâ—â—messa_n of_o who_o horace_n movit_fw-la ajacem_fw-la telamone_fw-it satam_fw-la forma_fw-la captivae_fw-la dominum_fw-la teâ—mâ—ssae_fw-la captive_a teâ—messas_n beauty_n gaze_v upon_o ensnare_v her_o lord_n the_o son_n of_o telamonius_n ajax_n oilaeus_n ravish_v cassandra_n nessus_n the_o centaur_n deineira_n the_o wife_n of_o hercules_n sister_n to_o meleager_n and_o daughter_n to_o oeneus_n and_o althaea_n king_n and_o queen_n of_o calydon_n tleoptolemus_fw-la stole_n axiothia_n from_o ephira_n a_o city_n of_o peloponnessus_fw-la he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o hercules_n and_o astioche_n he_o waâ—_n first_o a_o suitor_n to_o helen_n and_o come_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n with_o nine_o ship_n and_o be_v after_o slay_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o king_n sarpedon_n hippodamia_n the_o daughter_n of_o atracius_fw-la and_o wife_n of_o pirithous_n suffer_v the_o like_a violence_n by_o the_o centauri_n be_v heat_v with_o wine_n and_o lust_n especial_o by_o euritus_n of_o who_o ovid_n lib._n 12._o thus_o speak_v euritus_n hyppodamea_n alii_fw-la quam_fw-la cuique_fw-la probabat_fw-la aut_fw-la poterat_fw-la rapiunt_fw-la euritus_n rapt_v hyppodame_n and_o after_o he_o the_o rest_n by_o his_o example_n do_v the_o like_a and_o snatch_v where_o they_o like_v best_a the_o great_a enmity_n betwixt_o the_o grecian_n and_o barbarian_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o arise_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o distance_n of_o country_n and_o difference_n of_o manner_n yet_o most_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o their_o inveterate_a hate_n and_o irreconcilable_a malice_n take_v first_o original_n from_o divers_a rape_n commit_v on_o either_o part_n for_o first_o the_o phoenician_n merchant_n expose_v their_o commodity_n to_o public_a sale_n in_o the_o city_n of_o argis_n when_o io_n the_o king_n daughter_n among_o other_o damosel_n come_v down_o to_o the_o key_n to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o what_o merchandise_n she_o best_o like_v to_o furnish_v herself_o according_a to_o her_o womanish_a fancy_n the_o merchant_n be_v extreme_o surprise_v with_o her_o beauty_n seize_v both_o she_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o attendant_n and_o stow_v they_o under_o hatch_n hoist_a sail_n and_o transport_v they_o into_o egypt_n not_o long_o after_o the_o cretense_n await_v the_o like_a opportunity_n steal_v away_o europa_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o tyrian_n and_o bear_v she_o into_o crect_n in_o requital_n of_o the_o former_a rape_n the_o hero_n of_o greece_n next_o sail_v in_o the_o great_a argo_n to_o cholcos_n pretend_v their_o journey_n for_o the_o golden_a fleece_n and_o rape_v thence_o medea_n the_o daughter_n of_o areta_n after_o who_o send_v ambassador_n into_o greece_n to_o redemand_v his_o daughter_n they_o return_v he_o answer_v that_o the_o barbarous_a phoenician_n have_v make_v no_o restitution_n nor_o satisfaction_n at_o all_o for_o the_o rape_n of_o io_n neither_o will_v they_o for_o medea_n after_o that_o paris_z the_o son_n of_o priam_n rather_o to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o his_o aunt_n hesione_n then_o for_o any_o love_n or_o affection_n to_o spartan_a helen_n steal_v she_o from_o lacedaemon_n and_o bring_v she_o
113_o sibylla_n cumaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 114_o sibylla_n samia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 116_o sibylla_n cumana_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 118_o sibylla_n hellespontiaca_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 121_o sibylla_n phrygia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 122_o sibylla_n europaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 124_o sibylla_n tiburtina_n and_o her_o prophecy_n ib._n sibylla_n aegyptia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 126_o sibylla_n erithraea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 127_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o virgin_n vestal_n 128_o of_o oppia_n claudia_n fonteia_n martia_n etc._n etc._n 131_o of_o the_o prophetess_n 134_o the_o history_n of_o a_o great_a magician_n 136_o of_o the_o hesperides_n 141_o the_o pleyade_n or_o hyades_n and_o why_o of_o the_o seven_o star_n but_o six_o appear_v at_o once_o 143_o of_o the_o grace_n 145_o of_o the_o hour_n 148_o of_o aurora_n or_o the_o morning_n 149_o of_o the_o night_n 153_o of_o sleep_n 155_o of_o death_n 159_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n inscribe_v thalia_n treat_v of_o illustrious_a queen_n famous_a wife_n mother_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v illustrious_a woman_n 161_o how_o kiss_v first_o come_v up_o ibid._n of_o three_o gentleman_n and_o their_o wife_n 166_o of_o illustrious_a queen_n 167_o a_o funeral_n ode_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o anna_n panareta_n 169_o of_o divers_a lady_n famous_a for_o their_o modesty_n 171_o the_o wife_n of_o fulvius_n 174_o of_o aretaphila_n 176_o of_o pieria_n aspasia_n etc._n etc._n 178_o the_o memorable_a history_n of_o odatis_n 184_o of_o aristomache_n hyppo_n and_o chiomara_n etc._n etc._n 185_o of_o tertia_fw-la aemilia_n turia_n sulpitia_n julia_n and_o portia_z 187_o of_o horestilla_n artimesia_n and_o hormisda_n 188_o of_o queen_n ada_n and_o zenocrita_n 190_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o pythes_n 192_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o nausimenes_n 192_o of_o ciano_n medullina_n and_o erixo_n ib._n a_o woman_n of_o the_o city_n pergamus_n 195_o of_o stratonica_n valeria_n and_o cloelia_n 196_o of_o olympias_n and_o the_o troade_n ib._n of_o the_o phocides_n and_o woman_n of_o chios_n 200_o of_o the_o perside_n celtae_n melitae_n and_o tyrrhaenae_fw-la 202_o example_n of_o modesty_n and_o magnanimity_n 204_o of_o dido_n caesara_n gumilda_n and_o ethelburga_n 209_o of_o policrita_n 213_o of_o queen_n and_o other_o lady_n for_o divers_a virtue_n memorable_a 214_o of_o woman_n remarkable_a for_o their_o love_n to_o their_o husband_n 220_o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n inscribe_v melpoment_n of_o woman_n incestuous_a adulteress_n and_o such_o as_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n a_o discourse_n persuade_v to_o good_a life_n 225_o of_o woman_n incestuous_a and_o first_o of_o queen_n sâ—miramis_n 228_o of_o tagenna_n a_o woman_n of_o seventy_o cubit_n high_a 231_o of_o pasiphae_n 232_o of_o canace_n canusia_n and_o valeria_n tusculana_n 233_o of_o julia_n the_o empress_n 234_o the_o sister_n of_o cambyses_n 235_o of_o livia_n horestilla_n lollia_n paulina_n cesonia_n etc._n etc._n 237_o of_o jocasta_n 238_o of_o crythaeis_n the_o mother_n of_o homer_n 240_o a_o epitaph_n upon_o homer_n prince_n of_o poet_n 242_o a_o strange_a incest_n 244_o of_o cyborea_n mother_n to_o judas_n iscariot_n 245_o of_o veronica_n 247_o a_o discourse_n concern_v adulteress_n 248_o of_o many_o great_a lady_n brand_v with_o adultery_n among_o the_o roman_n 251_o a_o country_n fellow_n and_o his_o mistress_n 252_o the_o water_n of_o a_o chaste_a woman_n excellent_a for_o the_o eyesight_n 254_o of_o laâ—dice_n a_o unnatural_a wife_n 255_o the_o birth_n of_o antoninus_n commodus_n 256_o of_o phedima_n and_o a_o notable_a imposter_n ibid._n of_o beguâ—_n queen_n of_o persia_n 259_o of_o queen_n olympias_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o alexander_n 261_o the_o death_n of_o olympias_n 264_o of_o romilda_n with_o â—are_a example_n of_o chastity_n ib._n of_o ethethurga_n with_o her_o epitaph_n 266_o a_o merry_a accident_n concern_v a_o adulteress_n 267_o a_o true_a modern_a history_n of_o a_o adulteress_n 268_o the_o wife_n of_o gengulphus_fw-la and_o divers_a other_o 274_o the_o history_n of_o elphritha_n 276_o of_o guâ—â—â—ra_n with_o other_o intermixture_n of_o history_n 280_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n 283_o woman_n that_o die_v golden_a death_n ibid._n woman_n that_o die_v in_o child_n birth_n 285_o woman_n that_o suffer_v martyrdom_n 286_o the_o strange_a death_n of_o aristoclaea_n democrita_n etc._n etc._n 289_o the_o ostler_n tale._n 292_o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o book_n inscribe_v terpsichore_n entreat_v of_o amazon_n and_o other_o woman_n famous_a either_o for_o valour_n or_o beauty_n a_o discourse_n whether_o valour_n or_o beauty_n may_v claim_v priority_n 302_o of_o the_o amazon_n their_o original_n etc._n etc._n 310_o of_o other_o warlike_a woman_n and_o those_o of_o masculine_a virtue_n 316_o example_n of_o fear_n ibid._n of_o helerna_n camilla_n maria_n puteolana_n and_o other_o ibid._n the_o race_n of_o hyppomanes_n and_o atlanta_n 322_o of_o other_o warlike_a lady_n 323_o a_o description_n of_o the_o messenger_n 325_o of_o xanthippe_n and_o mirho_n 327_o of_o a_o sheep_n and_o a_o shrew_n 329_o a_o trick_n of_o a_o english_a scold_n etc._n etc._n 330_o of_o english_a virago_n and_o of_o joan_n de_fw-fr pucil_n 330_o a_o discourse_n of_o fair_a woman_n 337_o of_o fair_a woman_n ib._n the_o fair_a mistress_n of_o pisistratus_n 349_o of_o niâ—â—tis_n 350_o of_o bersane_n 352_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o candaules_n ibid._n rowan_n and_o estrilda_n 355_o the_o fair_a lady_n of_o norwich_n 356_o of_o calirrhoe_n daughter_n to_o boetius_fw-la 361_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o cabbas_n and_o phaillus_n etc._n etc._n 362_o the_o daughter_n of_o danaus_n and_o the_o son_n of_o aegyptus_n 365_o of_o manto_n 366_o the_o wife_n of_o agetus_n etc._n etc._n 36â—_n a_o vicar_n daughter_n 369_o a_o fair_a witty_a wench_n 376_o of_o woman_n deform_v 371_o the_o content_n of_o the_o six_o book_n inscribe_v erato_n treat_v of_o chaste_a woman_n and_o wanton_n a_o discourse_n concern_v chastity_n and_o wantonness_n 375_o of_o mary_n the_o bless_a virgin_n 380_o of_o petronilla_n the_o daughter_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o other_o chaste_a virgin_n 383_o of_o chaste_a wife_n and_o first_o of_o penelope_n 388_o the_o history_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o casa_n nova_n 393_o of_o edeltrudis_n editha_n and_o other_o 355_o of_o wanton_n 398_o of_o common_a strumpet_n concubine_n and_o private_a mistress_n 402_o of_o such_o as_o merit_v the_o name_n of_o honest_a whore_n 403_o of_o lais._n 405_o of_o glicerium_n alias_o glicera_n and_o other_o 411_o of_o agathoclea_n 413_o of_o cleophis_n 415_o callipigae_fw-la alogune_n cosmartidenes_n audia_n etc._n etc._n 416_o julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n 418_o harlotta_n the_o mother_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n 421_o of_o divers_a wanton_n belong_v to_o sundry_a famous_a man_n poet_n and_o other_o 422_o of_o famous_a wanton_n 426_o of_o mista_n and_o other_o 427_o of_o wanton_n convert_v 432_o the_o content_n of_o the_o seven_o book_n inscribe_v polihymnia_n or_o memory_n entreat_v of_o the_o piety_n of_o daughter_n mother_n sister_n and_o wife_n a_o discourse_n concern_v lie_n jest_n &_o witty_a say_n 439_o of_o pious_a daughter_n 447_o the_o love_n of_o mother_n to_o their_o child_n 451_o friendship_n betwixt_o woman_n 453_o the_o love_n of_o sister_n towards_o their_o brother_n 456_o of_o matrimony_n and_o conjugal_a love_n 458_o ceremony_n before_o marriage_n 461_o time_n forbid_v in_o marraige_a 461_o of_o contract_n 462_o of_o nuptial_a dower_n 463_o of_o nuptial_a gift_n or_o present_n ibid._n of_o nuptial_a ornament_n pomp_n feast_n and_o epithalamium_n etc._n etc._n 465_o a_o description_n of_o the_o bride_n come_v from_o her_o chamber_n 467_o the_o bridegroom_n first_o appear_v 468_o the_o nuptial_a oâ—â—ering_n ibid._n the_o nuptial_a song_n 469_o the_o entranâ—ce_n into_o their_o bedchamber_n 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