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
gentlewoman
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
.
Well
then
(
quoth
she
)
you
shall
go
to
Naples
,
and
I
will
giue
you
my
Lackey
with
letters
to
my
husband
,
and
as
soone
as
you
shall
haue
knowne
my
husband
,
insinuate
your selfe
into
his
acquaintance
,
by
which
means
you
may
more
easily
giue
an
ende
to
his
wretched
and
miserable
daies
by
some
secret
death
,
which
I
thinke
poison
would
do
best
,
&
with
lesse
perill
.
This
counsel
was
by
Talleis
found
good
,
the
houre
of
rest
being
come
,
they
parted
:
the
gentlemen
to
one
chamber
,
&
the
gentlewomen
to
another
,
where
Anna
forgot
not
to
dispatch
her
husband
.
The
two
sisters
lay
together
,
but
Anna
tooke
small
rest
,
by
the
thought
of
her
wicked
enterprise
.
The
morning
the
Gentlemen
tooke
leaue
of
the
Gentlewomen
&
Anna
gaue
her
letters
to
the
Lackey
,
&
the
poison
to
Talleis
as
they
had
agreed
.
Being
come
to
Naples
,
and
marked
whither
the
Lackey
went
,
and
so
knew
Signior
Appian
,
hee
saluted
him
,
in
prosering
him
all
humble
seruice
,
wherof
he
thanked
him
.
This
he
continued
for
a
great
while
,
often
saluting
him
,
and
accompanying
him
euery
where
,
where
hee
went
.
One
day
he
made
a
banket
,
to
the
which
amongst
other
Gentlemen
he
inuited
Signeor
Appian
:
and
in
the
middest
of
the
Supper
,
and
their
meriment
,
hee
seeing
time
made
signe
to
a
fellow
(
whom
he
had
hired
forthe
nonce
,
giuing
him
fiftie
Crownes
)
who
gaue
him
the
deadly
potion
.
Which
done
,
he
watched
a
time
so
well
that
hee
murthered
him
who
had
done
the
fact
,
thereby
to
make
the
matter
sure
:
and
the
next
day
tooke
horse
and
posted
to
Lucera
,
to
giue
the
newes
thereof
to
Anna.
The
good
Gentleman
Signeor
Appian
finding
himselfe
ill
at
ease
,
resolued
to
go
to
his
house
at
Lucera
,
whither
he
could
not
attain
,
but
died
within
two
leagues
of
the
same
.
Anna
being
at
Barseils
was
aduertised
by
the
Lackey
that
her
husband
was
gone
to
Lucera
,
whereof
she
made
great
signes
of
ioy
,
and
taking
leaue
of
her
sister
,
departed
for
Lucera
,
where
she
found
her
husband
deceased
,
whereat
she
seemed
greatly
discomforted
.
In
fine
,
she
caused
the
funeralles
with
great
pompe
to
bee
solemnized
,
at
the
which
were
diuers
Gentlemen
,
and
especially
her
father
,
the
which
all
comforted
her
,
the
obsequies
ended
,
euery
one
departed
home
,
&
Talleis
came
to
visit
his
mistris
,
to
whom
he
told
how
he
had
effected
the
murther
:
wherat
she
was
maruellously
wel
pleased
,
saying
that
thence
forward
they
might
without
feare
liue
together
contentedly
,
counselling
him
to
demand
her
of
her
father
in
mariage
,
but
that
whether
he
would
or
no
,
she
was
resolued
neuer
to
haue
other
but
him
.
Whereupon
Talleis
did
as
she
willed
him
,
but
her
father
gaue
him
no
aunswere
,
whereof
she
being
aduertised
(
possessed
of
the
Deuill
)
was
greatly
enraged
,
and
imagined
how
she
might
be
reuenged
in
making
him
die
:
and
presently
without
other
deliberation
thereon
,
resolued
to
poison
him
,
together
with
her
sister
,
&
her
two
nephewes
,
the
better
to
take
her
pleasure
without
contradiction
,
and
to
enioy
the
goods
.
Meane
while
her
brother
in
law
Alfonce
de
Barceils
fell
sicke
in
his
house
,
to
whom
their
father
trauelled
to
visite
him
,
causing
him
to
bee
well
tended
,
but
notwithstanding
hee
died
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
Lucienna
,
and
her
father
:
his
funerals
being
ended
,
her
father
returned
againe
to
his
house
,
leauing
Lucienna
with
her
children
alone
.
Shortly
after
,
a
desire
tooke
him
to
make
a
voyage
into
Fraunce
,
wherefore
he
feasted
all
his
friendes
,
amongst
the
which
his
two
daughters
were
not
forgotten
:
Anna
likewise
forgot
not
her
diuilish
intent
.
The
banket
was
braue
and
honourable
.
The
father
being
moued
with
mirth
,
called
for
a
cup
of
wine
to
drinke
to
all
his
friendes
:
Anna
faining
the
good
huswife
stept
to
the
pot
her selfe
,
and
filled
a
cup
of
wine
,
where
hauing
put
the
poison
,
with
a
pleasant
countenance
presented
it
to
her
father
,
who
not
doubting
any
thing
,
drunke
a
great
draught
vnto
all
the
assistants
,
whereof
in
few
dayes
he
died
,
to
the
great
content
of
Anna
&
her
adulterer
.
Lucienna
was
sent
for
to
the
funerals
of
her
father
,
who
came
accordingly
with
her
two
children
,
and
was
by
Anna
greatly
welcommed
,
and
requested
to
lodge
in
her
house
,
which
she
did
,
staying
there
some
daies
to
her
mishap
,
for
her
sister
seeing
a
fit
time
,
gaue
her
also
a
drinke
of
the
same
nature
:
whereupon
the
gentlewoman
finding
her selfe
veriesicke
,
departed
to
her
house
,
leauing
her
two
children
in
the
keeping
of
her
sister
:
and
being
come
home
she
was
not
long
there
but
dyed
.
Whereof
Anna
being
aduertised
,
making
semblance
of
greate
griefe
tooke
horse
to
ride
to
Barseils
,
to
ordaine
the
funerals
,
but
before
her
departure
set
order
to
her
house
,
which
together
with
her
two
nephewes
she
left
in
the
keeping
of
an
Aunt
of
hers
,
giuing
her
charge
of
the
children
aboue
all
things
:
but
the
wicked
wretch
had
already
giuen
them
also
of
the
drinke
which
she
had
giuen
to
the
mother
,
the
which
because
but
yong
&
tender
,
they
could
not
so
long
resist
the
violence
of
the
poison
,
but
died
shortly
after
the
departure
of
their
wicked
Aunt
,
who
comming
to
Barseils
,
with
a
fained
sorrow
,
hauing
interred
her
sister
,
tooke
possession
of
the
goodes
,
in
the
name
of
the
children
,
saying
that
she
was
to
looke
to
their
right
,
the
which
also
she
did
by
her
fathers
goodes
:
all
which
being
done
,
she
returned
to
Lucera
,
where
finding
the
two
infants
dead
and
buried
,
made
such
pitifull
signes
of
griefe
,
and
wofull
lamentations
,
that
her
treason
was
neuer
percieued
nor
doubted
.
Hauing
brought
all
things
thus
to
her
wish
shortly
after
was
maried
to
Maurice
Talleis
,
where
the
feasts
&
pomps
were
great
,
&
honored
with
a
great
number
of
nobility
.
The
mariage
rites
being
ended
,
Talleis
perceiuing
that
he
had
attained
his
desire
,
began
to
riot
,
to
haunt
plaies
and
bankets
,
whereat
Anna
began
to
enter
into
ielousie
,
and
at
length
into
such
a
hate
of
him
,
that
she
dispraised
and
blamed
him
in
euery
place
where
she
came
:
for
Gods
iust
prouidence
is
such
,
that
it
neuer
suffereth
any
such
wicked
actes
to
continue
hidden
and
vnpunished
,
to
the
end
that
euery
one
may
take
example
by
them
,
especially
to
children
to
keep
them
alwaies
in
the
feare
and
loue
of
God
,
and
obedience
of
their
parents
and
friends
.
The
Deuill
desiring
to
see
the
ouerthrow
of
this
wicked
Anna
,
sowed
such
discord
betweene
her
husband
&
her
,
that
they
did
nothing
but
wish
one
anothers
ruine
.
Signior
Antonio
de
Boyse
,
nephew
to
the
deceased
Appian
tooke
awife
,
&
at
his
mariage
amongst
his
kinsfolkes
and
friendes
,
Talleis
and
his
wife
were
inuited
,
when
being
at
the
table
,
the
company
verie
merrie
,
Talleis
looked
angerly
vpon
his
wife
,
and
giuing
her
somename
,
tolde
to
some
of
his
familiar
acquaintance
which
were
by
him
,
what
dishonour
she
did
him
euery
where
:
she
to
the
contrary
reproched
him
,
that
she
had
raised
him
vp
from
a
begger
to
a
Gentleman
,
&
that
it
was
well
knowne
what
she
was
,
and
what
hee
was
.
Talleis
finding
himselfe
touched
,
spurned
at
her
with
his
foote
vnder
the
table
,
insomuch
that
she
feeling
the
smart
called
him
murtherer
and
poisoner
,
and
that
hee
had
poisoned
her
late
husband
:
whereat
Talleis
drawing
his
dagger
stroke
at
her
,
but
being
by
some
of
the
company
hindred
,
the
dagger
flying
out
of
his
hands
stucke
in
the
side
of
a
yong
Gentleman
of
good
calling
,
of
which
blow
he
died
,
Signior
Anthonie
Boise
,
hauing
heard
their
debate
,
and
seeing
the
murther
committed
in
his
house
,
presently
sent
for
the
Iustice
,
which
attached
.
Talleis
&
his
wife
,
and
vppon
examination
Talleis
confessed
all
and
euetie
circumstance
of
the
murthers
,
whereupon
she
being
examined
apart
,
vtterly
denied
all
,
and
to
be
ignorant
of
any
such
matter
,
which
greatly
troubled
the
Iustices
:
yet
by
good
meanes
and
faire
wordes
they
fetched
her
out
,
that
she
confessed
that
she
was
consenting
to
her
husbands
death
,
wherupon
they
shewing
her
that
she
deserued
punishment
,
and
putting
her
in
mind
of
Gods
great
mercy
&
of
his
horrible
iudgement
against
the
wicked
:
she
finding
her
conscience
to
witnesse
against
her
,
confessed
also
to
haue
poisoned
her
father
,
her
sister
,
&
her
two
nephewes
:
all
at
the
persuasion
of
the
Deuill
,
for
concupiscence
of
her
desires
,
the
carnall
voluptuousnesse
,
wicked
ambition
and
couetousnesse
:
imploring
Gods
mercy
,
and
the
fauour
of
the
Iustice
.