Chapter XVIII: Mithradanes and Nathan

Mithridanes enuious of the liberality of Nathan, and goinge aboute to kill hym, spake vnto him vnknowne, & being infourmed by himself by what meanes he might do the same he found him in a little wood accordingly as hee had tolde him, who knowinge him, was ashamed, and became his friende.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. x., nov. 3.

_Origin._--? Sadi, _Orchard_, story of Chatemtai and King of Yemen.

_Painter._--I. ii. 118; II. ii. 96; III. ii. 190; IV. ii. 348.]