Chapter XXVI: Two Ladies of Venice

Two gentlemen of Venice were honourably deceiued of their Wyues, whose notable practises, and secret conference for atchieuinge their desire, occasioned diuers accidentes, and ingendred double benefit: wherein also is recited an eloquent oration, made by one of them, pronounced before the Duke and state of that Cittye: with other chaunces and acts concerninge the same.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part i., nov. 15.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iii. p. 58.

_Painter._--I. ii. 247; II. ii. 203; III. ii. 393; IV. iii. 125.

_Derivates._--The underplot of Marston’s _Insatiate Countess_ is
derived from Painter, _cf. supra_.]