Chapter XXVII: The Lord of Virle

The Lorde of Virle, by the commaundement of a fayre younge Wydow called Zilia, for hys promise made, the better to attaine hir loue, was contented to remayne dumbe the space of three yeares, and by what meanes he was reuenged, and obtayned hys suite.

[_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part iii., nov. 17.

_Parallels._--Belleforest, t. i. f. 289; Fenton, _Trag. Disc._ hist.
xi.

_Painter._--I. ii. 268; II. ii. 22; III. ii. 425; IV. iii. 157.]