The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) Read online

  Produced by David Widger

  THE TALES OF

  THE HEPTAMERON

  OF

  Margaret, Queen of Navarre

  _Newly Translated into English from the Authentic Text_

  OF M. LE ROUX DE LINCY WITH

  AN ESSAY UPON THE HEPTAMERON

  BY

  GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M.A.

  Also the Original Seventy-three Full Page Engravings

  Designed by S. FREUDENBERG

  And One Hundred and Fifty Head and Tail Pieces

  By DUNKER

  _IN FIVE VOLUMES_

  VOLUME THE THIRD

  LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS

  MDCCCXCIV

  Frontispiece]

  [Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preservedat the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris]

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  CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

  SECOND DAY--Continued.

  Tale XIX. The honourable love of a gentleman, who, when his sweetheartis forbidden to speak with him, in despair becomes a monk of theObservance, while the lady, following in his footsteps, becomes a nun ofSt. Clara

  Tale XX. How the Lord of Riant is cured of his love fora beautiful widowthrough surprising her in the arms of a groom

  THIRD DAY.

  Prologue

  Tale XXI. The affecting history of Rolandine, who, debarred frommarriage by her father's greed, betrothes herself to a gentleman towhom, despite his faithlessness, she keeps her plighted word, and doesnot marry until after his death

  Tale XXII. How Sister Marie Heroet virtuously escapes the attempts ofthe Prior of St. Martin in-the-Fields

  Tale XXIII. The undeserved confidence which a gentleman of Perigordplaces in the monks of the Order of St. Francis, causes the death ofhimself, his wife and their little child

  Tale XXIV. Concerning the unavailing love borne to the Queen of Castileby a gentleman named Elisor, who in the end becomes a hermit

  Tale XXV. How a young Prince found means to conceal his intrigue withthe wife of a lawyer of Paris

  Tale XXVI. How the counsels of a discreet lady happily withdrew theyoung Lord of Avannes from the perils of his foolish love for a lady ofPampeluna

  Tale XXVII. How the wife of a man who was valet to a Princess ridherself of the solicitations of one who was among the same Princess'sservants, and at the same time her husband's guest

  Tale XXVIII. How a Gascon merchant, named Bernard du Ha, whilesojourning at Paris, deceived a Secretary to the Queen of Navarre whohad thought to obtain a pasty from him

  Tale XXIX. How the Priest of Carrelles, in Maine, when surprised withthe wife of an old husbandman, gets out of the difficulty by pretendingto return him a winnowing fan

  Tale XXX. How a gentleman marries his own daughter and sister unawares

  Appendix to Vol. III.

  PAGE ENGRAVINGS CONTAINED IN VOLUME III.

  Tale XIX. The Parting between Pauline and The Gentlemen.

  Tale XX. The Lord de Riant finding the Widow with her Groom.

  Tale XXI. Rolandine Conversing With Her Husband.

  Tale XXII. Sister Marie and the Prior.

  Tale XXIII. The Grey Friar deceiving the Gentleman Of Perigord.

  Tale XXIV. Elisor showing the Queen her own Image.

  Tale XXV. The Advocate's Wife attending on the Prince.

  Tale XXVI. The Lord of Avannes paying His Court in Disguise.

  Tale XXVII. The Secretary imploring the Lady not To Tell Of HisWickedness.

  Tale XXVIII. The Secretary Opening the Pasty.

  Tale XXIX. The Husbandman surprised by the Fall of the Winnowing Fan.

  Tale XXX. The Young Gentleman embracing his Mother.

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  [The Parting between Pauline and The Gentlemen]

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