. The tragedy of Tancred and Gismund. 1591-2. t 3° Of fond fathers, that they in kinder wife,Intreat the Iewels where their comfort , as their meilengers, befeech ye alOn their behalfes, to pittie all their fmarts,And for our felues, (although the worth be fmall)We praie ye, to accept our humble heartsAuoud to ferue with praier and with praife,Your Honors, all vnworthie other waies. The Tragedie of Tancred and Gifmund. Argumentum Tragedies. TAncred the Prince of Salerne, ouerlouesHis onely daughter (wonder of that age)Gifmund^ who loues the Countie Palurin,Guifhardy who quites her likin
. The tragedy of Tancred and Gismund. 1591-2. t 3° Of fond fathers, that they in kinder wife,Intreat the Iewels where their comfort , as their meilengers, befeech ye alOn their behalfes, to pittie all their fmarts,And for our felues, (although the worth be fmall)We praie ye, to accept our humble heartsAuoud to ferue with praier and with praife,Your Honors, all vnworthie other waies. The Tragedie of Tancred and Gifmund. Argumentum Tragedies. TAncred the Prince of Salerne, ouerlouesHis onely daughter (wonder of that age)Gifmund^ who loues the Countie Palurin,Guifhardy who quites her likings with his loue:A Letter in a cane, defcribes the meanesOf their two meetings, in a fecret fortune leadeth forth the kingTo this vnhappie fight, wherewith in rage,The gentle Earle he doometh to his death, 10 And greets his daughter with her louers fils the goblet with her teares,And drinkes a poifon which Ihe had diftild,Whereof fhe dies, whofe deadly countenanceSo grieues her Father, that he flew himfelfe. An. of Tancred and Gifmund. An other of the fame more at largein profe. A n c r E d king of Naples and Prince ofSalerne, gauehis only daughter Gifmund\(whom he mofl dearely loued) in mariage to \a foraine Prince, after whofe death Jhe retur-ned home to her Father, who hauing feltgreat griefe of hir abfence whilft her husband liued, imme-furably efieeming her, determined neuer to fujfer any fecondmariage to bereaue him of hir. She on the other fide waxingwearie of that her fathers purpofe, bent hir mind to the fe-cret loue of the CountyValurm: to whom (he being likewifeinflamed with loue of her) by a Letterfubtilly inclofed in aclouen cane, Jhe gaue to vnderfiand a conuenient waiefortheir defired meetings, through an old ruinous vaut, whofe 30mouth opened directly vnder her chamber floore. Into thisvaut when Jhe was one day defended (for the conuaiance ofhir louer)hirfather in the meane feafon (whofe only ioy wasin his daughter) came to hir
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