Excerpt from The Palace of Pleasure, Vol. 2: Elizabethan Versions of Italian and French Novels From Boccaccio, Bandello, Cinthio, Straparola, Queen Margaret of Navarre, and OthersA gentleman called Galgano, long time made fate to Madonna Minoccia her hit/hand sir Stricco (not knowing thefame) diners times praifed and commended Galgano, by reafon whereof, in the alfence of her hzg/lwand, jhe sent for him, and yelded herfeif onto him, tellinge him what wordes her hu/hande had jpoken of him, and for recompense he refufed to di/hone/i her.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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