The History of Patient Grisel
by George Laurence Gomme
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About this eBook
- Editor
- Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin), 1838-1917
- Title
- The History of Patient Grisel, 1619
- Credits
- Produced by Richard Tonsing, hekula03, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
- Subject
- Griselda (Legendary character)
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 60373
- Release Date
- September 28, 2019
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE HISTORY OF PATIENT GRISEL. 1619.
- 2.Introduction.
- 3.THE ANCIENT TRUE AND ADMIRABLE HISTORY OF PATIENT GRISEL, A POORE MANS DAUGHTER IN FRANCE: SHEWING How Maides, By Her Example, In Their Good Behaviour May Marrie Rich Husbands; And Likewise Wives By Their Patience And Obedience May Gaine Much Glorie . — Chap. I. How the Marquesse of Saluss passed the time of his youth without any desire of mariage, till he was requested by the faire entreatie of a favorite, and other gentlemen, to affect a wife, both for the good of the country and the honour of himselfe; with his answer to the same. — Chap. II. How, after all this great preparation, the Marquesse of Saluss demanded Grisell of her poore father Janicola; and, espousing her, made her Marchionesse of Saluss. — Chap. III. How the Marquesse and Grisel were married together. — Chap. IV. How the lady Grisel was proved by her husband, who thus made triall of her patience. — Chap. V. The Marquesse sent a varlet for his daughter; but privately disposed of her with his sister, the Dutchesse of Bologna de Grace, who brought her up in all things befitting the childe of so great a person. — Chap. VI. The Marquesse, not contented with this proofe, tooke away also her sonne, in which adversity (with other additions) she shewed an extraordinary patience. — Chap. VII. The Marquesse, resolute to prove his wife further, sendeth for his son, and disposeth of him as he had done of his daughter. — Chap. IX. The Marquesse, to try his lady further, made her beleeve hee would marry another wife. — Chap. VIII. How the patient Grisel was disrobed of her apparell, and restored all she had (except one poore smocke) to the Marquesse. — Chap. X. The oration of the Marquesse to his wife, and the discovery of her children, to her great joy, and the contentment of all the company.
- 4.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
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