5. Novell.

_The three Brethren to Isabella, slew a Gentleman

that secretly loved her. His ghost appeared

to her in her sleepe, and shewed her in what

place they had buried his body. She (in silent manner)

brought away his head, and putting it into a

pot of earth, such as Flowers, Basile, or other sweet

herbes are usually set in, she watered it (a long

while) with her teares: whereof her Brethren having

intelligence; soone after she died, with meere

conceite of sorrow._

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