Chera hid a treasure: Elisa going about to hang her selfe, and tying the
halter about a beame found that treasure, and in place thereof left the
halter. Philene the daughter of Chera going for that treasure, and
busily searching for the same, found the halter, wherewithal for
dispayre she would haue hanged hir selfe, but forbidden by Elisa, who by
chaunce espied hir, she was restored to part of hir losse, leading
afterwards a happy and prosperous lyfe.
[_Source and Origin._--Cinthio, _Ecatomithi_, giorn. ix., nov. 8.
_Parallels._--“Heir of Linne” in Percy; Guellette, _Contes
tartares_.
_Painter._--I. ii. 67; II. ii. 54; III. ii. 106; IV. ii. 264.]