XVIII. MITHRADANES AND NATHAN.

Mithridanes enuious of the liberality of Nathan, and goinge aboute to

kill hym, spake vnto him vnknowne, & being infourmed by himself by what

meanes he might do the same he found him in a little wood accordingly as

hee had tolde him, who knowinge him, was ashamed, and became his

friende.

[_Source._--Boccaccio, _Decamerone_, giorn. x., nov. 3.

_Origin._--? Sadi, _Orchard_, story of Chatemtai and King of Yemen.

_Painter._--I. ii. 118; II. ii. 96; III. ii. 190; IV. ii. 348.]

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