Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, ca. 1480-1557?, Morlino, Gerolamo, Waters, W. G. (William George), 1844-1928, Hughes, Edward Robert, d. 1914 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 230
Erminione is here to lay complaint against youthat you have committed adultery, and furthermore prays that I shoulddeal out to you the due penalty according to the statute; whereforeyou must now make oath and say whether or not the charge whichyour husband brings against you is true. Ihen the young… … FABLE II.] STRAPAROLA. 185 underlings of the court led her to the place where was the serpent,which, after Filenias hand had been placed in its mouth, did her noharm whatever, inasmuch as what she had sworn was really the truth,namely, that no man had ever given her caress of any sort except…
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