The spanish virgin; or, the effects of jealousie. being a sad and lamentable story of a young and beautiful gentlewoman, who waited on a cruel lady, that was jealous that her lord lay with her; whereupon she took this revenge upon this maid, who was innocent of any such action. her lord being gone a journey, she caused her to be put into a dark dungeon, which had not been opened for many years, which was haunt- ed with great snakes, adders and toads; the snakes immediately seized on her and kill'd her, at which sight the lady run mad and dyed, being a just reward of her cruel jealousie.
University of California, Santa Barbara.Early Modern Center.
London, England : Thackeray, William,
c. 1641-1703.
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