The history of Arbasto King of Denmarke Describing the anatomy of fortune, his loue to faire Doralicia. Wherein gentlemen may finde pleasant conceits to purge melancholy, and perfect counsell to preuent mis-fortune. By Robert Green, Master of Art. Wherevnto is added a louely poem of Pyramus and Thisbe.

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The history of Arbasto King of Denmarke Describing the anatomy of fortune, his loue to faire Doralicia. Wherein gentlemen may finde pleasant conceits to purge melancholy, and perfect counsell to preuent mis-fortune. By Robert Green, Master of Art. Wherevnto is added a louely poem of Pyramus and Thisbe.

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Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.

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London :: Printed by I. B[eale] for Roger Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere Fleet Conduit,

1617.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Right Honourable and Vertuous Ladie, the Ladie Mary Tolt, wie to the right Honourable, Gilbert, Lord Talbot: Robert Greene, wisheth increase of Honour and Vertu.
• To the Gentlemen Readers, health.
• The Contents of this History.
• THE HISTORIE of Arbasto, with the Anatomy of Fortune. CHAP. 1. Arbasto is discouered in his retired life by the Traueller
• CHAP. 2. Aras reth his story and discouereth himselfe.
• CHAP. 3. Arbasto in loue with Doralicia, and Myrania with Arbasto, haue hau opportunitie to discouer the same.
• CHAP. 4. Arbasto and Myrania with seuerall coniectures for loue, renewed their complaints.
• CHAP. 5. Arbasto is traiterously surprised by Pelorus, and imprisoned in Or∣Orleance, with all his army defeated.
• CHAP. 6. Myrania in loue with Arbasto contriueth his deliuery out of prison by a secret policy.
• CHAP. 7. Arbasto strangely transported with Doralicia loue, forgetteth My∣ranias kindnesse, and sendeth couertly to Doralicia, who againe denieth him.
• CHAP. 8 After Myranias death, Doralicia relenteth, and sendeth to Arbsto, who then hated her as much as he loued her before.
• CHAP. 9. Doralicia hauing receiued Arastoes vnkind answere, dieth of a Frenze: and Arbasto is banished his Kingdome.