joo LITERATURE AND DRAMA 



GRISELDA. 



A STAGE PL A. Y IN THREE ACTS. 1 



PERSONAGES OF THE DRAMA. 



WALTER, styled Marquis of Saluce, an absolute prince. 



TANCRED, son to tlie Marquis of Saluce, styled in the third Act Count Roland 



of Saluce. 



GlAN, a peasant, father to Griselda. 

 SERGEANT, a trusted soldier of the Marquis of Saluce. 

 JOHN, the Majordomo of the Palace. 



RICHARD ) 



GRISELDA, wife to the Marquis of Saluce, separated from her hmband. 

 FILOMENE, daughter to the Marquis ; styled in the last Act the Countess Dora 

 of Saluce. 



Lords, Ladies^ Courtiers, Soldiers, and Servants. 



ACT I. A Cottage in the Abruzzi. 



ACT II. Scene I. A Chamber in the Palace of the Marquis of Saluce. 

 Scene II. A Bedchamber in the same Palace. 



ACT III. Banqueting Hall in the Palace of the Marquis of Saluce. 

 Time. That of Boccaccio's Story on the same subject. 



ACT I. 



SCENE. Interior of GIAN'S Cottage. 



GIAN and GRISELDA discovered. 



Gian. You work too hard, Griselda. I have worked hard 

 all my life, and I can work hard still, because I have always 

 taken proper rest, food, and wine. Not too much, but enough. 

 Best is what you want most ; but a cup of wine would do you 

 good. 



1 Privately performed in Professor Jenkin's house at Edinburgh, January 



1882. 



