ak.--Sir W. Scott, _Peveril of the Peak_ (time, Charles II.).

=Rimini= (_Francesca di_), a woman of extraordinary beauty, daughter of
the lord of Ravenna. She was married to Lanciotto Malatesta, signore of
Rimini, a man of great bravery, but deformed. His brother, Paolo, was
extremely handsome, and with him Francesca fell in love. Lanciotto,
detecting them in criminal intercourse, killed them both (1389).

This tale forms one of the episodes of Dant[^e]'s _Inferno_; is the
subject of a tragedy called _Francesca di Rimini_, by Silvio Pellico
(1819); and Leigh Hunt, about the same time, published his _Story of
Rimini_, in verse.

=Rimmon=, seventh in order of the hierarchy of Hell: (1) Satan, (2)
Be[:e]lzebub, (3) Moloch, (4) Chemos, (5) Thammuz, (6) Dagon, (7) Rimmon,
whose chief temple was at Damascus (2 _Kings_ v. 18).

Him [_Dagon_] followed Rimmon, whose delightful seat
Was fair Damascus on the fertile banks
Of A'bana and Pharpar, lucid streams.

Milton, _Paradise Lost_, i. 467, etc. (1665).

=Rinaldo=, son of the fourth Marquis d'Est[^e], cousin of Orlando, and
nephew of Charlemagne. He was the rival of Orlando in his love for
Angelica, but Angelica detested him. Rinaldo brought an auxiliary force
of English and Scotch to Charlemagne, which "Silence" conducted safely
into Paris.--Ariosto, _Orlando Furioso_ (1516).

_Rinaldo_, the Achill[^e]s of the Christian army in the siege of
Jerusalem. He was the son of Bertoldo and Sophia, but was brought up by
Matilda. Rinaldo joined the crusaders at the age of 15. Being summoned
to a public trial for the death of Gernando, he went into voluntary
exile.--Tasso, _Jerusalem Delivered_ (1575).

[Asterism] Pulci introduces the same character in his burlesque poem
entitled _Morgant[^e] Maggior[^e]_, which holds up to ridicule the
romances of chivalry.

_Rinaldo_, steward to the countess of Rousillon--Shakespeare, _All's
Well that Ends Well_ (1598).

=Rinaldo of Montalban=, a knight who had the "honor" of being a public
plunderer. His great exploit was stealing the golden idol of Mahomet.

In this same _Mirror of Knighthood_ we meet with Rinaldo de
Montalban and his companions, with the twelve peers of France, and
Turpin, the historian.... Rinaldo had a broad face, and a pair of
large rolling eyes; his complexion was ruddy, and his disposition
choleric. He was, besides, naturally profligate, and a great
encourager o