Wherein is approved, that hee which offereth shame and disgrace to his neighbour, may receive the like injury (if not worse) by the same man.
_Maestro_ Simone, _an idle headed Doctor of Physicke, was thrown by_ Bruno _and_ Buffalmaco _into a common Leystall of filth: the Physitian fondly beleeving, that (in the night time) he should be made one of a new created company, who usually went to see wonders at_ Corsica, _and there in the Leystall they left him._
Approving, that titles of honour, learning, and dignity, are not alwayes bestowne on the wisest men.
_A Cicilian Curtezan, named Madam_ Biancafiore, _by her subtle policy deceived a yong Merchant called_ Salabetto, _of all his mony he had taken for his wares at_ Palermo. _Afterward, he making shew of coming thither againe with far richer Merchandises then before: made the meanes to borrow a great summe of money, leaving her so base a pawne, as well requited her for her former cousenage._
Approving, that such as meet with cunning Harlots, suffering them selves to be deceyved, must sharpen their wits, to make them requitall in the same kind.
THE NINTH DAY, Governed under Madame Æmillia.
Whereon, the Argument of each severall Discourse, is not limited to any one peculiar subject: but everie one remaineth at liberty, to speake of whatsoever themselves best pleaseth.
_Madam_ Francesca, _a Widdow of_ Pistoya, _being affected by two Florentine Gentlemen, the one named_ Rinuccio Palermini, _and the other_ Alessandro Chiarmontesi, _and she bearing no good will to either of them, ingeniously freed her selfe from both their importunate suites. One of them shee caused to lye as dead in a grave, and the other to fetch him from thence: so neither of them accomplishing what they were enjoyned, failed of their expectation._
Approving, that chast and honest women, ought rather to deny importunate suiters, by subtle and ingenious means, then fall into the danger of scandall and slander.
_Madame_ Usimbalda, _Lady Abbesse of a Monastery of Nuns in_ Lombardie, _arising hastily in the night time without a Candle, to take one of her Daughter Nunnes in bed with a yong Gentleman, whereof she was enviously accused, by certaine of her other Sisters: The Abbesse her selfe (being at the same time in bed with a Priest) imagining to have put on her head her plaited vayle, put on the Priests breeches. Which when the poore Nunne perceyved; by causing the Abbesse to see her owne error, she got her selfe to be absolved, and had the freer liberty afterward, to be more familiar with her frend, then formerly she had bin._