_Biancafiore_ appearing greatly discontented, as one verily perswaded, that this pretended losse was rather hers, then his, because she aymed at the mainest part of all his wealth: began to consider with her selfe, which was the likeliest course to be taken, for saving the goods from carriage to _Monago_: whereupon thus she replied. Heaven knoweth (my dearest _Salabetto_) how thy love maketh me sorrowfull for this misfortune, and it greeveth me to see thee any way distressed: for if I had mony lying by mee (as many times I have) thou shouldst finde succour from my selfe onely, but indeede I am not able to helpe thee. True it is, there is a friend of mine, who did lend me five hundred Florines in my need, to make uppe the other summe which I borrowed of thee: but he demandeth extreme interest, because he will not abate any thing of thirty in the hundred, and if you should bee forced to use him, you must give him some good security. Now for my part, the most of my goods here I will pawne for thee: but what pledge can you deliver in to make up the rest? Wel did _Salabetto_ conceive, the occasion why she urged this motion, and was so diligent in doing him such a pleasure: for it appeared evidently to him, that herselfe was to lend the mony, whereof he was not a little joyfull, seeming very thankfull to hir. Then he told her, that being driven to such extremity, how unreasonable soever the usury was, yet he would gladly pay for it. And for her Friends further security, hee would pawne him all the goods in his _Magazine_, entering them downe in the name of the party, who lent the money. Onely he desired to keepe the Keyes of the Ware-house, as well to shew his Merchandises, when any Merchant should bee so desirous: as also to preserve them from ill using, transporting or changing, before his redemption of them.
She found no fault with his honest offer, but sayde, hee shewed himselfe a well-meaning man, and the next morning shee sent for a Broker, in whom she reposed especiall trust; and after they had privately consulted together, shee delivered him a thousand Golden Florines, which were caried by him presently to _Salabetto_, and the Bond made in the Brokers name, of all the goods remaining in _Salabettoes_ ware-house, with composition and absolute agreement, for the prefixed time of the monies repaiment. No sooner was this tricke fully accomplished, but _Salabetto_ seeming as if he went to redeeme his taken goods: set saile for _Naples_ towards _Pietro della Canigiano_, with fifteene hundred Florines of Gold: from whence also he sent contentment to his Master at _Florence_ (who imployd him as his Factor at _Palermo_) beside his owne packes of Cloathes. He made repayment likewise to _Canigiano_, for the monies which furnished him in this last voyage, and any other to whom hee was indebted. So there he stayed awhile with _Canigiano_, whose counsell thus holpe him to out-reach the _Sicillian_ Courtezane: and meaning to deale in Merchandise no more, afterward he returned to _Florence_ and there lived in good reputation.