Wherein such men are covertly reprehended, who make no care or conscience at all of those things that should preserve them from sinne.
THE EIGHTH DAY, Governed under Madame LAURETTA.
_Whereon all the Discourses, is, Concerning such Witty deceivings, as have, or may be put in practise, by Wives to their Husbands, Husbands to their Wives, Or one man towards another._
Gulfardo _made a match or wager, with the wife of_ Gasparuolo, _for the obtaining of her amorous favour, in regard of a summe of money first to be given her. The money he borrowed of her Husband, and gave it in payment to her, as in case of discharging him from her Husbands debt. After his returne home from_ Geneway, _he told him in the presence of his wife, how hee had payde the whole summe to her, with charge of delivering it to her Husband, which she confessed to be true, albeit greatly against her will._
Wherein is declared, That such women as will make sale of their honestie, are sometimes over-reached in their payment, and justly served as they should be.
_A lusty Priest of_ Varlungo, _fell in love with a prety woman, named_ Monna Belcolore. _To compasse his amorous desire, hee left his cloake (as a pledge of further payment) with her. By a subtile sleight afterward, he borrowed a morter of her, which when hee sent home againe in the presence of her husband, he demanded to have his Cloake sent him, as having left it in pawne for the Morter. To pacifie her Husband, offended that she did not lend the Priest the Morter without a pawne: she sent him backe his Cloake againe, albeit greatly against hir will._
Approving, that no promise is to be kept with such women as will make sale of their honesty for Coine.
Calandrino, Bruno, _and_ Buffalmaco, _being Painters by profession, travailed to the Plaine of_ Mugnone, _to finde the precious stone called Helitropium._ Calandrino _perswading himselfe to have found it, returned home to his house heavy loaden with stones. His wife rebuking him for his absence, he groweth into anger, and shrewdly beates her. Afterward, when the case is debated by his other friends_ Bruno _&_ Buffalmaco, _all is found to be meere folly._
Reprehending the simplicity of such men, as are too much addicted to credulity, and will give credit to every thing they heare.