The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5): Containing an hundred pleasant NovelsBoccaccio, Giovanni
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The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5): Containing an hundred pleasant Novels
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Allegories; Frame stories; Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction; Storytelling -- Fiction
1. Novell.
_Chynon, by falling in love, became wise, and
by force of Armes, winning his faire Ladye
Iphigenia on the seas, was afterward imprisoned
at Rhodes. Being delivered by one name Lysimachus
with him he recovered his Iphigenia againe,
and faire Cassandra even in the middest of
their mariage. They fled with them into Candye,
where after they had maried them, they wer called
home to their owne dwelling._
2. Novell.
_Faire Constance of Liparis, fell in Love with
Martuccio Gomito: and hearing that hee was
dead, desperately she entred into a Barke which
being transported by the winds to Susa in Barbary,
from thence she went to Thunis, where she found
him to be living. There she made her selfe knowne
to him, and he being in great authority, as a privy
Counsellor to the King: he maried the saide Constance,
and returned richly home to her, to the Island
of Liparis._
3. Novell.
_Pedro Bocamazzo, escaping away with a yong
Damosel which he loved, named Angelina, met
with Theeves in his journey. The Damosel flying
fearfully into a Forest, by chaunce commeth to a
Castle. Pedro being taken by the theeves, & hapning
afterward to escape from them, accidentally
came to the same Castle where Angelina was: &
marying her, they then returned home to Rome._
4. Novell.
_Ricciardo Manardy, was found by Messer Lizio
da Valbonna, as he sat fast asleep at his daughters
chamber window, having his hand fast in hirs
and sleeping in the same manner. Whereupon they
were joyned together in mariage, and their long
loyall love mutually recompenced._
5. Novell.
_Guidotto of Cremona, departing out of this mortall
life, left a daughter of his with Jacomino
of Pavia. Giovanni di Severino, and Menghino da
Minghole, fel both in love with the yong Maiden,
and fought for her; who being afterward knowne
to be the sister to Giovanni, shee was given in mariage
to Menghino._
6. Novell.
_Guion di Procida, being found familiarly conversing
with a yong Damosel which he loved,
and had bene given formerly to Frederigo King of
Sicily: was bound to a stake to bee consumed with
fire. From which danger (neverthelesse) hee escaped;
being knowne by Don Rogiero de Oria, Lorde
Admirall of Sicily, and afterward marryed the
Damosel._
7. Novell.
_Theodoro falling in love with Violenta, the
daughter to his Master, named Amarigo, and
she conceyving with childe by him, was condemned
to be hanged. As they were leading him unto the
gallowes, beating and misusing him all the way:
hee happened to bee knowne by his owne Father,
whereupon he was released, and afterward injoyed
Violenta in mariage._
8. Novell.
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