The two young Laddes, very poorely garmented, but much worse hosed and shodde, continued thus in the house of _Gasparino_, where both they and the Nurse were long time imployed, about very base and drudging Offices, which yet they endured with admirable patience. But _Jehannot_, aged already about sixteene yeeres, having a loftier spirit, then belonged to a slavish servant, despising the basenesse of his servile condition; departed from the drudgery of _Messer Gasparino_, and going aboard the Gallies, which were bound for _Alexandria_, fortuned into many places, yet none of them affoording him any advancement. In the ende, about three or foure yeares after his departure from _Gasparino_, being now a brave young man, and of very goodly forme: he understood, that his Father (whom he supposed to be dead) was as yet living; but in captivity, and prisoner to King _Charles_. Wherefore, despairing of any successefull fortune, hee wandred here and there, till he came to _Lunigiana_, and there (by strange accident) he became servant to _Messer Conrado Malespina_, where the service proved well liking to them both. Very sildome times hee had a sight of his Mother, because shee alwayes kept company with _Conradoes_ wife; and yet when they came within view of each other, shee knew not him, nor he her, so much yeeres had altered them both, from what they were wont to be, and when they saw each other last. _Jehannot_ being thus in the service of _Messer Conrado_, it fortuned that a daughter of his, named _Spina_, being the Widdow of one _Messer Nicolas Grignan_, returned home to her Fathers House. Very beautifull and amiable shee was, young likewise, aged but little above sixteene; growing wonderously amorous of _Jehannot_, and he of her, in extraordinary and most fervent manner; which love was not long without full effect, continuing many moneths before any person could perceive it: which making them to build on the more assurance, they began to carrie their meanes with lesse discretion, then is required in such nice cases, and which cannot be too providently managed. Upon a day, he and shee walking to a goodly wood, plentifully furnished with spreading Trees, having out-gone the rest of their company; they made choise of a pleasant place, very daintily shaded, and beautified with all sorts of floures. There they spent sometime in amorous discourse, beside some other sweete embraces, which though it seemed over-short to them, yet was it so unadvisedly prolonged; that they were on a sudden surprized, first by the Mother, and next by _Messer Conrado_ himselfe: who greeving beyond measure, to be thus trecherously dealt withall, caused them to be apprehended by three of his servants, and (without telling them any reason why) ledde bound to another Castle of his, and fretting with extremity of rage, concluded in his minde, that they should both shamefully be put to death.