In like manner, there are other people now, who do verily believe, that the Spade and Pickaxe, grosse feeding and labour, do quench all sensuall and fleshly concupiscences, yea, in such as till and husband the grounds, by making them dull, blockish, and (almost) meere senslesse of understanding. But I will approve (according as the Queene hath commanded me, and within the compasse of her direction) and make it apparant to you al, by a short and pleasant Tale; how greatly they are abused by error, that build upon so weake a foundation. Not far from _Alexandria_, there was (and yet is) a great & goodly Monastery, belonging to the Lord of those parts, who is termed the Admirall. And therein, under the care and trust of one woman, divers virgins were kept as recluses or Nunnes, vowed to chastity of life; out of whose number, the Soldan of _Babylon_ (under whom they lived in subjection) at every three yeares end, had usually three of these virgins sent him. At the time whereof I am now to speak, there remained in the Monastery, no more but eight religious Sisters only, beside the Governesse or Lady Abbesse, and an honest poore man, who was a Gardiner, and kept the garden in commendable order. His wages being small, and he not well contented therewith, would serve there no longer: but making his accounts even, with the _Factotum_ or Bayliffe belonging to the house, returned thence to the village of _Lamporechio_, being a native of the place. Among many other that gave him welcom home, was a yong Hebrew pezant of the country, sturdy, strong, and yet comely of person, being named _Masset_. But because he was born not farre off from _Lamporechio_, and had there bin brought up all his yonger dayes, his name of _Masset_ (according to their vulgar speech) was turned to _Massetto_, and therefore he was usually called and knowne, by the name of _Massetto_ of _Lamporechio_.