To prevent any more of these nightly disturbances, they went to lodge in another part of the house, where they continued out the time of _Puccioes_ paines, with equall contentment to them both, which made her divers times say to _Felice_: You teach my father the cheefe grounds of Alchimy, while we helpe to waste away his treasure. Thus the Scholler being but poore, yet well forwarded in Learning, made use of _Puccioes_ folly, and found benefit thereby, to keepe him out of wants, which is the bane and overthrow of numberlesse good wits. And _Puccio_ dying, before the date of his limitted time, because hee failed of the Philosophers Stone, _Isabetta_ joyned in marriage with _Felice_, to make him amends for enstructing her father, by which meanes he came to be her husband. Ricciardo, _surnamed the Magnifico, gave a Horse to_ Signior Francesco Vergellisi, _upon condition, that (by his leave and lisence) he might speake to his Wife in his presence; which he did, and shee not returning him any answere, made answer to himselfe on her behalfe, and according to his answer, so the effect followed._ The fifth Novell. _Wherein is described the frailety of some Women, and folly of such Husbands, as leave them alone to their owne disposition._ _Pamphilus_ having ended the Novell of _Puccio_ the Alchimist, the Queene fixing her eye on Madam _Eliza_, gave order, that shee should succeede with hers next. When shee looking somewhat more austerely, then any of the rest, not in any spleen, but as it was her usuall manner, thus began. The World containeth some particular people who doe beleeve (because themselves know something) that others are ignorant in all things; who for the most part, while they intend to make a scorne of other men, upon the proofe, doe finde themselves to carry away the scorne. And therefore I account it no meane follie in them, who (upon no occasion) will tempt the power of another mans wit or experience. But because all men and women (perhaps) are not of mine opinion; I meane that you shall perceive it more apparantly, by an accident happening to a Knight of _Pistoia_, as you shall heare by me related. In the Towne of _Pistoia_, bordering upon _Florence_, there lived not long since, a Knight named Signior _Francesco_; descended of the linage or family of the _Vergellisi_, a man very rich, wise, and in many things provident, but gripple, covetous, and too close handed, without respect to his worth and reputation. He being called to the Office of _Podesta_ in the City of _Millaine_, furnished himselfe with all things (in honourable manner) beseeming such a charge; only, a comely horse (for his owne saddle) excepted, which he knew not by any meanes how to compasse, so loath he was to lay out money, albeit his credit much depended thereon.