Wherein is covertly given to understand, that howsoever a Prince may make use of his absolute power and authority, towards Maides or Wives that are his Subjects: yet he ought to deny and reject all things, as shall make him forgetfull of himselfe, and his true honour. The Argument of the Eight Novell. Sophronia, _thinking her selfe to be the maried wife of_ Gisippus, _was (indeed) the wife of_ Titus Quintus Fulvius, _& departed thence with him to Rome. Within a while after,_ Gisippus _also came thither in very poore condition, and thinking that he was despised by_ Titus, _grew weary of his life, and confessed that he had murdred a man, with full** intent to die for the fact. But_ Titus _taking knowledge of him, and desiring to save the life of_ Gisippus, _charged himself to have done the bloody deed. Which the murderer himself (standing then among the multitude) seeing, truly confessed the deed. By meanes whereof, all three were delivered by the Emperor_ Octavius; _and_ Titus _gave his Sister in mariage to_ Gisippus, _giving them also the most part of his goods & inheritances._ _The Morall._ Declaring, that notwithstanding the frownes of Fortune, diversity of occurrences, and contrary accidents happening: yet love and friendship ought to be preciously preserved among men. The Argument of the Ninth Novell. Saladine, _the great_ Soldan _of_ Babylon, _in the habite of a Merchant, was honourably received and welcommed, into the house of Signior_ Thorello d'Istria. _Who travelling to the Holy Land, prefixed a certaine time to his Wife, for his returne backe to her againe, wherein, if he failed, it was lawfull for her to take another Husband. By clouding himselfe in the disguise of a Faulkner, the_ Soldan _tooke notice of him, and did him many great honours. Afterward,_ Thorello _falling sicke, by Magicall Art, he was conveighed in one night to_ Pavia, _when his Wife was to be married on the morrow: where making himselfe knowne to her, all was disappointed, and shee went home with him to his owne house._ _The Morall._ Declaring what an honourable vertue Courtesie is, in them that truely know how to use them. The Argument of the tenth Novell.