After the promise was thus faithfully made, and they still keeping company, as they were wont to doe: It fortuned, that _Tingoccio_ became Gossip to one, named _Ambrosito Anselmino_, dwelling in _Camporeggio_, who by his wife, called _Monna Mita_, had a sweet and lovely Sonne. _Tingoccio_ often resorting thither, and consorted with his companion _Meucio_; the she-Gossip, being a woman worthy the loving, faire and comely of her person: _Tingoccio_, notwithstanding the Gossipship betweene them, had more then a moneths minde to his Godchilds Mother. _Meucio_ also fell sicke of the same disease, because shee seemed pleasing in his eye, and _Tingoccio_ gave her no meane commendations; yet, carefully they concealed their love to themselves, but not for one & the same occasion. Because _Tingoccio_ kept it closely from _Meucio_, lest he should hold it disgracefull in him, to beare amourous affection to his Gossip, and thought it unfitting to bee knowne. But _Meucio_ had no such meaning, for hee knew well enough that _Tingoccio_ loved her, and therefore conceived in his minde, that if he discovered any such matter to him: He will (quoth he) be jealous of me, and being her Gossip, which admitteth his conference with her when himselfe pleaseth; he may easily make her to distaste me, and therefore I must rest contented as I am. Their love continuing on still in this kinde, _Tingoccio_ prooved so fortunate in the businesse, that having better meanes then his companion, and more prevayling courses, when, where, and how to Court his Mistresse, which seemed to forward him effectually. All which _Meucio_ plainely perceived, and though it was tedious and wearisome to him, yet hoping to finde some successe at length: he would not take notice of any thing, as fearing to infringe the amity betweene him and _Tingoccio_, and so his hope to be quite supplanted. Thus the one triumphing in his loves happinesse, and the other hoping for his felicity to come; a lingaring sickenesse seazed on _Tingoccio_, which brought him to so low a condition, as at the length he dyed.