About some three or foure nights after, _Meucio_ being fast asleepe in his bed, the ghoste of _Tingoccio_ appeared to him, and called so loude, that _Meucio_ awaking, demanded who called him? I am thy friend _Tingoccio_, replied the ghoste, who according to my former promise made, am come again in vision to thee, to tell thee tidings out of the nether world. _Meucio_ was a while somewhat amazed; but, recollecting his more manly spirits together, boldly he said. My brother and friend, thou art heartily welcome: but I thought thou hadst beene utterly lost. Those things (quoth _Tingoccio_) are lost, which cannot be recovered againe, and if I were lost, how could I then be heere with thee? Alas _Tingoccio_, replyed _Meucio_, my meaning is not so: but I would be resolved, whether thou art among the damned soules, in the painefull fire of hell torments, or no? No (quoth _Tingoccio_) I am not sent thither, but for divers sinnes by mee committed I am to suffer very great and grievous paines. Then _Meucio_ demaunded particularly, the punishments inflicted there, for the severall sinnes committed heere: Wherein _Tingoccio_ fully resolved him. And upon further question, what hee would have to be done for him here, made answere, That _Meucio_ should cause Masses, Prayers and Almes deeds to be performed for him, which (he said) were very helpefull to the soules abiding there, and _Meucio_ promised to see them done. As the ghost was offering to depart, _Meucio_ remembred _Tingoccioes_ Gossip _Monna Mita_, and raysing himselfe higher upon his pillowe, said. My memorie informeth me, friend _Tingoccio_, of your kinde Gossip _Monna Mita_, with whom (when you remained in this life) I knew you to be very familiar: let me intreat you then to tell me, what punishment is inflicted on you there, for that wanton sinne committed heere? Oh Brother _Meucio_, answered _Tingoccio_, so soone as my soule was landed there, one came immediately to me, who seemed to know all mine offences readily by heart, and forthwith commanded, that I should depart thence into a certaine place, where I must weepe for my sinnes in very grievous paines. There I found more of my companions, condemned to the same punishment as I was, and being among them, I called to minde some wanton dalliances, which had passed betweene my Gossip and me, and expecting therefore farre greater afflictions, then as yet I felt (although I was in a huge fire, and exceedingly hot) yet with conceite of feare, I quaked and trembled wondrously.