_Serving as an admonition to all men, for taking Gamesters and Drunkards into their service._ The ridiculous words given by _Calandrino_ to his Wife, all the whole company hartily laughed at: but _Philostratus_ ceassing, Madame _Neiphila_ (as it pleased the Queene to appoint) began to speake thus. Vertuous Ladies, if it were not more hard and uneasie for men, to make good their understanding and vertue, then apparant publication of their disgrace and folly; many would not labour in vaine, to curbe in their idle speeches with a bridle, as you have manifestly observed by the weake wit of _Calandrino_. Who needed no such fantastick circumstance, to cure the strange disease, which he imagined (by sottish perswasions) to have: had hee not been so lavish of his tongue, and accused his Wife of over-mastering him. Which maketh me remember a Novell, quite contrary to this last related, namely, how one man may strive to surmount another in malice; yet he to sustaine the greater harme, that had (at the first) the most advantage of his enemy, as I will presently declare unto you. There dwelt in _Sienna_, and not many yeeres since, two young men of equall age, both of them bearing the name of _Francesco_: but the one was descended of the _Aniollieri_, and the other likewise of the _Fortarigi_; so that they were commonly called _Aniolliero_, and _Fortarigo_, both Gentlemen, and well derived. Now, although in many other matters, their complexions did differ very much: Yet notwithstanding, they varied not in one bad qualitie, namely too great neglect of their Fathers, which caused their more frequent conversation, as very familiar and respective friends. But _Aniolliero_ (being a very goodly and faire conditioned young Gentleman) apparently perceiving, that he could not maintaine himselfe at _Sienna_, in such estate as he liked, and upon the pension allowed him by his Father, hearing also, that at the Marquisate of _Ancona_, there lived the Popes Legate, a worthy Cardinall, his much indeared good Lord and friend: he intended to goe visite him, as hoping to advance his fortunes by him.