Serving as a friendly advertisement to married Women, that Monks, Friars, and Priests may be none of their Gossips, in regard of unavoydable perils ensuing thereby. The Argument of the fourth Novell. Tofano _in the night season, did locke his Wife out of his house, and she not prevailing to get entrance againe, by all the entreaties shee could possibly use: made him beleeve that shee had throwne her selfe into a Well, by casting a great stone into the same Well._ Tofano _hearing the fall of the stone into the Well, and being perswaded that it was his Wife indeede; came forth of his house, and ranne to the Welles side. In the meane while, his Wife gotte into the house, made fast the doore against her Husband, and gave him many reprochfull speeches._ _The Morall._ Wherein is manifested, that the malice and subtilty of a woman, surpasseth all the Art or wit in man. The Argument of the fift Novell. _A jealous man, clouded with the habite of a Priest, became the Confessour to his owne Wife; who made him beleeve, that she was deepely in love with a Priest, which came every night, and lay with her. By meanes of which confession, while her jealous Husband watched the doore of his house; to surprise the Priest when he came: she that never meant to doe amisse, had the company of a secret friend who came over the toppe of the house to visite her, while her foolish Husband kept the doore._ _The Morall._ In just scorne and mockery of such jealous Husbands, that wil be idle headed upon no occasion. And yet when they have good reason for it, doe least of all suspect any such injury. The Argument of the sixth Novell. _Madame_ Isabella, _delighting in the company of her affected friend, named_ Lionello, _and she being likewise beloved by_ Signior Lambertuccio: _At the same time as shee had entertained_ Lionello, _she was also visited by_ Lambertuccio. _Her Husband returning home in the very instant; she caused_ Lambertuccio _to runne foorth with a drawne sword in his hand, and (by that meanes) made an excuse sufficient for_ Lionello _to her Husband._ _The Morall._ Wherein is manifestly discerned, that if Love be driven to a narrow straite in any of his attempts; yet hee can accomplish his purpose by some other supply. The Argument of the seaventh Novell. Lodovico _discovered to his Mistresse Madame_ Beatrix, _how amourously he was affected to her. She cunningly sent_ Egano _her Husband into his garden, in all respects disguised like herselfe; while (friendly)_ Lodovico _conferred with her the meane while. Afterward,_ Lodovico _pretending a lascivious allurement of his Mistresse, thereby to wrong his honest Master, instead of her, beateth_ Egano _soundly in the Garden._ _The Morall._ Whereby is declared, that such as keepe many honest seeming servants, may sometime finde a knave among them, and one that proves to bee over-sawcy with his Master. The Argument of the Eight Novell.