Wherein is declared, That such women as will make sale of their honestie, are sometimes over-reached in their payment, and justly served as they should be. The Argument of the second Novell. _A lusty Priest of_ Varlungo, _fell in love with a prety woman, named_ Monna Belcolore. _To compasse his amorous desire, hee left his cloake (as a pledge of further payment) with her. By a subtile sleight afterward, he borrowed a morter of her, which when hee sent home againe in the presence of her husband, he demanded to have his Cloake sent him, as having left it in pawne for the Morter. To pacifie her Husband, offended that she did not lend the Priest the Morter without a pawne: she sent him backe his Cloake againe, albeit greatly against hir will._ _The Morall._ Approving, that no promise is to be kept with such women as will make sale of their honesty for Coine. The Argument of the Third Novell. Calandrino, Bruno, _and_ Buffalmaco, _being Painters by profession, travailed to the Plaine of_ Mugnone, _to finde the precious stone called Helitropium._ Calandrino _perswading himselfe to have found it, returned home to his house heavy loaden with stones. His wife rebuking him for his absence, he groweth into anger, and shrewdly beates her. Afterward, when the case is debated by his other friends_ Bruno _&_ Buffalmaco, _all is found to be meere folly._ _The Morall._ Reprehending the simplicity of such men, as are too much addicted to credulity, and will give credit to every thing they heare. The Argument of the Fourth Novell. _The Provost belonging to the Cathedrall Church of_ Fiesola, _fell in love with a Gentlewoman, being a widdow, and named_ Piccarda, _who hated him as much as he loved her. He immagining that he lay with her: by the Gentlewomans Brethren, and the Bishop under whom he served, was taken in bed with her Mayde, an ugly, foule, deformed Slut._ _The Morall._ Wherein is declared, how love oftentimes is so powerfull in aged men, and driveth them to such doating, that it redoundeth to their great disgrace and punishment. The Argument of the fift Novell. _Three pleasant companions, plaid a merry prank with a Judge (belonging to the Marquesate of_ Ancona) _at_ Florence, _at such time as he sat on the bench, & hearing criminall causes._ _The Morall._ Giving admonition, that for the managing of publike affaires, no other persons are or ought to bee appointed, but such as be honest, and meet to sit on the seate of Authority. The Argument of the sixt Novell.