Serving as an admonition to all men, for taking Gamesters and Drunkards into their service. The Argument of the fifte Novell. Calandrino _became extraordinarily enamoured of a young Damosell, named_ Nicholetta. Bruno _prepared a Charme or writing for him, avouching constantly to him, that so soone as he touched the Damosell therewith, she should follow him whithersoever hee would have her. She being gone to an appointed place with him, hee was found there by his wife, and dealt withall according to his deserving._ _The Morall._ In just reprehension of those vaine-headed fooles, that are led and governed by idle perswasions. The Argument of the Sixth Novell. _Two yong Gentlemen, the one named_ Panuccio, _and the other_ Adriano, _lodged one night in a poore Inne, whereof one of them went to bed to the Hostes daughter, and the other (by mistaking his way in the darke) to the Hostes wife. He which lay with the daughter, hapned afterward to the Hostes bed, and told him what he had done, as thinking he spake to his owne companion. Discontentment growing betweene them, the mother perceiving her errour, went to bed to her daughter, and with discreete language, made a generall pacification._ _The Morall._ Wherein is manifested, that an offence committed ignorantly, and by mistaking; ought to be covered with good advise, and civill discretion. The Argument of the seaventh Novell. Talano de Molese _dreamed, That a Wolfe rent and tore his wives face and throate. Which dreame he told to her, with advise to keep her selfe out of danger; which she refusing to doe, received what followed._ _The Morall._ Whereby (with some indifferent reason) it is concluded, that Dreames do not alwayes fall out to be leasings. The Argument of the Eight Novell. Blondello _(in a merry manner) caused_ Guiotto _to beguile himselfe of a good dinner: for which deceit,_ Guiotto _became cunningly revenged, by procuring_ Blondello _to be unreasonably beaten and misused._ _The Morall._ Whereby plainly appeareth, that they which take delight in deceiving others, do well deserve to be deceived themselves. The Argument of the Ninth Novell. _Two yong Gentlemen, the one named_ Melisso, _borne in the City of_ Laiazzo: _and the other_ Giosefo _of_ Antioch, _travailed together unto_ Salomon, _the famous King of_ Great Britaine. _The one desiring to learne what he should do, whereby to compasse and winne the love of men. The other craved to be enstructed, by what meanes hee might reclaime an headstrong and unruly wife. And what answeres the wise King gave unto them both, before they departed away from him._ _The Morall._ Containing an excellent admonition, that such as covet to have the love of other men, must first learne themselves, how to love: Also, by what meanes such women as are curst and self willed, may be reduced to civill obedience. The Argument of the tenth Novell.