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Giovanni Boccaccio
Decameron
Translated by John Florio

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• THE INDUCTION OF THE AUTHOR TO THE FOLLOWING DISCOURSES
• THE FIRST DAY
  • THE FIRST NOVELL WHEREIN IS CONTAINED, HOW HARD A THING IT IS, TO DISTINGUISH GOODNESSE FROM HYPOCRISIE; AND HOW (UNDER THE SHADOW OF HOLINESSE) THE WICKEDNESSE OF ONE MAN, MAY DECEIVE MANY
  • THE SECOND NOVELL WHEREIN IS CONTAINED AND EXPRESSED, THE LIBERALITY AND GOODNESSE OF GOD, EXTENDED TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
  • THE THIRD NOVELL WHEREBY THE AUTHOR, APPROVING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, SHEWETH, HOW BENEFICIALL A SODAINE AND INGENIOUS ANSWERE MAY FALL OUT TO BEE, ESPECIALLY WHEN A MAN FINDS HIMSELFE IN SOME EVIDENT DANGER
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL WHEREIN MAY BEE NOTED, THAT SUCH MEN AS WILL REPROVE THOSE ERROURS IN OTHERS, WHICH REMAINE IN THEMSELVES, COMMONLY ARE THE AUTHORS OF THEIR OWNE REPREHENSION
  • THE FIFT NOVELL DECLARING, THAT WISE AND VERTUOUS LADIES, OUGHT TO HOLD THEIR CHASTITIE IN MORE ESTEEME, THEN THE GREATNESSE AND TREASURES OF PRINCES: AND THAT A DISCREETE LORD SHOULD NOT OFFER MODESTIE VIOLENCE
  • THE SIXT NOVELL DECLARING, THAT IN FEW, DISCREETE, AND WELL PLACED WORDS, THE COVERED CRAFT OF CHURCH-MEN MAY BEE JUSTLY REPROVED, AND THEIR HYPOCRISIE HONESTLY DISCOVERED
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL WHICH PLAINLY DECLARETH, THAT A COVETOUS GENTLEMAN, IS NOT WORTHY OF ANY HONOR OR RESPECT
  • THE NINTH NOVELL GIVING ALL MEN TO UNDERSTAND, THAT JUSTICE IS NECESSARY IN A KING ABOVE AL THINGS ELSE WHATSOEVER
  • THE TENTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THAT HONEST LOVE AGREETH WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
  • THE SONG
    
    
• The SECOND DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE SECOND DAY WHEREIN, ALL THE DISCOURSES ARE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF MADAM PHILOMENA: CONCERNING SUCH MEN OR WOMEN, AS (IN DIVERS ACCIDENTS) HAVE BEEN MUCH MOLLESTED BY FORTUNE, AND YET AFTERWARD (CONTRARY TO THEIR HOPE AND EXPECTATION) HAVE HAD A HAPPY AND SUCCESSEFULL DELIVERANCE
  • THE FIRST NOVELL WHEREIN IS SIGNIFIED, HOW EASIE A THING IT IS, FOR WICKED MEN TO DECEIVE THE WORLD, UNDER THE SHADOW AND COLOUR OF MIRACLES: AND THAT SUCH TREACHERY (OFTENTIMES) REDOUNDETH TO THE HARME OF THE DEVISER
  • THE SECOND NOVELL WHEREBY WEE MAY LEARNE, THAT SUCH THINGS AS SOMETIME SEEME HURTFULL TO US, MAY TURNE TO OUR BENEFIT AND COMMODITY
  • THE THIRD NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED THE DANGERS OF PRODIGALITIE, AND THE MANIFOLD MUTABILITIES OF FORTUNE
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL WHEREBY MAY BE DISCERNED, INTO HOW MANY DANGERS A MAN MAY FALL, THROUGH A COVETOUS DESIRE TO ENRICH HIMSELFE
  • THE FIFT NOVELL COMPREHENDING, HOW NEEDFULL A THING IT IS, FOR A MAN THAT TRAVELLETH IN AFFAIRES OF THE WORLD, TO BE PROVIDENT AND WELL ADVISED, AND CAREFULLY TO KEEPE HIMSELFE FROM THE CRAFTY AND DECEITFULL ALLUREMENTS OF STRUMPETS
  • THE SIXT NOVELL HEEREIN ALL MEN ARE ADMONISHED, NEVER TO DISTRUST THE POWERFULL HAND OF HEAVEN, WHEN FORTUNE SEEMETH TO BE MOST ADVERSE AGAINST THEM
  • THE SEVENTH NOVELL A LIVELY DEMONSTRATION, THAT THE BEAUTY OF A WOMAN (OFTENTIMES) IS VERY HURTFULL TO HER SELFE, AND THE OCCASION OF MANY EVILS, YEA, AND OF DEATH, TO DIVERS MEN
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL WHEREBY ALL MEN MAY PLAINELY UNDERSTAND, THAT LOYALTY FAITHFULLY KEPT TO THE PRINCE (WHAT PERILS SOEVER DOE ENSUE) DOTH YET NEVERTHELESSE RENOWNE A MAN, AND BRING HIM TO FARRE GREATER HONOUR
  • THE NINTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THAT BY OVERLIBERALL COMMENDING THE CHASTITY OF WOMEN, IT FALLETH OUT (OFTENTIMES) TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY BY THE MEANES OF TREACHERERS WHO YET (IN THE ENDE) ARE JUSTLY PUNNISHED FOR THEIR TREACHERY
  • THE TENTH NOVELL WHEREIN OLDE MEN ARE WITTILY REPREHENDED, THAT WILL MATCH THEMSELVES WITH YOUNGER WOMEN THEN IS FIT FOR THEIR YEERES, AND INSUFFICIENT, NEVER CONSIDERING WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO THEM
  • THE SONG
    
    
• THE THIRD DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE THIRD DAY UPON WHICH DAY, ALL MATTERS TO BE DISCOURSED ON, DOE PASSE UNDER THE REGIMENT OF MADAM NEIPHILA: CONCERNING SUCH PERSONS AS (BY THEIR WIT AND INDUSTRY) HAVE ATTAINED TO THEIR LONG WISHED DESIRES, OR RECOVERED SOMETHING, SUPPOSED TO BE LOST
  • THE FIRST NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THAT VIRGINITY IS VERY HARDLY TO BE KEPT IN ALL PLACES
  • THE SECOND NOVELL WHEREIN IS SIGNIFIED, THE PROVIDENCE OF A WISE MAN, WHEN HE SHALL HAVE REASON TO USE REVENGE. AND THE CUNNING MEANES OF ANOTHER, WHEN HEE COMPASSETH CRAFT TO DEFEND HIMSELFE FROM PERILL
  • THE THIRD NOVELL DECLARING, THAT THE LEWD QUALITIES OF SOME PERSONS, OFTENTIMES MISGUIDE GOOD PEOPLE, INTO GREAT AND GREEVOUS ERRORS.
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, WHAT CRAFT AND SUBTILTY SOME WILY WITS CAN DEVISE, TO DECEIVE THE SIMPLE, AND COMPASSE THEIR OWNE DESIRES.
  • THE FIFTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DESCRIBED THE FRAILETY OF SOME WOMEN, AND FOLLY OF SUCH HUSBANDS, AS LEAVE THEM ALONE TO THEIR OWNE DISPOSITION
  • THE SIXTH NOVELL DECLARING, HOW MUCH PERSEVERANCE, AND A COURAGIOUS SPIRIT IS AVAILABLE IN LOVE
  • THE SEAVENTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS SIGNIFIED THE POWER OF LOVE, AND THE DIVERSITY OF DANGERS, WHEREINTO MEN MAY DAYLY FALL.
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL WHEREIN IS DISPLAYED, THE APPARANT FOLLY OF JEALOUSIE: AND THE SUBTILITY OF SOME RELIGIOUS CARNALL MINDED MEN, TO BEGUILE SILLY AND SIMPLE MARIED MEN
  • THE NINTH NOVELL COMMENDING THE GOOD JUDGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING IN LADIES OR GENTLEWOMEN, THAT ARE OF A QUICKE AND APPREHENSIVE SPIRIT
  • THE TENTH NOVELL
  • THE SONG
    
    
• THE FOURTH DAY WHEREIN ALL THE SEVERALL DESCOURSES, ARE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF HONOURABLE PHILSTRATUS: AND CONCERNING SUCH PERSONS, WHOSE LOVES HAVE HAD SUCCESSELESSE ENDING
  • THE FIRST NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED THE POWER OF LOVE, AND THEIR CRUILTY JUSTLY REPREHENDED, WHO IMAGE TO MAKE THE VIGOUR THEREOF CEASE, BY ABUSING OR KILLING ONE OF THE LOVERS
  • THE SECOND NOVELL REPREHENDING THE LEWD LIVES OF DISSEMBLING HYPOCRITES; AND CHECKING THE ARROGANT PRIDE OF VAINE-HEADED WOMEN
  • THE THIRD NOVELL HEEREIN IS DECLARED, HOW DANGEROUS THE OCCASION IS, ENSUING BY ANGER AND DESPIGHT, IN SUCH AS ENTIRELY LOVE, ESPECIALLY BEING INJURIED AND OFFENDED BY THEM THAT THEY LOVE
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL IN COMMENDATION OF JUSTICE BETWEENE PRINCES; AND DECLARING WITHALL, THAT NEITHER FEARE, DANGERS, NOR DEATH IT SELFE, CAN ANY WAY DAUNT A TRUE AND LOYALL LOVER
  • THE FIFT NOVELL WHEREIN IS PLAINLY PROVED, THAT LOVE CANNOT BE ROOTED UPPE, BY ANY HUMANE POWER OR PROVIDENCE; ASPECIALLY IN SUCH SOULE, WHERE IT HATH BENE REALLY APPREHENDED
  • THE SIXTH NOVELL DESCRIBING THE ADMIRABLE ACCIDENTS OF FORTUNE; AND THE MIGHTY PREVAILING, POWER OF LOVE POWER OF LOVE
  • THE SEVENTH NOVELL WHEREBY IS GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND, THAT LOVE AND DEATH DO USE THEIR POWER EQUALLY ALIKE, AS WELL UPON POORE AND MEANE PERSONS, AS ON THEM THAT ARE RICH AND NOBLE
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL WHEREIN IS AGAINE DECLARED, THE GREAT INDISCRETION AND FOLLY OF THEM, THAT THINK TO CONSTRAINE LOVE, ACCORDING TO THEIR WILL, AFTER IT IS CONSTANTLY SETLED BEFORE: WITH OTHER INSTRUCTIONS, CONCERNING THE UNSPEAKEABLE POWER OF LOVE
  • THE NINTH NOVELL WHEREBY APPEARETH, WHAT ILL SUCCESSE ATTENDETH ON THEM, THAT LOVE CONTRARY TO REASON: IN OFFERING INJURIE BOTH TO FRIENDSHIP AND MARRIAGE TOGETHER
  • THE TENTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THAT SOMETIME BY ADVENTUROUS ACCIDENT, RATHER THEN ANY REASONABLE COMPREHENSION, A MAN MAY ESCAPE OUT OF MANIFOLD PERILLES, BUT ESPECIALLY IN OCCURRENCES OF LOVE.
  • THE SONG
    
    
• The FIFT DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE FIFT DAY WHEREON, ALL THE DISCOURSES DO PASSE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MOST NOBLE LADY FIAMMETTA: CONCERNING SUCH PERSONS, AS HAVE BENE SUCCESSEFULL IN THEIR LOVE, AFTER MANY HARD AND PERILLOUS MISFORTUNES
  • THE FIRST NOVELL WHEREBY THAT LOVE (OFTENTIMES) MAKETH A MAN BOTH WISE AND VALIANT
  • THE SECOND NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THE FIRME LOYALTIE OF A TRUE LOVER: AND HOW FORTUNE DOTH SOMETIME HUMBLE MEN, TO RAISE THEM AFTERWARD TO A FARRE HIGHER DEGREE
  • THE THIRD NOVELL WHEREIN, THE SEVERALL POWERS BOTH OF LOVE AND FORTUNE, IS MORE AT LARGE APPROVED
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL DECLARING THE DISCREETE PROVIDENCE OF PARENTS, IN CARE OF THEIR CHILDRENS LOVE AND THEIR OWNE CREDIT, TO CUT OFF INCONVENIENCES, BEFORE THEY DO PROCEEDE TOO FARRE
  • THE FIFTH NOVELL WHEREIN MAY BE OBSERVED, WHAT QUARRELS AND CONTENTIONS ARE OCCASIONED BY LOVE; WITH SOME PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION, CONCERNING THE SINCERITY OF A LOYALL FRIEND
  • THE SIXTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS MANIFESTED, THAT LOVE CAN LEADE A MAN INTO NUMBERLESSE PERILS: OUT OF WHICH HE ESCAPETH WITH NO MEANE DIFFICULTY.
  • THE SEVENTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THE SUNDRY TRAVELS AND PERILLOUS ACCIDENTS, OCCASIONED BY THOSE TWO POWERFULL COMMANDERS, LOVE AND FORTUNE, THE INSULTING TYRANTS OVER HUMANE LIFE.
  • THE EIGHTH NOVELL DECLARING, THAT LOVE NOT ONELY MAKES A MAN PRODIGALL, BUT ALSO AN ENEMY TO HIMSELFE. MOREOVER, ADVENTURE OFTENTIMES BRINGETH SUCH MATTERS TO PASSE, AS WIT AND CUNNING IN MAN CAN EVER COMPREHEND
  • THE NINTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS FIGURED TO THE LIFE, THE NOTABLE KINDNESSE AND COURTESIE, OF A TRUE AND CONSTANT LOVER: AS ALSO THE MAGNANIMOUS MINDE OF A FAMOUS LADY
  • THE TENTH NOVELL REPREHENDING THE CUNNING OF IMMODEST WOMEN, WHO BY ABUSING THEMSELVES, DO THROW EVILL ASPERSIONS ON ALL THEIR SEXE
  • THE SONG
    
    
• THE SIXT DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE SIXT DAY GOVERNED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF MADAM ELIZA, AND THE ARGUMENT OF THE DISCOURSES OR NOVELLS THERE TO BE RECOUNTED, DOE CONCERNE SUDDEN, PERSONS; WHO BY SOME WITTY WORDS (WHEN ANY HAVE CHECKT OR RETORTING THEM) HAVE REVENGED THEMSELVES, IN A SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND DISCREET ANSWERE, THEREBY PREVENTING LOSSE, DANGER, SCORNE AND DISGRACE, RETORTING THEM ON THE BUSI-HEADED QUESTIONERS
  • THE FIRST NOVELL REPREHENDING THE FOLLY OF SUCH MEN, AS UNDERTAKE TO REPORT DISCOURSES, WHICH ARE BEYOND THEIR WIT AND CAPACITY, AND GAINE NOTHING BUT BLAME FOR THEIR LABOUR
  • THE SECOND NOVELL APPROVING, THAT A REQUEST OUGHT TO BE CIVILL, BEFORE IT SHOULD BE GRANTED TO ANY ONE WHATSOEVER
  • THE THIRD NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THAT MOCKERS DO SOMETIMES MEETE WITH THEIR MATCHES IN MOCKERY, AND TO THEIR OWNE SHAME
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL WHEREBY PLAINLY APPEARETH, THAT A SODAINE WITTY AND MERRY ANSWER, DOTH OFTENTIMES APPEASE THE FURIOUS CHOLLER OF AN ANGRY MAN
  • THE FIFT NOVELL WHEREBY MAY BEE OBSERVED, THAT SUCH AS WILL SPEAKE CONTEMPTIBLY OF OTHERS, OUGHT (FIRST OF ALL) TO LOOKE RESPECTIVELY ON THEIR OWNE IMPERFECTIONS
  • THE SIXTH NOVEL
  • THE SEVENTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, OF WHAT WORTH IT IS TO CONFESSE TRUETH, WITH A FACETIOUS AND WITTY EXCUSE
  • THE EIGHTH NOVELL IN JUST SCORNE OF SUCH UNSIGHTLY AND ILL-PLEASING SURLY SLUTS, WHO IMAGINE NONE TO BE FAIRE OR WELL-FAVOURED, BUT THEMSELVES
  • THE NINTH NOVELL NOTABLY DISCOVERING THE GREAT DIFFERENCE THAT IS BETWEENE LEARNING AND IGNORANCE, UPON JUDICIOUS APPREHENSION
  • THE TENTH NOVELL WHEREIN MAY BE OBSERVED, WHAT PALPABLE ABUSES DO MANY TIMES PASSE, UNDER THE COUNTERFEIT CLOAKE OF RELIGION
  • THE SONG
    
    
• THE SEVENTH DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE SEVENTH DAY WHEN THE ASSEMBLY BEING MET TOGETHER, AND UNDER THE REGIMENT OF DIONEUS: THE DISCOURSES ARE DIRECTED, FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF SUCH POLICIES AND DECEITES, AS WOMEN HAVE USED FOR BEGUILING OF THEIR HUSBANDES, EITHER IN RESPECT OF THEIR LOVE, OR FOR THE PREVENTION OF SOME BLAME OR SCANDALL, ESCAPING WITHOUT SIGHT, KNOWLEDGE, OR OTHERWISE
  • THE FIRST NOVELL REPREHENDING THE SIMPLICITY OF SOME SOTTISH HUSBANDS: AND DISCOVERING THE WANTON SUBTILTIES OF SOME WOMEN, TO COMPASSE THEIR UNLAWFULL DESIRES
  • THE SECOND NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, WHAT HARD AND NARROW SHIFTS AND DISTRESSES, SUCH AS BEE SERIOUSLY LINKED IN LOVE, ARE MANY TIMES ENFORCED TO UNDERGO: ACCORDING AS THEIR OWNE WIT, AND CAPACITIE OF THEIR SURPRIZERS, DRIVE THEM TO IN EXTREMITIES
  • THE THIRD NOVELL SERVING AS A FRIENDLY ADVERTISEMENT TO MARRIED WOMEN, THAT MONKS, FRIARS, AND PRIESTS MAY BE NONE OF THEIR GOSSIPS, IN REGARD OF UNAVOYDABLE PERILLES ENSUING THEREBY
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS MANIFESTED, THAT THE MALICE AND SUBTILTY OF WOMAN, SURPASSETH ALL THE ART OR WIT IN MAN
  • THE FIFT NOVELL IN JUST SCORNE AND MOCKERY OF SUCH JEALOUS HUSBANDS, THAT WILL BE SO IDLE HEADED UPON NO OCCASION. YET WHEN THEY HAVE GOOD REASON FOR IT, DO LEAST OF ALL SUSPECT ANY SUCH INJURY
  • THE SIXTH NOVELL 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 SEVENTH NOVELL WHEREBY IS DECLARED, THAT SUCH AS KEEPE MANY HONEST SEEMING SERVANTS, MAY SOMETIME FINDE A KNAVE AMONG THEM, AND ONE THAT PROVES TO BE OVERSAWCY WITH HIS MASTER
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL WHEREBY APPEARETH, THAT AN HUSBAND OUGHT TO BE VERY WELL ADVISED, WHEN HE MEANETH TO DISCOVER ANY WRONG OFFERED HIS WIFE; EXCEPT HEE HIM-SELFE DO RASHLY RUN INTO ALL THE SHAME AND REPROACH
  • THE NINTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THAT GREAT LORDS MAY SOMETIME BE DECEIVED BY THEIR WIVES, AS WELL AS MEN OF MEANER CONDITION
  • THE TENTH NOVELL WHEREIN SUCH MEN ARE COVERTLY REPREHENDED, WHO MAKE NO CARE OR CONSCIENCE AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT SHOULD PRESERVE THEM FROM SINNE
  • THE SONG
    
    
• THE EIGHT DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE EIGHT DAY WHEREON ALL THE DISCOURSES, PASSE UNDER THE RULE AND GOVERNMENT, OF THE HONOURABLE LADIE LAURETTA
  • THE FIRST NOVELL 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 SECOND NOVELL APPROVING, THAT NO PROMISE IS TO BE KEPT WITH SUCH WOMEN AS WILL MAKE SALE OF THEIR HONESTY FOR COYNE. A WARNING ALSO FOR MEN, NOT TO SUFFER PRIESTS TO BE OVER FAMILIAR WITH THEIR WIVES
  • THE THIRD NOVELL JUSTLY REPREHENDING THE SIMPLICITY OF SUCH MEN, AS ARE TOO MUCH ADDICTED TO CREDULITIE, AND WILL GIVE CREDIT TO EVERY THING THEY HEARE
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL 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 FIFT NOVELL GIVING ADMONITION, THAT FOR THE MANAGING OF PUBLIQUE AFFAIRES, NO OTHER PERSONS ARE OR OUGHT TO BE APPOINTED, BUT SUCH AS BE HONEST, AND MEET TO SIT ON THE SEATE OF AUTHORITY
  • THE SIXT NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED, HOW EASILY A PLAINE AND SIMPLE MAN MAY BE MADE A FOOLE, WHEN HE DEALETH WITH CRAFTY COMPANIONS.
  • THE SEVENTH NOVELL SERVING AS AN ADMONITION TO ALL LADIES AND GENTLEWOMEN, NOT TO MOCK OR SCORNE GENTLEMEN-SCHOLLERS, WHEN THEY MAKE MEANES OF LOVE TO THEM: EXCEPT THEY INTEND TO SEEKE THEIR OWNE SHAME, BY DISGRACING THEM
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL WHEREIN IS APPROVED, THAT HE WHICH OFFERETH SHAME AND DISGRACE TO HIS NEIGHBOUR; MAY RECEIVE THE LIKE INJURY (IF NOT IN WORSE MANNER) BY THE SAME MAN
  • THE NINTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS APPROVED, THAT TITLES OF HONOUR, LEARNING, AND DIGNITY, ARE NOT ALWAYES BESTOWNE ON THE WISEST MEN
  • THE TENTH NOVELL WHEREBY APPEARETH, THAT SUCH AS MEET WITH CUNNING HARLOTS, AND SUFFER THEMSELVES TO BE DECEIVED BY THEM: MUST SHARPEN THEIR WITS, TO MAKE THEM REQUITALL IN THE SELFESAME KINDE
  • THE SONG
    
    
• THE NINTH DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE NINTH DAY WHEREON, UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF MADAME AIMILIA, THE ARGUMENT OF EACH SEVERALL DESCOURSE, IS NOT LIMITTED TO ANY ONE PECULIAR SUBJECT: BUT EVERY ONE REMAINETH AT LIBERTY, TO SPEAK OF WHATSOEVER THEMSELVES BEST PLEASETH
  • THE FIRST NOVELL APPROVING, THAT CHASTE AND HONEST WOMEN, OUGHT RATHER TO DENY IMPORTUNATE SUITERS, BY SUBTILE AND INGENIOUS MEANES, THEN FALL OF SCANDALL AND SLANDER
  • THE SECOND NOVELL WHEREBY IS DECLARED, THAT WHOSOEVER IS DESIROUS TO REPREHEND SINNE IN OTHER MEN, SHOULD FIRST EXAMINE HIMSELFE, THAT HE BE NOT GUILTIE OF THE SAME CRIME
  • THE THIRD NOVELL DISCOVERING THE SIMPLICITY OF SOME SILLY WITTED MEN, AND HOW EASIE A MATTER IT IS TO ABUSE AND BEGUILE THEM
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL SERVING AS AN ADMONITION TO ALL MEN, FOR TAKING GAMESTERS AND DRUNKARDS INTO THEIR SERVICE
  • THE FIFT NOVELL IN JUST REPREHENSION OF THOSE VAINEHEADED FOOLES, THAT ARE LED AND GOVERNED BY IDLE PERSWASIONS
  • THE SIXT NOVELL WHEREIN IS MANIFESTED, THAT AN OFFENCE COMMITTED IGNORANTLY, AND BY MISTAKING; OUGHT TO BE COVERED WITH GOOD ADVISE, AND CIVILL DISCRETION
  • THE SEVENTH NOVELL WHEREBY (WITH SOME INDIFFERENT REASON) IT IS CONCLUDED, THAT DREAMES DO NOT ALWAYES FALL OUT TO BE LEASINGS
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL WHEREBY PLAINLY APPEARETH, THAT THEY WHICH TAKE DELIGHT IN DECEIVING OTHERS, DO WELL DESERVE TO BE DECEIVED THEMSELVES
  • THE NINTH NOVELL 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 TENTH NOVELL IN JUST REPROOFE OF SUCH FOOLISH MEN, AS WILL BE GOVERNED BY OVER-LIGHT BELEEFE
  • THE SONG
    
    
• THE TENTH DAY
  • THE INDUCTION TO THE TENTH AND LAST DAY WHEREON, UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF PAMPHILUS, THE SEVERALL ARGUMENTS DO CONCERNE SUCH PERSONS, AS EITHER BY WAY OF LIBERALITY, OR IN MAGNIFICENT MANNER, PERFORMED ANY WORTHY ACTION, FOR LOVE, FAVOUR, FRIENDSHIP, OR ANY OTHER HONOURABLE OCCASION
  • THE FIRST NOVELL WHERIN MAY EVIDENTLY BE DISCERNED, THAT SERVANTS TO PRINCES AND GREAT LORDS, ARE MANY TIMES RECOMPENCED, RATHER BY THEIR GOOD FORTUNE, THEN IN ANY REGARD OF THEIR DUTIFULL SERVICES
  • THE SECOND NOVELL WHEREIN IS DECLARED THAT GOOD MEN DOE SOMETIMES FALL INTO BAD CONDITIONS, ONELY OCCASIONED THERETO BY NECESSITY: AND WHAT MEANES ARE TO BE USED, FOR THEIR REDUCING TO GOODNESSE AGAINE
  • THE THIRD NOVELL SHEWING IN AN EXCELLENT AND LIVELY DEMONSTRATION, THAT ANY ESPECIALL HONOURABLE VERTUE, PERSEVERING AND DWELLING IN A TRULY NOBLE SOULE, CANNOT BE VIOLENCED OR CONFOUNDED, BY THE MOST POLITICKE ATTEMPTES OF MALICE AND ENVY
  • THE FOURTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS SHEWNE, THAT TRUE LOVE HATH ALWAYES BIN, AND SO STILL IS, THE OCCASION OF MANY GREAT AND WORTHY COURTESIES
  • THE FIFT NOVELL ADMONISHING ALL LADIES AND GENTLEWOMEN, THAT ARE DESIROUS TO PRESERVE THEIR CHASTITY, FREE FROM ALL BLEMISH AND TAXATION: TO MAKE NO PROMISE OF YEELDING TO ANY, UNDER A COMPACT OR COVENANT, HOW IMPOSSIBLE SOEVER IT MAY SEEME TO BE
  • THE SIXT NOVELL SUFFICIENTLY DECLARING, THAT HOW MIGHTY SOEVER THE POWER OF LOVE IS: YET A MAGNANIMOUS AND TRULY GENEROUS HEART, IT CAN BY NO MEANES FULLY CONQUER
  • THE SEVENTH NOVELL WHEREIN IS COVERTLY GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND, THAT HOWSOEVER A PRINCE MAY MAKE USE OF HIS ABSOLUTE POWER AND AUTHORITY, TOWARDS MAIDES OR WIVES THAT ARE HIS SUBJECTS: YET HE OUGHT TO DENY AND REJECT ALL THINGS, AS SHALL MAKE HIM FORGETFULL OF HIMSELFE, AND HIS TRUE HONOUR
  • THE EIGHT NOVELL DECLARING, THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE FROWNES OF FORTUNE, DIVERSITY OF OCCURRENCES, AND CONTRARY ACCIDENTS HAPPENING: YET LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP OUGHT TO BE PRECIOUSLY PRESERVED AMONG MEN
  • THE NINTH NOVELL DECLARING WHAT AN HONOURABLE VERTUE COURTESIE IS, IN THEM THAT TRUELY KNOW HOW TO USE THEM
  • THE TENTH NOVELL SET DOWNE AS AN EXAMPLE OR WARNING TO ALL WEALTHIE MEN, HOW TO HAVE CARE OF MARRYING THEMSELVES. AND LIKEWISE TO POORE AND MEANE WOMEN, TO BE PATIENT IN THEIR FORTUNES, AND OBEDIENT TO THEIR HUSBANDS
  • THE SONG

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Printed source	English translation is that of John Florio, published in 1620 by the London publisher Iaggard.
Source of the electronic transcription	Decameron Web - http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/dweb.shtml
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