Il NovellinoXCII Here it is told of a good woman who had made a fine pieEdward Storer translationChapter navigation101 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterCONTENTSINTRODUCTIONIL NOVELLINOI ProemII Of the rich embassy which Prester John sent to the noble Emperor FrederickIII Of a wise Greek whom a King kept in prison, and how he judged of a courserIV How a jongleur lamented before Alexander the conduct of a knight, to whom he had made a gift on condition that the knight should give him whatsoever Alexander might present him with1V How a king committed a reply to a young son of his who had to bear it to the ambassadors of GreeceVI How it came into the mind of King David to learn the number of his subjectsVII Here it is told how the angel spoke to Solomon, and said that the Lord God would take away the kingdom from his son for his sinsVIII Of the gift of a king’s son to a king of Syria who had been driven from his throneIX Here it is treated of an argument and a judgment that took place in AlexandriaX Here it is told of a fine judgment given by the slave of Bari in a dispute between a townsman and a pilgrimXI Here it is told how Master Giordano was deceived by a false disciple of hisXII Here it is told of the honour that Aminadab did to King David, his rightful lordXIII Here it is told how Antigonus reproved Alexander for having a cythera played for his delight XIV How a king had a son of his brought up in a dark place, and then showed him everything, and how women pleased him mostXV How a land steward plucked out his own eye and that of his son to the end that justice might be observedXVI Here it is told of the great mercy wrought by Saint Paulinus the bishopXVII Of the great act of charity which a banker did for the love of God XVIII Of the judgment of God on a baron of CharlemagneXIX Of the great generosity and courtesy of the Young KingXX Of the great liberality and courtesy of the King of EnglandXXI How three necromancers came to the court of the Emperor FrederickXXII How the Emperor Frederick’s goshawk escaped to MilanXXIII How the Emperor Frederick found a countryman at a fountain and asked leave to drink, and how he took away his drinking-cupXXIV How the Emperor Frederick put a question to two wise men, and how he rewarded themXXV How the Sultan gave two hundred marks to a man and how his treasurer wrote down the entry in his presenceXXVI Here it is told of a burgher of FranceXXVII Here it is told of a great Moaddo who was insultedXXVIII Here it is told of a custom that existed in the kingdom of FranceXXIX Here it is told how some learned astrologers disputed about the EmpyreanXXX Here it is told how a Lombard knight squandered his substanceXXXI Here it is told of a story-teller of Messer AzzolinoXXXII Of the great deeds of prowess of Riccar Loghercio of the IsleXXXIII Here is told a tale of Messer Imberal del BalzoXXXIV How two noble knights loved each other with a great loveXXXV Here it is told of Master Thaddeus of BolognaXXXVI Here it is told how a cruel king persecuted the ChristiansXXXVII Here it is told of a battle between two kings of GreeceXXXVIII Of an astrologer called Melisus, who was reprimanded by a womanXXXIX Here it is told of Bishop Aldebrandino, and how he was mocked by a friarXL Of a minstrel whose name was Saladin1XLI A tale of Messer Polo TraversaroXLII Here is told an excellent tale of William of Borganda of ProvenceXLIII Here it is told of Messer Giacopino Rangone and what he did to a court playerXLIV Of a question that was put to a courtierXLV How Lancelot fought at a fountainXLVI Here it is told how Narcissus fell in love with his own imageXLVII Here it is told how a knight asked a lady for her loveXLVIII Here it is told of King Conrad, father of ConradinXLIX Here it is told of a physician of Toulouse and how he took to wife a niece of the Archbishop of ToulouseL Here it is told of Master Francis, son of Master Accorso of BolognaLI Here it is told of a Gascon woman, and how she had recourse to the King of CyprusLII Of a bell that was ordered in King John’s daysLIII Here it is told of a privilege granted by the Emperor to one of his baronsLIV Here it is told how the parish priest Porcellino was accusedLV Here is told a tale of a man of the court whose name was MarcoLVI How a man of the Marches went to study in BolognaLVII The Woman and the Pear-treeLVIII The Wisest of the BeastsLIX Here it is told of a gentleman whom the Emperor had hangedLX Here it is told how Charles of Anjou loved a ladyLXI Here it is told of the philosopher Socrates, and how he answered the GreeksLXII Here is told a tale of Messer RobertoLXIII Of good King Meladius and the Knight Without FearLXIV A tale told of the Court of Puy in ProvenceLXV Here it is told of Queen Iseult and Messer Tristan of LyonesseLXVI Here it is told of a philosopher who was called DiogenesLXVII Here it is told of Papirius and how his father brought him to the councilLXVIII Of a question which a young man proposed to AristotleLXIX Here it is told of the great justice of the Emperor TrajanLXX Here it is told how Hercules went into the forestLXXI Here it is told how Seneca consoled a woman whose son had diedLXXII Here it is told how Cato lamented against fortuneLXXIII How the Sultan being in need of money, sought to find occasion to proceed against a JewLXXIV The story of a vassal and a lordLXXV How the Lord entered into partnership with a minstrelLXXVI Here it is told of the great killing done by King RichardLXXVII Here is told of Messer Rinieri, a knight of the CourtLXXVIII Here is told of a philosopher much given to the vulgarisation of scienceLXXIX Here it is told of a Court player who adored a lordLXXX The Pilgrim and the Ugly WomanLXXXI Here below it is told of the council which was held by the sons of King Priam of TroyLXXXII Here it is told how the Lady of Shalott died for love of Lancelot of the LakeLXXXIII How Christ going one day with his disciples in a deserted place, they saw great treasureLXXXIV How Messer Azzolino Romano arranged a great charityLXXXV Of a great famine that was once in GenoaLXXXVI The Emperor and the PilgrimLXXXVII How a man went to shrive himselfLXXXVIII Here is told of Messer Castellano da Cafferi of MantuaLXXXIX Here it is told of a Court player who began a story that never endedXC Here it is told how the emperor Frederick killed a falcon of hisXCI How a certain man confessed to a friarXCII Here it is told of a good woman who had made a fine pieXCIII Here it is told of a countryman who went to shrive himselfXCIV Here it is told of the fox and the muleXCV Here it is told of a countryman who went to the townXCVI Here it is told of Bito and Messer Frulli of San Giorgio near FlorenceXCVII Here it is told how a merchant carried wine overseas in casks with two partitions and what happenedXCVIII Here it is told of a merchant who bought caps XCIX Here is told a pretty tale of loveC How the Emperor Frederick went to the Old Man of the Mountain THE BROADWAY TRANSLATIONSPrevious chapter ←XCI How a certain man confessed to a friarNext chapter →XCIII Here it is told of a countryman who went to shrive himselfAll chapters and sections (101)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsCONTENTSINTRODUCTIONIL NOVELLINOChapters123456789101112131516171920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495969798100And the cat, because it was satisfied, did not catch it.◇Notes in this chapterNote 1 · crostate also means tart. ↑← XCI How a certain man confessed to a friarXCIII Here it is told of a countryman who went to shrive himself →