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both_o return_v to_o great_a estate_n and_o credit_n 7._o novel_a the_o soldan_n of_o babylon_n send_v one_o of_o his_o daughter_n to_o be_v join_v in_o marriage_n with_o the_o king_n of_o cholcos_n who_o by_o diverse_a accident_n in_o the_o space_n of_o four_o year_n happen_v into_o the_o custody_n of_o nine_o man_n and_o in_o sundry_a place_n at_o length_n be_v restore_v back_o to_o her_o father_n she_o go_v to_o the_o say_a king_n of_o cholcos_n as_o a_o maid_n and_o as_o at_o first_o she_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n 8._o novel_a count_n d'angiers_n be_v false_o accuse_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o france_n and_o leave_v his_o two_o child_n in_o england_n in_o diverse_a place_n return_v afterward_o unknown_a through_o scotland_n he_o find_v they_o advance_v unto_o great_a dignity_n then_o repair_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o servitor_n into_o the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o army_n and_o his_o innocency_n make_v public_o know_v he_o be_v reseated_a in_o his_o former_a honourable_a degree_n 9_o novel_a bernardo_n a_o merchant_n of_o geneway_n be_v deceive_v by_o another_o merchant_n name_v ambrosio_n lose_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o good_n and_o command_v his_o innocent_a wife_n to_o be_v murder_v she_o escape_v and_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o man_n become_v servant_n to_o the_o sultan_n the_o deceiver_n be_v find_v at_o last_o she_o compass_v such_o mean_n that_o her_o husband_n bernardo_n come_v into_o alexandria_n and_o there_o after_o due_a punishment_n inflict_v on_o the_o false_a deceiver_n she_o resume_v the_o garment_n again_o of_o a_o woman_n and_o return_v home_o with_o her_o husband_n to_o geneway_n 10._o novel_a pagamino_fw-la da_fw-la monaco_n a_o rove_a pirate_n on_o the_o fea_z carry_v away_o the_o fair_a wife_n of_o signieur_n ricciardo_n di_fw-it chiâ—zica_n who_o understand_v where_o she_o be_v go_v thâ—ther_o and_o fall_a into_o friendship_n with_o pagamino_n demand_v his_o wife_n of_o he_o whereto_o be_v yield_v provide_v that_o she_o will_v willing_o go_v away_o with_o he_o she_o deny_v to_o part_v thence_o with_o her_o husband_n and_o 〈◊〉_d ricciardo_n die_v she_o become_v the_o wife_n of_o pagamino_n the_o three_o day_n govern_v by_o madam_n neiphila_n 1._o novel_a massetto_fw-it di_fw-it lamporechio_n by_o counterfeit_v himself_o dumb_a become_v a_o gardener_n in_o a_o monastery_n of_o nun_n where_o he_o have_v familiar_a conversation_n with_o they_o all_o 2._o novel_a a_o equerry_n of_o the_o stable_n belong_v to_o agilulffo_n k_n of_o the_o lombard_n find_v the_o mean_n of_o access_n to_o the_o queen_n bed_n without_o any_o knowledge_n or_o consent_n in_o she_o this_o be_v secret_o discover_v by_o the_o king_n and_o the_o party_n know_v he_o give_v he_o a_o mark_n by_o shear_v the_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n whereupon_o he_o that_o be_v so_o shear_v shear_v likewise_o the_o head_n of_o all_o his_o fellow_n in_o the_o lodging_n and_o so_o escape_v the_o punishment_n intend_v towards_o he_o 3._o 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answer_v to_o himself_o on_o her_o behalf_n and_o according_a to_o his_o answer_n so_o the_o effect_n follow_v 6._o novel_a ricciardo_n minutolo_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o wife_n of_o philippello_n fighinolfi_n and_o know_v she_o to_o be_v very_o jealous_a of_o her_o husband_n give_v she_o to_o understand_v that_o he_o be_v great_o enamour_v of_o his_o wife_n and_o have_v appoint_v to_o meet_v she_o private_o in_o a_o bathe_a house_n on_o the_o next_o day_n follow_v where_o she_o hope_v to_o take_v he_o tardy_a with_o his_o close_a compact_a mistress_n find_v herself_o to_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o say_v ricciardo_n 7._o novelâ—_a thebaldo_n elisei_n have_v receive_v a_o unkind_a repulse_n by_o his_o belove_a depart_v from_o florence_n &_o return_v thither_o again_o a_o long_a while_n after_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o pilgrim_n he_o speak_v with_o she_o and_o make_v his_o wrong_n know_v unto_o she_o he_o deliver_v her_o husband_n from_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n because_o 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