Read The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. V. (of V.) Page 2


  PAGE ENGRAVINGS CONTAINED IN VOLUME V.

  Tale LI. The Duke of Urbino sending the Maiden to Prison for carryingMessages between his Son and his Sweetheart.

  LII. The Gentleman and his Friend annoyed by The Smell of that whichthey Thought was Sugar.

  LIII. The Lord des Cheriots flying from the Prince's Servant.

  LIV. The Lady watching the Shadow Faces Kissing.

  LV. The Servant selling the Horse with the Cat.

  LVI. The Grey Friar introducing his Comrade to the Lady and herDaughter.

  LVII. The English Lord seizing the Lady's Glove.

  LVIII. The Gentleman Mocked by the Ladies When Returning From The FalseTryst.

  LIX. The Lady discovering her Husband with the Waiting-woman.

  LX. The Chanter of Blois delivering his Mistress from the Grave.

  LXI. The Lady returning to her Lover, the Canon of Autun.

  LXII. The Gentleman's Spur catching in the Sheet.

  LXIII. The King asking the Young Lord to join his Banquet.

  LXIV. The Lady Swooning in the Arms of the Gentleman of Valencia who hadbecome a Monk.

  LXV. The Old Woman startled by the Waking of the Soldier.

  LXVI. The Old Serving-woman explaining her Mistake to the Duke andDuchess of Vendome.

  LXVII. The Wife Reading to her Husband on the Desert Island.

  LXVIII. The Apothecary's Wife giving the Dose of Cantharides to herHusband.

  LXIX. The Wife discovering her Husband in the Hood of theirServing-maid.

  LXX. The Gentleman Killing Himself on the Death of his Mistress.

  LXXI. The Saddler's Wife Cured by the sight of her Husband Caressing theServing-maid.

  LXXII. The Monk Conversing with the Nun while Shrouding a Dead Body.

  SIXTH DAY.

  _On the Sixth Day are related the deceits practisedby Man on Woman, Woman on Man, orWoman on Woman, throughgreed, revenge, andwickedness_.