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Il Novellino: The hundred old tales
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INTRODUCTION
IL NOVELLINO
I Proem
II Of the rich embassy which Prester John sent to the noble Emperor Frederick
III Of a wise Greek whom a King kept in prison, and how he judged of a courser
IV 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 with1
V How a king committed a reply to a young son of his who had to bear it to the ambassadors of Greece
VI How it came into the mind of King David to learn the number of his subjects
VII 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 sins
VIII Of the gift of a king’s son to a king of Syria who had been driven from his throne
IX Here it is treated of an argument and a judgment that took place in Alexandria
X Here it is told of a fine judgment given by the slave of Bari in a dispute between a townsman and a pilgrim
XI Here it is told how Master Giordano was deceived by a false disciple of his
XII Here it is told of the honour that Aminadab did to King David, his rightful lord
XIII 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 most
XV How a land steward plucked out his own eye and that of his son to the end that justice might be observed
XVI Here it is told of the great mercy wrought by Saint Paulinus the bishop
XVII 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 Charlemagne
XIX Of the great generosity and courtesy of the Young King
XX Of the great liberality and courtesy of the King of England
XXI How three necromancers came to the court of the Emperor Frederick
XXII How the Emperor Frederick’s goshawk escaped to Milan
XXIII How the Emperor Frederick found a countryman at a fountain and asked leave to drink, and how he took away his drinking-cup
XXIV How the Emperor Frederick put a question to two wise men, and how he rewarded them
XXV How the Sultan gave two hundred marks to a man and how his treasurer wrote down the entry in his presence
XXVI Here it is told of a burgher of France
XXVII Here it is told of a great Moaddo who was insulted
XXVIII Here it is told of a custom that existed in the kingdom of France
XXIX Here it is told how some learned astrologers disputed about the Empyrean
XXX Here it is told how a Lombard knight squandered his substance
XXXI Here it is told of a story-teller of Messer Azzolino
XXXII Of the great deeds of prowess of Riccar Loghercio of the Isle
XXXIII Here is told a tale of Messer Imberal del Balzo
XXXIV How two noble knights loved each other with a great love
XXXV Here it is told of Master Thaddeus of Bologna
XXXVI Here it is told how a cruel king persecuted the Christians
XXXVII Here it is told of a battle between two kings of Greece
XXXVIII Of an astrologer called Melisus, who was reprimanded by a woman
XXXIX Here it is told of Bishop Aldebrandino, and how he was mocked by a friar
XL Of a minstrel whose name was Saladin1
XLI A tale of Messer Polo Traversaro
XLII Here is told an excellent tale of William of Borganda of Provence
XLIII Here it is told of Messer Giacopino Rangone and what he did to a court player
XLIV Of a question that was put to a courtier
XLV How Lancelot fought at a fountain
XLVI Here it is told how Narcissus fell in love with his own image
XLVII Here it is told how a knight asked a lady for her love
XLVIII Here it is told of King Conrad, father of Conradin
XLIX Here it is told of a physician of Toulouse and how he took to wife a niece of the Archbishop of Toulouse
L Here it is told of Master Francis, son of Master Accorso of Bologna
LI Here it is told of a Gascon woman, and how she had recourse to the King of Cyprus
LII Of a bell that was ordered in King John’s days
LIII Here it is told of a privilege granted by the Emperor to one of his barons
LIV Here it is told how the parish priest Porcellino was accused
LV Here is told a tale of a man of the court whose name was Marco
LVI How a man of the Marches went to study in Bologna
LVII The Woman and the Pear-tree
LVIII The Wisest of the Beasts
LIX Here it is told of a gentleman whom the Emperor had hanged
LX Here it is told how Charles of Anjou loved a lady
LXI Here it is told of the philosopher Socrates, and how he answered the Greeks
LXII Here is told a tale of Messer Roberto
LXIII Of good King Meladius and the Knight Without Fear
LXIV A tale told of the Court of Puy in Provence
LXV Here it is told of Queen Iseult and Messer Tristan of Lyonesse
LXVI Here it is told of a philosopher who was called Diogenes
LXVII Here it is told of Papirius and how his father brought him to the council
LXVIII Of a question which a young man proposed to Aristotle
LXIX Here it is told of the great justice of the Emperor Trajan
LXX Here it is told how Hercules went into the forest
LXXI Here it is told how Seneca consoled a woman whose son had died
LXXII Here it is told how Cato lamented against fortune
LXXIII How the Sultan being in need of money, sought to find occasion to proceed against a Jew
LXXIV The story of a vassal and a lord
LXXV How the Lord entered into partnership with a minstrel
LXXVI Here it is told of the great killing done by King Richard
LXXVII Here is told of Messer Rinieri, a knight of the Court
LXXVIII Here is told of a philosopher much given to the vulgarisation of science
LXXIX Here it is told of a Court player who adored a lord
LXXX The Pilgrim and the Ugly Woman
LXXXI Here below it is told of the council which was held by the sons of King Priam of Troy
LXXXII Here it is told how the Lady of Shalott died for love of Lancelot of the Lake
LXXXIII How Christ going one day with his disciples in a deserted place, they saw great treasure
LXXXIV How Messer Azzolino Romano arranged a great charity
LXXXV Of a great famine that was once in Genoa
LXXXVI The Emperor and the Pilgrim
LXXXVII How a man went to shrive himself
LXXXVIII Here is told of Messer Castellano da Cafferi of Mantua
LXXXIX Here it is told of a Court player who began a story that never ended
XC Here it is told how the emperor Frederick killed a falcon of his
XCI How a certain man confessed to a friar
XCII Here it is told of a good woman who had made a fine pie
XCIII Here it is told of a countryman who went to shrive himself
XCIV Here it is told of the fox and the mule
XCV Here it is told of a countryman who went to the town
XCVI Here it is told of Bito and Messer Frulli of San Giorgio near Florence
XCVII Here it is told how a merchant carried wine overseas in casks with two partitions and what happened
XCVIII Here it is told of a merchant who bought caps
XCIX Here is told a pretty tale of love
C How the Emperor Frederick went to the Old Man of the Mountain
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