One Hundred Merrie and Delightsome Stories | Page 6

hear more plainly hereafter.
STORY THE SIXTY-EIGHTH -- THE JADE DESPOILED.
Of a married man who found his wife with another man, and devised
means to get from her her money, clothes, jewels, and all, down to her
chemise, and then sent her away in that condition, as shall be

afterwards recorded.
STORY THE SIXTY-NINTH -- THE VIRTUOUS LADY WITH
TWO HUSBANDS.
Of a noble knight of Flanders, who was married to a beautiful and
noble lady. He was for many years a prisoner in Turkey, during which
time his good and loving wife was, by the importunities of her friends,
induced to marry another knight. Soon after she had remarried, she
heard that her husband had returned from Turkey, whereupon she
allowed herself to die of grief, because she had contracted a fresh
marriage.
STORY THE SEVENTIETH -- THE DEVIL'S HORN.
Of a noble knight of Germany, a great traveller in his time; who after
he had made a certain voyage, took a vow to never make the sign of the
Cross, owing to the firm faith and belief that he had in the holy
sacrament of baptism--in which faith he fought the devil, as you will
hear.
STORY THE SEVENTY-FIRST -- THE CONSIDERATE CUCKOLD
Of a knight of Picardy, who lodged at an inn in the town of St. Omer,
and fell in lave with the hostess, with whom he was amusing
himself--you know how--when her husband discovered them; and how
he behaved--as you will shortly hear.
STORY THE SEVENTY-SECOND -- NECESSITY IS THE
MOTHER OF INVENTION.
Of a gentleman of Picardy who was enamoured of the wife of a knight
his neighbour; and how he obtained the lady's favours and was nearly
caught with her, and with great difficulty made his escape, as you will
hear later.
STORY THE SEVENTY-THIRD -- THE BIRD IN THE CAGE.

Of a curé who was in love with the wife of one of his parishioners, with
whom the said curé was found by the husband of the woman, the
neighbours having given him warning--and how the curé escaped, as
you will hear.
STORY THE SEVENTY-FOURTH -- THE OBSEQUIOUS PRIEST.
Of a priest of Boulogne who twice raised the body of Our Lord whilst
chanting a Mass, because he believed that the Seneschal of Boulogne
had come late to the Mass, and how he refused to take the Pax until the
Seneschal had done so, as you will hear hereafter.
STORY THE SEVENTY-FIFTH -- THE BAGPIPE.
Of a hare-brained half-mad fellow who ran a great risk of being put to
death by being hanged on a gibbet in order to injure and annoy the
Bailly, justices, and other notables of the city of Troyes in Champagne
by whom he was mortally hated, as will appear more plainly hereafter.
STORY THE SEVENTY-SIXTH -- CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Of the chaplain to a knight of Burgundy who was enamoured of the
wench of the said knight, and of the adventure which happened on
account of his amour, as you will hear below.
STORY THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH -- THE SLEEVELESS ROBE.
Of a gentleman of Flanders, who went to reside in France, but whilst
he was there his mother was very ill in Flanders; and how he often
went to visit her believing that she would die, and what he said and
how he behaved, as you will hear later.
STORY THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH -- THE HUSBAND TURNED
CONFESSOR.
Of a married gentleman who made many long voyages, during which
time his good and virtuous wife made the acquaintance of three good
fellows, as you will hear; and how she confessed her amours to her

husband when he returned from his travels, thinking she was
confessing to the curé, and how she excused herself, as will appear.
STORY THE SEVENTY-NINTH -- THE LOST ASS FOUND.
Of a good man of Bourbonnais who went to seek the advice of a wise
man of that place about an ass that he had lost, and how he believed
that he miraculously recovered the said ass, as you will hear hereafter.
STORY THE EIGHTIETH -- GOOD MEASURE!
Of a young German girl, aged fifteen or sixteen or thereabouts who
was married to a gentle gallant, and who complained that her husband
had too small an organ for her liking, because she had seen a young
ass of only six months old which had a bigger instrument than her
husband, who was 24 or 26 years old.
STORY THE EIGHTY-FIRST -- BETWEEN TWO STOOLS.
Of a noble knight who was in love with a beautiful young married lady,
and thought himself in her good graces, and also in those of another
lady, her neighbour; but lost both as is afterwards recorded.
STORY THE EIGHTY-SECOND -- BEYOND THE MARK.
Of a shepherd who made an agreement