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time_n do_v cast_v her_o eye_n and_o like_v he_o well_o to_o be_v short_a this_o lecherous_a lady_n burn_v inwardlie_o with_o amorous_a desire_n abuse_v herself_o with_o he_o in_o steed_n of_o the_o marquis_n but_o when_o the_o morning_n begin_v to_o show_v forth_o her_o light_n the_o widow_n to_o the_o intent_n no_o suspicion_n may_v be_v have_v give_v he_o certain_a base_a and_o course_n apparel_n and_o fill_v his_o purse_n with_o money_n pray_v he_o to_o keep_v it_o secret_a and_o first_o tell_v he_o which_o way_n he_o shall_v go_v to_o seek_v his_o man_n let_v he_o out_o at_o the_o door_n whereat_o he_o come_v in_o who_o seem_v as_o though_o he_o have_v traveil_v a_o great_a way_n that_o morning_n when_o the_o gate_n be_v open_v go_v into_o the_o castle_n and_o find_v his_o servant_n wherefore_o put_v upon_o he_o such_o apparel_n as_o be_v in_o his_o male_n and_o be_v about_o to_o get_v up_o upon_o his_o man_n horse_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v like_a as_o it_o have_v be_v a_o 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which_o take_v he_o to_o her_o husband_n afterwards_o she_o restore_v his_o uncle_n to_o all_o their_o loss_n and_o send_v they_o home_o in_o good_a state_n and_o reputation_n ¶_o the_o xxxiiij_o novel_a there_o be_v sometime_o in_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n a_o knight_n call_v sir_n tebaldo_n who_o as_o some_o say_v be_v of_o the_o house_n of_o lamberti_n and_o as_o other_o affirm_v of_o agolanti_n but_o leave_v the_o variance_n of_o whether_o house_n he_o be_v true_a it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v in_o that_o time_n a_o notable_a scotfree_a and_o wealthy_a knight_n and_o have_v three_o son_n the_o first_o call_v lamberto_n the_o second_o tebaldo_n and_o the_o third_o agolante_n all_o fair_a and_o goodly_a child_n and_o the_o elder_a of_o they_o be_v not_o xviij_o year_n of_o age_n when_o the_o say_v sir_n tebaldo_n die_v to_o they_o as_o his_o lawful_a heir_n he_o leave_v all_o his_o land_n and_o good_n who_o sing_v themselves_o to_o be_v very_o scotfree_a in_o ready_a money_n and_o 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