Finisce la Settima giornata del Decameron: incomincia l’Ottava, nella quale, sotto il reggimento di , si ragiona di quelle beffe che tutto il giorno o donna ad uomo, o uomo a donna, o l’uno uomo all’altro si fanno.
[Author]Già nella sommità de’ piú alti monti apparivano la domenica mattina, i raggi della surgente luce e, ogni ombra partitasi, manifestamente le cose si conosceano, quando la levatasi con la sua compagnia primieramente alquanto su per le rugiadose erbette andarono, e poi in su la mezza terza una lor vicina visitata, in quella il divino officio ascoltarono. E a casa tornatisene, poi che con letizia e con festa ebber mangiato, cantarono e danzarono alquanto; e appresso, licenziati dalla reina, chi volle andare a riposarsi poté. Ma avendo il sol già passato il cerchio di meriggio, come alla reina piacque, al novellare usato tutti appresso la a seder posti, per comandamento della reina cosí cominciò.
Endeth here the seventh day of the Decameron, beginneth the eighth, in which, under the rule of Lauretta, discourse is had of those tricks that, daily, woman plays man, or man woman, or one man another.
[Author]The summits of the loftiest mountains were already illumined by the rays of the rising sun, the shades of night were fled, and all things plainly visible, when the queen and her company arose, and hied them first to the dewy mead, where for a while they walked: then, about half tierce, they wended their way to a little church that was hard by, where they heard Divine service; after which, they returned to the palace, and having breakfasted with gay and gladsome cheer, and sung and danced a while, were dismissed by the queen, to rest them as to each might seem good. But when the sun was past the meridian, the queen mustered them again for their wonted pastime; and, all being seated by the fair fountain, thus, at her command, Neifile began.