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Of a knight of England, who, after he was married, wished his mignon to procure him some pretty girls, as he did before; which the mignon would not do, saying that one wife sufficed; but the said knight brought him back to obedience by causing eel pasties to be always served to him, both at dinner and at supper.

Of a nun whom a monk wished to deceive, and how he offered to shoo her his weapon that she might feel it, but brought with him a companion whom he put forward in his place, and of the answer she gave him.

The fourth tale is of a Scotch archer who was in love with a fair and gentle dame, the wife of a mercer, who, by her husband's orders appointed a day for the said Scot to visit her, who came and treated her as he wished, the said mercer being hid by the side of the bed, where he could see and hear all...

Of a jealous rogue, who after many offerings made to divers saints to curé him of his jealousy, offered a candle to the devil who is usually painted under the feet of St. Michael; and of the dream that he had and what happened to him when he awoke.

Of a goldsmith of Paris who made a waggoner sleep with him and his wife, and how the waggoner dallied with her from behind, which the goldsmith perceived and discovered, and of the words which he spake to the waggoner.

Ayant surpris sa femme Henriette dans les bras de Limousin, son meilleur ami, Monsieur Parent la chasse avec le petit Georges, son enfant. Mais, l'enfant de qui ?

Bir polis , sürprizler , ahşap Champioux içgüdülerine düşkünlük olgun zengin bir çift . Bayan Beaurain ve kocası belediye başkanı önce kendini açıklamak gerekir . Bayan Beaurain o ve kocası bir araya anlatıyor.  

En revenant de rendre visite à un vieil ermite, quelques amis parlent de ces solitaires. À ce sujet, l'un d'eux raconte une sinistre aventure...

Dans le préambule, le narrateur met dos à dos les religieux et les libres-penseurs, tel son oncle Sosthène, franc-maçon. Moins pour les croyances que pour saper l’esprit monarchique, le narrateur lui demande pourquoi les chefs des maisons régnantes d’Europe sont-ils francs-maçons ?