Relics of Dubious Origins

This episode covers the rest of the sixth day, beginning with a story (6.6) joking about the ancient origins of a family known for their ugliness; then the ingenious legal defence of an adulterous woman (6.7); a quick tale (6.8) about a haughty young woman who didn't recognise an insult; and another (6.9) about a rather convoluted retort made by a scholarly young man to a group of foolish ones. Finally, Dioneo tells a story (6.10) about a particularly unscrupulous friar and the showmanship with which he persuaded a group of townsfolk that an ordinary lump of coal was a holy relic.

CONTENT WARNINGS: In the first story, jokes about a family known for their ugly appearances. In the second story, a law is changed to allow adulterous wives but continue to prosecute sex workers. In the last story, the protagonist's servant is a caricatured stock character mocked by his employer and the narration for being fat, stupid, and slovenly.