Ribald Classic: Madam Filippa's Defense
February, 1966
In the City of Prato, at one time, there existed a harsh statute that decreed the penalty of death by burning to any woman discovered in adultery by her husband. It befell, while this law was in force, that the noble and beautiful Madam Filippa, a lady well known to all for her extraordinary propensity and prowess in amatory pursuits, was surprised one night by her husband, Rinaldo, in her own chambers and deep in the arms of one Lazzarino, a youth of the city.Rinaldo, on discovering the lovers...
