Federigo Falcon

la vie de mon fils au moyen de ce cadeau et à cause de cela je lui ai placé

There was once in Florence a young man named Federico, the son of Lesser Filippo Alighieri, renowned above all other men in Tuscany for his prowess in arms and for his courtliness. As often happens to most gentlemen, he fell in love with a lady named Minna Giovanna, in her day considered to be one of the most beautiful and one of the most charming women that ever there was in Florence; and in order to win her love, he participated in jousts and tournaments, organized and gave feasts, and spent his money without restraint; but she, no less virtuous than beautiful, cared little for these things done on her behalf, nor did she care for him who did them. Now, as Federico was spending far beyond his means and was taking nothing in, as easily happens he lost his wealth and became poor, with nothing but his little farm to his name (from whose revenues he lived very meagerly) and one falcon which was among the best in the world.

More in love than ever but knowing that he would never be able to live the way he wished to in the city, he went to live at Cami where his farm was. There he passed his time hawking whenever he could, asked nothing of anyone, and endured his poverty patiently.