2: There is another ballad which represents Gayferos, now grown to be a man, as coming in the disguise of a pilgrim to his mother's house, and slaying his stepfather with his own hand. The Countess is only satisfied as to his identity by the circumstance of _the finger_-- El dedo bien es aqueste, aqui lo vereys faltar La condesa que esto oyera empezole de abraçar. 3: Sansueña is the ancient name of Zaragoza. 4: The arms of Leon. 5: The arms of Castile. 6: The arms of France. 7: "Per ecclesias proclamare fecit." This may either mean that a notice was fastened to the church door, or given out from the pulpit. The last is most probable. 8: As these are probably the only verses on record of the devil's composition (at least, so well authenticated), I transcribe them for the information of the curious. "Nexus ovem binam, per spinam traxit equinam; Læsus surgit equus, pendet utrumque pecus. Ad molendinum, pondus portabat equinum, Dispergendo focum, se cremat atque locum. Custodes aberant; singula damna ferant." TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE Contemporary spellings have been retained even where inconsistent; missing punctuation has been silently added. The following additional changes have been made to the text: let it brought before these Sees let it be brought before these Sees Durenda Durendal Thou till shouldst prop Thou still shouldst prop