[19] _Bosco_--Jerome Bosch, a Dutch painter who settled in Spain in
the latter half of the Fifteenth century, famous for his eccentric
works--the Spanish Callot.
[20] Meaning that she pretended to practise witchcraft, like others of
her calling.
[21] _Signum crucis_--slang for a sword-cut across the face.
[22] Noted bravoes of the period.
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Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:
fufil=> fulfill {pg ix}
appearence=> appearance {pg x}
Je suis ne le 5 Mars=> Je suis né le 5 Mars {pg xiv}
c'etait=> c'était {pg xiv}
d'etudes=> d'études {pg xiv}
etait=> était {pg xiv}
ecrits=> écrits {pg xiv}
They began to hauk=> They began to hawk {pg 42}
crying out amain=> crying out again {pg 49}
us usual=> as usual {pg 102}
my neice=> my niece {pg 197}
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper, by
Francisco de Quevedo
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