Broad cloth, at Guadalajara and Brihuega; China, at the palace of the Buen Retiro; Cards, at Madrid and Málaga; Glass, at San Ildefonso; Paper, in Segovia; Pottery, at Talavera; Saltpetre, at Madrid and various other places; Stockings, at Valdemoro; Swords, at Toledo; Tapestry, at Madrid; Tissue, at Talavera. He has the monopoly of brandy, cards, gunpowder, lead, quicksilver, sealing-wax, salts, sulphur, and tobacco."--(_Journey through Spain_, Vol. II., p. 240.) [33] "It is made from wools of Buenos Aires and Peru. The wool of the former of these regions is the longer, but the Peruvian is the more silky." "Segovia, famous at all periods for the excellence of her wool, was formerly not less so for the number and perfection of her clothworks. Now, every patriotic Spaniard must lament to see how she has fallen. In the year 1785 the number of her looms did not exceed two hundred and fifty. The most important factory was that of Ortiz, founded in 1779 under the title of _Real Fábrica_: the King possessed an interest in it. In 1785 Ortiz was still employing three thousand workers in and about Segovia, and manufactured every quality of cloth in sixty-three looms, from the pieces which contained the two thousand threads prescribed by the _Ordenanzas_, to those which should contain four thousand. His energy was only hampered by the indolent character of the Segovians. The privileges wherewith the government has sought to stimulate his first experiments in this craft are not at all injurious to the other manufacturers. They all concur to sell their goods, and at a reasonable price. In September of 1785, the most expensive cloths cost only ninety reals the _vara_; that is to say, about thirty-one _livres_ and ten _sols_ the ell." [Illustration: X PRIEST'S ROBE; SPANISH (_Embroidered in Gold on Green Velvet. About A.D. 1500_)]