{98} See note on p. 11. It is uncertain where the missionary Joao Ferreira d’Almeida made this translation; probably in Ceylon. The place and date of his death are equally uncertain. His translation, revised by more than one Dutch scholar, was finally printed in 1712 at Amsterdam, at the cost of the Dutch East India Company. When the British and Foreign Bible Society first undertook the publication of the Bible in Portuguese in the years 1809–1810, this version of Almeida was selected; but the objections made to its accuracy were so numerous that in 1818, and again in 1821, a reprint of Pereira’s translation was adopted in its place. {99} This was indeed treason, when the “1811’s” were in their prime, and the “1834’s” were already maturing. But ordinary port wine, as made up for the English market, was rather filthy, and as remade up by the grocer or small wine merchant in England, resembled blacking rather than the juice of the grape. {100} This is certainly not true now. Perhaps, if Borrow’s explanation is the true one, in that we have not of late “roughly handled” our jealous neighbours, Sebastopol and Pekin and excuses for being in Egypt have dulled the friendly feelings generated by Vitoria and Waterloo! {102a} “Charity, Sir Cavalier, for the love of God, bestow an alms upon me, that I may purchase a mouthful of red wine.” {102b} “St. James and close Spain!” The battle-cry of Castilian chivalry for a thousand years. {102c} Every one who has gone from Portugal into Spain must understand and sympathize with Borrow’s feelings. I have even felt something of the same expansion in South America, when the Brazilian gave place to the Argentine. I have no doubt that the language has a great deal to say to it. {103a} In _The Zincali_, part ii. chap. i., the date is given as January 6, 1836. {103b} They are as old as the ancient Celtiberian times, and are mentioned as σάγοι in a treaty, over 150 years B.C., by Appian, in his _Iberica_. {104} I suppose Portugal, Spain, and England. {105a} See _The Zincali_, part ii. chap. i. {105b} For the meaning of this and other gypsy words, see the Glossary. {106a} See _The Zincali_, part i. chap. vii., part ii. chap. vi., _Romano Lavo-Lil_, p. 244. {106b} See _The Zincali_, part ii. chap. vi. {108} _The Zincali_, part ii. chap. i. {110} “I do not understand.” {112} Spirit of the old man. {114a} Deceived. An English termination added to a Spanish termination of a Romany word, _jonjabar_, _q.v._ in Glossary. {114b} _El crallis ha nicobado la liri de los Calés_. (See _The Zincali_ part ii. chap. i.) {115} “Doing business, doing business; he has much business to do.” {116} “We have the horse.” {118} See _The Zincali_, part ii. chap. vi. {120} “Don’t trouble yourself,” “Don’t be afraid.” See vol. ii. p. 2. _Cuidao_ is Andalusian and Gitano for _cuidado_. {122} See _The Zincali_, part ii. chap. vi. {123a} Mother of the gypsies.