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I know it by experience, for out of some I came blanketed, and out of others belaboured. Still, for all that, it is a fine thing to be on the look-out for what may happen, crossing mountains, searching woods, climbing rocks, visiting castles, putting up at inns, all at free quarters, and devil take the maravedi to pay."
One I remember especially one who never eased me personally of a single maravedi one than whom I never met a bandit more gallant, courteous, and amiable. Rob me? Rolando feasted me; treated me to his dinner and his wine; kept a generous table for his friends, and I know was most liberal to many of them. How well I remember one of his speculations! It was a great plan for smuggling tobacco.
I pray you, sirs, to honor my unworthy roof so far. A light, Giacomo! There are five steps up. Now two more. So! Here we are at last in safety. Corpo di Bacco! I would not have given ten maravedi for my head when those children of the devil were pushing us against the wall.
"Concisely then, my lord," said the Major, "not only did they disdain to profit by a handsome reward which Argyle did me the honour to place upon this poor head of mine, and not only did they abstain from pillaging my personal property, whilk was to an amount that would have tempted regular soldiers in any service of Europe; and not only did they restore me my horse, whilk your Excellency knows to be of value, but I could not prevail on them to accept one stiver, doit, or maravedi, for the trouble and expenses of my sick bed.
As in Italy at about the same time, and notably in Florence, extravagant wedding feasts were condemned, no presents of garments were permitted, and the whole cost of a bride's trousseau could not exceed sixty maravedis, a maravedi being a gold coin containing about sixty grains of the yellow metal.
Yet not a Moorish gentleman and not a Moorish wife A maravedi offered for the mournful captive's life. At last there came a Moorish dog, in rich attire, and gave A thousand golden pieces to have me for his slave. He led me to his lofty house, and bade me there remain, Mocked by his lowest underlings, and loaded with a chain.
"A pretty scrape my villanies have brought me into!" thought Burrell, as he returned to his chamber: "the girl will come over that stops a wedding. Suppose I were to take Zillah to wife the old rascal would not give me a maravedi. Suppose, before I have secured Constance, Cromwell listens to the Rabbi's tale, he will forbid my marriage to please the accursed Jew, and I may blow my brains out.
"Nay, but, good Diccon Bend-the-Bow" said Isaac, endeavouring to interpose. "Good Jew good beast good earthworm!" said the yeoman, losing patience; "an thou dost go on to put thy filthy lucre in the balance with thy daughter's life and honour, by Heaven, I will strip thee of every maravedi thou hast in the world, before three days are out!" Isaac shrunk together, and was silent.
As for him he would not furnish one maravedi. Aerssens asked if the Archdukes would disband their troops so long as the affair of Cleve remained unsettled. "You are very lucky," replied the King, "that Europe is governed by such princes as you wot of. The King of Spain thinks of nothing but tranquillity. The Archdukes will never move except on compulsion.
"And in the meanwhile are we to stay in this plight to beg for charity?" asks Moll, indignantly. "Nay, mistress. Doubtless for your present wants this kind merchant friend " "We have lost all," says I, "Evans his ship, and I the lading in which all my capital was embarked." "And I every maravedi I possessed," adds the Don.
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