DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
| HUGO | Viceroy of Sicily. |
| LIVIO | his son, lover of Margaret. |
| MANUEL | Chief Justiciary, betrothed to Constance. |
| PHILIP, Duke | Spanish commissioner. |
| FERDINAND | his secretary. |
| BLASCO | a Sicilian count. |
| MICHAEL ROSSO | a surgeon, lover of Margaret. |
| GIOVANNI PALICIO | brigand. |
| SQUARCIALUPU | his lieutenant. |
| MARGARET | sister to Manuel. |
| CONSTANCE | daughter to Hugo. |
| LUCIA | servant to Margaret. |
| Brigands, soldiers, messengers, servants. | |
The scene is in PALERMO, and sometimes in the hills above MONREALE.
Time, Spanish occupation of Sicily.
PALICIO
ACT · I
