[1]: The names of four of these cities were—Ubeda, Abela, Baeza, and Granada.
[2]: There is another ballad which represents Gayferos, now grown to be a man, as coming in the disguise of a pilgrim to his mother's house, and slaying his stepfather with his own hand. The Countess is only satisfied as to his identity by the circumstance of the finger—
El dedo bien es aqueste, aqui lo vereys faltar
La condesa que esto oyera empezole de abraçar.
[3]: Sansueña is the ancient name of Zaragoza.
[4]: The arms of Leon.
[5]: The arms of Castile.
[6]: The arms of France.
[7]: "Per ecclesias proclamare fecit." This may either mean that a notice was fastened to the church door, or given out from the pulpit. The last is most probable.
[8]: As these are probably the only verses on record of the devil's composition (at least, so well authenticated), I transcribe them for the information of the curious.
"Nexus ovem binam, per spinam traxit equinam;
Læsus surgit equus, pendet utrumque pecus.
Ad molendinum, pondus portabat equinum,
Dispergendo focum, se cremat atque locum.
Custodes aberant; singula damna ferant."