P. Cres. Keep silence all! I have an edict here
From our most gracious lord, the King of Spain,
Which I shall publish in the market-place.
Open your ears and listen!
(Enter Padre Cura at the door of his cottage.)
Padre Cura,
Good day! and pray you hear this paper read.
P. Cura. Good day, and God be with you! What is this?
P. Crespo. An act of banishment against the gipsies!
(Agitation and murmurs in the crowd.)