THE COMEDY-BALLET OF GÜEGÜENCE.

(The Alguacil and Governor enter, dancing.)

_Alg._ I pray God to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.

_Gov._ I pray God to prosper you, my son, Captain Chief Alguacil;

are you well?

_Alg._ At your service, Governor Tastuanes.

(They dance around the stage.)

_Alg._ I pray God to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.

_Gov._ I pray God to prosper you, my son, Captain Chief Alguacil: my

son, suspend in the quarters of the leading men the music, dances,

songs, ballets, and such pleasant matters of amusement to the Royal

Court. It is a great shame that we have no golden table, no

embroidered table-cloth, no golden inkstand, no pen of gold, no

golden sand-box, not even white paper, and such like suitable

things, for a session of the Royal Court.

(They dance around the stage.)

_Alg._ I pray God to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.

_Gov._ I pray God to prosper you, my son, Captain Chief Alguacil.

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_Alguacil._

Ya lichua linar mo Cabildo Real. En primer lugar tecetales seno mesa

de oro, seno carpeta de bordado, seno tintero de oro, seno pluma de

oro, seno salvadera de oro, no mas hemo papel blanco y paltechua

sentar mo Cabildo Real.

_Gobernador._

No pilces Cap^n Alg^l M^{or} simocagüe campamento Sres. principales

sones, mudanzas, velancicos necana y paltechua seno la ronda

quinquimagua licencia galagua no provincia real.

_Alguacil._

Mascamayagua Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes. Matateco Dio mispiales Srs.

principales sones, mudanzas, velancicos necana y paltechua seno la

ronda del Señor Gobernador Tastuanes.

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