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notaries and archivists, [by day] and night, in the Royal Court of
Governor Tastuanes.
_Güe._ Friend Captain Chief Alguacil, I have given my money for
nothing, if these are to be my words; and shall I not bargain for a
book in Spanish, to read these prayers out of when I come before
Tastuanes?
_Alg._ Perhaps I may offer you one, Güegüence.
_Güe._ If anywhere, friend Captain Chief Alguacil--[_The Governor
enters abruptly._] I pray God to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ I pray God to prosper you, Güegüence; are you well?
_Güe._ I am here, as is proper, [and I pray God to protect] those
who transact the business, the regular alcaldes of the Holy
Brotherhood, the registrars, notaries and archivists, [by day] and
night, in the Royal Court of Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ Well, Güegüence, who has given you a permit to enter this
royal province.
_Güe._ God bless me, Governor Tastuanes, what is it to need a
permit?
_Gov._ A permit is necessary.
_Güe._ O! God bless me, Governor Tastuanes; when I
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anduve por esas tierras adentro, por la carrera de Mexico, por la
Veracruz, por la Vera Paz, por Antepeque, arriando mi recua, guia
muchachos, opa Don Forcico llega donde un mesonero tupile traiga una
docena de huevos, vamos comiendo y descargando y vuelto á cargar, y
me voy de paso, y no es menester licencia para ello, Sor. Gob^{or}
Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pues aqui es menester licencia para ello, Güegüence.
_Güegüence._
Valgame Dios, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, viniendo yo por una calle
derecha me columbró una niña que estaba sentada en una ventana de
oro, y me dice: que galan el Güegüence, que bizarro el Güegüence,
aqui tienes bodega, Güegüence, entra, Güegüence, siéntato,
Güegüence, aqui hay dulce, Güegüence, aqui hay limon. Y como soy un
hombre tan gracejo, salté á la calle con un cabriolé, que con sus
adornos no se distinguia de lo que era, lleno de plata y oro hasta
el suelo, y así una niña me dió licencia, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pues una niña no puede dar licencia, Güegüence.
_Güegüence._
O valgame Dios, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, no seremos guancos, no
seremos amigos, y seremos de sones sepanegaligua, no fardesia de
ropa; en primer lugar cajoneria de oro, cajoneria de plata, ropa de
Castilla, ropa de contrabando, güipil de pecho, güipil de pluma,
medias de seda, zapatos de oro, sombrero de castor, estriberas de
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was traveling up country, on the road to Mexico, through Vera Cruz,
and Vera Paz, and Antepeque, driving my mules, leading my boys,
twice Don Forcico comes across a constable innkeeper who brings us a
dozen eggs; and we go on eating and unloading, and we load up again,
and I go right along, and there is no need of a permit for it,
Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ Well, here there is need of a permit for it, Güegüence.
_Güe._ God bless me, Governor Tastuanes, as I was coming up a
straight street, a girl who was sitting in a golden window descried
me, and says to me: "What a fine fellow is Güegüence; how gallant is
Güegüence; here's the shop for you, Güegüence; come in, Güegüence;
sit down, Güegüence; there's sweatmeats here, Güegüence; there's a
lemon here." And, as I am such a funny fellow, I jumped off, with my
riding cloak on, so full of ornaments that you could not tell what
it was, covered with gold and silver to the ground; and that's the
way a girl gave me a permit, Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ Well, a girl can't give a permit [here], Güegüence.
_Güe._ O! God bless me, Governor Tastuanes, we won't be fools; no,
we will be friends, and we will bargain about my packs of goods. In
the first place, chests of gold, chests of silver, cloth of Spain,
cloth from smugglers, vests, feather skirts, silk stockings, golden
shoes, beaver
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lazo de oro y de plata, ya pachigüe muyule Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pachigüete no pachigüete, Güegüence, asamatimagas, (a sones) se
palparesia motel polluse D. Forcico y D. Ambrosio timaguas y verdad,
tin riquezas y hermosuras tumile mo Cabildo Real.
_Güegüence._
No chopa quimate mollule, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
No chiquimate, Güegüence.
_Güegüence._
Pues si cana amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, simocagüe nistipampa, Sres.
principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana, y palparesia D.
Forcico timaguas y verdad, tin hermosura, tin bellezas tumiles mo
Cabildo Real.
_Gobernador._
No pilse Cap^n Alg^l M^{or} simocagüe campamento Sres. principales,
sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y palparesia D. Forcico timagas
y verdad, tin hermosura, tin belleza tumile mo Cabildo Real.
_Alguacil._
Mascamayagua Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes. Matateco Dio mispiales Sres.
principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y palparesia D.
Forcico timaguas y verdad.
Aqui el Alguacil saca à D. Forcico p^a hablar con el
Gob^{or}.
_D. Forcico._
Matateco Dio mispiales, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
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hats, stirrup straps of gold and silver lace, as may satisfy the
clever Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ No, I am not satisfied with what you say, Güegüence. Don
Forcico and Don Ambrosio must give a truthful account to our Royal
Court, whether you have riches and abundant treasures.
_Güe._ Do you not know it already, clever Governor Tastuanes?
_Gov._ I do not know it, Güegüence.
_Güe._ Then, if friend Captain Chief Alguacil will suspend, in my
presence, the music, dances, songs and ballets of the leading men,
Don Forcico will give a truthful account to the Royal Court about my
riches and abundant treasures.
_Gov._ My son, Captain Chief Alguacil, suspend in the quarters of
the leading men the music, dances, songs and ballets, and Don
Forcico will give a truthful account to the Royal Court about their
riches and abundant treasures.
_Alg._ At your service, Governor Tastuanes. I pray God to protect
the leading men, and [they suspend] the music, dances, songs and
ballets, and Don Forcico will give a truthful account.
(The Alguacil takes Don Forcico aside to talk with the
Governor.)
_Don For._ I pray God to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.
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_Gobernador._
Matateco Dio miscuales quilis Don Forcico ya tiguala neme.
_D. Forcico._
Ya nemo niqui nistipampa, quinimente motales, quinimentes moseguan,
Alcaldes ordinarios de la Sta. hermandad, regidores, notarios y
depositarios. Eguan noche mo Cabildo Real del Sor. Gob^{or}
Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pues, Don Forcico asamatimaguas semo verdad a sones sepaguala
motalce Güegüence quichua contar güil hombre rico, tin riquezas, tin
hermosura, tin belleza, en primer lugar cajoneria de oro, cajoneria
de plata, doblones de oro, monedas de plata, hay me sagua Don
Forcico.
_D. Forcico._
O valgame Dios, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, es corto el dia y la noche
para contar las riquezas de mi padre; en primer lugar cajoneria de
oro, cajoneria de plata, ropa de Castilla, ropa de contrabando,
estriberas de lazo de oro y de plata, ya pachigüe muyule Sor.
Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pachigüete no pachigüete pues, Don Forcico, á sones se palparesia tu
hermanito Don Ambrosio timaguas y verdad tin riquezas y hermosuras
tumiles mo Cabildo real.
_D. Forcico._
Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, sicana amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, mayague
campamento Sres. principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y
palparesia mi hermanito Don Ambrosio timaguas y verdad.
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_Gov._ I pray God to prosper you, Don Forcico; are you well?
_Don For._ I am here, as is proper, [and I pray God to protect]
those who carry the messages, those who transact the business, the
regular alcaldes of the Holy Brotherhood, the registrars, notaries
and archivists, [by day] and night, in the Royal Court of Governor
Tastuanes.
_Gov._ Well, Don Forcico, you are to tell me the truth about the
stories which Güegüence tells, saying that he is a rich man, and has
property, and handsome and beautiful things; in the first place,
chests of gold, chests of silver, doubloons of gold, coins of
silver; so tell me clearly, Don Forcico.
_Don For._ O! God bless me, Governor Tastuanes, the day and the
night are too short to tell you all the riches of my father. In the
first place, chests of gold, chests of silver, cloth of Spain, cloth
from smugglers, stirrup straps of lace of gold and silver, as may
satisfy the clever Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ No, not satisfied yet, Don Forcico; for next, your little
brother, Don Ambrosio, will give a truthful account to the Royal
Court about these riches and abundant treasures.
_Don For._ Governor Tastuanes, if friend Captain Chief Alguacil will
suspend in the quarters of the leading men the music, dances, songs
and ballets, my little brother, Don Ambrosio, will give a truthful
account.
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_Gobernador._
No pilse Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, simocagüe campamento Sres. principales,
sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana, y palparesia su hermanito D.
Ambrosio timaguas y verdad tin riquezas, tin hermosuras.
_Alguacil._
Mascamayagua Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes. Matateco Dio mispiales Sres.
principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana, y palparesia Don
Ambrosio timaguas y verdad.
Aqui el Alg^l saca à D. Ambrosio p^a hablar con el
Gob^{or}.
_D. Ambrosio._
Matateco Dio mispiales, Sor. Gobernador Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Matateco Dio miscuales, quilis Don Ambrosio, ya tiguala neme?
_D. Ambrosio._
Ya nemo niqui nistipampa quinimente motales, quinimente moseguan
Alcaldes ordinarios de la Sta. hermandad, regidores y notarios, y
depositarios. Eguan noche mo Cabildo Real del Sor. Gob^{or}
Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pues Don Ambrosio asamatimaguas semo verdad á sones (se) paguala
motalce Güegüence quichua contar güil hombre rico. En primer lugar
cajoneria de oro, cajoneria de plata, ropa de Castilla, ropa de
contrabando, güipil de pecho, güipil de pluma, medias de seda,
zapatos de oro, sombrero de castor, estriberas de lazo de oro y de
plata, muchintes hermosuras quichua contar sesule Güegüence hoy
melagüe Don Ambrosio.
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_Gov._ My son, Captain Chief Alguacil, suspend in the quarters of
the leading men the music, dances, songs and ballets, and his little
brother, Don Ambrosio, will give a truthful account of the riches
and treasures.
_Alg._ At your service, Governor Tastuanes. I pray God to protect
the leading men, [and they suspend] the music, dances, songs and
ballets, and Don Ambrosio will give a truthful account.
(The Alguacil takes Don Ambrosio aside to talk to the
Governor.)
_Don Am._ I pray God to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ I pray God to prosper you, Don Ambrosio; are you well?
_Don Am._ I am here, as is proper, [and I pray God to protect] those
who carry the messages, those who transact the business, the regular
alcaldes of the Holy Brotherhood, the registrars, notaries and
archivists, [by day] and by night, in the Royal Court of Governor
Tastuanes.
_Gov._ Well, Don Ambrosio, you are to tell me the truth about the
stories which Güegüence relates, saying that he is a rich man. In
the first place, [that he has] chests of gold, chests of silver,
cloth of Spain, cloth from smugglers, vests, skirts of feathers,
silk stockings, golden shoes, a beaver hat, stirrup straps of lace
of gold and silver, quantities of pretty things, as that
good-for-nothing Güegüence relates; so tell me clearly, Don
Ambrosio.
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_D. Ambrosio._
Valgame Dios, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, vergüenza me da contar las
cosas de ese Güegüence embustero, pues solo está esperando que
cierre la noche para salir de casa en casa á hurtar lo que hay en
las cocinas para pasar el, y su hijo Don Forcico. Dice que tiene
cajoneria de oro, y es una petaca vieja totolatera, que tiene catre
de seda y es un petate viejo revolcado, dice que tiene medias de
seda y son unas botias viejas sin forro, que tiene zapatos de oro, y
son unas chancletas viejas sin suelas, que tiene un fusil de oro, y
es solo el palo, porque el cañon se lo quitaron.
_Güegüence._
Ve, que afrenta de muchacho, hablador, boca floja! revientale, hijo,
la cabeza, que como no es hijo mio me desacredita.
_D. Forcico._
Quitate de aquí, mala casta! No se espante Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes
en oir á este hablador, que cuando yo anduve con mi padre por la
carrera de Mexico y cuando venimos ya estaba mi madre en cinta de
otro, y por eso salió tan mala casta, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Güegüence._
Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes ya pachigüe muyules teguane motel poyuce Don
Forcico contar tin hermosuras, tin bellezas, tumiles mo Cabildo
Real.
_Gobernador._
Pachigüete no pachigüete, Güegüence, asamaquimate mollule mo Cabildo
real.
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_Don Am._ God bless me, Governor Tastuanes, I am ashamed to talk
about the affairs of this old humbug, Güegüence, for he is only
waiting until it is dark, to go from house to house, stealing
whatever is in the kitchens, to keep him and his son, Don Forcico,
alive. He says he has a chest of gold, and it is an old bird-basket;
that he has a silken cot, and it is a dirty old mat; he says he has
silk stockings, and they are old leggings, without lining; that he
has golden shoes, and they are worn out slippers, without soles;
that he has a golden gun, and it is only a wooden stock, because
they took the barrel away from him.
_Güe._ Heavens! what an impudent boy, a babbler, a lying tongue!
Break his head, my boy, for no son of mine would slander me in that
way.
_Don For._ Get out of here, you bad breed. Don't be shocked,
Governor, to hear this babbler; for when I went with my father on
the road to Mexico, when we came back my mother was big by another,
and that is why this one is such a bad breed, Governor Tastuanes.
_Güe._ Governor Tastuanes, now are you not satisfied completely
about us, by what Don Forcico told the Royal Court, that I have
quantities of pretty and beautiful things?
_Gov._ No, not satisfied; the Royal Court would like to know it.
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_Güegüence._
No chiquimate mollule Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes: pues mayagüe amigo
Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, campamento Srs. principales, sones, mudanzas,
velancicos, necana y palparesia mo tinderia turna güiso mo Cabildo
Real.
_Gobernador._
No pilse Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, simocagüe campamento Sres. principales,
sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana, y paltechua consolar sesule
Güegüence(.) Eguan mo tinderia y paltechua consolar mo cabildo real.
_Alguacil._
Mascamayagua, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes. Matateco Dio mispiales Sres.
principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y palparesia
tinderia mo Cabildo Real.
Da vuelta el Güegüence y los muchachos bailando con la
tienda, y habla el
_Güegüence._
Matateco Dio mispiales, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, asanega neme mo
tinderia matamagüeso mo Cabildo Real. Alzen muchachos, miren cuanta
hermosura. En primer lugar cajoneria de oro, cajoneria de plata,
güipil de pecho, güipil de pluma, medias de seda, zapatos de oro,
sombrero de castor, estriberas de lazo de oro y de plata, muchintes
hermosuras, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, asaneganeme ese lucero de la
mañana que relumbra del otro lado del mar, asanecaneme esa
jeringuita de oro para ya remediar el Cabildo Real del Sor. Gob^{or}
Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Para tu cuerpo, Güegüence.
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_Güe._ The clever Governor Tastuanes does not know it. Well, then,
let friend Captain Chief Alguacil suspend in the quarters of the
leading men the music, dances, songs, ballets and talk, and I will
open my tent to the Royal Court.
_Gov._ My son, Captain Chief Alguacil, suspend in the quarters of
the leading men the music, dances, songs, ballets and such like, to
please this good-for-nothing Güegüence, and he will show his tent,
to please the Royal Court.
_Alg._ At your service, Governor Tastuanes. I pray God to protect
the leading men, [and they suspend] the music, dances, songs,
ballets and talk, [to show] the tent to the Royal Court.
(Güegüence and the boys dance around the stage with the
tent.)
_Güe._ I pray God to protect you, Governor Tastuanes. Let me offer
you my tent, to show to the Royal Court. Heft it, boys. See what
pretty things! In the first place, a chest of gold, a chest of
silver, vests, feather skirts, silk stockings, golden shoes, a
beaver hat, stirrup straps of lace of gold and silver, quantities of
pretty things, Governor Tastuanes. Let me offer you this star of the
morning, which shines from the other side of the sea; let me offer
you this syringe of gold, with which to medicate the Royal Court of
the Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ May it be for your own body, Güegüence.
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_Güegüence._
Como este mi muchacho tiene tantos oficios, que hasta en las uñas
tiene encajados los oficios.
_Gobernador._
Seran de arena, Güegüence.
_Güegüence._
Pues mas ha sido escultor, fundidor, repicador, piloto de alturas de
aquellos que se elevan hasta las nubes, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Esos no son oficios de continuo, Güegüence.
_Güegüence._
Pues mas ha sido carpintero, hacedor de yugos aunque sean de papayo,
hacedor de arados, aunque sean de tecomajoche ya pachigüe muyule
Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Ya pachigüete no pachigüete, pues Güegüence asanese palparesia mo
Don Forcico timaguas y verdad tin oficios.
_Güegüence._
Pues si cana amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}. Mayague nistipampa Sres.
principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y palparesia Don
Forcico timaguas y verdad tin oficios.
_Alguacil._
Mascamayagua, Güegüence. Matateco Dio mispiales Sres. principales,
sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y palparesia D. Forcico mo
Cabildo Real.
Vuelve el Alguacil à sacar à D. Forcico.
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_Güe._ It is wonderful how many trades this boy of mine has. He is
deep in trades to his fingers' ends.
_Gov._ They are of no account, Güegüence.
_Güe._ Why, he has been a sculptor, a metal founder, a bell-ringer,
and a pilot to the heights which rise above the clouds, Governor
Tastuanes.
_Gov._ These are not permanent employments, Güegüence.
_Güe._ Then he has been a carpenter, a maker of yokes, though of
papaya wood, a maker of plows, though of temple tree wood. This
should satisfy the clever Governor Tastuanes.
_Gov._ No, I am not yet satisfied. Let Güegüence tell his son, Don
Forcico, to give a truthful account of his trades.
_Güe._ Then, if friend Captain Chief Alguacil will, in my presence,
cause the leading men to suspend the music, dances, songs and
ballets, Don Forcico will give a truthful account of his trades.
_Alg._ At your service, Güegüence. I pray God will protect the
leading men, [and they suspend] the music, dances, songs and
ballets, for the talk of Don Forcico to the Royal Court.
(The Alguacil brings Don Forcico forward.)
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_D. Forcico._
Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, hasta en las uñas tengo encajados los
oficios.
_Gobernador._
Seran de arena, Don Forcico.
_D. Forcico._
Pues mas he sido escultor, fundidor, repicador, piloto de alturas de
aquellas que se elevan hasta las nubes, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.
_Gobernador._
Pachigüete no pachigüete, pues Don Forcico asamaguimate mollule tin
mudanzas, tin sapatetas mo Cabildo Real.
_D. Forcico._
O valgame Dios, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes, sicana amigo Cap^n Alg^l
M^{or}, campamento Sres. principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos,
necana tin corridos y palechua consolar mo Cabildo Real.
_Gobernador._
No pilse Cap^n Alg^l M^{or} simocagüe campamento Sres. principales,
sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y palparesia lichua consolar
sesule Güegüence.
_Alguacil._
Mascamayagua Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes. Matateco Dio mispiales Sres.
principales, sones, mudanzas, velancicos, necana y palparesia
consolar mo Cabildo Real sesule Güegüence.