the zincali-第31章

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heretics　with　the　heretics；　and；　amongst　the　Christians；　baptizing　



now　and　then　a　child　for　form's　sake。　　Friar　Jayme　Bleda　produces　a　



hundred　signs；　from　which　he　concludes　that　the　Moriscos　were　not　



Christians；　all　which　are　visible　in　the　Gitanos；　very　few　are　



known　to　baptize　their　children；　they　are　not　married；　but　it　is　



believed　that　they　keep　the　women　in　common；　they　do　not　use　



dispensations；　nor　receive　the　sacraments；　they　pay　no　respect　to　



images；　rosaries；　bulls；　neither　do　they　hear　mass；　nor　divine　



services；　they　never　enter　the　churches；　nor　observe　fasts；　Lent；　



nor　any　ecclesiastical　precept；　which　enormities　have　been　attested　



by　long　experience；　as　every　person　says。







'Finally；　they　practise　every　kind　of　wickedness　in　safety；　by　



discoursing　amongst　themselves　in　a　language　with　which　they　



understand　each　other　without　being　understood；　which　in　Spain　is　



called　Gerigonza；　which；　as　some　think；　ought　to　be　called　



Cingerionza；　or　language　of　Cingary。　　The　king　our　lord　saw　the　



evil　of　such　a　practice　in　the　law　which　he　enacted　at　Madrid；　in　



the　year　1566；　in　which　he　forbade　the　Arabic　to　the　Moriscos；　as　



the　use　of　different　languages　amongst　the　natives　of　one　kingdom　



opens　a　door　to　treason；　and　is　a　source　of　heavy　inconvenience；　



and　this　is　exemplified　more　in　the　case　of　the　Gitanos　than　of　any　



other　people。











'THE　GITANOS　OUGHT　TO　BE　SEIZED　WHEREVER　FOUND











'The　civil　law　ordains　that　vagrants　be　seized　wherever　they　are　



found；　without　any　favour　being　shown　to　them；　in　conformity　with　



which；　the　Gitanos　in　the　Greek　empire　were　given　as　slaves　to　



those　who　should　capture　them；　as　respectable　authors　write。　　



Moreover；　the　emperor；　our　lord；　has　decreed　by　a　law　made　in　



Toledo；　in　the　year　1525；　THAT　THE　THIRD　TIME　THEY　BE　FOUND　



WANDERING　THEY　SHALL　SERVE　AS　SLAVES　DURING　THEIR　WHOLE　LIFE　TO　



THOSE　WHO　CAPTURE　THEM。　　Which　can　be　easily　justified；　inasmuch　as　



there　is　no　shepherd　who　does　not　place　barriers　against　the　



wolves；　and　does　not　endeavour　to　save　his　flock；　and　I　have　



already　exposed　to　your　Majesty　the　damage　which　the　Gitanos　



perpetrate　in　Spain。











'THE　GITANOS　OUGHT　TO　BE　CONDEMNED　TO　DEATH











'The　reasons　are　many。　　The　first；　for　being　spies；　and　traitors　to　



the　crown；　the　second　as　idlers　and　vagabonds。







'It　ought　always　to　be　considered；　that　no　sooner　did　the　race　of　



man　begin；　after　the　creation　of　the　world；　than　the　important　



point　of　civil　policy　arose　of　condemning　vagrants　to　death；　for　



Cain　was　certain　that　he　should　meet　his　destruction　in　wandering　



as　a　vagabond　for　the　murder　of　Abel。　　ERO　VAGUS　ET　PROFUGUS　IN　



TERRA：　　OMNIS　IGITUR　QUI　INVENERIT　ME；　OCCIDET　ME。　　Now；　the　IGITUR　



stands　here　as　the　natural　consequence　of　VAGUS　ERO；　as　it　is　



evident；　that　whoever　shall　see　me　must　kill　me；　because　he　sees　me　



a　wanderer。　　And　it　must　always　be　remembered；　that　at　that　time　



there　were　no　people　in　the　world　but　the　parents　and　brothers　of　



Cain；　as　St。　Ambrose　has　remarked。　　Moreover；　God；　by　the　mouth　of　



Jeremias；　menaced　his　people；　that　all　should　devour　them　whilst　



they　went　wandering　amongst　the　mountains。　　And　it　is　a　doctrine　



entertained　by　theologians；　that　the　mere　act　of　wandering；　without　



anything　else；　carries　with　it　a　vehement　suspicion　of　capital　



crime。　　Nature　herself　demonstrates　it　in　the　curious　political　



system　of　the　bees；　in　whose　well…governed　republic　the　drones　are　



killed　in　April；　when　they　commence　working。







'The　third；　because　they　are　stealers　of　four…footed　beasts；　who　



are　condemned　to　death　by　the　laws　of　Spain；　in　the　wise　code　of　



the　famous　King　Don　Alonso；　which　enactment　became　a　part　of　the　



common　law。







'The　fourth；　for　wizards；　diviners；　and　for　practising　arts　which　



are　prohibited　under　pain　of　death　by　the　divine　law　itself。　　And　



Saul　is　praised　for　having　caused　this　law　to　be　put　in　execution　



in　the　beginning　of　his　reign；　and　the　Holy　Scripture　attributes　to　



the　breach　of　it　（namely；　his　consulting　the　witch）　his　disastrous　



death；　and　the　transfer　of　the　kingdom　to　David。　　The　Emperor　



Constantine　the　Great；　and　other　emperors　who　founded　the　civil　



law；　condemned　to　death　those　who　should　practise　such　



facinorousness；　…　as　the　President　of　Tolosa　has　written。







'The　last　and　most　urgent　cause　is；　that　they　are　heretics；　if　what　



is　said　be　truth；　and　it　is　the　practice　of　the　law　in　Spain　to　



burn　such。











'THE　GITANOS　ARE　EXPELLED　FROM　THE　COUNTRY　BY　THE　LAWS　OF　SPAIN











'Firstly；　they　are　comprehended　as　hale　beggars　in　the　law　of　the　



wise　king；　Don　Alonso；　by　which　he　expelled　all　sturdy　beggars；　as　



being　idle　and　useless。







'Secondly；　the　law　expels　public　harlots　from　the　city；　and　of　this　



matter　I　have　already　said　something　in　my　second　chapter。







'Thirdly；　as　people　who　cause　scandal；　and　who；　as　is　visible　at　



the　first　glance；　are　prejudicial　to　morals　and　common　decency。　　



Now；　it　is　established　by　the　statute　law　of　these　kingdoms；　that　



such　people　be　expelled　therefrom；　it　is　said　so　in　the　well…



pondered　words　of　the　edict　for　the　expulsion　of　the　Moors：　　〃And　



forasmuch　as　the　sense　of　good　and　Christian　government　makes　it　a　



matter　of　conscience　to　expel　from　the　kingdoms　the　things　which　



cause　scandal；　injury　to　honest　subjects；　danger　to　the　state；　and　



above　all；　disloyalty　to　the　Lord　our　God。〃　　Therefore；　considering　



the　incorrigibility　of　the　Gitanos；　the　Spanish　kings　made　many　



holy　laws　in　order　to　deliver　their　subjects　from　such　pernicious　



people。







'Fourthly；　the　Catholic　princes；　Ferdinand　and　Isabella；　by　a　law　



which　they　made　in　Medina　del　Campo；　in　the　year　1494；　and　which　



the　emperor　our　lord　renewed　in　Toledo　in　1523；　and　in　Madrid　in　



1528　and　1534；　and　the　late　king　our　lord；　in　1560；　banished　them　



perpetually　from　Spain；　and　gave　them　as　slaves　to　whomsoever　



should　find　them；　after　the　expiration　of　the　term　specified　in　the　



edict　…　laws　which　are　notorious　even　amongst　strangers。　　The　words　



are：…　〃We　declare　to　be　vagabonds；　and　subject　to　the　aforesaid　



penalty；　the　Egyptians　and　foreign　tinkers；　who　by　laws　and　



statutes　of　these　kingdoms　are　commanded　to　depart　therefrom；　and　



the　poor　sturdy　beggars；　who　contrary　to　the　order　given　in　the　new　



edict；　beg　for　alms　and　wander　about。〃











'THE　LAWS　ARE　VERY　JUST　WHICH　EXPEL　THE　GITANOS　FROM　THE　STATES











All　the　doctors；　who　are　of　opinion　that　the　Gitanos　may　be　



condemned　to　death；　would　consider　it　as　an　act　of　mercy　in　your　



Majesty　to　banish　them　perpetually　from　Spain；　and　at　the　same　time　



as　exceedingly　just。　　Many　and　learned　men　not　only　consider　that　



it　is　just　to　expel　them；　but　cannot　sufficiently　wonder　that　they　



are　tolerated　in　Christian　states；　and　even　consider　that　such　



toleration　is　an　insult　to　the　kingdoms。







'Whilst　engaged　in　writing　this；　I　have　seen　a　very　learned　



memorial；　in　which　Doctor　Salazar　de　Mendoza　makes　the　same　



supplication　to　your　Majesty　which　is　made　in　this　discourse；　



holding　it　to　be　the　imperious　duty　of　every　good　government。







'It　stands　in　reason　that　the　prince　is　bound　to　watch　for　the　



welfare　of　his　subjects；　and　the　wrongs　which　those　of　your　Majesty　



receive　from　the　Gitanos　I　have　already　exposed　in　my　second　



chapter；　it　being　a　point　worthy　of　great　consideration　that　the　



wrongs　caused　by　the　Moriscos　moved　your　royal　and　merciful　bosom　



to　drive　them　out；　although　they　were　many；　and　their　departure　



would　be　felt　as　a　loss　to　the　population；　the　commerce；　the　royal　



revenues；　and　agriculture。　　Now；　with　respect　to