[Footnote 1: veinticuatros. Magistrates of certain cities of
Andalusia, whose duties, according to the ancient municipal régime,
were much the same as those of the modern _regidores_ or aldermen.
As the name indicates, there were twenty-four of these city
councilors.]

[Footnote 2: el flamencote = 'the big (_or_ great) Fleming.' During
the reign of Philip II, owing to his religious persecutions in the
Netherlands, several eminent Flemish noblemen were sent to Spain to
treat with him on this question. Among the most famous were Egmont
(Lamoral, count of Egmont), who was in Spain from January to April,
1565, and Montigny (Floris de Montmorency), who made two trips to
Spain, one in 1562, and the other in 1566, on which occasion he
remained until 1570, when he was murdered at the king's bidding.
Philip received both of these envoys with a show of great cordiality
and affection. The Spanish nobles, on the contrary, were cold in
their reception, and would gladly have given them over to the
Inquisition had there been no fear of Philip's anger. Either of
these envoys, if they were ever in Seville, may be referred to here,
or some other influential Fleming who may have been there under
similar conditions, or this may be mere fiction.]

[Footnote 3: los señores de la cruz verde. The officers of the
Inquisition. The arms of this body were a green cross surmounted by
a crown, with a drawn sword to the right and an olive branch to the
left, upon a field of sable. See Emmanuel Delorme, _les Emblèmes de
L'Inquisition d'Espagne_, Toulouse, 1905.]

[Footnote 4: los magnates. Doubtless Philip II and his court are
meant.]