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Title
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The Judgement of Sancho
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Description
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Having been carried to the court of justice, Sancho Panza is placed on a regal seat and told that it is custom for the governor of the islant to answer difficult and intricate questions asked of him by the citizens. The answers Sancho gives will make the people feel the extent of his wisdom, and estimate his abilities, so they can judge whether they ought to rejoice, or to be worry for his coming. The first to seek an audience with Sancho Panza are two old men (pictured to the left), one with a staff and the other without. The old man without a staff explains that he'd lent ten crowns but had not been repaid. The old man with the staff claimed he had never been lent the ten crowns to begin with. The old man without the staff said he would be satisfied if the other man would swear upon god that he has paid me back. The old man with the staff agreed and handed his staff to the plaintiff before swearing to Sancho and all present that he had repaid the sum in full. Satisfied, the plaintiff gave the staff back and was about to leave but Sancho stopped him and told his attendants to break the staff. The staff was then broken and ten crowns fell out from within.
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Image Creator
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Mr. Ozell (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25009
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Source Name
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The History of the Renowned Don Quixote De la Mancha
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Image
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Subject
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Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character)
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Justice, Administration of
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Spain
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Tricks
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Literature
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