Note 28 — Chapter IX
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The celebrated Caranza was, in sooth, the oracle and manual of duelling in his day. He was by birth a Spaniard; his name Geronimo Caranza. His famous work was entitled, "Verdera Destreza de las Armas"—"The true Dexterity or Skill in Arms." His talents are thus eulogized in the comedy of "Los Locos de Valencia," of Lope de Vega:—
----"El gran Caranza, A quien las armas en Espana deben Quanta mayor destreza el arte alcanza."