As a people they are stout-hearted, vehement, eager, cruel in war, zealous in attack, little fearing: death; not revengeful, but fickle, presumptuous, rash, boastful, deceitful, very suspicious, especially of strangers, whom they despise.

They are full of courteous and hypocritical gestures and words, which they consider to imply good manners, civility, and wisdom.
They are well spoken, and very hospitable.

They feed well, eating much meat, which-owing to the rainy climate and the ranker character of the grass--is not so firm and succulent as the meat of France and the Netherlands.

The people are not so laborious as the French and Hollanders, preferring to lead an indolent life, like the Spaniards.

The most difficult and ingenious of the handicrafts are in the hands of foreigners, as is the case with the lazy inhabitants of Spain.