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ALMEDA. No speech to that end, by your favour, sir.

CALLAPINE. By Cairo 29 runs—

ALMEDA. No talk of running, I tell you, sir.

CALLAPINE. A little further, gentle Almeda.

ALMEDA. Well, sir, what of this?

CALLAPINE. By Cairo runs to Alexandria-bay

Darotes' stream, 30 wherein at 31 anchor lies

A Turkish galley of my royal fleet,

Waiting my coming to the river-side,

Hoping by some means I shall be releas'd;

Which, when I come aboard, will hoist up sail,

And soon put forth into the Terrene 32 sea,

Where, 33 'twixt the isles of Cyprus and of Crete,

We quickly may in Turkish seas arrive.

Then shalt thou see a hundred kings and more,

Upon their knees, all bid me welcome home.

Amongst so many crowns of burnish'd gold,

Choose which thou wilt, all are at thy command:

A thousand galleys, mann'd with Christian slaves,

I freely give thee, which shall cut the Straits,

And bring armadoes, from 34 the coasts of Spain,

Fraughted with gold of rich America:

The Grecian virgins shall attend on thee,