Act V

SCENE I.--The Scene lying in a Carrack.

Enter a Pirate and the Captain.

Pir: Welcome a ship-board, captain; you staid long.

Capt: No longer than was necessary for shifting trades; to change me from a robber to a pirate.

Pir: There's a fair change wrought in you since yesterday morning; then you talked of nothing but
repentance, and amendment of life.

Capt: 'Faith, I have considered better on't: for, conversing a whole day together with honest men,
I found them all so poor and beggarly, that a civil person would be ashamed to be seen with them:--but
you come from Don Roderick's cabin; what hopes have you of his life?

Pir: No danger of it, only loss of blood had made him faint away; he called for you.

Capt: Well, are his jewels and his plate brought in?

Pir: They are.--When hoist we sails?

Capt: At the first break of day: When we are got out clear, we'll seize on Roderick and his men:
They are not many, but fear may make them desperate.

Pir: We may take them, when they are laid to sleep.

Capt: 'Tis well advised.

Pir: I forgot to tell you, sir, that a little before Don Roderick was brought in, a company of gentlemen
(pursued it seems by justice) procured our boat to row them hither. Two of them carried a very fair lady betwixt
them, who was either dead, or swooned.

Capt: We'll sell them altogether to the Turk,--at least I'll tell them so. [Aside.

Pir: Pray, sir, let us reserve the lady to our own uses; it were a shame to good catholicks to give
her up to infidels.

Capt: Don Roderick's door opens; I'll speak to him.

The Scene draws, and discovers the Captains cabin;

RODORICK on a bed, and two Servants by him.

Capt: How is it with the brave Don Roderick? Do you want any thing?

Rod: I have too much Of that I would not, love; And what I would have, that I want, revenge.
I must be set ashore.

Capt: That you may, sir; But our own safety must be thought on first.

[One enters, and whispers the Captain.

Capt: I come:--Seignior, think you are lord here, and command all freely.

[Exeunt Captain and Pirates.

Rod: He does well to bid me think so: I am of opinion
We are fallen into huckster's hands.

1 Serv: Indeed he talked suspiciously enough; He half denied to land us.

Rod: These, Pedro, are your confiding men--

2 Serv: I think them still so.

Rod: Would I were from them.

2 Serv: 'Tis impossible To attempt it now; you have not strength enough To walk.

Rod: That venture must be mine: We're lost, If we stay here to-morrow.

2 Serv: I hope better.

1 Serv: One whom I saw among 'em, to my knowledge, Is a notorious robber.

2 Serv: He looked so like a gentleman, I could not know him then.