[96] Caked = calked. “The windows close shut and calked.” (Ben Jonson, Silent Woman, i. 1.)
[97] Tobacco-smoking was just then in its infancy; it was introduced into England by Sir John Hawkins in 1565, and grew rapidly in the next decades. A curious old book of travels in Wales, says, “William Myddleton, elder brother of Sir Hugh Myddleton, projector of the New River, is remarkable for having been one of the first three who smoked tobacco in England, when crowds gathered round to witness the phenomenon.” Shakespeare never once alludes to tobacco.
[98] Cape Janissary is on the Asiatic side of the entrance to the Dardanelles.
[99] Gallipoli.
[100] Chirmagee = a boat rowed by chiurme, or slaves.
[101] Thomas Glover subsequently went out, in 1602, as Ambassador to the Porte, with power to appoint Consuls, and regulate the trade.
[102] Relezea corresponds in position to modern Ereklidia, which is mentioned by Wheeler as Heraclissa.
[103] Sledge = sledge-hammer. “The blacksmith’s sledge, and the scythe of the mower.” (Longfellow, Evangeline, i, 2.)
[104] Fadem, old form of word “fathom”. A.-S. fædm = the space reached by the arms extended, a grasp:—
“I fadmede al at ones