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 Socrates (quod he) now is the time when thou mait hew forth thy long fotered and famous wiedome, for my father is euen nowe taken with a grieuous dieae, and drawing neere (as it eemeth) to his end, is therwithall grieuouly troubled, and greatly diquieted. Howbeit, heeretofore hee was o farre from the feare of death, as that he was wont pleaantly to coffe and corne at thoe which ved to portraict the Image of death, painting him with a dreadfull countenance and griefly face. VVherefore I beeech thee O Socrates, to go and comfort my father as you were wont to doo; for o the rather being trengthened with your good counaile, he hall bee able without any grudging or fainting to pae through the way of all fleh, and I with the ret of his friends and kinmen will maintaine the yearely memory of that his good end.

O Clinias I will not denie thy o reaonable a requet, pecially concerning uch a matter, as to deny it were great unkindnes and dicourteie: to grant in pertyneth both to godlinee and charitie. Let vs therefore peede vs to him: for if thy father be in o ore taking, there needeth peedines and great hat.

Clinias.