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 lament the mieries of mans life, I will nowe onely in place of many, recite the witnee of one, being mot worthie of memorie, which thus aith,

But of Amphiaraus what aith the Poet?

But I will let them pae, leat contrarye to promie, I eeme to dicoure at large, and that in the alleadging of forraine witnees. What trade of life I pray you is there, or what occupation, of which you hall not find many that complaine and greatly milike of their preent affaires. Let vs ouerrunne the companies of Artificers & craftmen, which continually labour from night to night, and yet hardly able to find them necearies to liue, by bewayling theyr bare etate, & filling their nightwatchings with orrow