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 Which he vow'd shortly he would sacrifice To his revenge.

1.Pilg. Alasse Antonio, If that a man be thrust into a well, No matter who sets hand to't, his owne weight Will bring him sooner to th' bottome: Come, let's hence. Fortune makes this conclusion generall, "All things do helpe th'unhappy man to fall. Duch. Banish'd Ancona?

Ant. Yes, you see what powre Lightens in great mens breath.

Duch. Is all our traine Shrunke to this poore remainder?

Ant. These poore men, (Which have got little in service) vow To take your fortune: But your wiser buntings Now they are fledg'd are gon.

Duch. They have done wisely, This puts me in mind of death, Physitians thus, With their hands full of money, use to give ore Their Patients.

Ant. Right the fashion of the world, From decaide fortunes, every flatterer shrinkes, Men cease to build, where the foundation sinkes.

Duch. I had a very strange dreame to night.

Ant. What was't?

Duch. Me thought I wore my Coronet of State, And on a sudaine all the Diamonds Were chang'd to Pearles.

Ant. My Interpretation Is, you'll weepe shortly, for to me, the pearles