_Bert._ And will Astutio prove, then, To please a passionate man, (the king's no more,) False to his maker, and his reason, which Commands more than I ask? O summer friendship, Whose flattering leaves, that shadow'd us in our Prosperity, with the least gust drop off In the autumn of adversity! How like A prison is to a grave! when dead, we are With solemn pomp brought thither, and our heirs, Masking their joy in false dissembled tears, Weep o'er the herse; but earth no sooner covers The earth brought thither, but they turn away, With inward smiles, the dead no more remember'd: So, enter'd in a prison---- _Ast._ My occasions Command me hence, my lord. _Bert._ Pray you, leave me, do; And tell the cruel king, that I will wear These fetters till my flesh and they are one Incorporated substance. [_Exit_ ASTUTIO.] In myself, As in a glass, I'll look on human frailty, And curse the height of royal blood; since I, In being born near to Jove, am near his thunder[159]. Cedars once shaken with a storm, their own Weight grubs their roots out.--Lead me where you please; I am his, not fortune's martyr, and will die The great example of his cruelty. [_Exit guarded._ FOOTNOTES: [157] _Calver'd salmon_ appears to have differed but little from what is now called pickled salmon, as the directions for preparing it are--"to boil it in vinegar with oil and spices." The word is still in use, but not in the exact sense of the text. To _calver_ fish is now a very simple process.--GIFFORD. [158] --------_To a tripe_,] i. e. _to a tripe shop_. By "carrying his own stool," he means that he would not wait for the formality of an invitation, but trust to the vender's hospitality for a meal. The singular custom of uninvited or unexpected guests bringing their seats with them is frequently noticed by the writers of Massinger's time. It is probable that the practice originated in necessity. Our ancient houses were not much encumbered with furniture, and the little which they had was moved from place to place as occasion required.--GIFFORD. [159] _In being born near to Jove, am near his thunder._] [Greek: Porrhô Dios kai te porrho keraunou]. SCENE II. _Palermo. A Grove near the Palace._ _Enter_ ADORNI.