His father murdred, and a Crowne bereft him, [Sidenote: 174] He would turne all his teares to droppes of blood, Amaze the standers by with his laments, &c. &c.]

Antony implored the by-standers to carry him to Cleopatra, that he might see her once more before he died.

"Yes," replied a by-stander, "and you'll be rotten when you're dead.

The scaffold ought to be raised at least four feet, with rails high enough to support the standers, and yet so low as not to hinder the view.