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Prologue./
The lanchinge of a shippe? this moderne agehath seldome seene such action on a stage:
Vnseene thinges seene, are most & best approude
Gold, because rare, is deare, & well beloude.
The limbecke of our author hath distilld
salt water into fresh. Eache sceane is filld
wth various distillations. To extract
fresh out of salt (though Com̄on) is an acte
of a good Chymist: This was done at sea
on land tis facile. wthout further plea:
He did yt, wch did doe yt to reviue
his stupid sences: not thereby to thriue
by settinge yt to sale. The sea made this.
and you must blame the sea, yf ought's amisse./
exit./
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