Dramatis Perfonæ. SALINUS, Duke of Ephefus. Dromio of Ephefus,} Twin-Brothers, and Sons to Egeon and Emilia, but unknown to each other. Dromio of Ephesus, Į Twin-Brothers, and Slaves to the Dromio of Syracufe, two Antipholis's. Balthazar, a Merchant. Angelo, a Goldsmith. A Merchant, Friend to Antipholis of Syracufe. Emilia, Wife to Egeon, an Abbefs at Ephefus. Luce, Servant to Adriana. Jailor, Officers, and other Attendants. SCENE, Ephefus. THE THE COMEDY of ERRORS. ACT I. SCENE I. The Duke's Palace. Enter the Duke of Ephefus, Egeon, Jailor, and other Attendants. EGEON. ROCEED, Salinus, to procure my fall, PROC And by the doom of death end woes and all. Duke. Merchant of Syracufe, plead no more; I am not partial to infringe our laws: The enmity, and difcord, which of late Sprung from the ranc'rous outrage of your Duke, Come to the bay of Ephefus, he dies: B His His goods confiscate to the Duke's dispose, Egeon. Yet this my comfort, when your words are done, My woes end likewife with the evening fun." Ægeon. A heavier tafk could not have been impos'd, Than I to speak my grief unfpeakable: Yet that the world may witnefs, that my end Unto a woman, happy but for me; And by me too, had not our hap been bad: A joyful mother of two goodly fons; And, which was ftrange, the one fo like the other, A poor mean woman was delivered I bought, |