APOPHTH. XXXVIII.

IT was told the Marquess, that such a Romane Catholike being sorely pressed to take the oath of supremacy, and being acquainted with another Gentleman, who was a Protestant, and so like unto him, that you could hardly distinguish them, whilst they were together, much lesse asunder: this Imago sui, as if nature had chosen him to be his representative, as the others part, (the right stone being pulled out, and a Counterfeit set in the right ring) and what with the likeness of his countenance, and the identity of apparel, he past for cur∣rant, which jest my Romane thought so good, that he must needes brag of it to the Marquess; but the Marquess no way Page  77 lik'd it, asking him, would you put another upon that which you would not do your self? what if the Devil (you two being so like one another) should mistake you for him? I assure you he would go neere to marre the conceit.