3337Caes. Which is the Queene of Egypt.

3338Dol. It is the Emperor Madam. Cleo. kneeles.

3339Caesar. Arise, you shall not kneele:

3340I pray you rise, rise Egypt.

3341Cleo. Sir, the Gods will haue it thus,

3342My Master and my Lord I must obey,

3343Caesar. Take to you no hard thoughts,

3344The Record of what iniuries you did vs,

3345Though written in our flesh, we shall remember

3346As things but done by chance.

3347Cleo. Sole Sir o'th'World,

3348I cannot proiect mine owne cause so well

3349To make it cleare, but do confesse I haue

3350Bene laden with like frailties, which before

3351Haue often sham'd our Sex.

3352Caesar. Cleopatra know,

3353We will extenuate rather then inforce:

3354If you apply your selfe to our intents,

3355Which towards you are most gentle, you shall finde

3356A benefit in this change: but if you seeke

3357To lay on me a Cruelty, by taking

3358Anthonies course, you shall bereaue your selfe

3359Of my good purposes, and put your children

3360To that destruction which Ile guard them from,

3361If thereon you relye. Ile take my leaue.

3362Cleo. And may through all the world: tis yours, & we

3363your Scutcheons, and your signes of Conquest shall

3364Hang in what place you please. Here my good Lord.

3365Caesar. You shall aduise me in all for Cleopatra.

3366Cleo. This is the breefe: of Money, Plate, & Iewels

3367I am possest of, 'tis exactly valewed,

3368Not petty things admitted. Where's Seleucus?

3369Seleu. Heere Madam.

3370Cleo. This is my Treasurer, let him speake (my Lord)

3371Vpon his perill, that I haue reseru'd

3372To my selfe nothing. Speake the truth Seleucus.

3373Seleu. Madam, I had rather seele my lippes,

3374Then to my perill speake that which is not.

3375Cleo. What haue I kept backe.

3376Sel. Enough to purchase what you haue made known

3377Caesar. Nay blush not Cleopatra, I approue

3378Your Wisedome in the deede.

3379Cleo. See Caesar: Oh behold,

3380How pompe is followed: Mine will now be yours,

3381And should we shift estates, yours would be mine.

3382The ingratitude of this Seleucus, does

3383Euen make me wilde. Oh Slaue, of no more trust

3384Then loue that's hyr'd? What goest thou backe, y^u shalt

3385Go backe I warrant thee: but Ile catch thine eyes

3386Though they had wings. Slaue, Soule-lesse, Villain, Dog.

3387O rarely base!

3388Caesar. Good Queene, let vs intreat you.

3389Cleo. O Caesar, what a wounding shame is this,

3390That thou vouchsafing heere to visit me,

3391Doing the Honour of thy Lordlinesse

3392To one so meeke, that mine owne Seruant should

3393Parcell the summe of my disgraces, by

3394Addition of his Enuy. Say (good Caesar)

3395That I some Lady trifles haue reseru'd,

3396Immoment toyes, things of such Dignitie

3397As we greet moderne Friends withall, and say

3398Some Nobler token I haue kept apart

3399For Liuia and Octauia, to induce

3400Their mediation, must I be vnfolded

3401With one that I haue bred: The Gods! it smites me

3402Beneath the fall I haue. Prythee go hence,

3403Or I shall shew the Cynders of my spirits

3404Through th'Ashes of my chance: Wer't thou a man,

3405Thou would'st haue mercy on me.

3406Caesar. Forbeare Seleucus.

3407Cleo. Be it known, that we the greatest are mis-thoght

3408For things that others do: and when we fall,

3409We answer others merits, in our name

3410Are therefore to be pittied.

3411Caesar. Cleopatra,

3412Not what you haue reseru'd, nor what acknowledg'd

3413Put we i'th' Roll of Conquest: still bee't yours,

3414Bestow it at your pleasure, and beleeue

3415Caesars no Merchant, to make prize with you

3416Of things that Merchants sold. Therefore be cheer'd,

3417Make not your thoughts your prisons: No deere Queen,

3418For we intend so to dispose you, as

3419Your selfe shall giue vs counsell: Feede, and sleepe:

3420Our care and pitty is so much vpon you,

3421That we remaine your Friend, and so adieu.

3422Cleo. My Master, and my Lord.

3423Caesar. Not so: Adieu. Flourish.

3425Cleo. He words me Gyrles, he words me,

3426That I should not be Noble to my selfe.

3427But hearke thee Charmian.

3428Iras. Finish good Lady, the bright day is done,

3429And we are for the darke.

3430Cleo. Hye thee againe,

3431I haue spoke already, and it is prouided,

3432Go put it to the haste.

3433Char. Madam, I will.

3435Dol. Where's the Queene?

3436Char. Behold sir.

3437Cleo. Dolabella.

3438Dol. Madam, as thereto sworne, by your command

3439(Which my loue makes Religion to obey)

3440I tell you this: Caesar through Syria

3441Intends his iourney, and within three dayes,

3442You with your Children will he send before,

3443Make your best vse of this. I haue perform'd

3444Your pleasure, and my promise.

3445Cleo. Dolabella, I shall remaine your debter.

3446Dol. I your Seruant:

3447Adieu good Queene, I must attend on Caesar. Exit

3448Cleo. Farewell, and thankes.

3449Now Iras, what think'st thou?

3450Thou, an Egyptian Puppet shall be shewne

3451In Rome as well as I: Mechanicke Slaues

3452With greazie Aprons, Rules, and Hammers shall

3453Vplift vs to the view. In their thicke breathes,

3454Ranke of grosse dyet, shall we be enclowded,

3455And forc'd to drinke their vapour.

3456Iras. The Gods forbid.

3457Cleo. Nay, 'tis most certaine Iras: sawcie Lictors

3458Will catch at vs like Strumpets, and scald Rimers

3459Ballads vs out a Tune. The quicke Comedians

3460Extemporally will stage vs, and present

3461Our Alexandrian Reuels: Anthony

3462Shall be brought drunken forth, and I shall see

3463Some squeaking Cleopatra Boy my greatnesse

3464I'th'posture of a Whore.

3465Iras. O the good Gods!

3466Cleo. Nay that's certaine.

3467Iras. Ile neuer see't? for I am sure mine Nailes

3468Are stronger then mine eyes.