612he shall haue euery day a seuerall greeting, or Ile vnpeo-

613ple Egypt. Exeunt

616Pom. If the great Gods be iust, they shall assist

617The deeds of iustest men.

618Mene. Know worthy Pompey, that what they do de-

619lay, they not deny.

620Pom. Whiles we are sutors to their Throne, decayes

621the thing we sue for.

622Mene. We ignorant of our selues,

623Begge often our owne harmes, which the wise Powres

624Deny vs for our good: so finde we profit

625By loosing of our Prayers.

626Pom. I shall do well:

627The people loue me, and the Sea is mine;

628My powers are Cressent, and my Auguring hope

629Sayes it will come to'th'full. Marke Anthony

630In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make

631No warres without doores. Caesar gets money where

632He looses hearts: Lepidus flatters both,

633Of both is flatter'd: but he neither loues,

634Nor either cares for him.

635Mene. Caesar and Lepidus are in the field,

636A mighty strength they carry.

637Pom. Where haue you this? 'Tis false.

638Mene. From Siluius, Sir.

639Pom He dreames: I know they are in Rome together

640Looking for Anthony: but all the charmes of Loue,

641Salt Cleopatra soften thy wand lip,

642Let Witchcraft ioyne with Beauty, Lust with both,

643Tye vp the Libertine in a field of Feasts,

644Keepe his Braine fuming. Epicurean Cookes,

645Sharpen with cloylesse sawce his Appetite,

646That sleepe and feeding may prorogue his Honour,

647Euen till a Lethied dulnesse---

649How now Varrius?

650Var. This is most certaine, that I shall deliuer:

651Marke Anthony is euery houre in Rome

652Expected. Since he went from Egypt, 'tis

653A space for farther Trauaile.

654Pom. I could haue giuen lesse matter

655A better eare. Menas, I did not thinke

656This amorous Surfetter would haue donn'd his Helme

657For such a petty Warre: His Souldiership

658Is twice the other twaine: But let vs reare

659The higher our Opinion, that our stirring

660Can from the lap of Egypts Widdow, plucke

661The neere Lust-wearied Anthony.

662Mene. I cannot hope,

663Caesar and Anthony shall well greet together;

664His Wife that's dead, did trespasses to Caesar,

665His Brother wan'd vpon him, although I thinke

666Not mou'd by Anthony.

667Pom. I know not Menas,

668How lesser Enmities may giue way to greater,

669Were't not that we stand vp against them all:

670'Twer pregnant they should square between themselues,

671For they haue entertained cause enough

672To draw their swords: but how the feare of vs

673May Ciment their diuisions, and binde vp

674The petty difference, we yet not know:

675Bee't as our Gods will haue't; it onely stands

676Our liues vpon, to vse our strongest hands

677Come Menas. Exeunt.

679Lep. Good Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed,

680And shall become you well, to intreat your Captaine

681To soft and gentle speech.

682Enob. I shall intreat him

683To answer like himselfe: if Caesar moue him,

684Let Anthony looke ouer Caesars head,

685And speake as lowd as Mars. By Iupiter,

686Were I the wearer of Anthonio's Beard,

687I would not shaue't to day.

688Lep. 'Tis not a time for priuate stomacking.

689Eno. Euery time serues for the matter that is then

690borne in't.

691Lep. But small to greater matters must giue way.

692Eno. Not if the fmall come first.

693Lep. Your speech is passion: but pray you stirre

694No Embers vp. Heere comes the Noble Anthony.

696Eno. And yonder Caesar.

698Ant. If we compose well heere, to Parthia:

699Hearke Ventidius.

700Caesar. I do not know Mecenas, aske Agrippa.

701Lep. Noble Friends:

702That which combin'd vs was most great, and let not

703A leaner action rend vs. What's amisse,

704May it be gently heard. When we debate

705Our triuiall difference loud, we do commit

706Murther in healing wounds. Then Noble Partners,

707The rather for I earnestly beseech,

708Touch you the sowrest points with sweetest tearmes,

709Nor curstnesse grow to'th'matter.

710Ant. 'Tis spoken well:

711Were we before our Armies, and to fight,

712I should do thus. Flourish.

713Caes. Welcome to Rome.

714Ant. Thanke you.

715Caes. Sit.

716Ant, Sit sir.

717Caes. Nay then.

718Ant. I learne, you take things ill, which are not so:

719Or being, concerne you not.

720Caes. I must be laught at, if or for nothing, or a little, I

721Should say my selfe offended, and with you

722Chiefely i'th'world. More laught at, that I should

723Once name you derogately: when to sound your name

724It not concern'd me.

725Ant. My being in Egypt Caesar, what was't to you?

726Caes. No more then my reciding heere at Rome

727Might be to you in Egypt: yet if you there

728Did practise on my State, your being in Egypt

729Might be my question.

730Ant. How intend you, practis'd?

731Caes. You may be pleas'd to catch at mine intent,

732By what did heere befall me. Your Wife and Brother

733Made warres vpon me, and their contestation

734Was Theame for you, you were the word of warre.

735Ant. You do mistake your busines, my Brother neuer

736Did vrge me in his Act: I did inquire it,

737And haue my Learning from some true reports

738That drew their swords with you, did he not rather

739Discredit my authority with yours,

740And make the warres alike against my stomacke,

741Hauing alike your cause. Of this, my Letters

742Before did satisfie you. If you'l patch a quarrell,

743As matter whole you haue to make it with,

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