1377Senat. To Coriolanus come all ioy and Honor.

1380Bru. You see how he intends to vse the people.

1381Scicin. May they perceiue's intent: he wil require them

1382As if he did contemne what he requested,

1383Should be in them to giue.

1384Bru. Come, wee'l informe them

1385Of our proceedings heere on th' Market place,

1386I know they do attend vs.

13881. Cit. Once if he do require our voyces, wee ought

1389not to deny him.

13902. Cit. We may Sir if we will.

13913. Cit. We haue power in our selues to do it, but it is

1392a power that we haue no power to do: For, if hee shew vs

1393his wounds, and tell vs his deeds, we are to put our ton-

1394gues into those wounds, and speake for them: So if he tel

1395vs his Noble deeds, we must also tell him our Noble ac-

1396ceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous, and for the

1397multitude to be ingratefull, were to make a Monster of

1398the multitude; of the which, we being members, should

1399bring our selues to be monstrous members.

14001. Cit. And to make vs no better thought of a little

1401helpe will serue: for once we stood vp about the Corne,

1402he himselfe stucke not to call vs the many-headed Multi-

1403tude.

14043. Cit. We haue beene call'd so of many, not that our

1405heads are some browne, some blacke, some Abram, some

1406bald; but that our wits are so diuersly Coulord; and true-

1407ly I thinke, if all our wittes were to issue out of one Scull,

1408they would flye East, West, North, South, and their con-

1409sent of one direct way, should be at once to all the points

1410a'th Compasse.

14112. Cit. Thinke you so? Which way do you iudge my

1412wit would flye.

14133. Cit. Nay your wit will not so soone out as another

1414mans will, 'tis strongly wadg'd vp in a blocke-head: but

1415if it were at liberty, 'twould sure Southward.

14162 Cit. Why that way?

14173 Cit. To loose it selfe in a Fogge, where being three

1418parts melted away with rotten Dewes, the fourth would

1419returne for Conscience sake, to helpe to get thee a Wife.

14202 Cit. You are neuer without your trickes, you may,

1421you may.

14223 Cit. Are you all resolu'd to giue your voyces? But

1423that's no matter, the greater part carries it, I say. If hee

1424would incline to the people, there was neuer a worthier

1425man.

1428Heere he comes, and in the Gowne of humility, marke

1429his behauiour: we are not to stay altogether, but to come

1430by him where he stands, by ones, by twoes, & by threes.

1431He's to make his requests by particulars, wherein euerie

1432one of vs ha's a single Honor, in giuing him our own voi-

1433ces with our owne tongues, therefore follow me, and Ile

1434direct you how you shall go by him.

1435All. Content, content.

1436Men. Oh Sir, you are not right: haue you not knowne

1437The worthiest men haue done't?

1438Corio. What must I say, I pray Sir?

1439Plague vpon't, I cannot bring

1440My tongue to such a pace. Looke Sir, my wounds,

1441I got them in my Countries Seruice, when

1442Some certaine of your Brethren roar'd, and ranne

1443From th' noise of our owne Drummes.

1444Menen. Oh me the Gods, you must not speak of that,

1445You must desire them to thinke vpon you.

1446Coriol. Thinke vpon me? Hang 'em,

1447I would they would forget me, like the Vertues

1448Which our Diuines lose by em.

1449Men. You'l marre all,

1450Ile leaue you: Pray you speake to em, I pray you

1451In wholsome manner. Exit

1453Corio. Bid them wash their Faces,

1454And keepe their teeth cleane: So, heere comes a brace,

1455You know the cause (Sir) of my standing heere.

14563 Cit. We do Sir, tell vs what hath brought you too't.

1457Corio. Mine owne desert.

14582 Cit. Your owne desert.

1459Corio. I, but mine owne desire.

14603 Cit. How not your owne desire?

1461Corio. No Sir, 'twas neuer my desire yet to trouble the

1462poore with begging.

14633 Cit. You must thinke if we giue you any thing, we

1464hope to gaine by you.

1465Corio. Well then I pray, your price a'th' Consulship.

14661 Cit. The price is, to aske it kindly.

1467Corio. Kindly sir, I pray let me ha't: I haue wounds to

1468shew you, which shall bee yours in priuate: your good

1469voice Sir, what say you?

14702 Cit. You shall ha't worthy Sir.

1471Corio. A match Sir, there's in all two worthie voyces

1472begg'd: I haue your Almes, Adieu.

14733 Cit. But this is something odde.

14742 Cit. And 'twere to giue againe: but 'tis no matter.

1476Coriol. Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune

1477of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the

1478Customarie Gowne.

14791. You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and

1480you haue not deserued Nobly.

1481Coriol. Your AEnigma.

14821. You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue

1483bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the

1484Common people.

1485Coriol. You should account mee the more Vertuous,

1486that I haue not bin common in my Loue, I will sir flatter

1487my sworne Brother the people to earne a deerer estima-

1488tion of them, 'tis a condition they account gentle: & since

1489the wisedome of their choice, is rather to haue my Hat,

1490then my Heart, I will practice the insinuating nod, and be

1491off to them most counterfetly, that is sir, I will counter-

1492fet the bewitchment of some popular man, and giue it

1493bountifull to the desirers: Therefore beseech you, I may

1494be Consull.

14952. Wee hope to finde you our friend: and therefore

1496giue you our voices heartily.

14971. You haue receyued many wounds for your Coun-

1498trey.

1499Coriol. I wil not Seale your knowledge with shewing

1500them. I will make much of your voyces, and so trouble

1501you no farther.

1502Both. The Gods giue you ioy Sir heartily.

1503Coriol. Most sweet Voyces:

1504Better it is to dye, better to sterue,

1505Then craue the higher, which first we do deserue.

1506Why in this Wooluish tongue should I stand heere,

1507To begge of Hob and Dicke, that does appeere