2032Sicin. He's a Disease that must be cut away.

2033Mene. Oh he's a Limbe, that ha's but a Disease

2034Mortall, to cut it off: to cure it, easie.

2035What ha's he done to Rome, that's worthy death?

2036Killing our Enemies, the blood he hath lost

2037(Which I dare vouch, is more then that he hath

2038By many an Ounce) he dropp'd it for his Country:

2039And what is left, to loose it by his Countrey,

2040Were to vs all that doo't, and suffer it

2041A brand to th' end a'th World.

2042Sicin. This is cleane kamme.

2043Brut. Meerely awry:

2044When he did loue his Country, it honour'd him.

2045Menen. The seruice of the foote

2046Being once gangren'd, is not then respected

2047For what before it was.

2048Bru. Wee'l heare no more:

2049Pursue him to his house, and plucke him thence,

2050Least his infection being of catching nature,

2051Spred further.

2052Menen. One word more, one word:

2053This Tiger-footed-rage, when it shall find

2054The harme of vnskan'd swiftnesse, will (too late)

2055Tye Leaden pounds too's heeles. Proceed by Processe,

2056Least parties (as he is belou'd) breake out,

2057And sacke great Rome with Romanes.

2058Brut. If it were so?

2059Sicin. What do ye talke?

2060Haue we not had a taste of his Obedience?

2061Our Ediles smot: our selues resisted: come.

2062Mene. Consider this: He ha's bin bred i'th' Warres

2063Since a could draw a Sword, and is ill-school'd

2064In boulted Language: Meale and Bran together

2065He throwes without distinction. Giue me leaue,

2066Ile go to him, and vndertake to bring him in peace,

2067Where he shall answer by a lawfull Forme

2068(In peace) to his vtmost perill.

20691. Sen. Noble Tribunes,

2070It is the humane way: the other course

2071Will proue to bloody: and the end of it,

2072Vnknowne to the Beginning.

2073Sic. Noble Menenius, be you then as the peoples officer:

2074Masters, lay downe your Weapons.

2075Bru. Go not home.

2076Sic. Meet on the Market place: wee'l attend you there:

2077Where if you bring not Martius, wee'l proceede

2078In our first way.

2079Menen. Ile bring him to you.

2080Let me desire your company: he must come,

2081Or what is worst will follow.

2082Sena. Pray you let's to him. Exeunt Omnes.

2084Corio. Let them pull all about mine eares, present me

2085Death on the Wheele, or at wilde Horses heeles,

2086Or pile ten hilles on the Tarpeian Rocke,

2087That the precipitation might downe stretch

2088Below the beame of sight; yet will I still

2089Be thus to them.

2091Noble. You do the Nobler.

2092Corio. I muse my Mother

2093Do's not approue me further, who was wont

2094To call them Wollen Vassailes, things created

2095To buy and sell with Groats, to shew bare heads

2096In Congregations, to yawne, be still, and wonder,

2097When one but of my ordinance stood vp

2098To speake of Peace, or Warre. I talke of you,

2099Why did you wish me milder? Would you haue me

2100False to my Nature? Rather say, I play

2101The man I am.

2102Volum. Oh sir, sir, sir,

2103I would haue had you put your power well on

2104Before you had worne it out.

2105Corio. Let go.

2106Vol. You might haue beene enough the man you are,

2107With striuing lesse to be so: Lesser had bin

2108The things of your dispositions, if

2109You had not shew'd them how ye were dispos'd

2110Ere they lack'd power to crosse you.

2111Corio. Let them hang.

2112Volum. I, and burne too.

2114Men. Come, come, you haue bin too rough, somthing

2115too rough: you must returne, and mend it.

2116Sen. There's no remedy,

2117Vnlesse by not so doing, our good Citie

2118Cleaue in the midd'st, and perish.

2119Volum. Pray be counsail'd;

2120I haue a heart as little apt as yours,

2121But yet a braine, that leades my vse of Anger

2122To better vantage.

2123Mene. Well said, Noble woman:

2124Before he should thus stoope to'th' heart, but that

2125The violent fit a'th' time craues it as Physicke

2126For the whole State; I would put mine Armour on,

2127Which I can scarsely beare.

2128Corio. What must I do?

2129Mene. Returne to th' Tribunes.

2130Corio. Well, what then? what then?

2131Mene. Repent, what you haue spoke.

2132Corio. For them, I cannot do it to the Gods,

2133Must I then doo't to them?

2134Volum. You are too absolute,

2135Though therein you can neuer be too Noble,

2136But when extremities speake. I haue heard you say,

2137Honor and Policy, like vnseuer'd Friends,

2138I'th' Warre do grow together: Grant that, and tell me

2139In Peace, what each of them by th' other loose,

2140That they combine not there?

2141Corio. Tush, tush.

2142Mene. A good demand.

2143Volum. If it be Honor in your Warres, to seeme

2144The same you are not, which for your best ends

2145You adopt your policy: How is it lesse or worse

2146That it shall hold Companionship in Peace

2147With Honour, as in Warre; since that to both

2148It stands in like request.

2149Corio. Why force you this?

2150Volum. Because, that

2151Now it lyes you on to speake to th' people:

2152Not by your owne instruction, nor by'th' matter

2153Which your heart prompts you, but with such words

2154That are but roated in your Tongue;

2155Though but Bastards, and Syllables

2156Of no allowance, to your bosomes truth.

2157Now, this no more dishonors you at all,

2158Then to take in a Towne with gentle words,

2159Which else would put you to your fortune, and

2160The hazard of much blood.

2161I would dissemble with my Nature, where

2162My Fortunes and my Friends at stake, requir'd

2163I should do so in Honor. I am in this

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