2164Your Wife, your Sonne: These Senators, the Nobles,

2165And you, will rather shew our generall Lowts,

2166How you can frowne, then spend a fawne vpon 'em,

2167For the inheritance of their loues, and safegard

2168Of what that want might ruine.

2169Menen. Noble Lady,

2170Come goe with vs, speake faire: you may salue so,

2171Not what is dangerous present, but the losse

2172Of what is past.

2173Volum. I pry thee now, my Sonne,

2174Goe to them, with this Bonnet in thy hand,

2175And thus farre hauing stretcht it (here be with them)

2176Thy Knee bussing the stones: for in such businesse

2177Action is eloquence, and the eyes of th' ignorant

2178More learned then the eares, wauing thy head,

2179Which often thus correcting thy stout heart,

2180Now humble as the ripest Mulberry,

2181That will not hold the handling: or say to them,

2182Thou art their Souldier, and being bred in broyles,

2183Hast not the soft way, which thou do'st confesse

2184Were fit for thee to vse, as they to clayme,

2185In asking their good loues, but thou wilt frame

2186Thy selfe (forsooth) hereafter theirs so farre,

2187As thou hast power and person.

2188Menen. This but done,

2189Euen as she speakes, why their hearts were yours:

2190For they haue Pardons, being ask'd, as free,

2191As words to little purpose.

2192Volum. Prythee now,

2193Goe, and be rul'd: although I know thou hadst rather

2194Follow thine Enemie in a fierie Gulfe,

2195Then flatter him in a Bower. Enter Cominius.

2196Here is Cominius.

2197Com. I haue beene i'th' Market place: and Sir 'tis fit

2198You make strong partie, or defend your selfe

2199By calmenesse, or by absence: all's in anger.

2200Menen. Onely faire speech.

2201Com. I thinke 'twill serue, if he can thereto frame his

2202spirit.

2203Volum. He must, and will:

2204Prythee now say you will, and goe about it.

2205Corio. Must I goe shew them my vnbarb'd Sconce?

2206Must I with my base Tongue giue to my Noble Heart

2207A Lye, that it must beare well? I will doo't:

2208Yet were there but this single Plot, to loose

2209This Mould of Martius, they to dust should grinde it,

2210And throw't against the Winde. To th' Market place:

2211You haue put me now to such a part, which neuer

2212I shall discharge to th' Life.

2213Com. Come, come, wee'le prompt you.

2214Volum. I prythee now sweet Son, as thou hast said

2215My praises made thee first a Souldier; so

2216To haue my praise for this, performe a part

2217Thou hast not done before.

2218Corio. Well, I must doo't:

2219Away my disposition, and possesse me

2220Some Harlots spirit: My throat of Warre be turn'd,

2221Which quier'd with my Drumme into a Pipe,

2222Small as an Eunuch, or the Virgin voyce

2223That Babies lull a-sleepe: The smiles of Knaues

2224Tent in my cheekes, and Schoole-boyes Teares take vp

2225The Glasses of my sight: A Beggars Tongue

2226Make motion through my Lips, and my Arm'd knees

2227Who bow'd but in my Stirrop, bend like his

2228That hath receiu'd an Almes. I will not doo't,

2229Least I surcease to honor mine owne truth,

2230And by my Bodies action, teach my Minde

2231A most inherent Basenesse.

2232Volum. At thy choice then:

2233To begge of thee, it is my more dis-honor,

2234Then thou of them. Come all to ruine, let

2235Thy Mother rather feele thy Pride, then feare

2236Thy dangerous Stoutnesse: for I mocke at death

2237With as bigge heart as thou. Do as thou list,

2238Thy Valiantnesse was mine, thou suck'st it from me:

2239But owe thy Pride thy selfe.

2240Corio. Pray be content:

2241Mother, I am going to the Market place:

2242Chide me no more. Ile Mountebanke their Loues,

2243Cogge their Hearts from them, and come home belou'd

2244Of all the Trades in Rome. Looke, I am going:

2245Commend me to my Wife, Ile returne Consull,

2246Or neuer trust to what my Tongue can do

2247I'th way of Flattery further.

2248Volum. Do your will. Exit Volumnia

2249Com. Away, the Tribunes do attend you: arm your self

2250To answer mildely: for they are prepar'd

2251With Accusations, as I heare more strong

2252Then are vpon you yet.

2253Corio. The word is, Mildely. Pray you let vs go,

2254Let them accuse me by inuention: I

2255Will answer in mine Honor.

2256Menen. I, but mildely.

2257Corio. Well mildely be it then, Mildely. Exeunt.

2259Bru. In this point charge him home, that he affects

2260Tyrannicall power: If he euade vs there,

2261Inforce him with his enuy to the people,

2262And that the Spoile got on the Antiats

2263Was ne're distributed. What, will he come?

2265Edile. Hee's comming.

2266Bru. How accompanied?

2267Edile. With old Menenius, and those Senators

2268That alwayes fauour'd him.

2269Sicin. Haue you a Catalogue

2270Of all the Voices that we haue procur'd, set downe by'th (Pole?

2271Edile. I haue: 'tis ready.

2272Sicin. Haue you collected them by Tribes?

2273Edile. I haue.

2274Sicin. Assemble presently the people hither:

2275And when they heare me say, it shall be so,

2276I'th' right and strength a'th' Commons: be it either

2277For death, for fine, or Banishment, then let them

2278If I say Fine, cry Fine; if Death, cry Death,

2279Insisting on the olde prerogatiue

2280And power i'th Truth a'th Cause.

2281Edile. I shall informe them.

2282Bru. And when such time they haue begun to cry,

2283Let them not cease, but with a dinne confus'd

2284Inforce the present Execution

2285Of what we chance to Sentence.

2286Edi. Very well.

2287Sicin. Make them be strong, and ready for this hint

2288When we shall hap to giu't them.

2289Bru. Go about it,

2290Put him to Choller straite, he hath bene vs'd

2291Euer to conquer, and to haue his worth

2292Of contradiction. Being once chaft, he cannot

2293Be rein'd againe to Temperance, then he speakes