2949And durst not once peepe out.

2950Sicin. Come, what talke you of Martius.

2951Bru. Go see this Rumorer whipt, it cannot be,

2952The Volces dare breake with vs.

2953Mene. Cannot be?

2954We haue Record, that very well it can,

2955And three examples of the like, hath beene

2956Within my Age. But reason with the fellow

2957Before you punish him, where he heard this,

2958Least you shall chance to whip your Information,

2959And beate the Messenger, who bids beware

2960Of what is to be dreaded.

2961Sicin. Tell not me: I know this cannot be.

2962Bru. Not possible.

2964Mes. The Nobles in great earnestnesse are going

2965All to the Senate-house: some newes is comming

2966That turnes their Countenances.

2967Sicin. 'Tis this Slaue:

2968Go whip him fore the peoples eyes: His raising,

2969Nothing but his report.

2970Mes. Yes worthy Sir,

2971The Slaues report is seconded, and more

2972More fearfull is deliuer'd.

2973Sicin. What more fearefull?

2974Mes. It is spoke freely out of many mouths,

2975How probable I do not know, that Martius

2976Ioyn'd with Auffidius, leads a power 'gainst Rome,

2977And vowes Reuenge as spacious, as betweene

2978The yong'st and oldest thing.

2979Sicin. This is most likely.

2980Bru. Rais'd onely, that the weaker sort may wish

2981Good Martius home againe.

2982Sicin. The very tricke on't.

2983Mene. This is vnlikely,

2984He, and Auffidius can no more attone

2985Then violent'st Contrariety.

2987Mes. You are sent for to the Senate:

2988A fearefull Army, led by Caius Martius,

2989Associated with Auffidius, Rages

2990Vpon our Territories, and haue already

2991O're-borne their way, consum'd with fire, and tooke

2992What lay before them.

2994Com. Oh you haue made good worke.

2995Mene. What newes? What newes?

2996Com. You haue holp to rauish your owne daughters, &

2997To melt the Citty Leades vpon your pates,

2998To see your Wiues dishonour'd to your Noses.

2999Mene. What's the newes? What's the newes?

3000Com. Your Temples burned in their Ciment, and

3001Your Franchises, whereon you stood, confin'd

3002Into an Augors boare.

3003Mene. Pray now, your Newes:

3004You haue made faire worke I feare me: pray your newes,

3005If Martius should be ioyn'd with Volceans.

3006Com. If? He is their God, he leads them like a thing

3007Made by some other Deity then Nature,

3008That shapes man Better: and they follow him

3009Against vs Brats, with no lesse Confidence,

3010Then Boyes pursuing Summer Butter-flies,

3011Or Butchers killing Flyes.

3012Mene. You haue made good worke,

3013You and your Apron men: you, that stood so much

3014Vpon the voyce of occupation, and

3015The breath of Garlicke-eaters.

3016Com. Hee'l shake your Rome about your eares.

3017Mene. As Hercules did shake downe Mellow Fruite:

3018You haue made faire worke.

3019Brut. But is this true sir?

3020Com, I, and you'l looke pale

3021Before you finde it other. All the Regions

3022Do smilingly Reuolt, and who resists

3023Are mock'd for valiant Ignorance,

3024And perish constant Fooles: who is't can blame him?

3025Your Enemies and his, finde something in him.

3026Mene. We are all vndone, vnlesse

3027The Noble man haue mercy.

3028Com. Who shall aske it?

3029The Tribunes cannot doo't for shame; the people

3030Deserue such pitty of him, as the Wolfe

3031Doe's of the Shepheards: For his best Friends, if they

3032Should say be good to Rome, they charg'd him, euen

3033As those should do that had deseru'd his hate,

3034And therein shew'd like Enemies.

3035Me. 'Tis true, if he were putting to my house, the brand

3036That should consume it, I haue not the face

3037To say, beseech you cease. You haue made faire hands,

3038You and your Crafts, you haue crafted faire.

3039Com. You haue brought

3040A Trembling vpon Rome, such as was neuer

3041S'incapeable of helpe.

3042Tri. Say not, we brought it.

3043Mene. How? Was't we? We lou'd him,

3044But like Beasts, and Cowardly Nobles,

3045Gaue way vnto your Clusters, who did hoote

3046Him out o'th' Citty.

3047Com. But I feare

3048They'l roare him in againe. Tullus Auffidius,

3049The second name of men, obeyes his points

3050As if he were his Officer: Desperation,

3051Is all the Policy, Strength, and Defence

3052That Rome can make against them.

3054Mene. Heere come the Clusters.

3055And is Auffidius with him? You are they

3056That made the Ayre vnwholsome, when you cast

3057Your stinking, greasie Caps, in hooting

3058At Coriolanus Exile. Now he's comming,

3059And not a haire vpon a Souldiers head

3060Which will not proue a whip: As many Coxcombes

3061As you threw Caps vp, will he tumble downe,

3062And pay you for your voyces. 'Tis no matter,

3063If he could burne vs all into one coale,

3064We haue deseru'd it.

3065Omnes. Faith, we heare fearfull Newes.

30661 Cit. For mine owne part,

3067When I said banish him, I said 'twas pitty.

30682 And so did I.

30693 And so did I: and to say the truth, so did very ma-

3070ny of vs, that we did we did for the best, and though wee

3071willingly consented to his Banishment, yet it was against

3072our will.

3073Com. Y'are goodly things, you Voyces.

3074Mene. You haue made good worke

3075You and your cry. Shal's to the Capitoll?

3076Com. Oh I, what else? Exeunt both.

3077Sicin. Go Masters get you home, be not dismaid,

3078These are a Side, that would be glad to haue

3079This true, which they so seeme to feare. Go home,

3080And shew no signe of Feare.