3340not from another: Let your Generall do his worst. For

3341you, bee that you are, long; and your misery encrease

3342with your age. I say to you, as I was said to, Away. Exit

33431 A Noble Fellow I warrant him.

33442 The worthy Fellow is our General. He's the Rock,

3345The Oake not to be winde-shaken. Exit Watch.

3347Corio. We will before the walls of Rome to morrow

3348Set downe our Hoast. My partner in this Action,

3349You must report to th' Volcian Lords, how plainly

3350I haue borne this Businesse.

3351Auf. Onely their ends you haue respected,

3352Stopt your eares against the generall suite of Rome:

3353Neuer admitted a priuat whisper, no not with such frends

3354That thought them sure of you.

3355Corio. This last old man,

3356Whom with a crack'd heart I haue sent to Rome,

3357Lou'd me, aboue the measure of a Father,

3358Nay godded me indeed. Their latest refuge

3359Was to send him: for whose old Loue I haue

3360(Though I shew'd sowrely to him) once more offer'd

3361The first Conditions which they did refuse,

3362And cannot now accept, to grace him onely,

3363That thought he could do more: A very little

3364I haue yeelded too. Fresh Embasses, and Suites,

3365Nor from the State, nor priuate friends heereafter

3366Will I lend eare to. Ha? what shout is this? Shout within

3367Shall I be tempted to infringe my vow

3368In the same time 'tis made? I will not.

3371My wife comes formost, then the honour'd mould

3372Wherein this Trunke was fram'd, and in her hand

3373The Grandchilde to her blood. But out affection,

3374All bond and priuiledge of Nature breake;

3375Let it be Vertuous to be Obstinate.

3376What is that Curt'sie worth? Or those Doues eyes,

3377Which can make Gods forsworne? I melt, and am not

3378Of stronger earth then others: my Mother bowes,

3379As if Olympus to a Mole-hill should

3380In supplication Nod: and my yong Boy

3381Hath an Aspect of intercession, which

3382Great Nature cries, Deny not. Let the Volces

3383Plough Rome, and harrow Italy, Ile neuer

3384Be such a Gosling to obey instinct; but stand

3385As if a man were Author of himself, & knew no other kin

3386Virgil. My Lord and Husband.

3387Corio. These eyes are not the same I wore in Rome.

3388Virg. The sorrow that deliuers vs thus chang'd,

3389Makes you thinke so.

3390Corio. Like a dull Actor now, I haue forgot my part,

3391And I am out, euen to a full Disgrace. Best of my Flesh,

3392Forgiue my Tyranny: but do not say,

3393For that forgiue our Romanes. O a kisse

3394Long as my Exile, sweet as my Reuenge!

3395Now by the iealous Queene of Heauen, that kisse

3396I carried from thee deare; and my true Lippe

3397Hath Virgin'd it ere since. You Gods, I pray,

3398And the most noble Mother of the world

3399Leaue vnsaluted: Sinke my knee i'th' earth, Kneeles

3400Of thy deepe duty, more impression shew

3401Then that of common Sonnes.

3402Volum. Oh stand vp blest!

3403Whil'st with no softer Cushion then the Flint

3404I kneele before thee, and vnproperly

3405Shew duty as mistaken, all this while,

3406Betweene the Childe, and Parent.

3407Corio. What's this? your knees to me?

3408To your Corrected Sonne?

3409Then let the Pibbles on the hungry beach

3410Fillop the Starres: Then, let the mutinous windes

3411Strike the proud Cedars 'gainst the fiery Sun:

3412Murd'ring Impossibility, to make

3413What cannot be, slight worke.

3414Volum. Thou art my Warriour, I hope to frame thee

3415Do you know this Lady?

3416Corio. The Noble Sister of Publicola;

3417The Moone of Rome: Chaste as the Isicle

3418That's curdied by the Frost, from purest Snow,

3419And hangs on Dians Temple: Deere Valeria.

3420Volum. This is a poore Epitome of yours,

3421Which by th' interpretation of full time,

3422May shew like all your selfe.

3423Corio. The God of Souldiers:

3424With the consent of supreame Ioue, informe

3425Thy thoughts with Noblenesse, that thou mayst proue

3426To shame vnvulnerable, and sticke i'th Warres

3427Like a great Sea-marke standing euery flaw,

3428And sauing those that eye thee.

3429Volum. Your knee, Sirrah.

3430Corio. That's my braue Boy.

3431Volum. Euen he, your wife, this Ladie, and my selfe,

3432Are Sutors to you.

3433Corio. I beseech you peace:

3434Or if you'ld aske, remember this before;

3435The thing I haue forsworne to graunt, may neuer

3436Be held by you denials. Do not bid me

3437Dismisse my Soldiers, or capitulate

3438Againe, with Romes Mechanickes. Tell me not

3439Wherein I seeme vnnaturall: Desire not t'allay

3440My Rages and Reuenges, with your colder reasons.

3441Volum. Oh no more, no more:

3442You haue said you will not grant vs any thing:

3443For we haue nothing else to aske, but that

3444Which you deny already: yet we will aske,

3445That if you faile in our request, the blame

3446May hang vpon your hardnesse, therefore heare vs.

3447Corio. Auffidius, and you Volces marke, for wee'l

3448Heare nought from Rome in priuate. Your request?

3449Volum. Should we be silent & not speak, our Raiment

3450And state of Bodies would bewray what life

3451We haue led since thy Exile. Thinke with thy selfe,

3452How more vnfortunate then all liuing women

3453Are we come hither; since that thy sight, which should

3454Make our eies flow with ioy, harts dance with comforts,

3455Constraines them weepe, and shake with feare & sorow,

3456Making the Mother, wife, and Childe to see,

3457The Sonne, the Husband, and the Father tearing

3458His Countries Bowels out; and to poore we

3459Thine enmities most capitall: Thou barr'st vs

3460Our prayers to the Gods, which is a comfort

3461That all but we enioy. For how can we?

3462Alas! how can we, for our Country pray?

3463Whereto we are bound, together with thy victory:

3464Whereto we are bound: Alacke, or we must loose

3465The Countrie our deere Nurse, or else thy person

3466Our comfort in the Country. We must finde

3467An euident Calamity, though we had

3468Our wish, which side should win. For either thou

3469Must as a Forraine Recreant be led

3470With Manacles through our streets, or else

3471Triumphantly treade on thy Countries ruine,

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