3650Auf. Go tell the Lords a'th' City, I am heere:

3651Deliuer them this Paper: hauing read it,

3652Bid them repayre to th' Market place, where I

3653Euen in theirs, and in the Commons eares

3654Will vouch the truth of it. Him I accuse:

3655The City Ports by this hath enter'd, and

3656Intends t'appeare before the People, hoping

3657To purge himselfe with words. Dispatch.

3659Most Welcome.

36601. Con. How is it with our Generall?

3661Auf. Euen so, as with a man by his owne Almes im-

3662poyson'd, and with his Charity slaine.

36632. Con. Most Noble Sir, If you do hold the same intent

3664Wherein you wisht vs parties: Wee'l deliuer you

3665Of your great danger.

3666Auf. Sir, I cannot tell,

3667We must proceed as we do finde the People.

36683. Con. The People will remaine vncertaine, whil'st

3669'Twixt you there's difference: but the fall of either

3670Makes the Suruiuor heyre of all.

3671Auf. I know it:

3672And my pretext to strike at him, admits

3673A good construction. I rais'd him, and I pawn'd

3674Mine Honor for his truth: who being so heighten'd,

3675He watered his new Plants with dewes of Flattery,

3676Seducing so my Friends: and to this end,

3677He bow'd his Nature, neuer knowne before,

3678But to be rough, vnswayable, and free.

36793. Consp. Sir, his stoutnesse

3680When he did stand for Consull, which he lost

3681By lacke of stooping.

3682Auf. That I would haue spoke of:

3683Being banish'd for't, he came vnto my Harth,

3684Presented to my knife his Throat: I tooke him,

3685Made him ioynt-seruant with me: Gaue him way

3686In all his owne desires: Nay, let him choose

3687Out of my Files, his proiects, to accomplish

3688My best and freshest men, seru'd his designements

3689In mine owne person: holpe to reape the Fame

3690Which he did end all his; and tooke some pride

3691To do my selfe this wrong: Till at the last

3692I seem'd his Follower, not Partner; and

3693He wadg'd me with his Countenance, as if

3694I had bin Mercenary.

36951. Con. So he did my Lord:

3696The Army marueyl'd at it, and in the last,

3697When he had carried Rome, and that we look'd

3698For no lesse Spoile, then Glory.

3699Auf. There was it:

3700For which my sinewes shall be stretcht vpon him,

3701At a few drops of Womens rhewme, which are

3702As cheape as Lies; he sold the Blood and Labour

3703Of our great Action; therefore shall he dye,

3704And Ile renew me in his fall. But hearke.

37071. Con. Your Natiue Towne you enter'd like a Poste,

3708And had no welcomes home, but he returnes

3709Splitting the Ayre with noyse.

37102. Con. And patient Fooles,

3711Whose children he hath slaine, their base throats teare

3712With giuing him glory.

37133. Con. Therefore at your vantage,

3714Ere he expresse himselfe, or moue the people

3715With what he would say, let him feele your Sword:

3716Which we will second, when he lies along

3717After your way. His Tale pronounc'd, shall bury

3718His Reasons, with his Body.

3719Auf. Say no more. Heere come the Lords,

3721All Lords. You are most welcome home.

3722Auff. I haue not deseru'd it.

3723But worthy Lords, haue you with heede perused

3724What I haue written to you?

3725All. We haue.

37261. Lord. And greeue to heare't:

3727What faults he made before the last, I thinke

3728Might haue found easie Fines: But there to end

3729Where he was to begin, and giue away

3730The benefit of our Leuies, answering vs

3731With our owne charge: making a Treatie, where

3732There was a yeelding; this admits no excuse.

cc3 Auf.

3733Auf. He approaches, you shall heare him.

3736Corio. Haile Lords, I am return'd your Souldier:

3737No more infected with my Countries loue

3738Then when I parted hence: but still subsisting

3739Vnder your great Command. You are to know,

3740That prosperously I haue attempted, and

3741With bloody passage led your Warres, euen to

3742The gates of Rome: Our spoiles we haue brought home

3743Doth more then counterpoize a full third part

3744The charges of the Action. We haue made peace

3745With no lesse Honor to the Antiates

3746Then shame to th' Romaines. And we heere deliuer

3747Subscrib'd by'th' Consuls, and Patricians,

3748Together with the Seale a'th Senat, what

3749We haue compounded on.

3750Auf. Read it not Noble Lords,

3751But tell the Traitor in the highest degree

3752He hath abus'd your Powers.

3753Corio. Traitor? How now?

3754Auf. I Traitor, Martius.

3755Corio. Martius?

3756Auf. I Martius, Caius Martius: Do'st thou thinke

3757Ile grace thee with that Robbery, thy stolne name

3758Coriolanus in Corioles?

3759You Lords and Heads a'th' State, perfidiously

3760He ha's betray'd your businesse, and giuen vp

3761For certaine drops of Salt, your City Rome:

3762I say your City to his Wife and Mother,

3763Breaking his Oath and Resolution, like

3764A twist of rotten Silke, neuer admitting

3765Counsaile a'th' warre: But at his Nurses teares

3766He whin'd and roar'd away your Victory,

3767That Pages blush'd at him, and men of heart

3768Look'd wond'ring each at others.

3769Corio. Hear'st thou Mars?

3770Auf. Name not the God, thou boy of Teares.

3771Corio. Ha?

3772Aufid. No more.

3773Corio. Measurelesse Lyar, thou hast made my heart

3774Too great for what containes it. Boy? Oh Slaue,

3775Pardon me Lords, 'tis the first time that euer

3776I was forc'd to scoul'd. Your iudgments my graue Lords

3777Must giue this Curre the Lye: and his owne Notion,

3778Who weares my stripes imprest vpon him, that

3779Must beare my beating to his Graue, shall ioyne

3780To thrust the Lye vnto him.

37811 Lord. Peace both, and heare me speake.

3782Corio. Cut me to peeces Volces men and Lads,

3783Staine all your edges on me. Boy, false Hound:

3784If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there,

3785That like an Eagle in a Doue-coat, I

3786Flatter'd your Volcians in Corioles.

3787Alone I did it, Boy.

3788Auf. Why Noble Lords,

3789Will you be put in minde of his blinde Fortune,

3790Which was your shame, by this vnholy Braggart?

3791'Fore your owne eyes, and eares?

3792All Consp. Let him dye for't.

3793All People. Teare him to peeces, do it presently:

3794He kill'd my Sonne, my daughter, he kill'd my Cosine

3795Marcus, he kill'd my Father.

37962 Lord. Peace hoe: no outrage, peace:

3797The man is Noble, and his Fame folds in

3798This Orbe o'th' earth: His last offences to vs

3799Shall haue Iudicious hearing. Stand Auffidius,

3800And trouble not the peace.

3801Corio. O that I had him, with six Auffidiusses, or more:

3802His Tribe, to vse my lawfull Sword.

3803Auf. Insolent Villaine.

3804All Consp. Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill him.

3807Lords. Hold, hold, hold, hold.

3808Auf. My Noble Masters, heare me speake.

38091. Lord. O Tullus.

38102. Lord. Thou hast done a deed, whereat

3811Valour will weepe.

38123. Lord. Tread not vpon him Masters, all be quiet,

3813Put vp your Swords.

3814Auf. My Lords,

3815When you shall know (as in this Rage

3816Prouok'd by him, you cannot) the great danger

3817Which this mans life did owe you, you'l reioyce

3818That he is thus cut off. Please it your Honours

3819To call me to your Senate, Ile deliuer

3820My selfe your loyall Seruant, or endure

3821Your heauiest Censure.

38221. Lord. Beare from hence his body,

3823And mourne you for him. Let him be regarded

3824As the most Noble Coarse, that euer Herald

3825Did follow to his Vrne.

38262. Lord. His owne impatience,

3827Takes from Auffidius a great part of blame:

3828Let's make the Best of it.

3829Auf. My Rage is gone,

3830And I am strucke with sorrow. Take him vp:

3831Helpe three a'th' cheefest Souldiers, Ile be one.

3832Beate thou the Drumme that it speake mournfully:

3833Traile your steele Pikes. Though in this City hee

3834Hath widdowed and vnchilded many a one,

3835Which to this houre bewaile the Iniury,

3836Yet he shall haue a Noble Memory. Assist.