16494. Mark'd ye his words? he would not take y^e Crown,

1650Therefore 'tis certaine, he was not Ambitious.

16511. If it be found so, some will deere abide it.

16522. Poore soule, his eyes are red as fire with weeping.

16533. There's not a Nobler man in Rome then Antony.

16544. Now marke him, he begins againe to speake.

1655Ant. But yesterday, the word of Caesar might

1656Haue stood against the World: Now lies he there,

1657And none so poore to do him reuerence.

1658O Maisters! If I were dispos'd to stirre

1659Your hearts and mindes to Mutiny and Rage,

1660I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong:

1661Who (you all know) are Honourable men.

1662I will not do them wrong: I rather choose

1663To wrong the dead, to wrong my selfe and you,

1664Then I will wrong such Honourable men.

1665But heere's a Parchment, with the Seale of Caesar,

1666I found it in his Closset, 'tis his Will:

1667Let but the Commons heare this Testament:

1668(Which pardon me) I do not meane to reade,

1669And they would go and kisse dead Caesars wounds,

1670And dip their Napkins in his Sacred Blood;

1671Yea, begge a haire of him for Memory,

1672And dying, mention it within their Willes,

1673Bequeathing it as a rich Legacie

1674Vnto their issue.

16754 Wee'l heare the Will, reade it Marke Antony.

1676All. The Will, the Will; we will heare Caesars Will.

1677Ant. Haue patience gentle Friends, I must not read it.

1678It is not meete you know how Caesar lou'd you:

1679You are not Wood, you are not Stones, but men:

1680And being men, hearing the Will of Caesar,

1681It will inflame you, it will make you mad:

1682'Tis good you know not that you are his Heires,

1683For if you should, O what would come of it?

16844 Read the Will, wee'l heare it Antony:

1685You shall reade vs the Will, Caesars Will.

1686Ant. Will you be Patient? Will you stay a-while?

1687I haue o're-shot my selfe to tell you of it,

1688I feare I wrong the Honourable men,

1689Whose Daggers haue stabb'd Caesar: I do feare it.

16904 They were Traitors: Honourable men?

1691All. The Will, the Testament.

16922 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the

1693Will.

1694Ant. You will compell me then to read the Will:

1695Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar,

1696And let me shew you him that made the Will:

1697Shall I descend? And will you giue me leaue?

1698All. Come downe.

16992 Descend.

17003 You shall haue leaue.

17014 A Ring, stand round.

17021 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body.

17032 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony.

1704Ant. Nay presse not so vpon me, stand farre off.

1705All. Stand backe: roome, beare backe.

1706Ant. If you haue teares, prepare to shed them now.

1707You all do know this Mantle, I remember

1708The first time euer Caesar put it on,

1709'Twas on a Summers Euening in his Tent,

1710That day he ouercame the Neruij.

1711Looke, in this place ran Cassius Dagger through:

1712See what a rent the enuious Caska made:

1713Through this, the wel-beloued Brutus stabb'd,

1714And as he pluck'd his cursed Steele away:

1715Marke how the blood of Caesar followed it,

1716As rushing out of doores, to be resolu'd

1717If Brutus so vnkindely knock'd, or no:

1718For Brutus, as you know, was Caesars Angel.

1719Iudge, O you Gods, how deerely Caesar lou'd him:

1720This was the most vnkindest cut of all.

1721For when the Noble Caesar saw him stab,

1722Ingratitude, more strong then Traitors armes,

1723Quite vanquish'd him: then burst his Mighty heart,

1724And in his Mantle, muffling vp his face,

1725Euen at the Base of Pompeyes Statue

1726(Which all the while ran blood) great Caesar fell.

1727O what a fall was there, my Countrymen?

1728Then I, and you, and all of vs fell downe,

1729Whil'st bloody Treason flourish'd ouer vs.

1730O now you weepe, and I perceiue you feele

1731The dint of pitty: These are gracious droppes.

1732Kinde Soules, what weepe you, when you but behold

1733Our Caesars Vesture wounded? Looke you heere,

1734Heere is Himselfe, marr'd as you see with Traitors.

17351. O pitteous spectacle!

17362. O Noble Caesar!

17373. O wofull day!

17384. O Traitors, Villaines!

17391. O most bloody sight!

17402. We will be reueng'd: Reuenge

1741About, seeke, burne, fire, kill, slay,

1742Let not a Traitor liue.

1743Ant. Stay Country-men.

17441. Peace there, heare the Noble Antony.

17452. Wee'l heare him, wee'l follow him, wee'l dy with

1746him.

1747Ant. Good Friends, sweet Friends, let me not stirre (you vp.

1748To such a sodaine Flood of Mutiny:

1749They that haue done this Deede, are honourable.

1750What priuate greefes they haue, alas I know not,

1751That made them do it: They are Wise, and Honourable,

1752And will no doubt with Reasons answer you.

1753I come not (Friends) to steale away your hearts,

1754I am no Orator, as Brutus is;

1755But (as you know me all) a plaine blunt man

1756That loue my Friend, and that they know full well,

1757That gaue me publike leaue to speake of him:

1758For I haue neyther writ nor words, nor worth,

1759Action, nor Vtterance, nor the power of Speech,

1760To stirre mens Blood. I onely speake right on:

1761I tell you that, which you your selues do know,

1762Shew you sweet Caesars wounds, poor poor dum mouths

1763And bid them speake for me: But were I Brutus,

1764And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony

1765Would ruffle vp your Spirits, and put a Tongue

1766In euery Wound of Caesar, that should moue

1767The stones of Rome, to rise and Mutiny.

1768All. Wee'l Mutiny.

17691 Wee'l burne the house of Brutus.

17703 Away then, come, seeke the Conspirators.

1771Ant. Yet heare me Countrymen, yet heare me speake

1772All. Peace hoe, heare Antony, most Noble Antony.

1773Ant. Why Friends, you go to do you know not what:

1774Wherein hath Caesar thus deseru'd your loues?

1775Alas you know not, I must tell you then:

1776You haue forgot the Will I told you of.

1777All. Most true, the Will, let's stay and heare the Wil.

1778Ant. Heere is the Will, and vnder Caesars Seale:

1779To euery Roman Citizen he giues,

1780To euery seuerall man, seuenty fiue Drachmaes.