1854Ant. These many then shall die, their names are prickt

1855Octa. Your Brother too must dye: consent you Lepidus?

1856Lep. I do consent.

1857Octa. Pricke him downe Antony.

1858Lep. Vpon condition Publius shall not liue,

1859Who is your Sisters sonne, Marke Antony.

1860Ant. He shall not liue; looke, with a spot I dam him.

1861But Lepidus, go you to Caesars house:

1862Fetch the Will hither, and we shall determine

1863How to cut off some charge in Legacies.

1864Lep. What? shall I finde you heere?

1865Octa. Or heere, or at the Capitoll. Exit Lepidus

1866Ant. This is a slight vnmeritable man,

1867Meet to be sent on Errands: is it fit

1868The three-fold World diuided, he should stand

1869One of the three to share it?

1870Octa. So you thought him,

1871And tooke his voyce who should be prickt to dye

1872In our blacke Sentence and Proscription.

1873Ant. Octauius, I haue seene more dayes then you,

1874And though we lay these Honours on this man,

1875To ease our selues of diuers sland'rous loads,

1876He shall but beare them, as the Asse beares Gold,

1877To groane and swet vnder the Businesse,

1878Either led or driuen, as we point the way:

1879And hauing brought our Treasure, where we will,

1880Then take we downe his Load, and turne him off

1881(Like to the empty Asse) to shake his eares,

1882And graze in Commons.

1883Octa. You may do your will:

1884But hee's a tried, and valiant Souldier.

1885Ant. So is my Horse Octauius, and for that

1886I do appoint him store of Prouender.

1887It is a Creature that I teach to fight,

1888To winde, to stop, to run directly on:

1889His corporall Motion, gouern'd by my Spirit,

1890And in some taste, is Lepidus but so:

1891He must be taught, and train'd, and bid go forth:

1892A barren spirited Fellow; one that feeds

1893On Obiects, Arts, and Imitations.

1894Which out of vse, and stal'de by other men

1895Begin his fashion. Do not talke of him,

1896But as a property: and now Octauius,

1897Listen great things. Brutus and Cassius

1898Are leuying Powers; We must straight make head:

1899Therefore let our Alliance be combin'd,

1900Our best Friends made, our meanes stretcht,

1901And let vs presently go sit in Councell,

1902How couert matters may be best disclos'd,

1903And open Perils surest answered.

1904Octa. Let vs do so: for we are at the stake,

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1905And bayed about with many Enemies,

1906And some that smile haue in their hearts I feare

1907Millions of Mischeefes. Exeunt