230226Marcus. Titus thou shalt obtaine & aske the Emperie.

231227Saturni. Proud and ambitious Tribune canst thou tell.

232228Titus. Patience Prince Saturninus.

233229Saturninus. Romaines doe me right.

234230Patricians draw your swords and sheath them not,

235231Till Saturninus be Romes Emperour:

236232Andronicus would thou were shipt to hell,

237233Rather than robbe me of the peoples harts.

238234Lucius. Prowd Saturnine, interrupter of the good,

239235That noble minded Titus meanes to thee.

240236Titus. Content thee Prince, I will restore to thee

241237The peoples harts, and weane them from themselues.

242238Bassianus. Andronicus I doo not flatter thee,

243239But honour thee and will doo till I die:

244240My faction if thou strengthen with thy friends

245241I will most thankefull be, and thanks to men

246242Of Noble minds, is honourable meede.

247243Titus. People of Rome, and peoples Tribunes here,

248244I aske your voyces and your suffrages,

249245Will yee bestow them friendly on Andronicus.

250246Tribunes. To gratifie the good Andronicus,

251247And gratulate his safe returne to Rome,

252248The people will accept whom he admits.

253249Titus. Tribunes I thanke you, and this sute I make,

254250That you create our Emperours eldest sonne,

255251Lord Saturnine: whose vertues will I hope,

256252Reflect on Rome as Tytus Raies on earth,

257253And ripen iustice in this Commonweale:

258254Then if you will elect by my aduise,

259255Crowne him and say, Long liue our Emperour.

260256Marcus An. With voyces and applause of euery sort,

sort

261257Patricians and Plebeans, we create

262258Lord Saturninus Romes great Emperour,

263259And say Long liue our Emperour Saturnine.

265260Saturnine. Titus Andronicus, for thy fauours done,