of Titus Andronicus.
5556How faire the Tribune
speakes to calme my thoughts.
58Marcus Andronicus, so I doe a
ffie,
5759In thy vprightnes and integritie,
5860And
so I loue and honour thee and thine,
5961Thy Noble brother
Titus and his
sonnes,
6062And her to whom my thoughts are humbled all,
6163Gratious
Lauinia, Romes rich ornament,
6264That I will here di
smi
sse my louing friends:
6365And to my fortunes and the peoples fauour,
6466Commit my cau
se in ballance to be waid.
Exit Soldiers. 6768Friends that haue beene thus forward in my right.
6869I thanke you all, and here di
smi
sse you all,
6970And to the loue and fauour of my Countrie,
7071Commit my
selfe, my per
son, and the cau
se:
7172Rome be as iu
st and gratious vnto me,
7273As I am con
fident and kinde to thee.
7374Open the gates and let me in.
7475Bassianus. Tribunes and me a poore Competitor.
7576 They goe vp into the Senate house.
7778Romaines make way, the good
Andronicus,
7879Patron of vertue, Romes be
st Champion:
7980Succesful in the battailes that he
fights,
8081With honour and with fortune is returnd,
8182From where he circum
scribed with his
sword,
8283And brought to yoake the enemies of Rome.
8384 Sound Drums and Trumpets, and then enter two of Titus 8485sonnes, and then two men bearing a Coffin couered with black, 8586then two other sonnes, then Titus Andronicus, and then Ta- 8687mora the Queene of Gothes and her two sonnes Chiron and Demetrius,