The most Lamentable Tragedie
26022463Were they that murdred our Emperours brother,
26032464And they it were that raui
shed our
sister,
26042465For their fell faults our brothers were beheaded,
26052466Our Fathers teares di
spi
sde, and ba
sely cou
send,
26062467Of that true hand that fought Romes quarrell out,
26072468And
sent her enemies vnto the graue.
26082469La
stly my
selfe vnkindely bani
shed,
26092470The gates
shut on me and turnd weeping out,
26102471To beg reliefe among Romes enemies,
26112472Who drownd their enmetie in my true teares,
26122473And opt their armes to imbrace me as a friend,
26132474I am the turned forth be it knowne to you,
26142475That haue pre
serude her welfare in my blood,
26152476And from her bo
some tooke the enemies point,
26162477Sheathing the
steele in my aduentrous body.
26172478Alas you know I am no vaunter I,
26182479My
scars can witnes dumb although they are,
26192480That my report is iu
st and full of truth,
26202481But
soft, methinkes I doe digre
sse too much,
26212482Cyting my worthles prai
se, Oh pardon me
26222483For when no friends are by, men prai
se them
selues.
26232484Marcus. Now is my turne to
speake, behold the child,
26252486The i
ssue of an irreligious M
oore,
26262487Chiefe archite
ct and plotter of the
se woes,
26272488The villaine is aliue in
Titus hou
se,
26282489And as he is to witnes this is true,
26292490Now iudge what cour
se had
Titus to reuenge.
26302491The
se wrongs vn
speakeable pa
st patience,
26312492Or more than any liuing man could beare,
26322493Now haue you heard the truth, what
say you Romaines?
26332494Haue we done ought ami
sse,
shew vs wherein,
26342495And from the place where you behold vs pleading,
26352496The poore remainder of
Andronicie,
26362497Will hand in hand, all headlong hurle our
selues,
26372498And on the ragged
stones beat forth our
soules,
An