26022463Were they that murdred our Emperours brother,

26032464And they it were that rauished our sister,

26042465For their fell faults our brothers were beheaded,

26052466Our Fathers teares dispisde, and basely cousend,

26062467Of that true hand that fought Romes quarrell out,

26072468And sent her enemies vnto the graue.

26082469Lastly myselfe vnkindely banished,

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 preserude her welfare in my blood,

26152476And from her bosome 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 iust and full of truth,

26202481But soft, methinkes I doe digresse too much,

26212482Cyting my worthles praise, Oh pardon me

26222483For when no friends are by, men praise themselues.

26232484Marcus. Now is my turne to speake, behold the child,

26242485Of this was Tamora deliuered,

26252486The issue of an irreligious Moore,

26262487Chiefe architect and plotter of these woes,

26272488The villaine is aliue in Titus house,

26282489And as he is to witnes this is true,

26292490Now iudge what course had Titus to reuenge.

26302491These wrongs vnspeakeable past patience,

26312492Or more than any liuing man could beare,

26322493Now haue you heard the truth, what say you Romaines?

26332494Haue we done ought amisse, shew vs wherein,

26342495And from the place where you behold vs pleading,

26352496The poore remainder of Andronicie,

26362497Will hand in hand, all headlong hurle ourselues,

26372498And on the ragged stones beat forth our soules,