1 Pleb. Ay, and briefly.

4 Pleb. Ay, and wifely.

3 Pleb. Ay, and truly, you were best.

Cin. What is my name? Whither am I going? Where do I dwell? Am I a married man, or a bachelor? Then to answer every man directly, and briefly, wifely, and truly. Wifely I fay, I am a ba

chelor.

2 Pleb. That's as much as to fay, they are fools that marry:-You'll bear me a bang for that, I fear. Proceed; directly.

Cin. Directly, I am going to Cæfar's funeral.

1 Pleb. As a friend, or an enemy?

Cin. As a friend.

2 Pleb. That matter is anfwer'd directly.
4 Pleb. For your dwelling,-briefly.
Cin. Briefly, I dwell by the Capitol.
3 Pleb. Your name, fir, truly.

Cin. Truly, my name is Cinna.

1 Pleb. Tear him to pieces, he's a confpirator. Cin. I am Cinna the poet, I am Cinna the poet. 4 Pleb. Tear him for his bad verfes, tear him for his bad verses.

Cin. I am not Cinna the confpirator.

4 Pleb. It is no matter, his name's Cinna; pluck but his name out of his heart, and turn him going.

3 Pleb. Tear him, tear him. Come, brands, ho! firebrands. To Brutus' and to Caffius', burn all. Some to Decius' houfe, and fome to Cafca's, fome to Ligarius' away; go.

Exeunt.

ACT

ACT IV.

SCENE I. On a small island near Mutina..

Enter ANTONY, OCTAVIUS, and LEPIDUS.

THESE many

Antony.

then shall die; their names are prick'd, Oda. Your brother too muft die; Confent you, Lepidus?

Lep. I do confent.

Octa. Prick him down, Antony.

Lep. Upon condition Publius fhall not live,

Who is your fifter's fon, Mark Antony.

Ant. He fhall not live; look, with a spot I damn

But, Lepidus, go you to Cæfar's house;

Fetch the will hither, and we fhall determine

How to cut off fome charge in legacies.
Lep. What, fhall I find you here?

[him.

Odla. Or here, or at the Capitol. [Exit LEPIDUS, Ant. This is a flight unmeritable man,

Meet to be fent on errands: Is it fit,

The three-fold world divided, he should stand
One of the three to fhare it?

Oda. So you thought him;

And took his voice who fhould be prick'd to die,
In our black sentence and profcription.

Ant. Octavius, I have seen more days than you:
And though we lay thefe honours on this man,
To eafe ourselves of divers flanderous loads,
He hall but bear them as the afs bears gold,

To

Το groan and sweat under the business,
Either led or driven, as we point the way;

And having brought our treasure where we will,
Then take we down his load, and turn him off,
Like to the empty afs, to shake his ears,
And graze in commons.

Oca. You may do your will;

But he's a try'd and valiant foldier.

Ant. So is my hore, Octavius: and, for that,
I do appoint him store of provender..
It is a creature that I teach to fight,
To wind, tostop, to run directly on;
His corporal motion govern'd by myspirit.
And, insome taste, is Lepidus but go;

He must be taught, and train'd, and bid go forth a
A barrenspirited fellow; one that feeds.
On objects, arts, and imitations;

Which, out of use, and stal'd by other men,
Begin his fashion: Do not talk of him,
But as a property. And now, Octavius,
Laten great things. Brutus and Caffius,
Are levying powers: we must straight make head:
Therefore let our alliance be combin'd,

Ourbe friends made, and our best means stretch'd out
And let us presently go Sit in council,

How covert matters may be best disclos'd,

And open perils furest answered.

Octa. Let us do fo: for we are at the ftake,

And bay'd about with many enemies;

And fome, that smile, have in their hearts, I fear,

Millions of mifchief.

F

[Exeunt.

SCENE

SCENE II. Before BRUTUS' tent, in the camp near Sardis.

Drum. Enter BRUTUS, LUCILIUS, and Soldiers: TITINIUS and PANDARUS meeting them.

Bru. Stand, ho!

Luc. Give the word, ho! and stand.

Bru. What now, Lucilius? is Caffius near?
Luc. He is at hand; and Pindarus is come
To do
you falutation from his master.

Bru. He greets me well.-Your master, Pindarus, In his own change, or by ill officers,

Hath given me fome worthy caufe to wish

Things done, undone; but, if he be at hand,
I fhall be fatisfied.

Pin. I do not doubt,

But that my noble master will appear

Such as he is, full of regard, and honour.

Bru. He is not doubted.-A word, Lucilius ;How he receiv'd you, let me be resolv’d.

Luc. With courtefy, and with refpect enough,
But not with fuch familiar inftances,

Nor with fuch free and friendly conference,
As he hath us'd of old.

Bru. Thou haft describ'd

A hot friend cooling: Ever note, Lucilius,
When love begins to ficken and decay,
It ufeth an enforced ceremony.

There are no tricks in plain and fimple faith :
But hollow men, like horfes hot at hand,
Make gallant fhew and promife of their mettle ;
But when they fhould endure the bloody spur,
They fall their crefts, and, like deceitful jades,

Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?

Luc. They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd; The greater part, the horse in general,

Are come with Caffius.

Bru. Hark, he is arriv'd :

March gently on to meet him.

[March within

Enter CASSIUS, and Soldiers.

Caf. Stand, ho!

Bru. Stand, ho! Speak the word along.

Within. Stand.

Within. Stand.

Within. Stand.

Caf. Most noble brother, you have done me wrong. Bru. Judge me, you gods! Wrong I mine enemies? And, if not fo, how fhould I wrong a brother?

Caf. Brutus, this fober form of yours hides wrongs; And when you do them

Bru. Caffius, be content,

Speak your griefs foftly,-I do know you well:-
Before the eyes of both our armies here,

Which fhould perceive nothing but love from us,
Let us not wrangle: Bid them move away;
Then in my tent, Caffius, enlarge your griefs,
And I will give you audience.

Caf. Pindarus,

Bid our commanders lead their charges off

A little from this ground.

Bru. Lucilius, do you the like; and let no man

Come to our tent, 'till we have done our conference.

Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door.

F 2

[Exeunt.

SCENE