And bid them speake for me: But were I Brutus,
And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony
Would ruffle up your Spirits, and put a Tongue
In every Wound of Cæsar, that should move
The stones of Rome, to rise and Mutiny.

All. Wee'l Mutiny.

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1 [Cit.] Wee'l burne the house of Brutus. 3 [Cit.] Away then, come, seeke the Conspirators. Ant. Yet heare me Countrymen, yet heare me speake All. Peace hoe, heare Antony, most Noble Antony. Ant. Why Friends, you go to do you know not what: Wherein hath Caesar thus deserv'd your loves? Alas you know not, I must tell you then: You have forgot the Will I told you of.

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All. Most true, the Will, let's stay and heare the Wil Ant. Heere is the Will, and under Caesars SealeΤο every Roman Citizen he gives,

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every severall man, seventy five Drachmaes.

2 Ple. [Cit.] Most Noble Casar, wee'l revenge his death. |

3 Ple. [Cit.] O Royall Cæsar.

Ant. Heare me with patience.

All. Peace hoe

Ant. Moreover, he hath left you all his Walkes,
His private Arbors, and new-planted Orchards,
On this side Tyber, he hath left them you,
And to your heyres for ever: common pleasures
To walke abroad, and recreate your selves.
Heere was a Cæsar: when comes such another?

1. Ple. [Cit.] Never, never: come, away, away: Wee'l burne his body in the holy place,

And with the Brands fire the Traitors houses.
Take up the body.

2. Ple. [Cit.] Go fetch fire.

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3.Ple. [Cit.] Plucke downe Benches. 269 4.Ple. [Cit. Plucke downe Formes, Windowes, any thing. Exit Plebeians [Citizens with the body]. Ant. Now let it worke: Mischeefe thou art a-foot, Take thou what course thou wilt.

How now Fellow?

Enter Servant.

Ser. Sir, Octavius is already come to Rome.
Ant. Where is hee?

Ser. He and Lepidus are at Cæsars house.
Ant. And thither will I straight, to visit him:
He comes upon a wish. Fortune is merry,
And in this mood will give us any thing.

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Ser. I heard him say, Brutus and Cassius Are rid like Madmen through the Gates of Rome. Ant. Belike they had some notice of the people How I had moved them. Bring me to Octavius. Exeunt

[Scene iii. A street.]

Enter Cinna the Poet, and after him the Plebeians.

Cinna. I dreamt to night, that I did feast with Cæsar, And things unluckily charge my Fantasie:

I have no will to wander foorth of doores,
Yet something leads me foorth.

[Enter Citizens.]

1.[Cit.] What is your name?

2. [Cit.] Whether are you going? 3. [Cit.] Where do you dwell?

4.[Cit.] Are you a married man, or a Batchelor?

3. unluckily: unlucky-WARBURTON.

2. [Cit.] Answer every man directly. 1.[Cit. I, and breefely.

4. [Cit.] I, and wisely.

3.[Cit.] I, and truly, you were best.

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Cin. What is my name? Whether am I going? Where do I dwell? Am I a married man, or a Batchellour? Then to answer every man, directly and breesely, wisely and truly: wisely I say, I am a Batchellor.

2[Cit.] That's as much as to say, they are fooles that rie: you'l beare me a bang for that I feare: proceede di- | rectly.

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Cinna. Directly I am going to Casars Funerall.
1. [Cit.] As a Friend, or an Enemy?
Cinna. As a friend.

2. [Cit.] That matter is answered directly.
4. [Cit.] For your dwelling: breefely.
Cinna. Breefely, I dwell by the Capitoll.
3. [Cit.] Your name sir, truly.

Cinna. Truly, my name is Cinna.

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1.[Cit.] Teare him to peeces, hee's a Conspirator. Cinna. I am Cinna the Poet, I am Cinna the Poet. 4. [Cit.] Teare him for his bad verses, teare him for his bad Verses.

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Cin. I am not Cinna the Conspirator. 4. [Cit.] It is no matter, his name's Cinna, plucke but his name out of his heart, and turne him going. 3. [Cit.] Teare him, tear him; Come Brands hoe, Firebrands: to Brutus, to Cassius, burne all. Some to Decius House, and some to Caska's; some to Ligarius: Away, go. |

16. breesely: misprint 1F.

Exeunt all the Plebeians.

Actus Quartus.

[Scene i. A house in Rome.]

Enter Antony, Octavius,and Lepidus [seated at a table].

Ant. These many then shall die, their names are prickt1 Octa. Your Brother too must dye:consent you Lepidus? Lep. I do consent.

Octa. Pricke him downe Antony.

Lep. Upon condition Publius shall not live,

Who is your Sisters sonne, Marke Antony.

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Ant. He shall not live; looke, with a spot I dam him.

But Lepidus, go you to Cæsars house:

Fetch the Will hither, and we shall determine

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How to cut off some charge in Legacies.

Lep. What? shall I finde you heere?
Octa. Or heere, or at the Capitoll.
Ant. This is a slight unmeritable man,

Meet to be sent on Errands: is it fit

Exit Lepidus

The three-fold World divided, he should stand
One of the three to share it?

Octa. So you thought him,

And tooke his voyce who should be prickt to dye 20 In our blacke Sentence and Proscription.

Ant. Octavius, I have seene more dayes then you, And though we lay these Honours on this man, To ease our selves of divers sland'rous loads, He shall but beare them, as the Asse beares Gold, To groane and swet under the Businesse, Either led or driven, as we point the way: And having brought our Treasure, where we will, Then take we downe his Load, and turne him off (Like to the empty Asse) to shake his eares, And graze in Commons.

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Octa. You may do your will:

But hee's a tried, and valiant Souldier.

Ant. So is my Horse Octavius, and for that
I do appoint him store of Provender.

It is a Creature that I teach to fight,
To winde, to stop, to run directly on:
His corporall Motion, govern'd by my Spirit,
And in some taste, is Lepidus but so:
He must be taught, and train'd, and bid go
A barren spirited Fellow; one that feeds
On Objects, Arts, and Imitations.

Which out of use, and stal'de by other men
Begin his fashion. Do not talke of him,
But as a property: and now Octavius,
Listen great things. Brntus and Cassius

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Are levying Powers; We must straight make head:
Therefore let our Alliance be combin'd,

Our best Friends made, our meanes stretcht,

And let us presently go sit in Councell,

How covert matters may be best disclos'd,
And open Perils surest answered.

Octa. Let us do so: for we are at the stake,

And bayed about with many Enemies,

And some that smile have in their hearts I feare
Millions of Mischeefes.

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Exeunt

[Scene ii. Camp near Sardis. Before Brutus's tent.] Drum. Enter Brutus, Lucillius [Lucius], and the Army. Titinius and Pindarus meete them.

Bru. Stand ho.

Lucil. Give the word ho, and Stand.

Bru. What now Lucillius, is Cassius neere?

42. Objects, Arts: abjects, orts-STAUNTON.

46. Brntus: Brutus-2-4F.