Re-enter Citizens. Sic. How now, my Masters? have you chose this man? 1. Cit. He has our voices, Sir. Bru. We pray the gods, he may deserve your lovęs. 2. Cit. Amen, Sir: To my poor unworthy notice, He mock'd us, when he begg'd our voices. 3. Cit. Certainly, He flonted us down-right. 1. Cit. No, 'tis his kind of speech; he did not mock us. 2. Cit. Not one amongst us > save yourself, but says, He us'd us scornfully: he should have show'd us His marks of merit, wounds receiv'd for his country. Sic. Why, so he did, I am sure. Cit. No; no man saw 'em." [Several speak. 5. Cit. He said, he had wounds, which he could show in private; › And with his hat thus waving it in scorn,. I would be consul, says he aged custom, But by your voices, will not so permit me; Your voices, therefore: When we granted that, Here was, I thank you for your voices, thank you, Your most sweet voices: - now you have left your voices, Was not this I have no further with you: mockery? Sic. Why, either, were you ignorant to see't? Or, seeing it, of such childish friendliness To yield your voices? Bru. Could you not have told him, As you were lesson'd, When he had no power, He was your enemy; ever spake against Sic. Thus to have said, As you were fore-advis'd, had touch'd his spirit, Tying him to aught; so, putting him to rage, Bru. Did you perceive, He did solicit you in free contempt, When he did need your loves; and do you think, That his contempt shall not be bruising to you, When he hath power to crush? Why, had your bodies No heart among you? Or had you tongues, to cry Against the rectorship of judgement? Sic. Have you, Ere now, deny'd the asker? and, now again, On him, that did not ask, but mock, bestow Your su'd-for tongues? 3. Cit. He's not confirm'd, we may deny him yet. 2. Cit. And will deny him: I'll have five hundred voices of that sound. 1. Cit. I twice five hundred, and their friends to piece 'em. Bru. Get you hence instantly; and tell those friends, They have chose a consul, that will from them take Their liberties; make them of no more voice. Sic. Let them assemble; And on a safer judgement, all revoke Bru. Lay A fault on us, your tribunes; that we labour'd, (No impediment between) but that you must Cast your election on him. Sic. Say, you chose him More after our commandment, than as guided To voice him consul: Lay the fault on us. Bru. Ay, spare us not. Say, we read lectures to you, How youngly he began to serve his country, How long continued: and what stock he springs of, The noble house o'the Marcians; from whence came That Ancus Marcius, Numa's daughter's son, And nobly nam'd so, being censor twice, Sic. One thus descended, That hath beside well in his person wrought Bru. Say, you ne'er had done't, (Harp on that still,) but by our putting on: And presently, when you have drawn your num ber, Repair to the Capitol. ཏ།མ་ Cit. We will so: almost all Repent in their election. [several speak. [Exeunt Citizens. Bru. Let them go on; This mutiny were better pat in hazard, With their refusal, both observe and answer Sic. To the Capitol: Come; we'll be there before the stream o' the people; And this shall seem, as partly 'tis, their own, [Exeunt. ACT III. SCENE I. The same. A Strect. Cornets. Enter CORIOLANUS, MENENIUS, CoMINIUS, TITUS LARTIUS, Senators, and Pa-tricians. Cor. Tullus Aufidius then had made new head? Lart. He had, my Lord; and that it was, which caus'd Our swifter composition. Cor, So then the Volces stand but as at first; Ready, when time shall prompt them, to make road Upon's again. Com. They are worn, Lord Consul, so, That we shall hardly in our ages see Their bauuers wave again. Cor. Saw you Aufidius? Lart. On safe-guard he came to me; and did curse Against the Volces, for they had so vilely Cor. Spoke he of me? |