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Caf. Which foon he granted,

Being an obftruct 'tween his luft and him.
Ot. Do not fay fo, my Lord.

Caf. I have eyes upon him,

And his affairs come to me on the wind:
Where is he now?

2

O. My 'Lord, he is in Athens.

Gaf. No, my moft wronged fifter; Cleopatra Hath nodded him to her. He hath given his empire Up to a whore, who now are levying

The Kings o' th' earth for war. He hath affembled
Bocchus the King of Libya, Archelaus
Of Cappadocia, Philadelphos King

Of Paphlagonia; the Thracian King Adallas,
King Malchus of Arabia, King of Pont,
Herod of Jewry, Mithridates King

3

Of Comagene, Polemon and Amintas,
The Kings of Mede, and Lycaonia,
With a larger lift of fcepters.

Of. Ah me moft wretched,

That have my heart parted betwixt two friends,
That do afflict each other!

Caf. Welcome hither;

Your letters did with-hold our breaking forth,
'Till we perceiv'd both how you were wrong led,
And we in negligent danger; cheer your heart.
Be you not troubled with the time, which drives
O'er your content thefe ftrong neceffities,
But let determin'd things to destiny

Hold unbewail'd their way. Welcome to Rome:
Nothing more dear to me. You are abus'd
Beyond the mark of thought; and the high Gods,
To do you juftice, make their minifters
Of us, and thofe that love you. Be of comfort,
And ever welcome to us.

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Mec. Welcome, dear Madam.

Each heart in Rome does love and pity you ;
Only th' adulterous Antony, most large
In his abominations, turns you off,
And gives his potent regiment to a trull
That nofes it against us.

Oft. Is it fo, Sir?

Caf. It is most certain: fifter, welcome; pray you Be ever known to patience. My dear'ft fifter! [Exeunt.

Cleo. I

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Enter Cleopatra, and Enobarbus.

Will be even with thee, doubt it not.

Eno. But why, why, why?

Cleo. Thou haft forespoke my being in these wars; And fay'ft it is not fit.

Eno. Well; is it, is it?

Cleo. Is't not denounc'd against us? why should not we Be there in perfon?

Eno. Well I could reply;

If we should ferve with horfe and mares together,
The horse were meerly loft; the mares would bear
A foldier and his horfe.

Cleo. What is't you fay?

Eno. Your prefence needs muft puzzle Antony;

Take from his heart, take from his brain, from's time,
What should not then be fpar'd. He is already

Traduc'd for levity, and 'tis faid in Rome,
That Photinus an eunuch, and your maids,
Manage this war.

Cleo. Sink Rome, and their tongues rot

That speak against us! A charge we bear i' th' war,
And as the prefident of my kingdom will I

Appear

Appear there for a man. Speak not against it,

I will not ftay behind...

Enter Antony and Canidius.

Eno. Nay, I have done:

Here comes the Emperor.

Ant.' 'Is't not ftrange, Canidius,
That from Tarentum, and Brundufium,
He could fo quickly cut th' Ionian fea,

And take in Toryne? You have heard on't, fweet?
Cleo. Celerity is never more admir'd

Than by the negligent.

Ant. A good rebuke,

Which might have well becom❜d the best of men
To taunt at flackness. 7 'Come, Canidius, we
Will fight with him by fea.

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Cleo. By fea, what else?
Can. Why will my Lord do fo?
Ant. For that he dares

us.

Eno. So hath my Lord dar'd him to fingle fight.
Can. Ay, and to wage this battle at Pharfalia,
Where Cafar fought with Pompey. But thefe offers,
Which ferve not for his vantage, he shakes off,
And fo fhould you.

Eno. Your hips are not well mann'd,

Your mariners 9'muleteers and reapers, people
Ingroft by fwift imprefs. In Cafar's fleet

Are thofe, that often have 'gainst Pompey fought;
Their fhips are yare, yours heavy: no difgrace
Shall 'fall you for refufing him at fea,

Being prepar'd for land.

Ant. By fea, by fea.

Eno. Moft worthy Sir, you therein throw away
The abfolute foldierfhip you have by land,
Distract your army, which doth most confift
Of war-mark'd footmen, leave unexecuted
Your own renowned knowledge, quite forego

6 Is it 7 Canidius, 8 us to't

The

9 are muliteers, reapers,

The way which promifes affurance, and
Give up your felf meerly to chance and hazard,
From firm fecurity.

Ant. I'll fight at fea.

1

Cleo. 'Why, I have fixty fails, Cæfar none better.

Ant. Our overplus of fhipping will we burn,

2

And with the reft full-mann'd, from th' head of A&ium
Beat the approaching Cefar. If we fail,
We then can do't at land.

Thy business?

Enter a Messenger.

Mef. The news is true, my Lord, he is descried,
Cæfar has taken Toryne.

Ant. Can he be there in perfon? 'tis impoffible:
Strange that his power fhould be. Canidius,
Our nineteen legions thou fhalt hold by land,
And our twelve thousand horfe. We'll to our ship.
Away, my Thetis.

Enter a Soldier.

How now, worthy foldier?

Sold. Oh noble Emperor, do not fight by fea, Trust not to rotten planks: do

you misdoubt

This fword, and thefe my wounds? let the Egyptians
And the Phenicians go a ducking: we

Have us'd to conquer ftanding on the earth,

And fighting foot to foot.

Ant. Well, well, away. [Exeunt Ant. Cleo. and Enob.
Sold. By Hercules, I think I am i'th' right.

Can. Soldier, thou art: but his whole action grows
Not in the power on't: fo our leader's led,

And we are womens men.

Sold. You keep by land

The legions and the horse whole, do you not?
Can. Marcus Octavius, Marcus Jufteus,

Publicola, and Celius, are for fea :

¡ I have

2 But if

3 be fo.

But

But we keep whole by land. This fpeed of Cafar's

Carries beyond belief.

Sold. While yet in Rome,

His power went out in fuch diftractions as

Beguil'd all fpies.

Can. Who's his lieutenant, hear you?

Sold. They fay, one Taurus.

Can. Well I know the man.

Enter a Messenger.

Mef. The Emperor 'calls for Canidius.`

Can. With news the time's in labour, and throws forth, Each minute, fome.

Enter Cæfar with his Army, marching.

Caf. Taurus!

Taur. My Lord.

[Exeunt.

Caf. Strike not by land. Keep whole, provoke not battle

'Till we have done at fea. Do not exceed

The prefcript of this fcroul: our fortune lyes

Upon this jump.

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[Exeunt.

Ant. Set we our fquadrons on yond fide o' th' hill, In eye of Cafar's battle; from which place

We may the number of the fhips behold,

And fo proceed accordingly.

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[Exeunt.

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Canidius marching with his land Army one way over the Stage, and Taurus the Lieutenant of Cæfar the other way: after their going in, is heard the noife of a Seafight. Alarum. Enter Enobarbus.

[longer; Eno. Naught, naught, all naught, I can behold no Th' Antonias th' Egyptian admiral,

VOL. V.

Y

With

(a) Th' Antonias, &c. (which Plutarch fays was the name of Cleopatra's ship.)

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