Cle. Who's born that day

When I forget to fend to Antony,

Shall die a beggar. Ink and paper, Charmion;-
He fhall have every day a feveral greeting,
Or I'll unpeople Ægypt.

[Exeunt.

АСТ II.

SCENE. A Room in LEPIDUS' House, at Rome, Enter LEPIDUS, and ENOBARBUS.

Lep. GOOD Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed, And fhall become you well, to entreat your Captain To foft, and gentle fpeech.

Eno. I fhall entreat him

To answer like himfelf; if Cæfar move him,

Let Antony look over Cæfar's head,

And fpeak as loud as Mars. By Jupiter,

Were I the wearer of Antonius' beard,
I would not have't to-day.

Lep. 'Tis not a time

For private ftomaching.

Eno. Every time

Serves for the matter that is then born in't.

Lep. But fmall to greater matters must give way.

Eno. Not if the fmall come first.

Lep. Your fpeech is paffion :

But, 'pray you, ftir no embers

up.

Here comes

The noble Antony.

C

Enter ANTONY, and CANIDIUS.

Eno. And yonder Cæfar.

Enter CESAR, AGRIPPA, and MACENAS.

Ant. If we compose well here, to Parthia: Hark you, Canidius ! [Speaking aside to Canidius. Ces. I do not know, Maecenas; afk Agrippa. Welcome to Rome.

Ant. Thank you.

Cas. Sit.

Ant. Sit, Sir!

Cas. Nay, then

Lep. Noble friends,

That which conven'd us, was moft great; and let not
A leaner action rend us. What's amifs,

May it be gently heard: When we debate
Our trivial difference loud, we do commit

Murther in healing wounds: Then, noble partners, (The rather, for I earnestly befeech)

Touch you the foureft points with fweetest terms, Nor curftness grow to the matter.

Ant. 'Tis fpoken well:

Were we before our armies, and to fight, -
I fhould do thus..

[They sit-LEPIDUS in the middle-ANTONY, ENOBARBUS, and CANIDIUS on one side-CESAR, MACENAS, and AGRIPPA on the other.]

(To Cæsar.) I learn you take things ill, which are not fo;

Or, being, concern you not.

Cas I must be laugh'd at, If, or for nothing, or a little, I

Should fay myfelf offended; and with you

Chiefly 'the world; more laugh'd at, that I should