Hath nodded him to her. He hath given his empire

Up to a whore, who now are levying

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

Of Cappadocia, Philadelphus King

Of Paphlagonia; the Thracian King Adullas,
King Malchus of Arabia, King of Pont,
Herod of Jewry, Mithridates King
Of Comagene, Polemon and Amintas,
The King of Mede, and Lycaonia,
With a more larger lift of fcepters.
Oda. Ay 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 Deftiny

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 justice, make their ministers

Of us, and thofe that love you. Be of comfort,
And ever welcome to us..

Agr. Welcome, lady.

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,

9 Mr. Upton remarks, that there are fome errours in this enumeration of the auxiliary

Kings: but it is probable that the author did not much wish to be accurate.

And gives his ' potent regiment to a trull,
That noises it against us.

Ofta. Is it fo, Sir?

Gef. It is most certain. Sifter, welcome. Pray you, Be ever known to patience, my dear'ft fifter!

[Exeunt.

SCENE VI.

Near the Promontory of Actium.

Enter Cleopatra and Enobarbus.

Will be even with thee, doubt it not.
Éno. But why, why, why?

Cleo. Thou haft forespoke my being in these wars; And say'st, 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. [Afide.] Well, I could reply; if we should serve with horse and mares together, the horse were merely loft; the mares would bear a foldier and his horse.

Cleo. What is't you say?

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,

T

-potent regiment] Re giment, is government, authority; he puts his power and his empire into the hands of a falfe woman. It may be observed, that trull was not, in our authour's time, a term of mere infamy, but a word

of flight contempt, as wench is now.

2 forefpoke my being-] To forefpeak, is to contradict, to speak against, as forbid is to order negatively.

N 3

That

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

Appear there for a man. Speak not against it,
I will not stay behind.

Enter Antony and Canidius.

Eno. Nay, I have done: here comes the Emperor, Ant. Is it 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, Sweet ? Cleo. Celerity is never more admir'd

Than by the negligent.

Ant. A good rebuke,

Which might have well become the best of men
To taunt at flacknefs. Canidius, we

Will fight with him by fea.

Cleo. By fea, what else?

Can. Why will my Lord do fo?

Ant. For that he dares us to❜t.

Eno. So hath my Lord dar'd him to single 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 fhips are not well mann'd,

Your mariners are muleteers, reapers, people
Ingroft by swift imprefs. In Cafar's fleet
Are thofe that often have 'gainft Pompey fought;
Their fhips are yare, yours heavy: no disgrace
Shall fall you for refufing him at fea,

Being prepar'd for land,

Ant. By fea, by fea.

Eno.

Eno. Moft worthy Sir, you therein throw away
The abfolute soldiership you have by land;
Distract your army, which doth most confift
Of war-mark'd footmen: leave unexecuted
Your own renowned knowledge; quite forego
The way which promises affurance, and
Give up yourself meerly to chance and hazard,
From firm fecurity.

Ant. I'll fight at fea.

Cleo. I have fixty fails, Cefar none better.
Ant. Our overplus of fhipping will we burn,
And, with the reft full-mann'd, from th' head of
Altium

Beat the approaching Cafar. But if we fail,
We then can do't at land.

Thy bufinefs?

Enter a Meffenger.

Mef. The news is true, my Lord; he is defcry'd; Cafar has taken Toryne.

Ant. Can he be there in perfon? 'tis impoffible. Strange, that his power fhould be fo. Canidius, Our nineteen legions thou fhalt hold by land,

And our twelve thousand horfe. We'll to our fhip; 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 these my wounds? let the Ægyptians 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.

N 4

Sald

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 women's men.

Sold. You keep by land

The legions and the horfe whole, do you not?
Can. Marcus Octavius, Marcus Jufteius,

Publicola, and Calius, are for fea:

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

Sold. While he was yet in Rome,

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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 Meffenger.

Mef. The Emperor calls Canidius.

Can. With news the time's in labour, and throws

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