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CÆSAR.

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TRAGEDY.

Printed in the YEAR 1709.

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SCENE for the three firft Alts and be ginning of the Fourth in Rome, for the remainder of the Fourth near Sardis, for the Fifth in the Fields of Philippi.

JULIUS CÆSAR.

ACT I. SCENE I.

SCEN E Rome.

Enter Flavius, Murellus, and certain Commoners over the Stage.

H

FLAVI U S.

ENCE; Home you idle Creatures, get you

home;

Is this a Holy-day? What, know you not, Being Mechanical, you ought not walk Upon a labouring Day, without the Sign Of your Profeffion? Speak, w hat Trade art thou? Car. Why Sir, a Carpenter.

Mur. Where is thy Leather Apron, and thy Rule? What doft thou with thy beft Apparel on?

You Sir, what Trade are you?

Cob. Truly Sir, in refpe&t of a fine Workman, I am but as you would fay, a Cobler.

Mur. But what Trade art thou? anfwer me directly.

Cob. A Trade, Sir, that I hope I may ufe with a fafe Confcience, which is indeed, Sir, a mender of bad Soals, Flav.What Trade, thou Knave? thou haughty Knave, what Trade?

if

Cob. Nay, I beseech you, Sir, be not out with me; yet you be out, Sir, I can mend you.

Mur. What mean'ft thou by that? Mend me, thou fawcy Fellow?

. Cob. Why, Sir, Cobble you.

: Flav. Thou art a Cobler, art thou?

Cob

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