The Wounds of Civil War, or Marius and Scilla · chunk 22 of 38
Lodge, Thomas · published 1594 · first performed or written 1588 [1586-1591] (Annals) tragedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.79 · 477 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Then strike him where he sits, then hale him hence. heavens punish Cinna's pride and thy offence. Now is he fallen that threatened Marius, Now will I sit and plead for Marius. Thou dost me justice Cinna, for you see These peers of Rome have late exiled me. Your Lordship doth injustice to accuse Those who in your behalf did not offend. We grieve to see the aged Marius Stand like a private man in view of Rome. Then bid him sit, and lo an empty place, Revoke his exile, firm his government, And so prevent your farther detriment, We will account both Marius and his friends, His son and all his followers free in Rome: And since we see the dangerous times at hand, And here of Sulla's confidence and haste, And know his hate and rancor to these Lords, And him create for Consul to prevent The policies of Sulla and his friends. Then both confirmed by state and full consent, The rods and axe to Marius I present, And here invest thee with the consuls pall. Long, fortunate and happy life betide Old Marius in his sevenfold Consulship. And so let Marius live and govern Rome, As cursed Sulla never look on Rome. Then placed in consul's throne, you Roman states Recalled from banishment by your decrees, installed in this imperial seat to rule, Old Marius thanks his friends and favourites: From whom this final favour he requires, That seeing Sulla by his murderous blade Brought fierce seditions first to head in Rome, And forced laws to banish innocents: I crave by course of reason and desert, That he may be proclaimed as erst was I, A traitor and an enemy of Rome: Let all his friends be banished out of town: Then cutting off the branch where troubles spring, Rome shall have peace and plenty in her walls. In equity it needs must be my friends, That one be guilty of our common harms: And since that Marius is accounted free, Sulla with all his friends must traitors be. My father's reasons Romans are of force: For if you see and live not too secure, You know that in so great a state as this, Two mighty foes can never well agree. Then let us seek to please our Consul first, And then prepare to keep the exile out. Cinna, as Marius and these Lords agree, Firm this Edict, and let it pass for me. Then Romans, in the name of all this state, I here proclaim and publish this decree: That Sulla with his friends, allies and all, Are banished exiles, traitors unto Rome. And to extinguish both his name and state, We will his house be razed to the ground, His goods confiscate: this our censures is. Lictors proclaim this in the market place, And see it executed out of hand.
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Then strike him where he sits, then hale him hence. Heauens punish Cynnas pride and thy offence. Now is he falne that threatned Marius, Now will I sit and plead for Marius. Thou doost me iustice Cynna, for you see These peeres of Rome haue late exiled mee. Your Lordship doth iniustice to accuse Those who in your behalfe did not offend. VVe grieue to see the aged Marius Stand like a priuate man in view of Rome. Then bid him sit, and loe an emptie place, Reuoke his exile, firme his gouernment, And so preuent your farther detriment, VVe will accompt both Marius and his frends, His sonne and all his followers free in Rome: And since we see the dangerous times at hand, And here of Scillas confidence and hast, And know his hate and ranco to these Lords, And him create for Consull to preuent The policies of Scilla and his frends. Then both confirmd by state and full consent, The rods and axe to Marius I present, And here inuest thee with the Consulls pall. Long, fortunate and happie life betide Old Marius in his seuenfold Consulship. And so let Marius liue and gouerne Rome, As cursed Scilla neuer looke on Rome. Then plade in Consuls throne, you Romane states Recald from banishment by your decrees, Enstald in this imperiall seate to rule, Old Marius thankes his frends and fauorites: From whom this finall fauor he requires, That seeing Scilla by his murthrous blade Brought fierce seditions first to head in Rome, And forced lawes to banish innocents: I craue by course of reason and desert, That he may be proclaimd as earst was I, A traitor and an enemie of Rome: Let all his frends be banisht out of towne: Then cutting off the branch where troubles spring, Rome shall haue peace and plentie in her walls. In equitie it needes must be my frends, That one be guiltie of our common harmes: And since that Marius is accounted free, Scilla with all his frends must traitors bee. My fathers reasons Romanes are of force: For if you see and liue not too secure, You know that in so great a state as this, Two mightie foes can neuer well agree. Then let vs seeke to please our Consull first, And then prepare to keep the exile out. Cynna, as Marius and these Lords agree, Firme this Edict, and let it passe for mee. Then Romanes, in the name of all this state, I here proclaime and publish this decree: That Scilla with his frends, allies and all▪ Are banisht exiles, traitors vnto Rome. And to extinguish both his name and state, VVe will his house be raced to the ground, His goods confiscate: this our censures is. Lictors proclaime this in the market place, And see it executed out of hand.