Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Why, is my life endangered? How ends this circumstance, thou wrack'st my thoughts. My Lord your life is conspired against, By whom? I must be of the world excused in this, If the great duty to your Majesty: Makes me all other lesser to neglect. thouart a tedious fellow, speak, by whom? By my Master. Who's thy Master? Scevinus. Scevinus, why should he conspire? Unless he think, that likeness in conditions May make him too, worthy o'th' Empire thought. Who are else in it? I think Natalis, Subius, Flavius, Lucan, Seneca, and Lucius Piso, Asper, and Quintilianus. Ha done, thou'lt reckon all Rome anon and so thou mayst, theyare villains all, I'll not trust one of them; O that the Romans had but all one neck. Piso's she creeping into men's affections. And popular arts, have given long cause of doubt, And th'other's late observed discontents Risen from misinterpreted disgraces, May make us credit this relation. Where are they? come they not upon us yet? See the Guard doubted, see the Gates shut up. Why, they'll surprise us in our Court anon. Not so my Lord, they are at Piso's house, And think themselves, yet safe, and undescried. let's thither then, And take them in this false security; 'Twere better first publish them traitors. That were to make them so, And force them all upon their Enemies; Now, without stir, or hazard they'll be ta'en, And boldly trial dare, and law demand; Besides, this accusation may be forged By malice or mistaking. What likes you, do Nimphidius, out of hand, Two ways distract, when either would prevail; If they suspecting but this fellow's absence, Should try the City, and attempt their friends, How dangerous might Piso's favour be. I to himself would make the matter clear, Which now upon one servant's credit stands: The City's favour keeps within the bonds Of profit they'll love none, to hurt themselves; Honour, and friendship they hear others name, Themselves do neither feel, nor know the same; To put them yet, (though needless) in some fear, we'll keep their streets with armed companies: Then if they stir, they see their wives, and houses Prepared a prey to th' greedy Soldier. Let us be quick then, you, to Piso's house, While I, and Tigellinus further sift This fellow's knowledge. Look to the gates, and walls o'th' City, look The river be well kept, have watches set In every passage, and in every way; But who shall watch these watches, what if they Begin, and play the Traitors first? O where shall I Seek faith, or them that I may wisely trust? The City favours the conspirators, The Senate, in disgrace, and feat hath lived; The Camp, why most are soldiers that be named Besides, he knows not all; and like a fool I interrupted him, else had he named Those that stood by me; O security. Which we so much seek after, yet art still
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Why, is my life indangerd? How ends this circumſtance, thou wrackſt my thoughts. My Lord your life is conſpir'd againſt, By whom? I muſt be of the world excus'd in this, If the great dutie to your Maieſtie: Makes me all other leſſer to neglect. Th'art a tedious fellow, ſpeake, by whom? By my Maſter. Who's thy Maſter? Sceuinus. Sceuinus, why ſhould he conſpire? Vnleſſe he thinke, that likeneſſe in conditions May make him too, worthy oth' Empire thought. Who are elſe in it? I thinke Natalis, Subius, Flauius, Lucan, Seneca, and Lucius Piſo, Aſper, and Quintilianus. Ha done, Thou'ilt reckon all Rome anone and ſo thou maiſt, Th'are villaines all, Ile not truſt one of them; O that the Romanes had but all one ncke. Piſoes ſhe creeping into mens affections. And popular arts, haue giuen long cauſe of doubt, And th'others late obſeru'd diſcontents Riſen from miſinterpreed diſgraces, May make vs credit this rel tion. Where are they? come they not vpon vs yet? See the Guard doubted, ſee the Gates ſhut vp. Why, the'yle ſurpriſe vs in our Court anon. Not ſo my Lord, they are at Piſoes houſe, And thinke themſelues, yet ſafe, and vndiſcry'd. Lets thither then, And take them in this falſe ſecurity; 'Twere better firſt publiſh them traytors. That were to make them ſo, And force them all vpon their Enemies; Now, without ſtirre, or hazard theyle be tane, And boldly tryall dare, and law demaund; Beſides, this accuſation may be forg'd By mallice or miſtaking. What likes you, doe Nimphidius, out of hand, Two wayes diſtract, when either would preuaile; If they ſuſpecting but this fellowes abſence, Should try the Citie, and attempt their friends, How dangerous might Piſoes fauour be. I to himſelfe would make the matter cleare, Which now vpon one ſeruants credit ſtands: The Cities fauour keepes within the bonds Of profit they'le loue none, to hurt themſelues; Honour, and friendſhip they heare others name, Themſelues doe neither feele, nor know the ſame; To put them yet, (though needleſſe) in ſome feare, Weele keepe their ſtreets with armed companies: Then if they ſtirre, they ſee their wiues, and houſes Prepar'd a pray to th' greedy Souldier. Let vs be quicke then, you, to Piſoes houſe, While I, and Tigellinus further ſift This fellowes knowledge. Looke to the gates, and walles oth' Citie, looke The riuer be well kept, haue watches ſet In euery paſſage, and in euery way; But who ſhall watch theſe watches, what if they Begin, and play the Traitors firſt? O where ſhall I Seeke faith, or them that I may wiſely truſt? The Citie fauours the conſpirators, The Senate, in diſgrace, and feate hath liu'd; The Cap, wh moſt are ſouldiers that be named Beſides, he knowes not all; and like a foole I interrupted him, elſe had he named Thoſe that ſtood by me; O ſecuritie. Which we ſo much ſeeke after, yet art ſtill