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Show Dep. H e offers you three Hundred\ Roman Knights, Whi/h you (hall chufe out of his Prifoners, T o give7 the Romans, in a fair Exchange For our Campanian Youth m Arms with them. i sen. H e has hit upon the fole Expedient, T o enfure the Lives and Safety of our Friends. Tac. H e offers more than w e cou'd ask of him, T>ep. You'll find him in all Points as generous, Tac. N o w are you fatisfy'd ? 3 Sen. W e ask no more. Dep. In the juft confidence of protTer'd Lsvc, H e comes himfelf, the Hoftage of his Faith, To Capua. " Bio. So m y Advices fay, but mention not the Tine; Dep. H e comes this Day : He's on his March already. i Sen. Let us prepare for his Reception. Tac. S u m m o n the People to the Forum then, And let the Articles be read to 'em : So hand in hand w e fhall proceed in Love, And a & unenvy'd for our Country's good. Enter Decius Magius. Mag. Tacuvius I Y o u have done moft worthily, Saving the Senate : Wou'd you wou'd employ Your Intereft with the People always fo. T h e wretched Romans wanted fuch a Friend : I haa no Pow'r : But Death has fet 'em free, Sen. Dead ! are they dead ? APUA. x87 [Goes out. The F A T E of C j Sen. What could w e do ? Mag. What are you doing n o w ? Where are you going ? D o you leave m * t»» > ,ut you indeed have left m e long a g o ° your Steps have err'cflong from thl Track of Troth And are not worth an honeft Man's Purfuit jut I will follow. If I can't prevent, I may protcft againft their Praaices: That's in m y Power; That will exempt m e from The general Guilt, and juftifie m y Fame : let me fecure m y Innocence, and then Death to an old M a n cannot come too foon; [The Senators go out one after another, and km Mag. All perilht in the Baths. And they are left behind, to blufh in Blood For this Day's Treafon, w h o encourag'd it .* It muft be anfwer'd tor to Gods and Men, And Capua rue it in her Sons unborn j A n impious City of devoted Crimes! T h e Vengeance will tall heavy, and, I fear, Fall wide enough, ev'n to involve us all. i Sen. Alas! W e are not guilty of their Death.fto a Sen. But mourn alike with you the Peoples Rip [Gffli S C E N E Virginias'/ Houfe. Favonia at work with her Women. A SONG written by Anthony Henly, Efqj VATHAT's Beauty ? Bright Favonia,tell. ' ' The Miftrefs of it knows it well. !Gm *" m C°lmr> 'tis not Feature, 1 Ufie Vajbion, nor Good-Nature : Good Teeth, and Hair, a fmiling Grace, Can't give TerfecTton to a Face : Hot yielding Lips, or wifhing Eyes : But fie is handfome who denies. A S 0 N G written by Colonel Codrington. [Exit, |