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Show L v Lguble 'i/co"very 5 Had C#/ar's body never been expos'd Brutus had gain'd his Caufe Queen, Then f Rmr At ( washe lovd Bertran, O, never man fo much efs Pedr. (Afide.) Had bad men fe r'd him but as good men lov' He had not yet been fainted Queer, 1 wonder how the Peopl Ber. Some difcontent there ar ; fome idle murmurs Ped. How, Idle Murmurs! Let The doors are al fhut up; the wealthier fort With Arms a-crofs, and Hats up n their Eyes r ourle Walk to an Whole drove fro before their filent Shops of Lenders crowd the Banquers ‘doors Tocall in Money; thofe who hav none, mar Where Money goes; for when they r fe 'tis Plunde The Rabble gather round the Man of Ne s And liften with their Mouths Some tell; fome hear, fome judge of News And he who lies moft loud, is'moft believ d Queen, This may be dangerous Raym. (Afide.) Pray Heaven it may Ber. If one of you muft fall Self-prefervation is the firft of Laws And if, when Subjeéts are opprefs'd by Kings They juftifie Rebellion by that Law As well may Monarchs turn the edge of righ To cut for them, when felfe-defence requires it Queen, You place fuch Arbitrary Power in Kings That I much fear, if I fhould make you one You'll make your felf a Tyrant; let thefe kno By what Authority you did this A& Bert. You much farprife me to demand that Queftion But, fince Truth muft be told, *Twas by your own Queen, Produce it; or, By Heaven your Head fhall anfive The Forfeit of your Tongue Raym. (Afide.) Brave mifchief towards Bertran, You bad me Queen, When, and where Bertr. No, I confefs, you bad me not in words The Dial fpoke not, but it made fhrewd figns And pointed full upon the ftroke of Murthe 1 Ye |