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Show %U tbeVht* of CAPUA. mm*™ Man take his Chance. Om. Ay, ay, every ^ ^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ ^ L Pacuvius «»<{ Virginius /^ vac O that P^/^, » T degenerate Son, w £ S follow thy ^ t ^ ^ S S t i s And Confcience-bound m fuch a uwie as tbis, The S S of Empire, ^ ^ J ^ Againft his Country, and his Father s Houie. C That Decius Magius has iniefted him. Tac. M y old Oppofer ftill. rt He has been every where among the Crowd, T o fpread the Poyfon of his Politicks: Put w e had dos'd 'em with our Antidotes; Timely preventing all the giddy turns ThTt rlight have happen'd to that fickly State; Confirm'd the crazy Conftitution O f their weak, wavering Minds ; and now we \m Scatter'd, difpers'd the Fa6Hon, and the Caufe, Quite routed him, and his Malignity. Tac So that the People all ftand found for us, But do not truft 'em with themfelves too long I They will relapfe into their natural Fears, And cool, without your Fire to keep them warm. Vir. Thefe you'll take care of: I have other Partw T o Head, and bring up on Occafion [ The Citizens come forward, one having armM i Cit. So, fo, without favour, or affectum, now 'Tac. Who have you drawn ? rn^M * Cit. Rutilius Lupus. [****»- Tac. Rutilius Lupus there, let h m m w . i Cit. Ay, ay, let him appear, and be hangdtot Pains, I fay. 5 Cit. Ay, fo fay I. Om. And all of us. . C, Here, herf n^me^eW tm. Well, he is doom'd : You do expel m 7frFATB,/CAP0A. iS, The Senate--but before his Punilhmen, you muft eledt a N e w one in hi, R o o m ' Om. Ay, ay, that's quickly done ftu. He may pafs on, we'll talk «,;,i, I.- , * W h o ftall w e chufe! Ne^hbour ? ™n-t C*. Lets lay our Heads together, and'do it to our soft once in our Lives, TR t .,„ • , > P P , Ot. Why, ay, w h o fhall w e chufe ? PU° "****""• 2 Cit. Let m e fee ftfL8?1 deftrVeS *°7 wel1 of the Commons. Ow. That s to be iure. , a>. One that is in the Intereft of hk Country; and ifpolTible, will continue fo in fpight of Preferment 1 2 Cit. That's the Man, that's the Man. 3 C/V. Who, w h o ? z Cit. Nay, good troth, I can't tell; w e han't found him yet. i Cit. He muft be one, w e have nothing to fay againft.- 3 Cit. Ay, marry, w h o may that be > i Cit. One w h o wonnot forget his Benefactors, the People that rais'd him. i Cit. A very good Quality indeed ; n o w name the Man that owns it, and I give m y Voice, i Cit. Nay, I name no Body. 3 Cit. Name no Body! what! W e muft name fome Body : Come, »'il name one. • Cecilius Nepos • •.» Om. Cecilius Nepos ! there's a Man indeed ! ; Cit. What do ye think of him ? Om. W e don't think of him. k a Cit. Sray, ftay, the Senators are call'd Fathers, you know . * i Cit. What then ? 2 Cit. Why, in that Senfe he may be qualify'd * and «iou doft honeftly to fet him up ; for he is naturally thy Senator, being the Father of thy Family. I Cit. No, no, we'll Father our Children without him, i we can, with our Wives leave ; we'il none of him. Set op another. 4 Cit. Titus Volcatius. Cm. That's worfe and worfe. ! Cit. What mall wc do with him ? * Gu |