_Enter_ Cæsar, Sceva, Antonie, Dolabella, _Souldiers, with the Heads._ _Ars._ He's come back, Pursue no further; curb the Souldiers fury. _Cæs._ See (beauteous Mistris) their accursed heads That did conspire against us. _Sce._ Furies plague 'em, They had too fair an end to dye like Souldiers, _Pompey_ fell by the Sword, the Cross or Halter Should have dispatch'd them. _Cæs._ All is but death, good _Sceva_, Be therefore satisfied: and now my dearest, Look upon _Cæsar_, as he still appear'd A Conquerour, and this unfortunate King Entomb'd with honour, we'll to _Rome_, where _Cæsar_ Will shew he can give Kingdoms; for the Senate, (Thy Brother dead) shall willingly decree The Crown of _Egypt_ (that was his) to thee. [_Exeunt omnes._ PROLOGUE. _New Titles warrant not a Play for new,_ _The Subject being old; and 'tis as true,_ _Fresh and neat matter may with ease be fram'd_ _Out of their Stories, that have oft been nam'd_ _With glory on the Stage; what borrows he_ _From him that wrote old_ Priam's _Tragedy,_ _That writes his love to_ Hecuba? _Sure to tell_ _Of_ Cæsars _amorous heats, and how he fell_ _In the Capitol, can never be the same_ _To the Judicious; Nor will such blame_ _Those who pen'd this, for Barrenness when they find_ _Young_ Cleopatra _here, and her great Mind_ _Expressed to the height, with us a Maid, and free,_ _And how he rated her Virginitie._ _We treat not of what boldness she did dye,_ _Nor of her fatal Love to_ Antony. _What we present and offer to your view,_ _Upon their faiths the Stage yet never knew._ _Let Reason then first to your Wills give laws,_ _And after judge of them and of their cause._ EPILOGUE. _I Now should wish another had my place,_ _But that I hope to come off, and with Grace;_ _And but express some sign that you are pleas'd,_ _We of our doubts, they of their fears are eas'd._ _I would beg further (Gentlemen) and much say_ _In favour of our selves, them, and the Play;_ _Did I not rest assured, the most I see_ _Hate Impudence, and cherish Modestie._ * * * * * APPENDIX. p. 300, ll. 5-39. Not in 1st folio. p. 301, l. 3. 2nd folio] Achil. Love the K. l. 30. frequent in this. l. 31. to safe. p. 302, l. 13. and give. p. 303, l. 10. 2nd folio _here and frequently prints_] Septinius. p. 304, ll. 3 and 4. o' these ... foole us; l. 7. 2nd folio _misprints_] Aeh. p. 305. l. 7. Till they. l. 24. 2nd folio _misprints_] and. p. 309, l. 30. _A missing bracket has been added before_ Photinus. p. 310, l. 4. Prerogatives. l. 31. 2nd folio _misprints_] Potolmy. l. 40. hand of. p. 313, l. 29. a Prisoner. p. 316, l. 2. of thy. l. 11. _Omits_ in. l. 14. sought him. p. 318, l. 16. _A comma has been added at the end of the line._ p. 320, l. 20. tell you. l. 24. _Adds the following line_] I gave you no comission to performe it: l. 31. with ye. l. 32. Hangers.