Here entereth Virginius.
O noble Justice, duty done, behold I come again,
To show you that Appius he himself hath lewdly slain.
As soon as he in prison was enclosed out of sight,
He desperate for bloody deed did sle himself outright;
And Claudius doth mercy crave, who did the deed for fear.
Vouchsafe, O judge, to save his life, though country he forbear.
Justice. We grant him grace at thy request, but banish him the land.
And see that death be done outright on him that here doth stand.
Haphazard. Nay, Master Virginius, [Take him by the hand.[225]] I crave not for service the thing worth ought: