THE
TRAGEDIE
OF
Cæsar and Pompey
OR
CÆSARS
Reuenge.

AT LONDON
Imprinted by G.E. for Iohn Wright, and are to bee
sould at his shop at Christ-church Gate.

The names of the Actors.

Discora.
Titinnius.
Brutus.
Pompey.
Cæsar.
Anthony.
Dolobella.
Cornelia.
Cleopatra.
Achillas.
Sempronius.
Cassius.
Cato Sen.
Casca.
Roman 1.
Roman 2.
Bonus Genius.
Calphurnia.
Augur.
Præcentor.
Senators.
Bucolian.
Octauian.
Cæsars Ghost.
Cicero.
Cato Iun.
Camber.

The Tragedie of Cæsar
and Pompey.

Chor. I Sound alarum then flames of fire.

Enter Discord.

Hearke how the Romaine drums sound bloud & death,
And Mars high mounted on his Thracian Steede:
Runs madding through Pharsalias purple fieldes.
The earth that’s wont to be a Tombe for Men
It’s now entomb’d with Carkases of Men.
The Heauen appal’d to see such hideous sights,
For feare puts out her euer burning lights.
The Gods amaz’d (as once in Titans war,) 10
Do doubt and feare, which boades this deadly iar
The starrs do tremble, and forsake their course,
The Beare doth hide her in forbidden Sea,
Feare makes Bootes swiften her slowe pace,
Pale is Orion, Atlas gins to quake,
And his vnwildy burthen to forsake.
Cæsars keene Falchion, through the Aduerse rankes,
For his sterne Master hewes a passage out,
Through troupes & troonkes, & steele, & standing blood:
He whose proud Trophies whileom Asia field, 20
And conquered Pontus, singe his lasting praise.
Great Pompey; Great, while Fortune did him raise,
Nowe vailes the glory of his vanting plumes
And to the ground casts of his high hang’d lookes.
You gentle Heauens. O execute your wrath
On vile mortality, that hath scornd your powers.
You night borne Sisters to whose haires are ty’d
In Adamantine Chaines both Gods and Men
Winde on your webbe of mischiefe and of plagues,
And if, O starres you haue an influence: 30
That may confounde this high erected heape
Downe powre it; Vomit out your worst of ills
Let Rome, growne proud, with her vnconquered strength,
Perish and conquered Be with her owne strength:
And win all powers to disioyne and breake,
Consume, confound, dissolue, and discipate
What Lawes, Armes and Pride hath raised vp.

Act I sc. i Enter Titinius