Antinous: 

      My life, but not the prize
      My Sword hath purchas’d.
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Arcanes: 

      The Senate,
      My Lord, are here at hand, and all the Souldiers
      Begin to throng about them.

Cassilanes: 

      Now, Arcanes, the—­

Arcanes: 

      What, Sir?

Cassilanes: 

      Trifles will affront us; that
      Fine fighting Stripling.

Arcanes: 

      Let him have the shame on’t;
      ’Please you withdraw on this side.

Cassilanes: 

      My great heart
      Was never quail’d before.

Decius: 

      My Lord, be confident,
      Let not your Father daunt you.

Arcanes: 

      Decius, whither
      Must I withdraw?

Decius: 

      On this side.—­See, the Souldiers
      Attend your pleasure—­courage, Sir; the Senate.

Cassilanes: 

      Way for the Senate.

      [Enter Porphycio, Possenne, (three Senators) Gonzalo, Gaspero,
      Souldiers]

      My good Lords I know not
      What tax of arrogance I may incurr,
      Should I presume, though courted by your Favours,
      To take a place amongst you; I had rather
      Give proof of my unfeign’d humility
      By force, though mean, yet more becoming place,
      Than run the hazard of a doubtful censure.

Possenne: 

      My Lord, your wisdom is both known and try’d;
      We cannot rank you in a nobler Friendship
      Than your great service to the State deserves.

Porphycio: 

      Will’t please you, Sir?

      [Enter Fernando with Souldiers.]

Gonzalo: 

      What’s here, my Lord Porphycio? 
      It must not be.

Porphycio: 

      My Lord, you are too modest.

Gonzalo: 

      It is no season to be troublesome,
      Else—­but I have done:  your Lordships are observ’d.

Gaspero: 

Is the demandant ready?
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Arcanes: 

      He is ready.

Gaspero: 

      Produce him then.

Arcanes: 

Before this sacred presence, I, by a general consent, am made The Souldiers voice, and to your gracious Wisedoms, Present as chief in Arms, his Countries Champion, Cassilanes.

Decius: 

      Most reverend Lords, you hear the lesser number
      Of those who have been Guardians to this Country,
      Approve this Champion; I, in all their names,
      Who fought for Candy, here present before you
      The mightiest man in Arms, Antinous. 
      Speak fellow Souldiers.

Souldiers: 

      Antinous, Antinous.