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52  Bru. You see how he intends to use the people.

Sic. May they perceive 's intent! He will require them,

As if he did contemn what he requested

Should be in them to give.

Bru. Come; we'll inform them

Of our proceedings here: on the market-place

I know they do attend us.

1. Cit. Once, if he do require our voices, we

ought not to deny him.

2. Cit. We may, sir, if we will.

3. Cit. We have power in ourselves to do

it, but it is a power that we have no power to

do; for if he show us his wounds, and tell us his

deeds, we are to put our tongues into those

wounds and speak for them; so, if he tell us his

noble deeds, we must also tell him our noble

acceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous,

and for the multitude to be ingrateful were to

make a monster of the multitude; of the which

we being members, should bring ourselves to be

monstrous members.

1. Cit. And to make us no better thought of,

a little help will serve; for once we stood up about

the corn, he himself stuck not to call us the many-

headed multitude.

 161 require: request

162 contemn what: scorn that what  1 Once: once for all

16 once: once when

17 stuck: hesitated

