Cymbeline
| ACT III SCENE VII | Rome. A public place. | |
| Enter two Senators and Tribunes. | ||
| First Senator | This is the tenor of the emperor’s writ: | |
| That since the common men are now in action | ||
| ‘Gainst the Pannonians and Dalmatians, | ||
| And that the legions now in Gallia are | 5 | |
| Full weak to undertake our wars against | ||
| The fall’n-off Britons, that we do incite | ||
| The gentry to this business. He creates | ||
| Lucius preconsul: and to you the tribunes, | ||
| For this immediate levy, he commends | 10 | |
| His absolute commission. Long live Caesar! | ||
| First Tribune | Is Lucius general of the forces? | |
| Second Senator | Ay. | |
| First Tribune | Remaining now in Gallia? | |
| First Senator | With those legions | 15 |
| Which I have spoke of, whereunto your levy | ||
| Must be supplyant: the words of your commission | ||
| Will tie you to the numbers and the time | ||
| Of their dispatch. | ||
| First Tribune | We will discharge our duty. | 20 |
| Exeunt |
Cymbeline, Act 4, Scene 1