No Fear Shakespeare: Coriolanus: Act 1 Scene 7

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Original Text	Modern Text
The gates of Corioli.	The gates of Corioles.
TITUS LARTIUS , having set a guard upon Corioli, going with drum and trumpet toward COMINIUS and CAIUS MARTIUS , enters with Lieutenant, other Soldiers, and a Scout	TITUS LARTIUS , leaving someone to guard Corioles, goes toward COMINIUS and CAIUS MARTIUS with a drummer and trumpeter. A Lieutenant, other soldiers, and a scout also enter.
LARTIUS So, let the ports be guarded: keep your duties, As I have set them down. If I do send, dispatch Those centuries to our aid: the rest will serve For a short holding: if we lose the field, 5 We cannot keep the town.	LARTIUS Guard the gate. Do your job as I’ve explained it. If I send a message, send those hundreds of soldiers to help us. The remaining soldiers can hold the city on their own for a little while. After all, if we lose in the field, we can’t keep the city anyway.
LIEUTENANT Fear not our care, sir.	LIEUTENANT Don’t worry, sir, we’ll guard the city.
LARTIUS Hence, and shut your gates upon’s. Our guider, come; to the Roman camp conduct us.	LARTIUS Good, and shut these gates once I’m gone. Here comes our scout to bring us to the Roman camp.
Exeunt	They exit.

Original Text	Modern Text
The gates of Corioli.	The gates of Corioles.
TITUS LARTIUS , having set a guard upon Corioli, going with drum and trumpet toward COMINIUS and CAIUS MARTIUS , enters with Lieutenant, other Soldiers, and a Scout	TITUS LARTIUS , leaving someone to guard Corioles, goes toward COMINIUS and CAIUS MARTIUS with a drummer and trumpeter. A Lieutenant, other soldiers, and a scout also enter.
LARTIUS So, let the ports be guarded: keep your duties, As I have set them down. If I do send, dispatch Those centuries to our aid: the rest will serve For a short holding: if we lose the field, 5 We cannot keep the town.	LARTIUS Guard the gate. Do your job as I’ve explained it. If I send a message, send those hundreds of soldiers to help us. The remaining soldiers can hold the city on their own for a little while. After all, if we lose in the field, we can’t keep the city anyway.
LIEUTENANT Fear not our care, sir.	LIEUTENANT Don’t worry, sir, we’ll guard the city.
LARTIUS Hence, and shut your gates upon’s. Our guider, come; to the Roman camp conduct us.	LARTIUS Good, and shut these gates once I’m gone. Here comes our scout to bring us to the Roman camp.
Exeunt	They exit.