a prediction I read this other day what should follow these Eclipses Edg. Doe you busie your selfe about that Bast. I promise you the effects he writ of succeed vnhappily as of vnnaturalnesse betweene the child and the parent death dearth dissolutions of ancient amities diuisions in state menaces and maledictions against King and nobles needles diffidences banishment of friēds dissipation of Cohorts nuptial breaches and I know not what Edg. How long haue you beene a sectary Astronomicall Bast. Come come when saw you my father last Edg. Why the night gon by Bast. Spake you with him Edg. Two houres together Bast. Parted you in good tearmes found you no displeasure in him by word or countenance Edg. None at all Bast. Bethinke your selfe wherein you may haue offended him and at my intreatie forbeare his presence till some little time hath qualified the heat of his displeasure which at this instant so rageth in him that with the mischiefe of your parson it would scarce allay Edg. Some villaine hath done me wrong Bast. That 's my feare brother I aduise you to the best goe arm'd I am no honest man if there bee any good meaning towards you I haue told you what I haue seene heard but faintly nothing like the image and horror of it pray you away Edg. Shall I heare from you anon Bast. I doe serue you in this busines Exit Edgar A credulous Father and a brother noble Whose nature is so farre from doing harmes That he suspects none on whose foolish honesty My practises ride easie I see the busines Let me if not by birth haue lands by wit All with me 's meete that I can fashion fit Exit Enter Gonorill and Gentleman Gon. Did my Father strike my gentleman for chiding of his foole Gent. Yes Madam Gon. By day and night he wrongs me Euery houre he flashes into one grosse crime or other That sets vs all at ods I le not indure it His Knights grow ryotous and him selfe obrayds vs On euery trifell when he returnes from hunting I will not speake with him say I am sicke If you come slacke of former seruices You shall doe well the fault of it I le answere Gent. Hee 's coming Madam I heare him Gon. Put on what wearie negligence you please you and your fellow seruants I 'de haue it come in question if he dislike it let him to our sister whose mind and mine I know in that are one not to be ouerruld idle old man that still would manage those authorities that hee hath giuen away now by my life old fooles are babes again must be vs'd with checkes as flatteries when they are seene abusd remember what I tell you Gent. Very well Madam Gon. And let his Knights haue colder looks among you what growes of it no matter aduise your fellowes so I would breed from hence occasions and I shall that I may speake I le write straight to my sister to hould my very course goe prepare for dinner Exit Enter Kent Kent If but as well I other accents borrow that can my speech defuse my good intent may carry through it selfe to that full issue for which I raz'd my likenes now banisht Kent if thou canst serue where thou dost stand condem'd thy maister whom thou louest shall find the full of labour Enter Lear. Lear. Let me not stay a iot for dinner goe get it readie how now what art thou Kent A man Sir Lear. What dost thou professe what would'st thou with vs Kent I doe professe to be no lesse then I seeme to serue him truly that will put me in trust to loue him that is honest to conuerse with him that is wise and sayes little to feare iudgement to fight when I cannot chuse and to eate no fishe Lear. What art thou Kent A very honest harted fellow and as poore as the king Lear. If thou be as poore for a subiect as he is for a King thar' t poore enough what would'st thou Kent Seruice Lear. Who would'st thou serue Kent You. Lear. Do'st thou know me fellow Kent No sir but you haue that in your countenance which I would faine call Maister Lear. What 's that Kent Authoritie Lear. What seruices canst doe Kent I can keepe honest counsaile ride run mar a curious tale in telling it and deliuer a plaine message bluntly that which ordinarie men are fit for I am qualified in and the best of me is diligence Lear How old art thou Kent Not so yong to loue a woman for singing nor so old to dote on her for any thing I haue yeares on my backe fortie eight Lear. Follow mee thou shalt serue mee if I like thee no worse after dinner I will not part from thee yet dinner ho dinner wher 's my knaue my foole goe you and call my foole hether you sirra wher 's my daughter Enter Steward Steward So please you Lear. What say's the fellow there call the clat-pole backe wher 's my foole ho I thinke the world's asleepe how now wher 's that mungrel Kent He say's my Lord your daughter is not well Lear. Why came not the slaue backe to mee when I cal'd him seruant Sir hee answered mee in the roundest maner hee would not Lear. A would not seruant My Lord I know not what the matter is but to my iudgemēt your highnes is not ētertained with that ceremonious affection as you were wont ther 's a great abatement apeer's as well in the generall dependants as in the Duke himselfe also and your daughter Lear. Ha say'st thou so seruant I beseech you pardon mee my Lord if I be mistaken for my dutie cannot bee silent when I thinke your highnesse wrong'd Lear. Thou but remember'st me of mine owne conception I haue perceiued a most faint neglect of late which I haue rather blamed as mine owne ielous curiositie then as a very pretence purport of vnkindnesse I will looke further into 't but wher 's this foole I haue not seene him this two dayes seruant Since my yong Ladies going into France sir the foole hath much pined away Lear. No more of that I haue noted it goe you and tell my daughter I would speake with her goe you cal hither my foole O you sir you sir come you hither who am I sir Steward My Ladies Father Lear. My Ladies father my Lords knaue you horeson dog you slaue you cur Stew. I am none of this my Lord I beseech you pardon me Lear. Doe you bandie lookes with me you rascall Stew. I le not be struck my Lord Kent Nor tript neither you base football player Lear. I thanke thee fellow thou seru'st me and I le loue thee Kent Come sir I le teach you differences away away if you will measure your lubbers length againe tarry but away you haue wisedome Lear. Now friendly knaue I thanke thee their 's earnest of thy seruice Enter Foole. Foole. Let me hire him too heer 's my coxcombe Lear. How now my prety knaue how
I did euer hate thee or thy father Edg. Worthy Prince I know 't Alb. Where haue you hid your selfe How haue you knowne the miseries of your father Edg. By nursing them my Lord List a briefe tale and when t is told O that my heart would burst the bloudy proclamation To escape that followed me so neere O our liues sweetnes that with the paine of death Would hourly die rather then die at once Taught me to shift into a mad-mans rags To assume a semblance that very dogges disdain'd And in this habit met I my father with his bleeding rings The precious stones new lost became his guide Led him beg'd for him sau'd him from dispaire Neuer O Father reueald my selfe vnto him Vntill some halfe houre past when I was armed Not sure though hoping of this good successe I askt his blessing and from first to last Told him my pilgrimage but his flawd heart Alacke too weake the conflict to support Twixt two extreames of passion ioy and griefe Burst smillingly Bast. This speech of yours hath moued me And shall perchance do good but speake you on You looke as you had something more to say Alb. If there be more more wofull hold it in For I am almost ready to dissolue hearing of this Edg. This would haue seemd a periode to such As loue not sorow but another to amplifie too much Would make much more and top extreamitie Whil'st I was big in clamor came there in a man Who hauing seene me in my worst estate Shund my abhord society but then finding Who t was that so indur'd with his strong armes He fastened on my necke and bellowed out As hee 'd burst heauen threw me on my father Told the most pitious tale of Lear and him That euer eare receiued which in recounting His griefe grew puissant and the strings of life Began to cracke twice then the trumpets sounded And there I left him traunst Alb. But who was this Ed. Kent sir the banisht Kent who in diguise Followed his enemie king and did him seruice Improper for a slaue Enter one with a bloudie knife Gent. Helpe helpe Alb. What kind of helpe what meanes that bloudy knife Gent. It s hot it smokes it came euen from the heart of Alb. Who man speake Gent. Your Lady sir your Lady and her sister By her is poysoned she hath confest it Bast. I was contracted to them both all three Now marie in an instant Alb. Produce their bodies be they aliue or dead This Iustice of the heauens that makes vs tremble Touches vs not with pity Edg. Here comes Kent sir. Alb. O t is he the time will not allow Enter Kent The complement that very manners vrges Kent I am come to bid my King and maister ay good night Is he not here Duke Great thing of vs forgot Speake Edmund wher 's the king and wher 's Cordelia Seest thou this obiect Kent The bodies of Gonorill and Regan are brought in Kent Alack why thus Bast. Yet Edmund was beloued The one the other poysoned for my sake And after slue her selfe Duke Euen so couer their faces Bast. I pant for life some good I meane to do Despight of my owne nature quickly send Be briefe in t toth ' castle for my writ Is on the life of Lear and on Cordelia Nay send in time Duke Runne runne O runne Edg. To who my Lord who hath the office send Thy token of repreeue Bast. Well thought on take my sword the Captaine Giue it the Captaine Duke Hast thee for thy life Bast. He hath Commission from thy wife and me To hang Cordelia in the prison and to lay The blame vpon her owne despaire That she fordid her selfe Duke The Gods defend her beare him hence a while Enter Lear with Cordelia in his armes Lear. Howle howle howle howle O you are men of stones Had I your tongues and eyes I would vse them so That heauens vault should cracke shee s gone for euer I know when one is dead and when one liues Shee s dead as earth lend me a looking glasse If that her breath will mist or staine the stone Why then she liues Kent Is this the promist end Edg. Or image of that horror Duke Fall and cease Lear. This feather stirs she liues if it be so It is a chance which do's redeeme all sorowes That euer I haue felt Kent A my good maister Lear. Prethe away Edg. T is noble Kent your friend Lear. A plague vpon your murderous traytors all I might haue saued her now shee s gone for euer Cordelia Cordelia stay a little ha What i st thou sayest her voyce was euer soft Gentle and low an excellent thing in women I kild the slaue that was a hanging thee Cap. T is true my Lords he did Lear. Did I not fellow I haue seene the day With my good biting Fauchon I would Haue made them skippe I am old now And these same crosses spoyle me who are you Mine eyes are not othe best I le tell you straight Kent If Fortune bragd of two she loued or hated One of them we behold Lear. Are not you Kent Kent The same your seruant Kent where is your seruant Caius Lear. Hee s a good fellow I can tell that Hee le strike and quickly too hee s dead and rotten Kent No my good Lord I am the very man Lear. I le see that straight Kent That from your life of difference and decay Haue followed your sad steps Lear. You 'r welcome hither Kent Nor no man else al 's chearles darke and deadly Your eldest daughters haue foredoome themselues And desperatly are dead Lear. So thinke I to Duke He knowes not what he sees and vaine it is That we present vs to him Edg. Very bootlesse Enter Captaine Capt. Edmund is dead my Lord. Duke That 's but a trifle heere you Lords and noble friends Know our intent what comfort to this decay may come shall be applied for vs we wil resigne during the life of this old maiesty to him our absolute power you to your rights with boote and such addition as your honor haue more then merited all friends shall tast the wages of their vertue and al foes the cup of their deseruings O see see Lear. And my poore foole is hangd no no life why should a dog a horse a rat of life and thou no breath at all O thou wilt come no more neuer neuer neuer pray you vndo this button thanke you sir O o o o. Edg. He faints my Lord my Lord. Lear. Breake hart I prethe breake Edgar Look vp my Lord. Kent Vex not his ghost O let him passe He hates him that would vpon the wracke Of this tough world stretch him out longer Edg. O he is gone indeed Kent The wonder is he hath endured so long He but vsurpt his life Duke Beare them from hence our present busines Is to generall woe friends of my soule you twaine Rule in this kingdome and the goard state sustaine Kent I haue a iourney sir shortly to go My maister cals and I must not say no. Duke The waight of this sad time we must obey Speake what we feele not what we ought to say The oldest haue borne most we that are yong Shall neuer see so much nor liue so long FINIS
more hideous when thou shewest thee in a child then the Sea-monster detested kite thou list my traine and men of choise and rarest parts that all particulars of dutie knowe and in the most exact regard support the worships of their name O most small fault how vgly did'st thou in Cordelia shewe that like an engine wrencht my frame of nature from the fixt place drew from my heart all loue and added to the gall O Lear. Lear beat at this gate that let thy folly in and thy deere iudgement out goe goe my people Duke My Lord I am giltles as I am ignorant Leir It may be so my Lord harke Nature heare deere Goddesse suspend thy purpose if thou did'st intend to make this creature fruitful into her wombe conuey sterility drie vp in hir the organs of increase and from her derogate body neuer spring a babe to honour her if shee must teeme create her childe of spleene that it may liue and bee a th ourt disuetur'd torment to her let it stampe wrinckles in her brow of youth with accent teares fret channels in her cheeks turne all her mothers paines and benefits to laughter and contempt that shee may feele that she may feele how sharper then a serpents tooth it is to haue a thanklesse child goe goe my people Duke Now Gods that we adore whereof comes this Gon. Neuer afflict your selfe to know the cause but let his disposition haue that scope that dotage giues it Lear. What fiftie of my followers at a clap within a fortnight Duke What is the matter sir Lear. I le tell thee life and death I am asham'd that thou hast power to shake my manhood thus that these hot teares that breake from me perforce should make the worst blasts and fogs vpon the vntender woundings of a fatherscursse peruse euery sence about the old fond eyes beweepe this cause againe I le pluck you out you cast with the waters that you make to temper clay yea i st come to this yet haue I left a daughter whom I am sure is kind and comfortable when shee shall heare this of thee with her nailes shee 'l flea thy woluish visage thou shalt find that I le resume the shape which thou dost thinke I haue cast off for euer thou shalt I warrant thee Gon. Doe you marke that my Lord Duke I cannot bee so partiall Gonorill to the great loue I beare you Gon. Come sir no more you more knaue then foole after your master Foole. Nunckle Lear Nunckle Lear tary and take the foole with a fox when one has caught her and such a daughter should sure to the slaughter if my cap would buy a halter so the foole followes after Gon. What Oswald ho. Oswald Here Madam Gon. What haue you writ this letter to my sister Osw. Yes Madam Gon. Take you some company and away to horse informe her full of my particular feares and thereto add such reasons of your owne as may compact it more get you gon and after your returne now my Lord this mildie gentlenes and course of yours though I dislike not yet vnder pardon y' are much more alapt want of wisedome then praise for harmfull mildnes Duke How farre your eyes may pearce I cannot tell striuing to better ought we marre what 's well Gon. Nay then Duke Well well the euent Exeunt Enter Lear. Lear. Goe you before to Gloster with these letters acquaint my daughter no further with any thing you know then comes from her demand out of the letter if your diligence be not speedie I shall be there before you Kent I will not sleepe my Lord till I haue deliuered your letter Exit Foole. If a mans braines where in his heeles wert not in danger of kibes Lear. I boy Foole. Then I prethe be mery thy wit shal nere goe slipshod Lear. Ha ha ha Foole. Shalt see thy other daughter will vse thee kindly for though shee s as like this as a crab is like an apple yet I con what I can tel Lear. Why what canst thou tell my boy Foole. Shee l tast as like this as a crab doth to a crab thou canst not tell why ones nose stande in the middle of his face Lear. No. Foole. Why to keep his eyes on either side 's nose that what a man cannot smell out a may spie into Lear. I did her wrong Foole. Canst tell how an Oyster makes his shell Lear. No. Foole. Nor I neither but I can tell why a snayle has a house Lear. Why Foole. Why to put his head in not to giue it away to his daughter and leaue his hornes without a case Lear. I will forget my nature so kind a father be my horses readie Foole. Thy Asses are gone about them the reason why the seuen starres are no more then seuen is a prettie reason Lear. Because they are not eight Foole. Yes thou wouldst make a good foole Lear. To tak 't againe perforce Monster ingratitude Fool. If thou wert my foole Nunckle I d'e haue thee beatē for being old before thy time Lear. How 's that Foole. Thou shouldst not haue beene old before thou hadst beene wise Lear. O let me not be mad sweet heauen I would not be mad keepe me in temper I would not be mad are the horses readie Seruant Readie my Lord. Lear. Come boy Exit Foole. Shee that is maide now and laughs at my departure Shall not be a maide long except things be cut shorter Exit Enter Bast. and Curan meeting Bast. Saue thee Curan Curan And you Sir I haue beene with your father and giuen him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and his Dutches will bee here with him to night Bast. How comes that Curan Nay I know not you haue heard of the newes abroad I meane the whisperd ones for there are yet but eare-bussing arguments Bast. Not I pray you what are they Curan Haue you heard of no likely warres towards twixt the two Dukes of Cornwall and Albany Bast. Not a word Curan You may then in time fare you well sir. Bast. The Duke be here to night the better best this weaues Enter Edgar it selfe perforce into my busines my father hath set gard to take my brother and I haue one thing of a quesie question which must aske breefnes and fortune helpe brother a word discend brother I say my father watches O flie this place intelligence is giuen where you are hid you haue now the good aduantage of the night haue you not spoken gainst the Duke of Cornwall ought hee 's coming hether now in the night it 'h hast and Regan with him haue you nothing said vpon his partie against the Duke of Albany aduise your Edg. I am sure on 't not a word Bast. I heare my father coming pardon me in crauing I must draw my sword vpon you seeme to defend your selfe now quit you well yeeld come before my father light here here flie brother flie torches torches so farwell some bloud drawne on mee
yea Lear. No no they would not Kent Yes they haue Lear. By Iupiter I sweare no they durst not do 't They would not could not do 't t is worse then murder To doe vpon respect such violent outrage Resolue me with all modest hast which way Thou may'st deserue or they purpose this vsage Coming from vs. Kent My Lord when at their home I did commend your highnes letters to them Ere I was risen from the place that shewed My dutie kneeling came there a reeking Post Stewd in his hast halfe breathles panting forth From Gonorill his mistris salutations Deliuered letters spite of intermission Which presently they read on whose contents They summond vp their men straight tooke horse Commanded me to follow and attend the leasure Of their answere gaue me cold lookes And meeting here the other messenger Whose welcome I perceau'd had poyson'd mine Being the very fellow that of late Display'd so sawcily against your Highnes Hauing more man then wit about me drew He raised the house with loud and coward cries Your sonne and daughter found this trespas worth This shame which here it suffers Lear. O how this mother swels vp toward my hart Historica passio downe thou climing sorrow Thy element's below where is this daughter Kent With the Earle sir within Lear. Follow me not stay there Knight Made you no more offēce then what you speake of Kent No how chance the King comes with so small a traine Foole. And thou hadst beene set in the stockes for that question thou ha'dst well deserued it Kent Why foole Foole. Wee le set thee to schoole to an Ant to teach thee ther 's no labouring in the winter all that follow their noses are led by their eyes but blind men and ther 's not a nose among a 100. but can smell him that 's stincking let goe thy hold when a great wheele runs downe a hill least it breake thy necke with following it but the great one that goes vp the hill let him draw thee after when a wise man giues thee better councell giue mee mine againe I would haue none but knaues follow it since a foole giues it That Sir that serues for gaine And followes but for forme Will packe when it begin to raine And leaue thee in the storme But I will tarie the foole will stay And let the wise man flie The knaue turnes foole that runs away The foole no knaue perdy Kent Where learnt you this foole Foole. Not in the stockes Enter Lear and Gloster Lear. Denie to speake with mee th' are sicke th' are weary They traueled hard to night meare Iustice I the Images of reuolt and flying off Fetch mee a better answere Glost. My deere Lord you know the fierie qualitie of the Duke now vnremoueable and fixt he is in his owne Course Lear. Veng eance death plague confusion what fierie quality why Gloster Gloster I d'e speake with the Duke of Cornewali and his wife Glost. I my good Lord. Lear. The King would speak with Cornewal the deare father Would with his daughter speake commands her seruice Fierie Duke tell the hot Duke that Lear No but not yet may be he is not well Infirmitie doth still neglect all office where to our health Is boūd we are not our selues when nature being oprest Cōmand the mind to suffer with the bodie I le forbeare And am fallen out with my more hedier will To take the indispos'd and sickly fit for the sound man Death on my state wherfore should he sit here This act perswades me that this remotion of the Duke Is practise only giue me my seruant forth Tell the Duke and 's wife I le speake with them her Now presently bid them come forth and heare me Or at their chamber doore I le beat the drum Till it cry sleepe to death Glost. I would haue all well betwixt you Lear. O my heart my heart Foole. Cry to it Nunckle as the Cokney did to the eeles when she put vm i th pâst aliue she rapt vm at h coxcombs with a stick and cryed downe wantons downe t was her brother that in pure kindnes to his horse buttered his hay Enter Duke and Regan Lear. Good morrow to you both Duke Hayle to your Grace Reg. I am glad to see your highnes Lear. Regan I thinke you are I know what reason I haue to thinke so if thou shouldst not be glad I would diuorse me from thy mothers tombe Sepulchring an adultresse yea are you free Some other time for that Beloued Regan Thy sister is naught oh Regan she hath tyed Sharpe tooth'd vnkindnes like a vulture heare I can scarce speake to thee thout not beleeue Of how depriued a qualitie O Regan Reg. I pray sir take patience I haue hope You lesse know how to value her desert Then she to slacke her dutie Lear. My cursses on her Reg. O Sir you are old Nature on you standes on the very verge of her con-fine You should be rul'd and led by some discretion That discernes your state better thē you your selfe Therfore I pray that to our sister you do make returne Say you haue wrong'd her Sir Lear. Aske her forgiuenes Doe you marke how this becomes the house Deare daughter I confesse that I am old Age is vnnecessarie on my knees I beg That you 'l vouchsafe me rayment bed and food Reg. Good sir no more these are vnsightly tricks Returne you to my sister Lear. No Regan She hath abated me of halfe my traine Lookt blacke vpon me strooke mee with her tongue Most Serpent-like vpon the very heart All the stor'd vengeances of heauen fall on her ingratful top Strike her yong bones you taking ayrs with lamenes Duke Fie fie sir. You nimble lightnings dart your blinding flames Into her scornfull eyes infect her beautie You Fen suckt fogs drawne by the powrefull Sunne To fall and blast her pride Reg. O the blest Gods so will you wish on me When the rash mood Lear. No Regan thou shalt neuer haue my curse The tēder hested nature shall not giue the or'e To harshnes her eies are fierce but thine do cōfort not burne T is not in thee to grudge my pleasures to cut off my traine To bandy hasty words to scant my sizes And in conclusion to oppose the bolt Against my coming in thou better knowest The offices of nature bond of child-hood Effects of curtesie dues of gratitude Thy halfe of the kingdome hast thou not forgot Wherein I thee indow'd Reg. Good sir too'th purpose Lear. Who put my man i' th stockes Duke What trumpets that Enter Steward Reg. I know 't my sisters this approues her letters That she would soone be here is your Lady come Lear. This is a slaue whose easie borrowed pride Dwels in the fickle grace of her a followes Out varlet from my sight Duke What meanes your Grace Enter Gon. Gon. Who struck my seruant Regan I haue good hope Thou didst not know an t Lear. Who comes here
thou dost As this instructs thee thou dost make thy way To noble fortunes know thou this that men Are as the time is to be tender minded Does not become a sword thy great imployment Will not beare question either say thout do 't Or thriue by other meanes Cap. I le do 't my Lord. Bast. About it and write happy when thou hast don Marke I say instantly and carie it so As I haue set it downe Cap. I cannot draw a cart nor eate dride oats If it bee mans worke I le do 't Enter Duke the two Ladies and others Alb. Sir you haue shewed to day your valiant strain And Fortune led you well you haue the captiues That were the opposites of this dayes strife We doe require then of you so to vse them As we shall find their merits and our safty May equally determine Bast. Sir I thought it fit To saue the old and miserable King to some retention Whose age has charmes in it whose title more To pluck the coren bossom of his fide And turne our imprest launces in our eyes Which doe commaund them with him I sent the queen My reason all the same and they are readie to morrow Or at further space to appeare where you shall hold Your session at this time mee sweat and bleed The friend hath lost his friend and the best quarrels In the heat are curst by those that feele their sharpes The question of Cordelia and her father Requires a fitter place Alb. Sir by your patience I hold you but a subiect of this warre not as a brother Reg. That 's as we list to grace him Me thinkes our pleasure should haue beene demanded Ere you had spoke so farre he led our powers Bore the commission of my place and person The which imediate may well stand vp And call it selfe your brother Gono Not so hot in his owne grace hee doth exalt himselfe more then in your aduancement Reg. In my right by me inuested he com-peers the best Gon. That were the most if hee should husband you Reg. Iesters doe oft proue Prophets Gon. Hola hola that eye that told you so lookt but a squint Reg. Lady I am not well els I should answere From a full flowing stomack Generall Take thou my souldiers prisoners patrimonie Witnes the world that I create thee here My Lord and maister Gon. Meane you to inioy him then Alb. The let alone lies not in your good will Bast. Nor in thine Lord. Alb. Halfe blouded fellow yes Bast. Let the drum strike and proue my title good Alb. Stay yet heare reason Edmund I arrest thee On capitall treason and in thine attaint This gilded Serpent for your claime faire sister I bare it in the interest of my wife T is she is subcontracted to this Lord And I her husband contradict the banes If you will mary make your loue to me My Lady is bespoke thou art arm'd Gloster If none appeare to proue vpon thy head Thy hainous manifest and many treasons There is my pledge I le proue it on thy heart Ere I tast bread thou art in nothing lesse Then I haue here proclaimd thee Reg. Sicke ô sicke Gon. If not I le ne're trust poyson Bast. Ther 's my exchange what in the world he is That names me traytor villain-like he lies Call by thy trumpet he that dares approach On him on you who not I will maintaine My truth and honour firmely Alb. A Herald ho. Bast. A Herald ho a Herald Alb. Trust to thy single vertue for thy souldiers All leuied in my name haue in my name tooke their discharge Reg. This sicknes growes vpon me Alb. She is not well conuey her to my tent Come hether Herald let the trumpet sound And read out this Cap. Sound trumpet Her If any man of qualitie or degree in the hoast of the army will maintaine vpon Edmund supposed Earle of Gloster that he 's a manifold traitour let him appeare at the third sound of the trumpet he is bold in his defence Bast. Sound Againe Enter Edgar at the third sound a trumpet before him Alb. Aske him his purposes why he appeares Vpon this call o th' trumpet Her What are you your name and qualitie And why you answere this present summons Edg. O know my name is lost by treasons tooth Bare-gnawne and canker-bitte yet are I mou't Where is the aduersarie I come to cope with all Alb. Which is that aduersarie Edg. What 's he that speakes for Edmund Earle of Gloster Bast. Him selfe what saiest thou to him Edg. Draw thy sword That if my speech offend a noble hart thy arme May do thee Iustice here is mine Behold it is the priuiledge of my tongue My oath and my profession I protest Maugure thy strength youth place and eminence Despight thy victor sword and fire new fortun'd Thy valor and thy heart thou art a traytor False to thy Gods thy brother and thy Father Conspicuate gainst this high illustrious prince And from th e'xtreamest vpward of thy head To the descent and dust beneath thy feet A most toad-spotted traytor say thou no This sword this arme and my best spirits As bent to proue vpon thy heart whereto I speake thou liest Bast. In wisdome I sholud aske thy name But since thy outside lookes so faire and warlike And that thy being some say of breeding breathes By right of knighthood I disdaine and spurne Heere do I tosse those treasons to thy head With the hell hatedly oreturnd thy heart Which for they yet glance by and scarcely bruse This sword of mine shall giue them instant way Where they shall rest for euer trumpets speake Alb. Saue him saue him Gon. This is meere practise Gloster by the law of armes Thou art not bound to answere an vnknowne opposite Thou art not vanquisht but cousned and beguild Alb. Stop your mouth dame or with this paper shall I stople it thou worse then any thing reade thine owne euill nay no tearing Lady I perceiue you know 't Gon. Say if I do the lawes are mine not thine who shal arraine me for 't Alb. Most monstrous know'st thou this paper Gon. Aske me not what I know Exit Gonorill Alb. Go after her shee 's desperate gouerne her Bast. What you haue chargd me with that haue I don And more much more the time will bring it out T is past and so am I but what art thou That hast this fortune on me if thou bee'st noble I do forgiue thee Edg. Let 's exchange charity I am no lesse in bloud then thou art Edmund If more the more thou hast wrongd me My name is Edgar and thy fathers sonne The Gods are iust and of our pleasant vertues Make instruments to scourge vs the darke and vitious Place where thee he gotte cost him his eies Bast. Thou hast spoken truth the wheele is come full circled I am heere Alb. Me thought thy very gate did prophecie A royall noblenesse I must embrace thee Let sorow split my heart if