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
haue Come on 't what will Glost. Sirrah naked fellow Edg. Poore Toms a cold I cannot dance it farther Glost. Come hither fellow Edg. Blesse thy sweete eyes they bleed Glost. Knowst thou the way to Douer Edg. Both stile and gate horse-way and foot-path Poore Tom hath beene scard out of his good wits Blesse the good man from the foule fiend Fiue fiends haue beene in poore Tom at once Of lust as Obidicut Hobbididence Prince of dumbnes Mahu of stealing Modo of murder Stiber digebit of Mobing Mobing who since possesses chambermaids And waiting women so blesse thee maister Glost. Here take this purse thou whome the heauens plagues Haue humbled to all strokes that I am wretched makes thee The happier heauens deale so still Let the superfluous and lust-dieted man That stands your ordinance that will not see Because he does not feele feele your power quickly So distribution should vnder excesse And each man haue enough dost thou know Douer Edg. I master Glost. There is a cliffe whose high bending head Lookes firmely in the confined deepe Bring me but to the very brimme of it And I le repaire the misery thou dost beare With something rich about me From that place I shal no leading need Edg. Giue me thy arme poore Tom shall lead thee Enter Gonorill and Bastard Gon. Welcome my Lord I maruaile our mild husband Not met vs on the way now wher 's your maister Enter Steward Stew. Madame within but neuer man so chang'd I told him of the army that was landed he smild at it I told him you werecoming his answere was the worse of Glosters treacherie and of the loyall seruice of his sonne when I enform'd him then hee cald me sott and told me I had turnd the wrong side out what hee should most desire seemes pleasant to him what like offensiue Gon. Then shall you goe no further It is the cowish curre of his spirit That dares not vndertake he le not feele wrongs Which tie him to an answere our wishes on the way May proue effects backe Edgar to my brother Hasten his musters and conduct his powers I must change armes at home and giue the distaffe Into my husbands hands this trusty seruant Shall passe betweene vs ere long you are like to heare If you dare venture in your owne behalfe A mistresses coward weare this spare speech Decline your head this kisse if it durst speake Would stretch thy spirits vp into the ayre Conceaue and far you well Bast. Yours in the ranks of death Gon. My most deere Gloster to thee womans seruices are dew My foote vsurps my body Stew. Madam here comes my Lord. Exit Stew. Gon. I haue beene worth the whistle Alb. O Gonoril you are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blowes in your face I feare your disposition That nature which contemnes it origin Cannot be bordered certaine in it selfe She that her selfe will sliuer and disbranch From her materiall sap perforce must wither And come to deadly vse Gon. No more the text is foolish Alb. Wisedome and goodnes to the vild seeme vild Filths sauor but themselues what haue you done Tigers not daughters what haue you perform'd A father and a gracious aged man Whose reuerence euen the head-lugd beare would lick Most barbarous most degenerate haue you madded Could my good brother suffer you to doe it A man a Prince by him so beniflicted If that the heauens doe not their visible spirits Send quickly downe to tame the vild offences it will come Humanly must perforce pray on it selfe like monsters of the deepe Gon. Milke liuerd man That bearest a cheeke for blocs a head for wrongs Who hast not in thy browes an eye deseruing thine honour From thy suffering that not know'st fools do those vilains pitty Who are punisht ere they haue done their mischiefe Wher 's thy drum France spreds his banners in our noystles land With plumed helme thy slayer begin threats Whil's thou a morall foole sits still and cries Alack why does he so Alb. See thy selfe deuill proper deformity seemes not in the fiend so horid as in woman Gon. O vaine foole Alb. Thou changed and selfe-couerd thing for shame Be-monster not thy feature wer 't my fitnes To let these hands obay my bloud They are apt enough to dislecate and teare Thy flesh and bones how ere thou art a fiend A womans shape doth shield thee Gon. Marry your manhood now Alb. What newes Enter a Gentleman Gent. O my good Lord the Duke of Cornwals dead slaine by his seruant going to put out the other eye of Gloster Alb. Glosters eyes Gen. A seruant that he bred thrald with remorse Oppos'd against the act bending his sword To his great maister who thereat inraged Flew on him and amongst them feld him dead But not without that harmefull stroke which since Hath pluckt him after Alb. This shewes you are aboue your Iustices That these our nether crimes so speedely can venge But O poore Gloster lost he his other eye Gent. Both both my Lord this letter Madam craues a speedy answer T is from your sister Gon. One way I like this well But being widow and my Gloster with her May all the building on my fancie plucke Vpon my hatefull life another way the newes is not so tooke I le reade and answer Exit Alb. Where was his sonne when they did take his eyes Gent. Come with my Lady hither Alb. He is not here Gent. No my good Lord I met him backe againe Alb. Knowes he the wickednesse Gent. I my good Lord t was he informd against him And quit the house on purpose that there punishment Might haue the freer course Alb. Gloster I liue to thanke thee for the loue thou shewedst the King And to reuenge thy eyes come hither friend Tell me what more thou knowest Exit Enter Kent and a Gentleman Kent Why the King of Fraunce is so suddenly gone backe know you no reason Gent. Something he left imperfect in the state which since his comming forth is thought of which imports to the Kingdome So much feare and danger that his personall returne was most required and necessarie Kent Who hath he left behind him General Gent. The Marshall of France Monsier la Far. Kent Did your letters pierce the queene to any demonstratiō of griefe Gent. I say she tooke them read them in my presence And now and then an ample teare trild downe Her delicate cheeke it seemed she was a queene ouer her passion Who most rebell-like sought to be King ore her Kent O then it moued her Gent. Not to a rage patience and sorow streme Who should expresse her goodliest you haue seene Sun shine and raine at once her smiles and teares Were like a better way those happie smilets That playd on her ripe lip seeme not to know What guests were in her eyes which parted thence As pearles from diamonds dropt in briefe Sorow would be a raritie most beloued If all could so become
would beget opinion of my more fierce indeuour I haue seene drunckards doe more then this in sport father father stop stop no helpe Enter Glost. Glost. Now Edmund where is the villaine Bast. Here stood he in the darke his sharpe sword out warbling of wicked charms coniuring the Moone to stand 's auspicious Mistris Glost. But where is he Bast. Looke sir I bleed Glost. Where is the villaine Edmund Bast. Fled this way sir when by no meanes he could Glost. Pursue him go after by no meanes what Bast. Perswade me to the murder of your Lordship but that I told him the reuengiue Gods gainst Paracides did all their thunders bend spoke with how many fould and strong a bond the child was bound to the father sir in a fine seeing how loathly opposite I stood to his vnnaturall purpose with fell motion with his prepared sword hee charges home my vnprouided body lancht mine arme but when he saw my best alarumd spirits bould in the quarrels rights rousd to the encounter or whether gasted by the noyse I made but sodainly he fled Glost. Let him flie farre not in this land shall hee remaine vncaught and found dispatch the noble Duke my maister my worthy Arch and Patron comes to night by his authoritie I will proclaime it that he which finds him shall deserue our thankes bringing the murderous caytife to the stake hee that conceals him death Bast. When I disswaded him from his intent and found him pight to doe it with curst speech I threatned to discouer him he replyed thou vnpossessing Bastard dost thou thinke if I would stand against thee could the reposure of any trust vertue or worth in thee make thy words fayth'd no. what I should denie as this I would I though thou didst produce my very character I d'e turne it all to thy suggestion plot and damned pretence and thou must make a dullard of the world if they not thought the profits of my death were very pregnant and potentiall spurres to make thee seeke it Glost. Strong and fastned villaine would he denie his letter I neuer got him harke the Dukes trumpets I know not why he comes all Ports I le barre the villaine shall not scape the Duke must grant mee that besides his picture I will send farre and neere that all the kingdome may haue note of him and of my land loyall and naturall boy I le worke the meanes to make thee capable Enter the Duke of Cornwall Corn. How now my noble friend since I came hether which I can call but now I haue heard strange newes Reg. If it be true all vengeance comes too short which can pursue the offender how dost my Lord Glost. Madam my old heart is crackt is crackt Reg. What did my fathers godson seeke your life he whom my father named your Edgar Glost. I Ladie Ladie shame would haue it hid Reg. Was he not companion with the ryotous knights that tends vpon my father Glost. I know not Madam t is too bad too bad Bast. Yes Madam he was Reg. No maruaile then though he were ill affected T is they haue put him on the old mans death To haue these and wast of this his reuenues I haue this present euening from my sister Beene well inform'd of them and with such cautions That if they come to soiourne at my house I le not be there Duke Nor I assure thee Regan Edmund I heard that you haue shewen your father a child-like office Bast. T was my dutie Sir Glost. He did betray his practise and receiued This hurt you see striuing to apprehend him Duke Is he pursued Glost. I my good Lord. Duke If he be taken he shall neuer more be feard of doing harme make your own purpose how in my strength you please for you Edmund whose vertue and obedience doth this instant so much commend it selfe you shall bee ours natures of such deepe trust wee shall much need you we first seaze on Bast. I shall serue you truly how euer else Glost. For him I thanke your grace Duke You know not why we came to visit you Regan Thus out of season threatning darke ey'd night Ocasions noble Gloster of some prise Wherein we must haue vse of your aduise Our Father he hath writ so hath our sister Of desences which I best thought it fit To answer from our hand the seuerall messengers From hence attend dispatch our good old friend Lay comforts to your bosome bestow your needfull councell To our busines which craues the instant vse Exeunt Glost. I serue you Madam your Graces are right welcome Enter Kent and Steward Steward Good euen to thee friend art of the house Kent I. Stew. Where may we set our horses Kent It 'h mire Stew. Prethee if thou loue me tell me Kent I loue thee not Stew. Why then I care not for thee Kent If I had thee in Lipsburie pinfold I would make thee care for mee Stew. Why dost thou vse me thus I know thee not Kent Fellow I know thee Stew What dost thou know me for Kent A knaue a rascall an eater of broken meates a base proud shallow beggerly three shewted hundred pound filthy worsted-stocken knaue a lilly lyuer'd action taking knaue a whorson glassegazing superfinicall rogue one truncke inheriting slaue one that would'st bee a baud in way of good seruice and art nothing but the composition of a knaue begger coward pander and the sonne and heire of a mungrell bitch whom I will beat into clamorous whyning if thou denie the least sillable of the addition Stew. What a monstrous fellow art thou thus to raile on one that 's neither knowne of thee nor knowes thee Kent What a brazen fac't varlet art thou to deny thou knowest mee is it two dayes agoe since I beat thee and tript vp thy heeles before the King draw you rogue for though it be night the Moone shines I le make a sop of the moone-shine a you draw you whorson cullyonly barber-munger draw Stew. Away I haue nothing to doe with thee Kent Draw you rascall you bring letters against the King and take Vanitie the puppets part against the royaltie of her father draw you rogue or I le so carbonado your shankes draw you rascall come your wayes Stew. Helpe ho murther helpe Kent Strike you slaue stand rogue stand you neate slaue strike Stew. Helpe ho murther helpe Enter Edmund with his rapter drawne Gloster the Duke and Dutchesse Bast. How now what 's the matter Kent With you goodman boy and you please come I le fleash you come on yong maister Glost. Weapons armes what 's the matter here Duke Keepe peace vpon your liues hee dies that strikes againe what 's the matter Reg. The messengers from our sister and the King Duke What 's your difference speake Stew. I am scarse in breath my Lord. Kent No maruaile you haue so bestir'd your valour you cowardly rascall nature disclaimes in thee a Tayler made thee Duke Thou art a strange fellow
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
other of the Lords dependants are gone with him towards Douer where they boast to haue well armed friends Corn. Get horses for your mistris Gon. Farewell sweet Lord and sister Exit Gon. and Bast. Corn. Edmund farewell goe seeke the traytor Gloster Pinion him like a theefe bring him before vs Though we may not passe vpon his life Without the forme of Iustice yet our power Shall doe a curtesie to our wrath which men may blame But not controule whose there the traytor Enter Gloster brought in by two or three Reg. Ingratfull Fox t is hee Corn. Bind fast his corkie armes Glost. What meanes your Graces good my friends consider You are my gests doe me no foule play friends Corn. Bind him I say Reg. Hard hard O filthie traytor Glost. Vnmercifull Lady as you are I am true Corn. To this chaire bind him villaine thou shalt find Glost. By the kind Gods t is most ignobly done to pluck me by the beard Reg. So white and such a Traytor Glost. Naughty Ladie these haires which thou dost rauish from my chin Will quicken and accuse thee I am your host With robbers hands my hospitable fauours You should not ruffell thus what will you doe Corn. Come sir what letters had you late from France Reg. Be simple answerer for we know the truth Corn. And what confederacy haue you with the tratours late sooted in the kingdome Reg. To whose hands you haue sent the lunatick King speake Glost. I haue a letter gessingly set downe Which came from one that 's of a neutrall heart And not from one oppos'd Corn. Cunning. Reg. And false Corn. Where hast thou sent the King Glost. To Douer Reg. Wherefore to Douer wa st thou not charg'd at perill Corn. Wherefore to Douer let him first answere that Glost. I am tide tot'h stake and I must stand the course Reg. Wherefore to Douer sir Glost. Because I would not see thy cruell nayles Pluck out his poore old eyes nor thy fierce sister In his aurynted flesh rash borish phangs The Sea with such a storme of his lou'd head In hell blacke night indur'd would haue layd vp And quencht the steeled fires yet poore old heart Hee holpt the heauens to rage If wolues had at thy gate heard that dearne time Thou shouldst haue said good Porter turne the key All cruels else subscrib'd but I shall see The winged vengeance ouertake such children Corn. Se et shalt thou neuer fellowes hold the chaire Vpon those eyes of thine I le set my foote Glost. He that will thinke to liue till he be old Giue me some helpe O cruell O ye Gods Reg. One side will mocke another tother to Corn. If you see vengeance Seruant Hold your hand my Lord I haue seru'd euer since I was a child But better seruice haue I neuer done you thē now to bid you hold Reg. How now you dogge Seru. If you did weare a beard vpon your chin I d'e shake it on this quarrell what doe you meane Corn. My villaine draw and fight Seru. Why then come on and take the chance of anger Reg. Giue me thy sword a pesant stand vp thus Shee takes a sword and runs at him behind Seruant Oh I am slaine my Lord yet haue you one eye left to see some mischiefe on him oh Corn. Least it see more preuent it out vild Ielly Where is thy luster now Glost. All darke and comfortles wher 's my sonne Edmund Edmund vnbridle all the sparks of nature to quit this horred act Reg. Out villaine thou calst on him that hates thee it was he that made the ouerture of thy treasons to vs who is too good to pittie thee Glost. O my follies then Edgar was abus'd Kind Gods forgiue me that and prosper him Reg. Goe thrust him out at gates and let him smell his way to Douer how i st my Lord how looke you Corn. I haue receiu'd a hurt follow me Ladie Turne out that eyles villaine throw this slaue vpon The dungell Regan I bleed apace vntimely Comes this hurt giue me your arme Exit Seruant I le neuer care what wickednes I doe If this man come to good 2 Seruant If she liue long in the end meet the old course of death women will all turne monsters 1 Ser. Le ts follow the old Earle and get the bedlom To lead him where he would his rogish madnes Allows it selfe to any thing 2 Ser. Goe thou I le fetch some flaxe and whites of egges to apply to his bleeding face now heauen helpe him Exit Enter Edgar Edg. Yet better thus and knowne to be contemnd Then still contemn'd and flattered to be worst The lowest and most deiected thing of Fortune Stands still in experience liues not in feare The lamentable change is from the best The worst returnes to laughter Who 's here my father poorlie leed world world O world But that thy strange mutations make vs hate thee Life would not yeeld to age Enter Glost. led by an old man Old man O my good Lord I haue beene your tenant your fathers tenant this forescore Glost. Away get thee away good friend be gon Thy comforts can doe me no good at all Thee they may hurt Old man Alack sir you cannot see your way Glost. I haue no way and therefore want no eyes I stumbled when I saw full oft t is seene Our meanes secure vs and our meare defects Proue our comodities ah deere sonne Edgar The food of thy abused fathers wrath Might I but liue to see thee in my tuch I d'e say I had eyes againe Old man How now whos 's there Edg. O Gods who i st can say I am at the worst I am worse then ere I was Old man T is poore mad Tom. Edg. And worse I may be yet the worst is not As long as we can say this is the worst Old man Fellow where goest Glost. Is it a begger man Old man Mad man and begger to Glost. A has some reason else he could not beg In the last nights storme I such a fellow saw Which made me thinke a man a worme my sonne Came then into my mind and yet my mind Was then scarce friendes with him I haue heard more since As flies are toth ' wanton boyes are we toth ' Gods They bi tt vs for their sport Edg. How should this be bad is the trade that must play the foole to sorrow angring it selfe and others blesse thee maister Glost. Is that the naked fellow Old man I my Lord. Glost. Then prethee get thee gon if for my sake Thou wilt oretake vs here a mile or twaine i th' way toward Douer doe it for ancient loue And bring some couering for this naked soule Who I le intreate to leade me Old man Alack sir he is mad Glost. T is the times plague when madmen lead the blind Doe as I bid thee or rather doe thy pleasure Aboue the rest be gon Old man I le bring him the best parrell that I