Hamlet (Quarto 2, 1604) :: Internet Shakespeare Editions

Enter Horatio and others.

¶Hora. VVhat are they that would speake with me?

¶Gent. Sea-faring men sir, they say they haue Letters for you.

2975Hor. Let them come in.

¶I doe not know from what part of the world

¶I should be greeted. If not from Lord Hamlet.

Enter Saylers.

¶Say. God blesse you sir.

2980Hora. Let him blesse thee to.

¶Say. A shall sir and please him, there's a Letter for you sir, it came

¶frō th'Embassador that was bound for England, if your name be Ho-

¶ratio, as I am let to know it is.

¶Hor. Horatio, when thou shalt haue ouer-lookt this, giue these fel-

¶lowes some meanes to the King, they haue Letters for him: Ere wee

¶were two daies old at Sea, a Pyrat of very warlike appointment gaue

¶vs chase, finding our selues too slow of saile, wee put on a compelled

2990valour, and in the grapple I boorded them, on the instant they got

¶cleere of our shyp, so I alone became theyr prisoner, they haue dealt

¶with me like thieues of mercie, but they knew what they did, I am to

¶doe a turne for them, let the King haue the Letters I haue sent, and

2995repayre thou to me with as much speede as thou wouldest flie death,

¶I haue wordes to speake in thine eare will make thee dumbe, yet are

¶they much too light for the bord of the matter, these good fellowes

¶will bring thee where I am, Rosencraus and Guyldensterne hold theyr

¶course for England, of them I haue much to tell thee, farewell.

So that thou knowest thine Hamlet.

¶Hor. Come I will you way for these your letters,

¶And doo't the speedier that you may direct me

3005To him from whom you brought them.

Exeunt.

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