The Historie of King Lear.
¶Corn. And what confederacy haue you with the tra
¶tours late
footed in the kingdome?
¶Reg. To who
se hands
¶you haue
sent the lunatick King
speake?
2115Glost. I haue a letter ge
ssingly
set downe
¶Which came from one, that's of a neutrall heart,
¶And not from one oppos'd.
¶Corn. Cunning.
¶Reg. And fal
se.
2120 Corn. Where ha
st 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 fir
st an
swere that.
2125Glost. I am tide tot'h
stake,
¶and I mu
st
stand the cour
se.
¶Reg. Wherefore to Douer
sir?
¶Glost. Becau
se I would not
see thy cruell nayles
¶Pluck out his poore old eyes, nor thy fierce
si
ster
2130In his aurynted fle
sh ra
sh bori
sh 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,
2135If wolues had at thy gate heard that dearne time
¶Thou
should
st haue
said, good Porter turne the key,
¶All cruels el
se
sub
scrib'd but I
shall
see
¶The winged vengeance ouertake
such children.
¶Corn. Seet
shalt thou neuer, fellowes hold the chaire,
2140Vpon tho
se eyes of thine, Ile
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---
2145Seruant. Hold your hand my Lord
¶I haue
seru'd euer
since I was a child
¶But better
seruice haue I neuer done you,
¶thẽ now to bid
2150Seru. If you did weare a beard vpon your chin
¶id'e
shake it
on this quarrell, what doe you meane?
¶Seru. Why then come on, and take the chance of anger.
¶Reg. Giue me thy
sword, a pe
sant
stand vp thus.
