The History of King Lear.
¶him to our
si
ster, who
se minde & mine I know in that are one,
522.1not to be ouer-rulde; idle olde man that
still would manage
¶tho
se authorities that he hath giuen away, now by my life olde
¶fooles are babes againe, and mu
st be v
sed with checkes as flat-
¶teries, when they are
seene abus'd, remember what I tell you.
525Gon. And let his Knights haue colder lookes among you,
¶what growes of it no matter, aduise your fellowes
so, I would
526.1breed from hence occa
sions, and I
shall, that I may
speake, Ile
¶write
straight to my
si
ster to hold my very cour
se; goe prepare
¶Ken. If but as well I other accents borrow, that can my
speech
¶defu
se, my good intent may carry through it
selfe to that ful i
s-
¶sue for which I raizd my likene
sse; now bani
sht
Kent, if thou
535can
st
serue where thou do
st
stand condemn'd, thy ma
ster whom
¶thou loue
st,
shall finde the full of labour.
¶Lear. Let me not
stay a iot for dinner, goe get it ready: how
¶Lear. What do
st thou profe
sse? what would
st thou with vs?
¶Kent. I doe profe
sse to bee no le
sse then I
seeme to
serue him
545truely that wil put me in tru
st, to loue him that is hone
st, to con-
¶uer
se with him that is wi
se and
saies little, to feare iudgement,
¶to fight when I cannot chu
se, and to eate no fi
sh.
550Kent. A very hone
st hearted fellow, and as poore as the King.
¶Lear. If thou be as poore for a
subiect, as he is for a king, thou
¶art poore enough, what would
st thou?
¶Kent. Seruice.
Lear. Who wouldst thou serue?
¶Kent. You.
Lear. Dost thou know me fellow?
¶Kent. No
sir, but you haue that in your countenance, which
¶I would faine call Ma
ster.
560Lear. What's that?
Kent. Authority.
¶Lear. What
seruices can
st thou do?
¶Kent. I can keepe hone
st coun
saile, ride, run, marre a curious
