The History of King Lear.
1190Duke. What's the offence you gaue him?
¶Stew. I neuer gaue him any, it plea
sd the King his ma
ster
¶Very late to
strike at me vpon his mis
scon
struction,
¶When he coniunct and flattering his di
splea
sure
1195Tript me behinde, being downe, in
sulted, raild,
¶And put vpon his
such a deale of man, that
¶That worthied him, got prai
ses of the King,
¶For him attempting who was
selfe
subdued,
¶And in the flechuent of this dread exploit,
1200Drew on me heere againe.
¶Kent. None of the
se roges & cowards but
A'Iax is their foole.
¶Duke. Bring foorth the
stockes ho?
¶You
stubborne mi
screant knaue, you vnreuerent bragart,
¶Kent. I am too olde to learne, call not your
stockes for me,
¶I
serue the King, on who
se imploiments I was
sent to you,
¶You
should do
small re
spect,
shew too bold malice
1210Again
st the grace and per
son of my ma
ster,
¶Duke. Fetch foorth the
stockes; as I haue life and honour,
¶There
shall he
sit till noone.
¶Reg. Till noone, till night my Lord, and all night too.
1215Kent. Why Madam, if I were your fathers dog you could not
¶Reg. Sir, being his knaue, I will.
¶Duke. This is a fellow of the
same nature,
¶Our
si
ster
speakes off, come, bring away the
stockes.
1220Glost. Let me be
seech your Grace not to do
so,
¶His fault is much, and the good King his Ma
ster
1221.1Will checke him for't; your purpo
sd low correction
¶Is
such, as ba
se
st and temne
st wretches for pilfrings
¶And mo
st common tre
spa
sses are puni
sht with,
¶The King mu
st take it ill, that hee's
so
slightly valued
¶In his Me
ssenger,
should haue him thus re
strained.
1225Reg. My
si
ster may receiue it much more wor
se,
¶To haue her gentleman abu
sed, a
ssaulted
