26851629Where he is eaten, a certaine company of politicke wormes

26861630are euen now at him.

26881631Father, your fatte King, and your leane Beggar

26891632Are but variable seruices, two dishes to one messe:

2690.21633Looke you, a man may fish with that worme

1634That hath eaten of a King,

2690.31635And a Beggar eate that fish,

1636Which that worme hath caught.

26911637King What of this?

26921638Ham. Nothing father, but to tell you, how a King

1639May go a progresse through the guttes of a Beggar.

26941640King But sonne Hamlet, where is this body?

26951641Ham. In heau'n, if you chance to misse him there,

26961642Father, you had best looke in the other partes below

26971643For him, aud if you cannot finde him there,

1644You may chance to nose him as you go vp the lobby.

26991645King Make haste and finde him out.

2699.11646Ham. Nay doe you heare? do not make too much haste,

27001647I'le warrant you hee'le stay till you come.

27011648King Well sonne Hamlet, we in care of you: but specially

1649in tender preseruation of your health,

2701.11650The which we price euen as our proper selfe,

27031651It is our minde you forthwith goe for England,

27051652The winde sits faire, you shall aboorde to night,

27061653Lord Rossencraft and Gilderstone shall goe along with you.

27131654Ham. O with all my heart: farewel mother.

27141655King Your louing father, Hamlet.

27151656Ham. My mother I say: you married my mother,

27161657My mother is your wife, man and wife is one flesh,

1658And so (my mother) farewel: for England hoe.

2717.11660king Gertred, leaue me,

2717.21661And take your leaue of Hamlet,

2717.31662To England is he gone, ne're to returne:

27291663Our Letters are vnto the King of England,

27271664That on the sight of them, on his allegeance,