890649Cor. Montano, here, these letters to my sonne,

650And this same mony with my blessing to him,

966651And bid him ply his learning good Montano.

891652Mon. I will my lord.

892653Cor. You shall do very well Montano, to say thus,

905654I knew the gentleman, or know his father,

898655To inquire the manner of his life,

898.1656As thus; being amongst his acquaintance,

906657You may say, you saw him at such a time, marke you mee,

916658At game, or drincking, swearing, or drabbing,

918659You may go so farre.

919660Mon. My lord, that will impeach his reputation.

920661Cor. I faith not a whit, no not a whit,

937662Now happely hee closeth with you in the consequence,

663As you may bridle it not disparage him a iote.

943664What was I a bout to say,

945665Mon. He closeth with him in the consequence.

947666Cor. I, you say right, he closeth with him thus,

D2 This

947.1667This will hee say, let mee see what hee will say,

668Mary this, I saw him yesterday, or tother day,

950669Or then, or at such a time, a dicing,

952670Or at Tennis, I or drincking drunke, or entring

953671Of a howse of lightnes viz. brothell,

956672Thus sir do wee that know the world, being men of reach,

958673By indirections, finde directions forth,

959674And so shall you my sonne; you ha me, ha you not?

961675Mon. I haue my lord.

962676Cor. Wel, fare you well, commend mee to him.

965677Mon. I will my lord.

678Cor. And bid him ply his musicke

967679Mon. My lord I wil. exit.

969681Cor. Farewel, how now Ofelia, what's the news with you?

971682Ofe. O my deare father, such a change in nature,

971.1683So great an alteration in a Prince,

978684So pitifull to him, fearefull to mee,

978.1685A maidens eye ne're looked on.

970686Cor. Why what's the matter my Ofelia?

974687Of. O yong Prince Hamlet, the only floure of Denmark,

974.1688Hee is bereft of all the wealth he had,

974.2689The Iewell that ador'nd his feature most

974.3690Is filcht and stolne away, his wit's bereft him,

973691Hee found mee walking in the gallery all alone,

692There comes hee to mee, with a distracted looke,

976693His garters lagging downe, his shooes vntide,

987694And fixt his eyes so stedfast on my face,

987.1695As if they had vow'd, this is their latest obiect.

984696Small while he stoode, but gripes me by the wrist,

984.1697And there he holdes my pulse till with a sigh

993698He doth vnclaspe his holde, and parts away

993.1699Silent, as is the mid time of the night:

997700And as he went, his eie was still on mee,

994701For thus his head ouer his shoulder looked,

995702He seemed to finde the way without his eies:

996703For out of doores he went without their helpe,

996.1704And so did leaue me.

981705Cor. Madde for thy loue,

1004706What haue you giuen him any crosse wordes of late?

1006707Ofelia I did repell his letters, deny his gifts,

1005708As you did charge me.

1008709Cor. Why that hath made him madde:

1012710By heau'n t'is as proper for our age to cast

1013711Beyond our selues, as t'is for the yonger sort

1009712To leaue their wantonnesse. Well, I am sory

713That I was so rash: but what remedy?

1015714Lets to the King, this madnesse may prooue,

1017715Though wilde a while, yet more true to thy loue. exeunt.