16461164 Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes. 16481165King Lordes, can you by no meanes
finde
16491166The cau
se of our
sonne Hamlets lunacie?
10311167You being
so neere in loue, euen from his youth,
1031.11168Me thinkes
should gaine more than a
stranger
should.
F Gil.
The Tragedie of Hamlet
1031.21169Gil. My lord, we haue done all the be
st we could,
1031.31170To wring from him the cau
se of all his griefe,
16531171But
still he puts vs o
ff, and by no meanes
16541172Would make an an
swere to that we expo
sde.
16661173Ross. Yet was he
something more inclin'd to mirth
16681174Before we left him, and I take it,
1175He hath giuen order for a play to night,
16711176At which he craues your highne
sse company.
1177King With all our heart, it likes vs very well:
16741178Gentlemen,
seeke
still to increa
se his mirth,
1674.11179Spare for no co
st, our co
ffers
shall be open,
1674.21180And we vnto your
selues will
still be thankefull.
16771181Both In all wee can, be
sure you
shall commaund.
1182Queene Thankes gentlemen, and what the Queene of (
Denmarke 10451183May plea
sure you, be
sure you
shall not want.
1045.11184Gil. Weele once againe vnto the noble Prince.
1045.21185King Thanks to you both: Gertred you'l
see this play.
16731186Queene My lord I will, and it ioyes me at the
soule
1187He is inclin'd to any kinde of mirth.
1188Cor. Madame, I pray be ruled by me:
1189And my good Soueraigne, giue me leaue to
speake,
1674.61193El
se they
shall not meete, and thus it is.
18371195Cor. Mary my good lord this,
soone when the
sports are (done,
18391196Madam,
send you in ha
ste to
speake with him,
18411197And I my
selfe will
stand behind the Arras,
1198There que
stion you the cau
se of all his griefe,
1839.11199And then in loue and nature vnto you, hee'le tell you all:
18451201King It likes vs well, Gerterd, what
say you?
1845.11202Queene With all my heart,
soone will I
send for him.
1845.21203Cor. My
selfe will be that happy me
ssenger,
1845.31204Who hopes his griefe will be reueal'd to her.
exeunt omnes Enter
Prince of Denmarke.