633sooth I will hould my tongue, so 709your face bids mee, though

634you say nothing.

710635Mum, mum, he that keepes neither crust nor crum,

711636Wearie of all, shall want some. That's a sheald pescod.

712637Gon. Not onely sir this, your all-licenc'd foole, 713but other of

638your insolent retinue 714do hourely carpe and quarrell, breaking

639forth 716in ranke & (not to be indured riots,) Sir I had thought by

640making this well knowne vnto you, 717to haue found a safe redres,

641but now grow fearefull 718by what your selfe too late haue spoke

642and done, 719that you protect this course, and put on 720by your al-

643lowance, which if you should, the fault 721would not scape censure,

644nor the redresse, sleepe, 722which in the tender of a wholsome

645weale, 723might in their working doe you that offence, 724that else

646were shame, that then necessitie 725must call discreet proceedings.

726647Foole. For you trow nuncle, the hedge sparrow 727fed the Coo-

648kow so long, that it had it head bit off beit 728young, so out went

649the candle, and we were left dark729ling.

730650Lear. Are you our daughter?

731651Gon. Come sir, I would you would make vse of that good

652wisedome 732whereof I know you are fraught, and put away 733these

653dispositions, that of late transforme you 734from what you rightly

654are.

735655Foole. May not an Asse know when the cart drawes 736the horse,

737656whoop Iug I loue thee.

738657Lear. Doth any here know mee? 739why this is not Lear, 740doth

658Lear walke thus? speake thus? where are his eyes, 741either his no-

659tion, weaknes, or his discernings 742are lethergie, sleeping, or wake-

660ing; ha! sure tis not so, 743who is it that can tell me who I am? Lears

744661shadow? I would learne that, for by the markes of soueraintie,

744.1662knowledge, and reason, I should bee false perswaded I had

744.2663daughters.

744.3664Foole. Which they, will make an obedient father.

745665Lear. Your name faire gentlewoman?

746666Gon. Come sir, this admiration is much of the sauour 747of other

667your new prankes, I doe beseech you 748vnderstand my purposes

668aright, 749as you are old and reuerend, should be wise, 750here do you

669keepe a 100. Knights and Squires, 751men so disordred, so deboyst

670and bold, 752that this our court infected with their manners, 753showes