928786Bast. Saue thee Curan.

929787Curan. And you Sir, I haue beene 930with your father, and giuen

788him notice, 931that the Duke of Cornwall and his Dutches 932will bee

789here with him to night.

933790Bast. How comes that?

934791Curan. Nay, I know not, you haue heard of the newes 935abroad,

792I meane the whisperd ones, for there are yet but 936eare-bussing ar-

793guments.

937794Bast. Not, I pray you what are they?

938795Curan. Haue you heard of no likely warres towards, 939twixt

796the two Dukes of Cornwall and Albany?

940797Bast. Not a word.

941798Curan. You may then in time, 942fare you well sir.

943799Bast. The Duke be here to night! the better best, 944this weaues

800

Enter Edgar

it selfe perforce into my busines, 945my father hath set gard to take

801my brother, 947and I haue one thing of a quesie question, which

802must aske breefnes and fortune helpe; 949brother, a word, discend

803brother I say, 950my father watches, O flie this place, 951intelligence

804is giuen where you are hid, 952you haue now the good aduantage

805of the night, 953haue you not spoken gainst the Duke of Cornwall

806ought, 954hee's coming hether now in the night, it'h hast, 955and Re-

807gan with him, haue you nothing said 956vpon his partie against the

808Duke of Albany, 957aduise your---

958809Edg. I am sure on't not a word.

959810Bast. I heare my father coming, pardon me 960in crauing, I must

811draw my sword vpon you, 961seeme to defend your selfe, 962now quit

812you well, 963yeeld, come before my father, light here, here, 964flie

813brother flie, torches, torches, so farwell; 966some bloud drawne

814on mee would beget opinion 967of my more fierce indeuour, I

815haue seene drunckards 968doe more then this in sport, father, father,

969816stop, stop, no, helpe? Enter Glost.

971817Glost. Now Edmund where is the villaine?

972818Bast. Here stood he in the darke, his sharpe sword out, 973warb-

819ling of wicked charms, coniuring the Moone 974to stand's auspici-

820ous Mistris. Glost. 975But where is he?

976821Bast. Looke sir, I bleed.

977822Glost. Where is the villaine Edmund?