24Bast. No my Lord.

3025Glost. My Lord of Kent, 31remember him hereafter as my ho-

26norable friend..

3227Bast. My seruices to your Lordship.

3328Kent. I must loue you, and sue to know you better.

3429Bast. Sir I shall study deseruing.

3530Glost. Hee hath beene out nine yeares, and away hee shall

3631againe, the King is comming.

3935Lear. Attend my Lords of France and Burgundy, Gloster.

4036Glost. I shall my Leige.

4137Lear. Meane time we will expresse our darker purposes,

4238The map there; know we haue diuided

4339In three, our kingdome; and tis our first intent,

4440To shake all cares and busines of our state,

4541Confirming them on yonger yeares,

5042The two great Princes France and Burgundy,

5143Great ryuals in our youngest daughters loue,

5244Long in our Court haue made their amorous soiourne,

5345And here are to be answerd, tell me my daughters,

5646Which of you shall we say doth loue vs most,

5747That we our largest bountie may extend,

5848Where merit doth most challenge it,

5949Gonorill our eldest borne, speake first?

6050Gon. Sir I do loue you more then words can weild the (matter,

6151Dearer then eye-sight, space or libertie,

6252Beyond what can be valued rich or rare,

6353No lesse then life; with grace, health, beautie, honour,

6454As much a child ere loued, or father friend,

6555A loue that makes breath poore, and speech vnable,

6656Beyond all manner of so much I loue you.

6757Cor. What shall Cordelia doe, loue and be silent.

6858Lear. Of al these bounds, euen from this line to this,

6959With shady forrests, and wide skirted meades,

7160We make thee Lady, to thine and Albaines issue,

7261Be this perpetuall, what saies our second daughter?