1623o1887dated man, is no more but such a poore bare forked A1888nimall

1624as thou art, off off you lendings, come on

18911625Foole. Prithe Nunckle be content, this is a naughty 1892night to

1626swim in, now a little fire in a wild field, 1893were like an old leachers

1627heart, a small sparke, all the rest 1894in bodie cold, looke here comes

1628a walking fire. Enter Gloster.

18951629Edg. This is the foule fiend fliberdegibek, hee begins at 1896cur-

1630phew, and walks till the first cocke, he giues the web, 1897& the pin,

1631squemes the eye, and makes the hare lip, 1898mildewes the white

1632wheate, and hurts the poore crea1899ture of earth, swithald 1900footed

1633thrice the old, 1901he met the night mare and her nine fold 1902bid her, O

1634light and her troth plight 1903and arint thee, witch arint thee.

19041635Kent. How fares your Grace?

19051636Lear. Whats hee?

19061637Kent. Whose there, what i'st you seeke?

19071638Glost. What are you there? your names?

19081639Edg. Poore Tom, that eats the swimming frog, the 1909tode, the

1640tod pole, the wall-newt, and the water, that 1910in the furie of his

1641heart, when the foule fiend rages, eats 1911cow-dung for sallets, swal-

1642lowes the old ratt, and the 1912ditch dogge, drinkes the greene man-

1643tle of the standing 1913poole, who is whipt from tithing to tithing,

1644and 1914stock-punisht and imprisoned, who hath had three sutes 1915to

1645his backe, sixe shirts to his bodie, 1916horse to ride, and weapon

1646to weare.

19191649Beware my follower, peace snulbug, peace thou fiend.

19201650Glost. What hath your Grace no better company?

19211651Edg. The Prince of darkenes is a Gentleman, modo 1922he's caled

1652and ma hu---

19231653Glost. Our flesh and bloud is growne so 1924vild my Lord, that it

1654doth hate what gets it.

19251655Edg. Poore Toms a cold.

19261656Glost. Go in with me, my dutie cãnot suffer to obay in all your

19271657daughters hard commaunds, 1928though their iniunction be to barre

1658my doores, 1929and let this tyranous night take hold vpon you, 1930yet

1659haue I venter'd to come seeke you out, 1931and bring you where

1660both food and fire is readie.