138What wilt thou doe ould man, 156think'st thou that dutie

139Shall haue dread to speake, 157when power to flatterie bowes,

158140To plainnes honours bound 159when Maiesty stoops to folly,

141Reuerse thy doome, 160and in thy best consideration

142Checke 161this hideous rashnes, answere my life

143My iudgement, 162thy yongest daughter does not loue thee least,

163144Nor are those empty harted whose low, sound

164145Reuerbs no hollownes.

165146Lear. Kent on thy life no more.

166147Kent. My life I neuer held but as a pawne

167148To wage against thy enemies, nor feare to lose it

168149Thy safty being the motiue.

169150Lear. Out of my sight.

170151Kent. See better Lear and let me still remaine,

171152The true blanke of thine eye.

172153Lear. Now by Appollo,

173154Kent. Now by Appollo King 174thou swearest thy Gods (in vaine.

175155Lear. Vassall, recreant.

177156Kent. Doe, kill thy Physicion,

157And the fee bestow 178vpon the foule disease,

158Reuoke thy doome, 179or whilst I can vent clamour

159From my throat, 180ile tell thee thou dost euill.

181160Lear. Heare me, on thy allegeance heare me?

182161Since thou hast sought to make vs breake our vow,

183162Which we durst neuer yet; and with straied pride,

184163To come betweene our sentence and our powre,

185164Which nor our nature nor our place can beare,

186165Our potency made good, take thy reward,

187166Foure dayes we doe allot thee for prouision,

188167To shield thee from diseases of the world,

189168And on the fift to turne thy hated backe

190169Vpon our kingdome, if on the tenth day following,

191170Thy banisht truncke be found in our dominions,

192171The moment is thy death, away, by Iupiter

193172This shall not be reuokt.

194173Kent. Why fare thee well king, since thus thou wilt (appeare,

195174Friendship liues hence, and banishment is here,

196175The Gods to their protection take the maide,