28782610Gon. O ho, I know the riddle, I will goe. 2880 Enter Edgar

28812611Edg. If ere your Grace had speech with man so poore,

28822612Heare me one word. Exeunt.

28832613Alb. Ile ouertake you, speake.

28842614Edg. Before you fight the battell ope this letter,

28852615If you haue victory let the trumpet sound

28862616For him that brought it, wretched though I seeme,

28872617I can produce a champion that will proue

28882618What is auowched there, if you miscary,

28892619Your busines of the world hath so an end,

28902620Fortune loue you,2891 Alb. Stay till I haue read the letter.

28922621Edg. I was forbid it, 2893when time shall serue let but the Herald

2622cry, 2894and ile appeare againe. Exit.

28952623Alb. Why fare thee well, I will ore-looke the paper.

28972625Bast. The enemies in vew, draw vp your powers

28982626Hard is the quesse of their great strength and forces

28992627By diligent discouery, but your hast 2900is now vrg'd on you.

29012628Alb. Wee will greet the time. Exit.

29022629Bast. To both these sister haue I sworne my loue,

29032630Each iealous of the other as the sting 2904are of the Adder,

2631Which of them shall I take, 2905both one or neither, neither can bee(inioy'd

29062632If both remaine aliue, to take the widdow

29072633Exasperates, makes mad her sister Gonorill,

29082634And hardly shall I cary out my side

29092635Her husband being aliue, now then we'le vse

29102636His countenadce for the battaile, which being done

29112637Let her that would be rid of him deuise

29122638His speedie taking off, as for his mercy

29132639Which he entends to Lear and to Cordelia:

29142640The battaile done, and they within our power

29152641Shall neuer see his pardon, for my state

29162642Stands on me to defend, not to debate.

29212646Edg. Here father, take the shaddow of this bush

29222647For your good hoast, pray that the right may thriue