19981716Glost. Here is better then the open ayre, take it thank1999fully, I

1717will peece out the comfort with what addition I 2000can, I will not be

1718long from you.

20011719Ken. All the power of his wits haue giuen way to 2002impatience,

1720the Gods deserue your kindnes.

20041721Edg. Fretereto cals me, and tels me Nero is an ang2005ler in the

1722lake of darknes, pray innocent beware 2006the foule fiend.

20071723Foole. Prithe Nunckle tell me, whether a mad man be 2008a Gen-

1724tleman or a Yeoman.

20091725Lear. A King, a King, 2013to haue a thousand with red burning

1726spits 2014come hiszing in vpon them.

2014.11727Edg. The foule fiend bites my backe,

2014.21728Foole. He's mad, that trusts in the tamenes of a Wolfe, a hor-

2014.31729ses health, a boyes loue, or a whores oath.

2014.41730Lear. It shalbe done, I wil arraigne them straight,

2014.51731Come sit thou here most learned Iustice

2014.61732Thou sapient sir sit here, no you shee Foxes--

2014.71733Edg. Looke where he stands and glars, wanst thou eyes, at

2014.81734tral madam come ore the broome Bessy to mee.

2014.91735Foole. Her boat hath a leake, and she must not speake,

2014.101736Why she dares not come, ouer to thee.

2014.111737Edg. The foule fiend haũts poore Tom in the voyce of a nigh- (tingale,

2014.121738Hoppedance cries in Toms belly for two white herring,

2014.131739Croke not blacke Angell, I haue no foode for thee.

2014.141740Kent. How doe you sir? stand you not so amazd, will you

2014.151741lie downe and rest vpon the cushings?

2014.161742Lear. Ile see their triall first, bring in their euidence, thou

2014.171743robbed man of Iustice take thy place, & thou his yokefellow of

2014.181744equity, bench by his side, you are ot'h commission, sit you too.

2014.191745Ed. Let vs deale iustly sleepest or wakest thou iolly shepheard,

2014.201746Thy sheepe bee in the corne, and for one blast of thy minikin

2014.211747mouth, thy sheepe shall take no harme, Pur the cat is gray.

2014.221748Lear. Arraigne her first tis Gonoril, I here take my oath before

2014.231749this honorable assembly kickt the poore king her father.

2014.241750Foole. Come hither mistrisse is your name Gonorill.

2014.251751Lear. She cannot deny it.

2014.261752Fool. Cry you mercy I tooke you for a ioyne stoole.

2014.271753Lear. And heres another whose warpt lookes proclaime,

2014.281754What store her hart is made an, stop her there,

2014.291755Armes, armes, sword, fire, corruption in the place,

2014.301756False Iusticer why hast thou let her scape.

20151757Edg. Blesse thy fiue wits.

20161758Kent. O pity sir, where is the patience now,

20171759That you so oft haue boasted to retaine.

20181760Edg. My teares begin to take his part so much,

20191761Theile marre my counterfeiting.

20201762Lear. The little dogs and all

20211763Trey, Blanch, and Sweet hart, see they barke at me.

20221764Edg. Tom will throw his head at them, auant you 2023curs,

1765Be thy mouth, or blacke, or white, 2024tooth that poysons if it bite,

20251766Mastife, grayhoũd, mungril, grim-2026hoũd or spaniel, brach or him,

20271767Bobtaile tike, or trũdletaile, Tom will make them weep & waile,

20291768For with throwing thus my head, 2030dogs leape the hatch and all

1769are fled, 2031loudla doodla come march to wakes, and faires, and

20321770market townes, poore Tom thy horne is dry.

20331771Lear. Then let them anotomize Regan, see what 2034breeds about (her

1772Hart is there any cause in nature that 2035makes this hardnes,

1773You sir, I entertaine you for one of 2036my hundred,

1774Only I do not like the fashion of your gar2037ments youle say,

1775They are Persian attire, but let them be 2038chang'd.

20401776Kent. Now good my Lord lie here awhile.

20411777Lear. Make no noise, make no noise, draw the cur2042tains, so, so, so,

1778Weele go to supper it'h morning, so, so, so, Enter Gloster.

20441779Glost. Come hither friend, 2045where is the King my maister.

20461780Kent. Here sir, but trouble him not his wits are gon.

20471781Glost. Good friend I prithy take him in thy armes,

20481782I haue or'e heard a plot of death vpon him,

20491783Ther is a Litter ready lay him in't, 2050& driue towards Douer frend,

1784Where thou shalt meet 2051both welcome & protection, take vp thy (master,

20521785If thou should'st dally halfe an houre, his life 2053with thine

1786And all that offer to defend him 2054stand in assured losse,

1787Take vp the King 2055and followe me, that will to some prouision

20561788Giue thee quicke conduct.

2056.11789Kent. Oppressed nature sleepes,

2056.21790This rest might yet haue balmed thy broken sinewes,

2056.31791Which if conuenience will not alow stand in hard cure,

2056.41792Come helpe to beare thy maister, thou must not stay behind.

2056.51793Glost. Come, come away. Exit.

2056.61794Edg. When we our betters see bearing our woes: we scarcely

2056.71795thinke, our miseries, our foes.

2056.81796Who alone suffers suffers, most it'h mind,

2056.91797Leauing free things and happy showes behind,

2056.101798But then the mind much sufferance doth or'e scip,

2056.111799When griefe hath mates, and bearing fellowship:

2056.121800How light and portable my paine seemes now,

2056.131801When that which makes me bend, makes the King bow.

2056.141802He childed as I fathered, Tom away,

2056.151803Marke the high noyses and thy selfe bewray,

2056.161804When false opinion whose wrong thoughts defile thee,

2056.171805In thy iust proofe repeals and reconciles thee,

2056.181806What will hap more to night, safe scape the King,

2056.191807Lurke, lurke.