22681999Gon. Welcome my Lord, I maruaile our mild husband

22692000Not met vs on the way, now wher's your maister?

22702002Stew. Madame within, but neuer man so chang'd, 2271I told him

2003of the army that was landed, 2272he smild at it, I told him you were

2004coming, 2273his answere was the worse, of Glosters treacherie, and of

22742005the loyall seruice of his sonne 2275when I enform'd him, then hee

2006cald me sott, 2276and told me I had turnd the wrong side out, 2277what

2007hee should most desire seemes pleasant to him, 2278what like offen-

2008siue.

22792009Gon. Then shall you goe no further,

22802010It is the cowish terrer of his spirit

22812011That dares not vndertake, hele not feele wrongs

22822012Which tie him to an answere, our wishes on the way

22832013May proue effects, backe Edgar to my brother,

22842014Hasten his musters, and conduct his powers

22852015I must change armes at home, and giue the distaffe

22862016Into my husbands hands, this trusty seruant

22872017Shall passe betweene vs, ere long you are like to heare

22882018If you dare venture in your owne behalfe

22892019A mistresses command, weare this, spare speech,

22902020Decline your head: this kisse if it durst speake

22912021Would stretch thy spirits vp into the ayre,

22922022Conceaue and far you well.

22932023Bast. Yours in the ranks of death.

22942024Gon. My most deere Gloster, to thee womans seruices(are dew

22972025A foole vsurps my bed.

22982026Stew. Madam here comes my Lord. Exit Stew.

23002027Gon. I haue beene worth the whistlling.

23012028Alb. O Gonoril, 2302you are not worth the dust which the(rude wind

23032029Blowes in your face, I feare your disposition

2303.12030That nature which contemnes ith origin

2303.22031Cannot be bordered certaine in it selfe,

2303.32032She that her selfe will sliuer and disbranch

2303.42033From her materiall sap, perforce must wither,

2303.52034And come to deadly vse.

2303.62035Gon. No more, the text is foolish.

2303.72036Alb. Wisedome and goodnes, to the vild seeme vild,

2303.82037Filths sauor but themselues, what haue you done?

2303.92038Tigers, not daughters, what haue you perform'd?

2303.102039A father, and a gracious aged man

2303.112040Whose reuerence euen the head-lugd beare would lick.

2303.122041Most barbarous, most degenerate haue you madded,

2303.132042Could my good brother suffer you to doe it?

2303.142043A man, a Prince, by him so benifited,

2303.152044If that the heauens doe not their visible spirits

2303.162045Send quickly downe to tame the vild offences, it will(come

2303.172046Humanity must perforce pray on it self like monsters of (the deepe.

23042047Gon. Milke liuerd man

23052048That bearest a cheeke for bloes, a head for wrongs,

23062049Who hast not in thy browes an eye deseruing 2307thine honour,

2050From thy suffering, that not know'st, fools do those vilains pitty

2307.12051Who are punisht ere they haue done their mischiefe,

2307.22052Wher's thy drum? France spreds his banners in our noyseles land,

2307.32053With plumed helme, thy state begin thereat

2307.42054Whil'st thou a morall foole sits still and cries

2307.52055Alack why does he so?

23082056Alb. See thy selfe deuill, 2309proper deformity shews not in the

2057fiend, 2310so horid as in woman.

23112058Gon. O vaine foole!

2311.12059Alb. Thou changed, and selfe-couerd thing for shame

2311.22060Be-monster not thy feature, wer't my fitnes

2311.32061To let these hands obay my bloud,

2311.42062They are apt enough to dislecate and teare

2311.52063Thy flesh and bones, how ere thou art a fiend,

2311.62064A womans shape doth shield thee.

2311.72065Gon. Marry your manhood mew---

23122066Alb. What newes. Enter a Gentleman.

23132067Gent. O my good Lord the Duke of Cornwals dead, 2314slaine by

2068his seruant, going to put out 2315the other eye of Gloster.

23162069Alb. Glosters eyes?

23172070Gen. A seruant that he bred, thrald with remorse,

23182071Oppos'd against the act, bending his sword

23192072To his great maister, who thereat inraged

23202073Flew on him, and amongst them, feld him dead,

23212074But not without that harmefull stroke, which since

23222075Hath pluckt him after.

23232076Alb. This shewes you are aboue 2324you Iustisers,

2077That these our nether crimes 2325so speedely can venge.

2078But O poore Gloster 2326lost he his other eye.

23272079Gent. Both, both my Lord, 2328this letter Madam craues a speedy(answer,

23292080Tis from your sister.Gon. One way I like this well,

23312081But being widow and my Gloster with her,

23322082May all the building on my fancie plucke,

23332083Vpon my hatefull life, another way 2334the newes is not so tooke,

2084Ile reade and answer. Exit.

23352085Alb. Where was his sonne 2336when they did take his eyes.

23372086Gent. Come with my Lady hither. 2338Alb. He is not here.

23392087Gent. No my good Lord I met him backe againe.

23402088Alb. Knowes he the wickednesse.

23412089Gent. I my good Lord twas he informd against him,

23422090And quit the house on purpose that there punishment

23432091Might haue the freer course.

23442092Alb. Gloster I liue 2345to thanke thee for the loue thou shewedst the(King,

23462093And to reuenge thy eyes, come hither friend,

23472094Tell me what more thou knowest. Exit.