28452573Enter Edmund, Regan, and their powers. 28472574Bast. Know of the Duke if his la
st purpo
se hold,
28482575Or whether
since he is aduis'd by ought
28492576To change the cour
se, he's full of abdication
28502577And
selfe reprouing, bring his con
stant plea
sure.
28512578Reg. Our
sisters man is certainly mi
scaried,
28542581You know the goodnes I intend vpon you,
28552582Tell me but truly, but then
speak the truth,
28562583Doe you not loue my
sister
? 2857 Bast. I, honor'd loue.
28582584Reg. But haue you neuer found my brothers way,
28592585To the forfended place?
Bast. That thought abu
ses you.
2859.12586Reg. I am doubtfull that you haue beene coniun
ct and bo
- 28612589Reg. I neuer
shall indure hir, deere my Lord bee not familiar(with her.
28632590Bast. Feare me not,
shee and the Duke her hu
sband.
28642591Enter Albany and Gonorill with troupes. 2864.12592Gono. I had rather loo
se the battaile, then that
sister
should
28652594Alb. Our very louing
sister well be-met
28662595For this I heare the King is come to his daughter
28672596With others,
whome the rigour of our
state
28682597For
st to crie out, where I could not be hone
st 2868.12598I neuer yet was valiant, for this bu
sines
2868.22599It touches vs, as
France inuades our land
2868.32600Not bolds the King, with others whome I feare,
2602Bast. Sir you
speake nobly.
2869Reg. Why is this rea
son'd
? 28702603Gono. Combine togither gain
st the enemy,
28712604For the
se dome
stique dore particulars
28732606Alb. Let vs then determine with the auntient of warre
2874on our
2607proceedings.
Bast. I
shall attend you pre
sently at your tent.
28772609Reg. Tis mo
st conuenient, pray you goe with vs.
28782610Gon. O ho, I know the riddle, I will goe.
2880 Enter Edgar 28812611Edg. If ere your Grace had
speech with man
so poore,
28842614Edg. Before you
fight the battell ope this letter,
28852615If you haue vi
ctory 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 mi
scary,
28892619Your bu
sines 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
que
sse of their great
strength and forces
28992627By diligent di
scouery, but your ha
st 2900is now vrg'd on you.
29012628Alb. Wee will greet the time.
Exit. 29022629Bast. To both the
se
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
29072633Exa
sperates,
makes mad her
sister
Gonorill,
29082634And hardly
shall I cary out my
side
29092635Her hu
sband being aliue, now then we'le v
se
29102636His countenadce for the battaile, which being done
29112637Let her that would be rid of him deui
se
29122638His
speedie taking o
ff, 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.
Exit.