312284I thinke our father will hence to night.

313285Reg. That's most certaine, and with you, next month with vs.

314286Gon. You see how full of changes his age is, the obseruation

315287we haue made of it hath not beene little; he alwaies loued our

316288sister most, and with what poore iudgement hee hath now cast

317289her off, appeares too grosse.

318290Reg. Tis the infirmity of his age, yet he hath euer but slen-

319291derly knowne himselfe.

320292Gono. The best and soundest of his time hath bin but rash,

321293then must we looke to receiue frõ his age, not alone the imper-

322294fection of long ingrafted condition, but therwithal vnruly wai-

323295wardnes, that infirme and cholericke yeares bring with them.

325296Reg. Such vnconstant stars are we like to haue from him, as

326297this of Kents banishment.

327298Gono. There is further complement of leaue taking between

328299France and him, pray lets hit together, if our Father cary autho-

329300rity with such dispositions as he beares, this last surrender of

330301his will but offend vs.

331302Regan. We shall further thinke on't.

332303Gon. We must do something, and it'h heate. Exeuent.

335305Bast. Thou Nature art my Goddesse, to thy law my seruices

336306are bound, wherefore should I stand in the plague of custome,

337307and permit the curiosity of Nations to depriue me, for that I am

339308some 12. or 14. moone-shines lag of a brother: why bastard?

340309wherefore base, when my dementions are as well compact, my

342310minde as generous, & my shape as true as honest madams issue,

343311why brand they vs with base, base bastardy? who in the lusty

345312stealth of nature, take more composition and fierce quality, then

347313doth within a stale dull lie[d] bed, goe to the creating of a whole

348314tribe of fops got tweene sleepe and wake; well the legitimate

350315Edgar, I must haue your land, our Fathers loue is to the bastard

351316Edmund, as to the legitimate: well my legitimate. if this letter

353317speed, and my inuention thriue, Edmund the base shall tooth'le-

355318gitimate: I grow, I prosper, now Gods stand vp for Bastards.

358320Glost. Kent banisht thus, and France in choller parted, and