401358Glost. Is it his?

402359Bast. It is his hand my Lord, but I hope his heart is not in

403360the contents.

404361Glost. Hath he neuer heeretofore sounded you in this busi-

362nessse?

405363Bast. Neuer my Lord, but I haue often heard him maintaine

406364it to be fit, that sonnes at parfit age, and fathers declining, his

407365father should be as Ward to the sonne, and the sonne mannage

408366the reuenew.

409367Glost. O villaine, villaine, his very opinion in the Letter, ab-

410368horrid villaine, vnnaturall detested bruitish villaine, worse then

411369bruitish go sir seeke him; I, apprehend him, abhominable vil-

412370laine, where is he?

413371Bast. I do not well know my Lord, if it shall please you to

414372suspend your indignation against my brother, till you can de-

415373riue from him better testimony of this intent, you shal runnne a

416374certaine course, where if you violently proceed against him, mi-

417375staking his purpose, it would make a great gap in your owne

418376honour, and shake in peeces the heart of his obedience, I dare

419377pawne downe my life for him, hee hath wrote this to feele my

420378affection to your Honour, and to no further pretence of danger.

422379Glost. Thinke you so?

423380Bast. If your Honour iudge it meete, I will place you where

424381you shall heare vs conferre of this, and by an aurigular assurance

425382haue your satisfaction, and that without any further delay then

426383this very euening.

427384Glost. He cannot be such a monster.

427.1385Bast. Nor is not sure.

427.2386Glost. To his father, that so tenderly and entirely loues him:

427.3387heauen and earth! Edmund seeke him out, winde me into him, I

428388pray you frame your busines after your owne wisedome, I wold

429389vnstate my selfe ro be in a due resolution.

431390Bast. I shall seeke him sir presently, conuey the businesse as I

432391shall see meanes, and acquaint you withall.

433392Glost. These late Eclipses in the Sunne and Moone, portend no

434393good to vs, though the wisedome of nature can reason thus and

435394thus, yet nature findes it selfe scourg'd by the sequent effects,