833727Gon. Come sir, no more ; you, more knaue then foole, after your

834728master.

835729Foole. Nuncle Lear, Nuncle Lear, tarry and take the foole with

837730a fox when one has caught her, and such a daughter, should sure

839731to the slaughter, if my cap would buy a halter, so the foole fol-

841732lowes after.

848733Gon. What Oswald, ho.

848.1734Oswald. Heere Madam.

858735Gon. What, haue you writ this letter to my sister?

859736Osw. Yes Madam.

860737Gon. Take you some company, and away to horse, informe her

861738full of my particular feares, and thereto adde such reasons of your

862739owne, as may compact it more, get you gone, and after your re-

864740turne -------- now my Lord, this mildie gentlenesse and course of

865741yours though I dislike not, yet vnder pardon y'are much more a-

867742lapt want of wisedome, then praise for harmfull mildnesse.

869743Duke. How farre your eies may pierce I cannot tell,

870744Striuing to better ought, we marre what's well.

871745Gon. Nay then -------

872746Duke. Well, well, the euent. Exit.

875748Lear. Go you before to Glocester with these Letters, acquaint

876749my daughter no further with any thing you know, then comes

877750from her demand out of the Letter, if your diligence be not spee-

878751die, I shall be there before you.

880752Kent. I will not sleepe my Lord, till I haue deliuered your let-

8819603+36753ter. Exit.

882754Foole. If a mans braines were in his heeles, wert not in danger

883755of kybes?Lear. I boy.

885756Foole. Then I prethee be merry, thy wit shall nere go slipshod.

887757Lear. Ha, ha, ha.

888758Foole. Shalt see thy other daughter will vse thee kindly, for

889759though she is as like this, as a crabbe is like an apple, yet I con,

890760what I can tell.

891761Lear. Why what canst thou tell my boy?

892762Foole. Shee'l taste as like this, as a crab doth to a crab; thou