934800Curan. Nay I know not, you haue heard of the newes abroad,

935801I meane the whisperd ones, for there are yet but eare-bussing ar-

936802guments.

937803Bast. Not, I pray you what are they?

941804Curan. You may then in time, fare you well sir.

943806Bast. The Duke be here to night! the better best, this weaues

944807it selfe perforce into my businesse, my father hath set guard to

945808take my brother, & I haue one thing of a quesie question, which

947810must aske breefenesse and fortune helpe; brother a word, dis-

949811cend brorher I say, my father watches, O flie this place, inte[l]li-

951812gence is giuen where you are hid, you haue now the good ad-

952813uantage of the night, haue you not spoken against the Duke of

953814Cornwall ought, hee's coming hether now in the night , it'h haste,

955815and Regan with him, haue you nothing saide vpon his party a-

956816gainst the Duke of Albaney, aduise your --------

958817Edg. I am sure on't not a word.

959818Bastard. I heare my father comming, pardon me in crauing, I

960819must draw my sword vpon you, seeme to defend your selfe, now

962820quit you well, yeeld, come before my father, light heere heere,

964821flie brother flie, torches, torches, so farwell; some bloud drawne

966822on me would beget opinion of my more fierce endeuor, I haue

967823seene drunkards do more then this in sport; father, father, stop,

969824stop, no helpe?

971826Glost. Now Edmund, where's the villaine?

972827Bast. Heere stood he in the darke, his sharpe sword out, warb-

973828ling of wicked charmes, coniuring the Moone to stand his auspi-

974829cious Mistris.

975830Glost. But where is he?

976831Bast. Looke sir, I bleed.

977832Glost. Where is the villaine, Edmund?

978833Bast. Fled this way sir, when by no meanes he could -------

979834Glost. Pursue him, go after, by no meanes, what?

980835Bast. Perswade me to the murder of your Lordship, but that

981836I tolde him the reuengiue Gods, gainst Paracides did all their