2311.32108To let these hands obey my bloud,

2311.42109They are apt enough to dislecate and teare

2311.52110Thy flesh and bones, how ere thou art a fiend,

2311.62111A womans shape doth shield thee.

2311.72112Gon. Marry your man-hood now -------

2114Alb. What newes?

23132115Gent. O my good Lord, the Duke of Cornwalls dead, slaine by

23142116his seruant, going to put out the other eie of Gloster.

23162117Alb. Glosters eyes?

23172118Gen. A seruant that he bred, thrald with remorse,

23182119Oppos'd against the acte, bending his sword

23192120To his great master, who thereat enraged,

23202121Flew on him, and amongst them feld him dead,

23212122But not without that harmfull stroke,

2123Which since hath pluckt him after.

23232124Alb. This shewes you are aboue your Iustices,

23242125That these our neather crimes so speedily can venge.

23252126But oh poore Glocester, lost he his other eye?

23272127Gent. Both, both my Lord, this letter Madam, craues a speedy

23282128Answer, tis from your sister.

23302129Gon. One way I like this well,

23312130But being widow, and my Glocester with her,

23322131May all the building on my fancy plucke,

23332132Vpon my hatefull life, another way the newes is not so tooke,

23342133Ile reade and answer. Exit.

23352134Alb. Where was his sonne when they did take his eies?

23372135Gent. Come with my Lady hither.

23382136Alb. He is not here.

23392137Gent. No my good Lord, I met him backe againe.

23402138Alb. Knowes he the wickednesse?

23412139Gent. I my good Lord, twas he inform'd against him,

23422140And quit the house on purpose, that their punishment

23432141Might haue the freer course.

23442142Alb. Glocester, I liue to thanke thee for the loue

23452143Thou shewedst the King, and to reuenge thy eyes;