19981747Glost. Here is better then the open ayre, take it thankfully, I

19991748will peece out the comfort with what addition I can, I will not

20001749be long from you.

20011750Kent. All the power of his wits haue giuen way to impatience,

20021751the Gods deserue your kindnesse.

20041752Edg. Fretereto cals me, and tels me Nero is an angler in the lake

20051753of darknesse, pray innocent beware the foule fiend.

20071754Foole. Prethee Nunckle tell me, whether a mad man may bee a

20081755Gentleman or a Yeoman.

20091756Lear. A King, a King, to haue a thousand with red burning

20131757spits come hissing in vpon them.

2014.11758Edg. The foule fiend bites my backe.

2014.21759Foole. Hee's mad that trusts in the tamenesse of a Wolfe, a

2014.31760horses health, a boyes loue, or a whores oath.

2014.41761Lear. It shall be done, I will arraigne them straight,

2014.51762Come sit thou heere most learned Iustice,

2014.61763Thou sapient sir, sit heere now you shee Foxes ---------

2014.71764Edg. Looke where he stands and glars, wantst thou eies at tri-

2014.81765all madam, come ore the broome Bessy to me.

2014.91766Foole. Her boat hath a leake, and she must not speak,

2014.101767Why she dares not come ouer to thee.

2014.111768Edg. The foule fiend haunts poore Tom in the voyce of a night-

2014.121769ingale, Hoppedance cried in Toms belly for two white herring,

2014.131770Croke not blacke Angell, I haue no food for thee.

2014.141771Kent. How do you sir? stand you not so amaz'd, will you lie

2014.151772downe and rest vpon the Cushions?

2014.161773Lear. Ile see their triall first, bring in their euidence, thou rob-

2014.171774bed man of iustice take thy place, & thou his yoke-fellow of e-

2014.181775quity, bench by his side, you are o'th commission, sit you too.

2014.191776Ed. Let vs deale iustly, sleepest or wakest thou iolly shepheard,

2014.201777Thy sheepe bee in the corne, and for one blast of thy minikin

2014.211778mouth, thy sheepe shall take no harme, Pur the cat is gray.

2014.221779Lear. Arraignne her first, tis Gonorill, I here take my oath before

2014.231780this honourable assembly she kickt the poore King her father.

2014.241781Foole. Come hither Mistresse, is your name Gonorill.

2014.251782Lear. She cannot deny it.

2014.261783Foole. Cry you mercy, I tooke you for a ioynt stoole.

2014.271784Lear. And heres another whose warpt lookes proclaime

2014.281785What store her heart is made an, stop her there,

2014.291786Armes, armes, sword, fire, corruption in the place,

2014.301787False Iusticer, why hast thou let her scape?

20151788Edg. Blesse thy fiue wits.

20161789Kent. O pitty sir, where is the patience now,

20171790That you so oft haue boasted to retaine.

20181791Edg. My teares begin to take his part so much,

20191792They'l marre my counterfeting.

20201793Lear. The little dogs and all,

20211794Trey, Blanch, and Sweet-hart, see they barke at me.

20221795Edg. Tom will throw his head at them, auant you curs.

20231796Be thy mouth, or blacke or white, tooth that poisons if it bite,

20251797Mastiue, Gray-hound, Mungrel, Grim-hound, or Spaniell, Brach

20261798or Him, Bobtailetike, or Trundle-taile, Tom will make them

20281799weepe and waile. For with throwing thus my head, dogs leape

20301800the hatch, and all are fled, loudla doodla, come march to wakes,

20311801and faires, and market townes, poore Tom thy horne is dry.

20331802Lear. Then let them anotomize Regan, see what breeds about

20341803 her,

1804Hart is there any cause in nature that makes this hardnesse;

20351805You sir, I entertaine you for one of my hundred,

20361806Onely I do not like the fashion of your garment; you'l say

20371807They are Persian attire, but let them be changed.

20401808Kent. Now my good my Lord lie here a while.

20411809Lear. Make no noise, make no noise, draw the Curtaines, so,

20421810so, so, wee'l go to supper in the morning, so, so, so.

20441812Glost. Come hither friend, where is the King my master?

20461813Kent. Here sir, but trouble him not, his wits are gone.

20471814Glost. Good friend, I prethee take him in thy armes,

20481815I haue ore-heard a plot of death vpon him,

20491816There is a Litter ready, lay him in it, and driue towards Douer,

20501817 friend,

1818Where thou shalt meete both welcome and protection; take vp

20511819 thy master,

20521820If thou shouldst dally halfe an houre, his life with thine,

20531821And all that offer to defend him, stand in assured losse,

20541822Take vp to keepe, and follow me that will to some prouisio[n]

20561823Giue thee quicke conduct.

2056.11824Kent. Oppressed nature sleepes,

2056.21825This rest might yet haue balmed thy broken sinewes,

2056.31826Which if conuenience will not allow, stand in hard cure,

2056.41827Come helpe to beare thy Master, thou must not stay behinde.

2056.51828Glost. Come, come, away. Exit.

2056.61829Edg. When we our betters see bearing our woes,

2056.71830We scarsely thinke our miseries our foes.

2056.81831Who alone suffers, most i'th minde,

2056.91832Leauing free things and happy showes behinde,

2056.101833But then the minde much sufferance doth ore-skip,

2056.111834When griefe hath mates, and bearing fellowship:

2056.121835How light and portable my paine seemes now,

2056.131836When that which makes me bend, makes the King bow;

2056.141837He childed as I fatherd, Tom away,

2056.151838Marke the high noises, and thy selfe bewray,

2056.161839When false opinion, whose wrong thoughts defile thee,

2056.171840In thy iust proofe repeals and reconciles thee,

2056.181841What will hap more to night, safe scape the King,

2056.191842Lurke, lurke.