1075Enter Kent, aad Steward seuerally.  1076Stew. Good dawning to thee Friend,
 art of this hou
se?
  1078Stew. Where may we 
set our hor
ses?
  1080Stew. Prythee,
 if thou lou'
st me,
 tell me.
  1081Kent. I loue thee not.
  1082Ste. Why then I care not for thee.
  1083Kent. If I had thee in 
Lipsbury Pinfold,
 I would make
  1085Ste. Why do'
st thou v
se me thus? I know thee not.
  1086Kent. Fellow I know thee.
  1087Ste. What do'
st thou know me for?
  1088Kent. A Knaue,
 a Ra
scall, an eater of broken meates,
 a
  1089ba
se, proud, 
shallow, beggerly, three-
suited-hundred
  1090pound, 
filthy woo
sted-
stocking knaue,
 a Lilly-liuered,
  1091a
ction-taking,
 whore
son gla
sse-gazing 
super-
seruiceable
  1092finicall Rogue, one Trunke-inheriting 
slaue, one that
  1093would'
st be a Baud in way of good 
seruice, and art no
-  1094thing but the compo
sition of a Knaue, Begger, Coward,
  1095Pandar, and the Sonne and Heire of a Mungrill Bitch,
  1096one whom I will beate into clamours whining, if thou
  1097deny'
st the lea
st sillable of thy addition.
  1098Stew. Why,
 what a mon
strous Fellow art thou, thus
  1099to raile on one, that is neither knowne of thee, nor
  1101Kent. What a brazen-fac'd Varlet art thou, to deny
  1102thou knowe
st me
 ? Is it two dayes 
since I tript vp thy
  1103heeles,
 and beate thee before the King?
 Draw you rogue,
  1104for though it be night,
 yet the Moone 
shines,
 Ile make a
  1105sop oth'Moon
shine of you, you whore
son Cullyenly
  1107Stew. Away,
 I haue nothing to do with thee.
  1108Kent. Draw you Ra
scall, you come with Letters a
-  1109gain
st the King,
 and take Vanitie the puppets part, a
-  1110gain
st the Royaltie of her Father: draw you Rogue, or
  1111Ile 
so carbonado your 
shanks, draw you Ra
scall, come
  1113Ste. Helpe,
 ho,
 murther,
 helpe.
  1114Kent. Strike you 
slaue: 
stand rogue, 
stand you neat
  1116Stew. Helpe hoa,
 murther,
 murther.
  1117Enter Bastard, Cornewall, Regan, Gloster, Seruants.  1118Bast. How now,
 what's the matter?
 Part.
  1119Kent. With you goodman Boy, if you plea
se,
 come,
  1120Ile 
fle
sh ye,
 come on yong Ma
ster.
  1121Glo. Weapons? Armes? what's the matter here?
  1122Cor. Keepe peace vpon your liues, he dies that 
strikes
  1123againe,
 what is the matter?
  1124Reg. The Me
ssengers from our Si
ster, and the King?
  1125Cor. What is your di
fference, 
speake?
  1126Stew. I am 
scarce in breath my Lord.
  1127Kent. No Maruell,
 you haue 
so be
stir'd your valour,
  1128you cowardly Ra
scall,
 nature di
sclaimes in thee:
 a Taylor
  1130Cor. Thou art a 
strange fellow,
 a Taylor make a man?
  1131Kent. A Taylor Sir,
 a Stone-cutter, or a Painter,
 could
  1132not haue made him 
so ill, though they had bin but two
  1134Cor. Speake yet,
 how grew your quarrell?
  1135Ste. This ancient Ru
ffian Sir, who
se life I haue 
spar'd
  1136at 
sute of his gray-beard.
  1137Kent. Thou whore
son Zed, thou vnnece
ssary letter:
  1138my Lord,
 if you will giue me leaue, I will tread this vn
-  1139boulted villaine into morter, and daube the wall of a
  1140Iakes with him. Spare my gray-beard,
 you wagtaile?
  1142You bea
stly knaue,
 know you no reuerence?
  1143Kent. Yes Sir,
 but anger hath a priuiledge.
  1144Cor. Why art thou angrie?
  1145Kent. That 
such a 
slaue as this 
should weare a Sword,
  1146Who weares no hone
sty: 
such 
smiling rogues as the
se,
  1147Like Rats oft bite the holy cords a twaine,
  1148Which are t'intrince, t'vnloo
se: 
smooth euery pa
ssion
  1149That in the natures of their Lords rebell,
  1150Being oile to 
fire,
 snow to the colder moodes,
  1151Reuenge,
 a
ffirme, and turne their Halcion beakes
  1152With euery gall,
 and varry of their Ma
sters,
  1153Knowing naught (like dogges) but following:
  1154A plague vpon your Epilepticke vi
sage,
  1155Smoile you my 
speeches,
 as I were a Foole?
  1156Goo
se,
 if I had you vpon 
Sarum Plaine,
  1157I'ld driue ye cackling home to 
Camelot.
  1158Corn. What art thou mad old Fellow?
  1159Glost. How fell you out,
 say that?
  1160Kent. No contraries hold more antipathy,
  1161Then I,
 and 
such a knaue.
  1162Corn. Why do'
st thou call him Knaue?
  1164Kent. His countenance likes me not.
  1165Cor. No more perchance do's mine,
 nor his,
 nor hers.
  1166Kent. Sir, 'tis my occupation to be plaine,
  1167I haue 
seene better faces in my time,
  1168Then 
stands on any 
shoulder that I 
see
  1169Before me,
 at this in
stant.
  1170Corn. This is 
some Fellow,
  1171Who hauing beene prais'd for bluntne
sse,
 doth a
ffe
ct  1172A 
saucy roughnes,
 and con
straines the garb
  1173Quite from his Nature. He cannot 
flatter he,
  1174An hone
st mind and plaine,
 he mu
st speake truth,
  1175And they will take it 
so,
 if not, hee's plaine.
  1176The
se kind of Knaues I know,
 which in this plainne
sse
  1177Harbour more craft,
 and more corrupter ends,
  1178Then twenty 
silly-ducking ob
seruants,
  1179That 
stretch their duties nicely.
  1180Kent. Sir,
 in good faith,
 in 
sincere verity,
  1181Vnder th'allowance of your great a
spe
ct,
  1182Who
se in
fluence like the wreath of radient 
fire
  1183On 
flicking 
Phoebus front.
  1184Corn. What mean'
st by this?
  1185Kent. To go out of my diale
ct, which you di
scom
-  1186mend 
so much; I know Sir,
 I am no 
flatterer, he that be
-  1187guild you in a plaine accent, was a plaine Knaue, which
  1188for my part I will not be, though I 
should win your
  1189di
splea
sure to entreat me too't.
  1190Corn. What was th'o
ffence you gaue him?
  1191Ste. I neuer gaue him any:
  1192It pleas'd the King his Ma
ster very late
  1193To 
strike at me vpon his mi
scon
stru
ction,
  1194When he compa
ct,
 and 
flattering his di
splea
sure
  1195Tript me behind:
 being downe, in
sulted,
 rail'd,
  1196And put vpon him 
such a deale of Man,
  1197That worthied him,
 got prai
ses of the King,
  1198For him attempting,
 who was 
selfe-
subdued,
  1199And in the 
fle
shment of this dead exploit,
  1200Drew on me here againe.
  1201Kent. None of the
se Rogues,
 and Cowards
  1202But 
Aiax is there Foole.
  1203Corn. Fetch forth the Stocks?
  1204You 
stubborne ancient Knaue,
 you reuerent Bragart,
  1206Kent. Sir,
 I am too old to learne:
  1207Call not your Stocks for me,
 I 
serue the King.
  1208On who
se imployment I was 
sent to you,
  1209You 
shall doe 
small re
spe
cts,
 show too bold malice
  1210Again
st the Grace,
 and Per
son of my Ma
ster,
  1211Stocking his Me
ssenger.
  1212Corn. Fetch forth the Stocks;
  1213As I haue life and Honour,
 there 
shall he 
sit till Noone.
  1214Reg. Till noone? till night my Lord,
 and all night too.
  1215Kent. Why Madam,
 if I were your Fathers dog,
  1216You 
should not v
se me 
so.
  1217Reg. Sir,
 being his Knaue,
 I will. 
 Stocks brought out.  1218Cor. This is a Fellow of the 
selfe 
same colour,
  1219Our Si
ster 
speakes of. Come,
 bring away the Stocks.
  1220Glo. Let me be
seech your Grace,
 not to do 
so,
  1221The King his Ma
ster,
 needs mu
st take it ill
  1222That he 
so 
slightly valued in his Me
ssenger,
  1223Should haue him thus re
strained.
  1224Cor. Ile an
swere that.
  1225Reg. My Si
ster may recieue it much more wor
sse,
  1226To haue her Gentleman abus'd,
 a
ssaulted.
  1227Corn. Come my Lord,
 away. 
 Exit.  1228Glo. I am 
sorry for thee friend,
 'tis the Duke plea
sure,
  1229Who
se di
spo
sition all the world well knowes
  1230Will not be rub'd nor 
stopt,
 Ile entreat for thee
 .
  1231Kent. Pray do not Sir,
 I haue watch'd and trauail'd hard,
  1232Some time I 
shall 
sleepe out,
 the re
st Ile whi
stle:
  1233A good mans fortune may grow out at heeles:
  1234Giue you good morrow.
  1235Glo. The Duke's too blame
 in this,
  1236'Twill be ill taken.
 Exit.  1237Kent. Good King,
 that mu
st approue the common 
saw,
  1238Thou out of Heauens benedi
ction com'
st  1240Approach thou Beacon to this vnder Globe,
  1241That by thy comfortable Beames I may
  1242Peru
se this Letter. Nothing almo
st sees miracles
  1243But mi
serie. I know
 'tis from 
Cordelia,
  1244Who hath mo
st fortunately beene inform'd
  1245Of my ob
scured cour
se. And 
shall 
finde time
  1246From this enormous State,
 seeking to giue
  1247Lo
sses their remedies.
 All weary and o're-watch'd,
  1248Take vantage heauie eyes,
 not to behold
  1249This 
shamefnll lodging. Fortune goodnight,
  1250Smile once more,
 turne thy wheele.
  1252Edg. I heard my 
selfe proclaim'd,
  1253And by the happy hollow of a Tree,
  1254E
scap'd the hunt. No Port is free,
 no place
  1255That guard, and mo
st vnu
sall vigilance
  1256Do's not attend my taking. Whiles I may 
scape
  1257I will pre
serue my
selfe: and am bethought
  1258To take the ba
se
st,
 and mo
st poore
st shape
  1259That euer penury in contempt of man,
  1260Brought neere to bea
st; my face Ile grime with 
filth,
  1261Blanket my loines,
 elfe all my haires in knots,
  1262And with pre
sented nakedne
sse out-face
  1263The Windes,
 and per
secutions of the 
skie;
  1264The Country giues me proofe,
 and pre
sident
  1265Of Bedlam beggers, who with roaring voices,
  1266Strike in their num'd and morti
fied Armes.
  1267Pins, Wodden-prickes,
 Nayles,
 Sprigs of Ro
semarie:
  1268And with this horrible obie
ct,
 from low Farmes,
  1269Poore pelting Villages, Sheeps-Coates, and Milles,
  1270Sometimes with Lunaticke bans, 
sometime with Praiers
  1271Inforce their charitie: poore 
Turlygod poore 
Tom,
  1272That's 
something yet: 
Edgar I nothing am. 
 Exit.  1273Enter Lear, Foole, and Gentleman.  1274Lea. 'Tis 
strange that they 
should 
so depart from home,
  1275And not 
send backe my Me
ssengers.
  1277The night before,
 there was no purpo
se in them
  1279Kent. Haile to thee Noble Ma
ster.
  1280Lear. Ha? Mak'
st thou this 
shame ahy pa
stime
 ?
  1282Foole. Hah, ha, he weares Cruell Garters Hor
ses are
  1283tide by the heads, Dogges and Beares by'th'necke,
  1284Monkies by'th'loynes, and Men by'th'legs: when a man
  1285ouerlu
stie at legs,
 then he weares wodden nether-
stocks.
  1287That hath 
so much thy place mi
stooke
  1289Kent. It is both he and 
she,
  1290Your Son,
 and Daughter.
  1295Lear. By 
Iupiter I 
sweare no.
  1296Kent. By 
Iuno,
 I 
sweare I.
  1297Lear. They dur
st not do't:
  1298They could not, would not do't: 'tis wor
se then murther,
  1299To do vpon re
spe
ct such violent outrage:
  1300Re
solue me with all mode
st ha
ste, which way
  1301Thou might'
st de
serue,
 or they impo
se this v
sage,
  1303Kent. My Lord,
 when at their home
  1304I did commend your Highne
sse Letters to them,
  1305Ere I was ri
sen from the place, that 
shewed
  1306My dutie kneeling,
 came there a reeking Po
ste,
  1307Stew'd in his ha
ste,
 halfe breathle
sse,
 painting forth
  1308From 
Gonerill his Mi
stris,
 salutations;
  1309Deliuer'd Letters 
spight of intermi
ssion,
  1310Which pre
sently they read; on tho
se contents
  1311They 
summon'd vp their meiney,
 straight tooke Hor
se,
  1312Commanded me to follow,
 and attend
  1313The lei
sure of their an
swer,
 gaue me cold lookes,
  1314And meeting heere the other Me
ssenger,
  1315Who
se welcome I perceiu'd had poi
son'd mine,
  1316Being the very fellow which of late
  1317Di
splaid 
so 
sawcily again
st your Highne
sse,
  1318Hauing more man then wit about me,
 drew;
  1319He rais'd the hou
se, with loud and coward cries,
  1320Your Sonne and Daughter found this tre
spa
sse worth
  1321The 
shame which heere it 
su
ffers.
  1322Foole. Winters not gon yet, if the wil'd Gee
se 
fly that (way,
  1323Fathers that weare rags, do make their Children blind,
  1324But Fathers that beare bags,
 shall 
see their children kind.
  1325Fortune that arrant whore,
 nere turns the key to th'poore.
  1326But for all this thou 
shalt haue as many Dolors for thy
  1327Daughters,
 as thou can
st tell in a yeare.
  1328Lear. Oh how this Mother 
swels vp toward my heart!
  1329Historica passio,
 downe thou climing 
sorrow,
  1330Thy Elements below where is this Daughter?
  1331Kent. Wirh  the Earle Sir,
 here within.
  1332Lear. Follow me not,
 stay here. 
 Exit.  1333Gen. Made you no more o
ffence,
  1334But what you 
speake of?
  1336How chance the the King comes with 
so 
small a number?
  1337Foole. And thou had
st beene 
set i'th'Stockes for that
  1338que
stion,
 thoud'
st well de
seru'd it.
  1340Foole. Wee'l 
set thee to 
schoole to an Ant, to teach
  1341thee ther's no labouring i'th'winter. All that follow their
  1342no
ses,
 are led by their eyes, but blinde men, and there's
  1343not a no
se among twenty,
 but can 
smell him that's 
stink
-  1344ing; let go thy hold,
 when a great
 wheele runs downe a
  1345hill, lea
st it breake thy necke with following. But the
  1346great one that goes vpward, let him draw
 thee after:
  1347when a wi
seman giues thee better coun
sell
 giue me mine
  1348againe,
 I would hause none
 but knaues follow it, 
since a
  1350That Sir,
 which 
serues and 
seekes for gaine,
  1351And followes but for forme;
  1352Will packe,
 when it begins to raine,
  1353And leaue thee in the 
storme,
  1354But I will tarry,
 the Foole will 
stay,
  1355And let the wi
seman 
flie:
  1356The knaue turnes Foole that runnes away,
  1357The Foole noknaue perdie.
  1358Enter Lear, and Gloster:  1359Kent. Where learn'd you this Foole
 ?
  1360Foole. Not i'th'Stocks Foole.
  1361Lear. Deny to 
speake with me
 ?
  1362They are 
sicke,
 they are weary,
  1363They haue trauail'd all the night? meere fetches,
  1364The images of reuolt and 
flying o
ff.
  1365Fetch me a better an
swer.
  1367You know the 
fiery quality of the Duke,
  1368How vnremoueable and 
fixt he is
  1370Lear. Vengeance, Plague,
 Death,
 Confu
sion
 :
  1371Fiery? What quality? Why 
Gloster, Gloster,
  1372I'ld 
speake with the Duke of 
Cornewall,
 and his wife.
  1373Glo. Well my good Lord,
 I haue inform'd them 
so.
  1374Lear. Inform'd them? Do'
st thou vnder
stand me man.
  1376Lear. The King would 
speake with 
Cornwall,
  1378Would with his Daughter 
speake,
 commands,
 tends,
 ser
-(uice,
  1379Are they inform'd of this? My breath and blood:
  1380Fiery? The 
fiery Duke,
 tell the hot Duke that----
  1381No,
 but not yet,
 may be he is not well,
  1382In
firmity doth 
still negle
ct all o
ffice,
  1383Whereto our health is bound,
 we are not our 
selues,
  1384When Nature being oppre
st,
 commands the mind
  1385To 
su
ffer with the body; Ile forbeare,
  1386And am fallen out with my more headier will,
  1387To take the indi
spos'd and 
sickly 
fit,
  1388For the 
sound man. Death on my 
state: wherefore
  1389Should he 
sit heere? This a
ct per
swades me,
  1390That this remotion of the Duke and her
  1391Is pra
cti
se only. Giue me my Seruant forth;
  1392Goe tell the Duke, and's wife,
 Il'd 
speake with them
:  1393Now,
 pre
sently: bid them come forth and heare me,
  1394Or at their Chamber doore Ile beate the Drum,
  1395Till it crie 
sleepe to death.
  1396Glo. I would haue all well betwixt you. 
 Exit.  1397Lear. Oh me my heart! My ri
sing heart! But downe.
  1398Foole. Cry to it Nunckle, as the Cockney did to the
  1399Eeles,
 when 
she put 'em i'th'Pa
ste aliue, 
she knapt 'em
  1400o'th'coxcombs with a 
sticke,
 and cryed downe wantons,
  1401downe; 'twas her Brother, that in pure kindne
sse to his
  1402Hor
se buttered his Hay.
  1403Enter Cornewall, Regan, Gloster, Seruants.  1404Lear. Good morrow to you both.
  1405Corn. Haile to your Grace. 
 Kent here set at liberty.  1406Reg. I am glad to 
see your Highne
sse.
  1407Lear. Regan, I thinke your are. I know what rea
son
  1408I haue to thinke 
so,
 if thou 
should'
st not be glad,
  1409I would diuorce me from thy Mother Tombe,
  1410Sepulchring an Adultre
sse. O are you free?
  1411Some other time for that. Beloued 
Regan,
  1412Thy Si
sters naught: oh 
Regan, 
she hath tied
  1413Sharpe-tooth'd vnkindne
sse,
 like a vulture heere,
  1414I can 
scarce 
speake to thee,
 thou'lt not beleeue
  1415With how deprau'd a quality. Oh 
Regan.
  1416Reg. I pray you Sir,
 take patience,
 I haue hope
  1417You le
sse know how to value her de
sert,
  1418Then 
she to 
scant her dutie.
  1419Lear. Say? How is that?
  1420Reg. I cannot thinke my Si
ster in the lea
st  1421Would faile her Obligation. If Sir perchance
  1422She haue re
strained the Riots of your Followres,
  1423'Tis on 
such ground,
 and to 
such whole
some end,
  1424As cleeres her from all blame.
  1425Lear. My cur
ses on her.
  1426Reg. O Sir,
 you are old,
  1427Nature in you 
stands on the very Verge
  1428Of his con
fine: you 
should be rul'd, and led
  1429By 
some di
scretion, that di
scernes your 
state
  1430Better then you your 
selfe: therefore I pray you,
  1431That to our Si
ster, you do make returne,
  1432Say you haue wrong'd her.
  1433Lear. Aske her forgiuene
sse?
  1434Do you but marke how this becomes the hou
se?
  1435Deere daughter, I confe
sse that I am old;
  1436Age is vnnece
ssary: on my knees I begge,
  1437That you'l vouch
safe me Rayment, Bed,
 and Food.
  1438Reg. Good Sir,
 no more: the
se are vn
sightly trickes:
  1439Returne you to my Si
ster.
  1441She hath abated me of halfe my Traine;
  1442Look'd blacke vpon me, 
strooke me with her Tongue
  1443Mo
st Serpent-like, vpon the very Heart.
  1444All the 
stor'd Vengeances of Heauen, fall
  1445On her ingratefull top: 
strike her yong bones
  1446You taking Ayres, with Lamene
sse.
  1448Le. You nimble Lightnings,
 dart your blinding 
flames
  1449Into her 
scornfull eyes: Infe
ct her Beauty,
  1450You Fen-
suck'd Fogges, drawne by the powrfull Sunne,
  1451To fall,
 and bli
ster.
  1452Reg. O the ble
st Gods!
  1453So will you wi
sh on me, when the ra
sh moode is on.
  1454Lear. No 
Regan,
 thou 
shalt neuer haue my cur
se:
  1455Thy tender-hefted -->Nature 
shall not giue
  1456Thee o're to har
shne
sse: Her eyes are 
fierce, but thine
  1457Do comfort, and not burne. 'Tis not in thee
  1458To grudge my plea
sures, to cut o
ff my Traine,
  1459To bandy ha
sty words, to 
scant my 
sizes,
  1460And in conclu
sion, to oppo
se the bolt
  1461Again
st my comming in. Thou better know'
st  1462The O
ffices of Nature, bond of Childhood,
  1463E
ffe
cts of Curte
sie, dues of Gratitude
:  1464Thy halfe o'th'Kingdome ha
st thou not forgot,
  1465Wherein I thee endow'd.
  1466Reg. Good Sir, to'th'purpo
se. 
 Tucket within.  1467Lear. Who put my man i'th'Stockes?
  1469Corn. What Trumpet's that?
  1470Reg. I know't,
 my Si
sters: this approues her Letter,
  1471That 
she would 
soone be heere. Is your Lady come?
  1472Lear. This is a Slaue, who
se ea
sie borrowed pride
  1473Dwels in the 
sickly grace of her he followes.
  1474Out Varlet, from my 
sight.
  1475Corn. What meanes your Grace?
  1477Lear. Who 
stockt my Seruant? 
Regan,
 I haue good hope
  1478Thou did'
st not know on't.
  1479Who comes here? O Heauens!
  1480If you do loue old men; if your 
sweet 
sway
  1481Allow Obedience; if you your 
selues are old,
  1482Make it your cau
se: Send downe,
 and take my part.
  1483Art not a
sham'd to looke vpon this Beard?
  1484O 
Regan, will you take her by the hand?
  1485Gon. Why not by'th'hand Sir? How haue I o
ffended?
  1486All's not o
ffence that indi
scretion 
findes,
  1487And dotage termes 
so.
  1488Lear. O 
sides, you are too tough!
  1490How came my man i'th'Stockes?
  1491Corn. I 
set him there,
 Sir: but his owne Di
sorders
  1492De
seru'd much le
sse aduancement.
  1494Reg. I pray you Father being weake,
 seeme 
so.
  1495If till the expiration of your Moneth
  1496You will returne and 
soiourne with my Si
ster,
  1497Di
smi
ssing halfe your traine, come then to me,
  1498I am now from home,
 and out of that proui
sion
  1499Which 
shall be needfull for your entertainement.
  1500Lear. Returne to her? and 
fifty men di
smi
ss'd?
  1501No, rather I abiure all roofes,
 and chu
se
  1502To wage again
st the enmity oth'ayre,
  1503To be a Comrade with the Wolfe,
 and Owle,
  1504Nece
ssities 
sharpe pinch. Returne with her?
  1505Why the hot-bloodied
France,
 that dowerle
sse tooke
  1506Our yonge
st borne, I could as well be brought
  1507To knee his Throne,
 and Squire-like pen
sion beg,
  1508To keepe ba
se life a foote; returne with her?
  1509Per
swade me rather to be 
slaue and 
sumpter
  1510To this dete
sted groome.
  1511Gon. At your choice Sir.
  1512Lear. I prythee Daughter do not make me mad,
  1513I will not trouble thee my Child;
 farewell:
  1514Wee'l no more meete,
 no more 
see one another.
  1515But yet thou art my 
fle
sh,
 my blood,
 my Daughter,
  1516Or rather a di
sea
se that's in my 
fle
sh,
  1517Which I mu
st needs call mine. Thou art a Byle,
  1518A plague 
sore,
 or imbo
ssed Carbuncle
  1519In my corrupted blood. But Ile not chide thee,
  1520Let 
shame come when it will,
 I do not call it,
  1521I do not bid the Thunder-bearer 
shoote,
  1522Nor tell tales of thee to high-iudging 
Ioue,
  1523Mend when thou can'
st,
 be better at thy lei
sure,
  1524I can be patient,
 I can 
stay with 
Regan,
  1525I and my hundred Knights.
  1526Reg. Not altogether 
so,
  1527I look'd not for you yet,
 nor am prouided
  1528For your 
fit welcome,
 giue eare Sir to my Si
ster,
  1529For tho
se that mingle rea
son with your pa
ssion,
  1530Mu
st be content to thinke you old,
 and 
so,
  1531But 
she knowes what 
she doe's.
  1532Lear. Is this well 
spoken?
  1533Reg. I dare auouch it Sir,
 what 
fifty Followers?
  1534Is it not well? What 
should you need of more?
  1535Yea,
 or 
so many? Sith that both charge and danger,
  1536Speake 'gain
st so great a number? How in one hou
se
  1537Should many people,
 vnder two commands
  1538Hold amity? 'Tis hard,
 almo
st impo
ssible.
  1539Gon. Why might not you my Lord,
 receiue attendance
  1540From tho
se that 
she cals Seruants,
 or from mine?
  1541Reg. Why not my Lord?
  1542If then they chanc'd to 
slacke ye,
  1543We could comptroll them; if you will come to me,
  1544(For now I 
spie a danger)
 I entreate you
  1545To bring but 
fiue and twentie
 ,to no more
  1546Will I giue place or notice.
  1547Lear. I gaue you all.
  1548Reg. And in good time you gaue it.
  1549Lear. Made you my Guardians,
 my Depo
sitaries,
  1550But kept a re
seruation to be followed
  1551With 
such a number? What
 , mu
st I come to you
  1552With 
fiue and twenty? 
Regan,
 said you 
so?
  1553Reg. And 
speak't againe my Lord, no more with me.
  1554Lea. Tho
se wicked Creatures yet do look wel fauor'd
  1555When others are more wicked,
 not being the wor
st  1556Stands in 
some ranke of prai
se,
 Ile go with thee,
  1557Thy 
fifty yet doth double 
fiue and twenty,
  1558And thou art twice her Loue.
  1559Gon. Heare me my Lord;
  1560What need you 
fiue and twenty? Ten? Or 
fiue?
  1561To follow in a hou
se, where twice 
so many
  1562Haue a command to tend you?
  1564Lear. O rea
son not the need
: our ba
se
st Beggers
  1565Are in the poore
st thing 
super
fluous.
  1566Allow not Nature,
 more then Nature needs:
  1567Mans life is cheape as Bea
stes. Thou art a Lady;
  1568If onely to go warme were gorgeous,
  1569Why Nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear'
st,
  1570Which 
scarcely keepes thee warme,
 but for true need:
  1571You Heauens,
 giue me that patience,
 patience I need,
  1572You 
see me heere (you Gods)
 a poore old man,
  1573As full of griefe as age,
 wretched in both,
  1574If it be you that 
stirres the
se Daughters hearts
  1575Again
st their Father,
 foole me not 
so much,
  1576To beare it tamely:
 touch me with Noble anger,
  1577And let not womens weapons, water drops,
  1578Staine my mans cheekes.
 No you vnnaturall Hags,
  1579I will haue 
such reuenges on you both,
  1580That all the world 
shall---I will do 
such things,
  1581What they are yet,
 I know not,
 but they 
shal
 be
  1582The terrors of the earth?
 you thinke Ile weepe,
  1583No,
 Ile not weepe,
 I haue full cau
se of weeping.
  1585But this heart 
shal break into a hundred thou
sand 
flawes
  1586Or ere Ile weepe; O Foole,
 I 
shall go mad. 
 Exeunt.  1587Corn. Let vs withdraw, 'twill be a Storme.
  1588Reg. This hou
se is little,
 the old man an'ds people,
  1589Cannot be well be
stow'd.
  1590Gon. 'Tis his owne blame hath put him
selfe from re
st,
  1591And mu
st needs ta
ste his folly.
  1592Reg. For his particular,
 Ile receiue him gladly,
  1593But not one follower.
  1594Gon. So am I purpos'd.
  1595Where is my Lord of 
Gloster?
  1597Corn. Followed the old man forth,
 he is return'd.
  1598Glo. The King is in high rage.
  1599Corn. Whether is he going?
  1600Glo. He cals to Hor
se,
 but will I know not whether.
  1601Corn. 'Tis be
st to giue him way,
 he leads him
selfe.
  1602Gon. My Lord,
 entreate him by no meanes to 
stay.
  1603Glo. Alacke the night comes on,
 and the high windes
  1604Do 
sorely ru
ffle,
 for many Miles about
  1605There's 
scarce a Bu
sh.
  1606Reg. O Sir,
 to wilfull men,
  1607The iniuries that they them
selues procure,
  1608Mu
st be their Schoole-Ma
sters: 
shut vp your doores,
  1609He is attended with a de
sperate traine,
  1610And what they may incen
se him too,
 being apt,
  1611To haue his eare abus'd,
 wi
sedome bids feare.
  1612Cor. Shut vp your doores my Lord, 'tis a wil'd night,
  1613My 
Regan coun
sels well: come out oth'
storme. 
 Exeunt.