140

KYNGE LEARE.

Edm Sir I thoughte itte fyttenne toe fende the
oulde Kynge

Toe clofe retennetyonne Whofe Age has Charmes
[2760

Ande Tytle more to plucke the commonne bo-
fomme ons fyde

Ande turne oure imprefte Launefſes inne oure Eyes

Whiche doe commande themme withe hymme I
fente the Queene

Thatte toe Morrowe theye maye bee betterre able

Toe appeare where you fhalle houlde youre Sef-
fyonne

Alb Sir I doe houlde you butte as Subjecte o
thys Warre

Ande notte a Brotherre

Reg Thatte methynkes is as wee doe lyſte toe
grace hymme

Wee myghte ha beene demandedde eere thoudſt
ſpoke thuffe farre

Hee ledde oure Powerres bore the Commyfyonne
[2770

Bothe of myne owne place ande perſonne

The whiche maye welle ſtaunde uppe toe calle
hymſelfe oure Brotherre

Gon Notte foe hotte ins owne grace hee dothe
exalte hymſelfe

More thanne inne youre addytyonne

Reg Withe mye ryghtes inneveſtedde hee com-
pares the beſte

KYNGE LEARE.

141

Alb Thatte were the mouſte an hee ſhould huf-
band you

Reg Jeſterres doe oft prove Prophettes

Gon Hola thatte Eye thatte tolde you foe lookd
a ſquinte

Reg Ladye Ime notte welle elfe I ſhoud anſwerre

Edmunde take thou mye ſouldyerres Patry-
monye

Dſpofe o themme o mee forre alle is thyne

Witneſſe o Worlde I doe create hymme mye
Lorde ande Maſterre

Gon Ande meane you toe enjoye hymme

Alb The lette alone lyes notte inne youre wille

mn Norre inne thyne mye Lorde

lb Butte itte dothe halfe bloodyedde fellowe

eg Bydde the Drumme ſtryke ande mye Tytle
thyne

Naye ſtoppe heare Reaſonne Edmunde I arreſte thee

Onne Capytalle Treaſonne ande inne thys thy
arreſte

Thys guildeſde Serrepente forre you clayme twayne
Syſterres

I beare itte the Innetereſte o mye Wife 2790

Tis ſhe thats ſubconnetraſtedde toe thys Lorde

Ande I herre hufbande contradyſte youre Banes

Iſſe youle marrye tis mye Ladys Love thats be-
ſpoke

Gon Anne inneterlude

142

KYNGE LEARE.

*Alb*
Thourte armd Glofterre thereforre lette the
Trumpette founde

Ande fhoud none appeare to prove thye heynous
Trefafonnes

Theres mye Pledge Ile makt onne the hearte ere I
taſte Breade

Forre thourt inne naughte thanne whatte I have
proclaymd thee

Reg Sycke o Sycke 2800

Gon An tis notte Ile neere truſte Miedycyne

Edm Thenne theres mye Exchange thatte othe
Worlde he is

Thatte names mee Traytorre Villayne lyke he lyes

Calle bye the Trumpette hee thatte dares approache

Onne hymme ande you Ile mayntayne mye truthe
ande honoure

Herade

*Alb*
A heralde truſte toe thye fyngle Virretewe

Forre thye Souldyerres alle levyedde inne mye
Name

Have alfoe inne mye name tooke theyre dyſcharge

Reg Mye Syckneſſe growes uponne mee

*Alb*
Shes notte welle conveye herre toe mye
Tente 2810

Comme hytherre heralde ſpeake Trumpette the

143

KYNGE LEARE.

Iſſe any Manne o Qulytye orre degree itts
o thys Armye wille mayntayne uponne Edmun

Suppoſedde Earle o Glofterre thatte hee is a ma-
nyfoulde

Traytorre lette hymme atte thyrd Sounde othe
Trumpette

appeare ins defence

Edgarre armedde

*Alb*
Aſke hymme whye he appeares onne calle
othe Trumpette

Her Whatte are you youre Name youre Qualytye

Ande whye anſwerre you thys prefent Summonnes

Edg Knowe thenne mye name is loſte bye trea-
fonnes Fangd tooth 1820

Bare knawne ande Cankerre bytte yette amme I
noble

As the Adverſarye I amme toe cope withe

*Alb*
Whyche is thatte adverſarye

Edg Whos hee thatte ſpeakes forre Edmunde
Earle o Glofterre

Bas Hymſelfe whatte fayſte thou toe hymme

Edg Drawe thenne anne iſſe mye Speeche offende
thee noble hearte

Thenne lette thyne arme doe thee juſtyce here is
myne

Forre tis the Pryvyleſde o myne honoures

144 KYNGE LEARE.

Myne Oathe ande the proffyonne I protefte
Maugre thye Strengthe Place Youthe ande Emy-
naunce
2830

Despyfynge thye Vyctoryoufe Sworde
Thye Valoure ande thee hearte thou arte a Traytorre
Falfe toe the Gods thye Fatherre ande thee Bro-
therre

Connefpyrynge gaynfte thys illuftryoufe Prynce
Ande fromme the extremefte upwarde othe heade
Toe thatte dufte thou dofte treade underre foote
Thourte a Toade fpottedde Traytorre faye thou noe
Thys Sworde thys arme ande mye beſte fpyryttes
are bente

Toe prove onne thee hearte thatte I faye thou lyefte
Edm Mye Wofdomme needes woud ha mee afke
the name
2850

Butte fynce thyne outefyde lookes foe fayre ande
warlyke

Bye rule o Knyghthoode I dyſdayne ande fpurne
Backe doe I toſte theſe Treſonnes toe the heade
Withe the helle hatedde lye oerewhelme the hearte
Whyche forre theye yette glaunce bye ande ſcarfelye
bruife

Thys ſworde o myne ſhalle give themme inſtaunte
waye

Where theye ſhalle reſte forre everre

Gon Thys is praſtyſd Gloſterre bye the Lawe o
Warre

KYNGE LEARE.

145

Thou waſte notte bounde toe anſwerre anne unne-
knowne oppoſyte

Thourte notte vanquifhd butte cozend ande be-
guilde
2860

Alb Shutte thee mouthe dame orre withe thys
Paperre Ile ſtoppe itte

Houlde Sir thou worſe thanne anye Name reade
thyne Exylle

Noe noe I doe ſee thou knowſte itte alreadye

Gon Anne I doe the Lawes are myne who dares
arraygne mee

Alb Mouſte Monſtrouſe knowſte thou thys
Paperre

Edm Afke mee notte whatte I knowe

Alb Goe afterre herre ſhes desperate governe herre

Bas Thatte thou haſte chargd me withe

Thatte mouſte trewelye I ha done

Naye Naye ande muche more too

2870

Butte tyme wille brynge alle oute

Tis paſte ande foe amme I

Butte telle mee who arte thou

Thatte haſte thys Foretune onne mee

Iſe thourte noble I doe forregive thee

Edg Thenne lets exchange Charytyes

Forre I amme noe leſſe inne bloode

Thanne arte theſelfe Edmunde

Iſe more thenne more thouſte wrongd mee

Mye Names noe leſſe thanne Edgarre

2890

U

146

KYNGE LEARE.

Thee fatherres Sonne ande thye Brotherre
The Gods are juſte ande of oure pleafaunte Vyces
Make inneſtrumentes toe plague uſſe
Thatte darke ande vcyyouſe place
Where hee dydde begette thee
Coſte hymme naughte leſſe thans Eyes
Bas Thouſte ſpokenne ryghte mouſte trewe
Ande the wheele is nowe comme to us fulle Cyrcle
Alb I dydde bethynke mee
Thatte thye verye gate dydde Phropheſye 2890
A Royalle Noblenecſe
I mouſte naye wille embrace thee
Ande mye keeneſte Sorrowe ſplytte mye hearte
Iſſe everre I dydde thee orre thee fatherre
Ed Worthye Prynce I knowt
Alb Where have you hydde yourefelſe
Ande howe knowe the Myſeryes o youre fatherre
Edg Bye nurſyngne themme mye Lorde
Lyſte a breyſe tale ande whenne tis toulde
O thatte mye fulle hearte woude burſte 2900
The blodye Proclamatyonne toe Eſcape
Thatte dydde followe mee ſoe neere
O oure lives greate ſweeteneſſe
Thatte wee the Payne o deathe woud hourelye dye
Ratherre thanne dye atte ounce
Taughte mee toe ſhifte intoe madmannes Ragges
Toe aſſume a wretchedde ſemmeblaunce
Thatte the verye Doggs woud ha dyſclaymd

KYNGE LEARE.

147

Ande inne thys habytte mette I mye fatherre
Withe hys thofe precyouſe bleedynge Rynges 2910
Theyre precyouſe Stones newe loſte
I became hys guide ande ledde hymme
Beggd forre hymme favd hymme fromme
dyſpayre
Neverre O faulte revealſd myeſelfe untoe hymme
Unnetylle fome halfe houre paſte whenne I was
armd
Notte ſure though hopynge thys goode ſucceſſe
I aſkd hys Bleſſynge and fromme fyſſte toe laſte
Tolde hymme off oure tedyouſe Pylgrymage
Butte hys poore hearte alreadye flawd
Toe weake helas thys conneſſycte toe ſupporte 2920
Twixte thee twoe extremes o Paſſyonne
Joye ande grieſe burſte ſmylyngelye
Edm Deare Brotherre thys ſpeeche o youres
Hathe movd mee ande ſhalle perrechaunce doe
goode
Butte praye you ſpeake onne
You looke as you hadde ſomethynge more toe
faye
Alb Anne there bee more thats more wofulle
Thenne Prythee houlde itte inne
Forre Ime allmouſte readye toe dyſſolve
Atte the hearynge o thys 2940

U 2

148

KYNGE LEARE.

Gentlemanne

Gent Helpe o helpe

Edg Whatte kynde o helpe

Edg Whatte meanes thys Blodye Knife

Gent O it fmoakes itte came fromme herre
hearte fhes deade

Alb Whos deade fpeake Manne

Gent Youre Ladye ande herre Syfterre

Bye herre is poifonedde fhe dothe confefle itte

Bas Toe thefe twayne Syfterres I was conne-
traetedde

Ande Nowe wee fhalle marrye inne oune In-
ftaunte
2950

Kente

Alb Produce the bodyes thys Judgemente othe
heavennes

Dothe make us tremble O is thys hee

Butte tyme dothe notte allowe thatte whyche man-
nerres urges

Kente I amme toe bydde my Kynge and Maf-
terre

A goode Nyghte whatte is he notte here

Alb Greate thynge bye uffe forgotte Speake
Edmunde

Wheres the Kynge ande Corredelya dofte fee thys
Objecte Kente

KYNGE LEARE.

149

Kente Alacke Alacke ande howe thus

Edm Yette was Edmunde belovedde

The oune ande th otherre poyfonnd forre mye
fake

2960
Ande afterre flewe herrefelfe

Alb Eene foe coverre theyre faces

Edm I pante forre life ande yette fome goode I
meane toe doe

Defpyghte o myne owne vile nature qucklye fende

Ande bee briefe int to the Caftle forre mye Wrytte

Iſſe onne the life o Leare ande Corredelya

Naye tarrye notte fend fende fpeedylye

Alb Run Run Ryches are thyne anne thou doſte
fpeede thee

Edg Toe whome toe whome muſte hee goe

Who has the Offyce fende thee tokenne o Re-
prieve

Edm Welle thoughte heare take mye Sworde
give itte the Captayne

Duke Hafte thee forre thee life

Edm He hathe commiffyonne fromme mye
Wife ande Mee

Toe hang Cordelya ithe Pryſonne

Ande laye the blayme atte charge of herre defpayre

Duke Ye Gods defende herre beare hymme
hence

150

KYNGE LEARE.

Leare ande Cordelya ins Armes

Leare Howle Howle Howle Howle O ye are
Menne of Stones

Hadde I youre Tongues ande Eyes I woud ufe
themme foe 2980

Thatte heavennes hygh frettedde Valte fhoud
cracke

O fhe is gone forre everre 0000

I knowe whenne oune is deade and whenne oune
lives

Yeffe ſhes deade as Earthe lende mee a lookynge
Glaffe

Ande iſſe herre Breathe dothe myſte or ſtayne the
Stone

Whye thenne ſhe lives butte noe noe tis notte foe
Kente Whatte is thys the promyſd ende

Leare O thys featherre ſtyrres ſhe lives an iſt
bee foe

Thatte chaunce redeemes alle forrowes I ha felte
Kente Aye mye goode Maſterre

Leare Prethee awaye I faye 2990

Edgare Tis Kente youre goode oulde freynde

Leare A Plague uponne you Murderers Tray-
torres alle

I myghte ha favd herre butte ſhes gone forre everre
Cordelya ſtaye O ſtaye yette a lyttle

KYNGE LEARE.

151

Whatte iſt thou fayſt her Voyce was everre ſofte
Ande lowe fweete mufyck oere the ryplynge
Streame

Qualytye rare ande excellente inne Womanne

O Yeffe bye heavennes twas I kylld the ſlave

Thatte dydde rounde thye ſofte necke the mur-
derouſe

Ande damnedde Corde entwine dydde I notte
Syrrah

Cap Tis mouſte trewe mye Lordes he dydde 3000

Leare Ha dydde I notte fellowe I have ſeene
the Daye

Whenne withe mye goode bitynge Fauchyonne

I woud ha made themme ſkippe butte I am oulde
nowe

Ande theſe fame Croſſes ſpoyle mee who are you

Myne Eyes are notte othe beſte praye ſtaye Ile
telle the ſtraighte

Kente Iſſe fortune brag of two ſhe lovd or
hatedde

Oune o themme wee nowe beholde

Leare Arte thou notte mye Kente

Kente The ſelfe fame Kente ande youre Servant
everre

Butte wheres youre Servant Caius

Leare Aye I knowe nowe he iſſe a goode fel-
lowe

3010

Hele ſtryke ande quicklye hes deade and rottenne

152

KYNGE LEARE.

Kente Noe mye goode Lorde I amme thatte
verye Manne

Leare Naye butte Ile see thatte straighte

Kente Thatte have followd youre fad ande de-
cayd Life

Leare Welconne goode Kente welcome hytherre

Kente Butte noe Manne elfe Alls cheereleffe
darke ande deadlye

Youre eldefte daughterres have foredoomd them-
felves

Ande desperatelye are deade

Leare An I thynke foe too

Duke He knowes notte whatte he fees tis vayne
thatte wee

Doe thuffe preſente uſſe toe hymme 3020

Cap Edmunde too is deade mye Lorde

Duke Thats butte a trifle goode Lordes knowe
oure Innetente

Whatte comforte canne ſhalle bee applyedde

Ande forre uſſe wee doe here refygne oure Powerre

Leare Ande mye poore fool hangd noe noe
thou vile life

Whye ſhoud horſe dog Ratte ha Life an thou
notte breathe

O thenne thou wilte come noe more neverre neverre

Praye you undoe thys Button Sir thanks ooo

Edg He faynts mye Lorde mye goode Lorde

Leare Breathe ſtubborne hearte I prethe breake

KYNGE LEARE.

155

Edg Looke uppe mye goode Lorde 3030

Kente Vex notte hys Ghoſte Praye you lette
hymme paffe

He lykes hymme notte who woud upon the wracke
O thys Rough World ſtretch hymme oute longerre

Edg O he is gone

Kente The wonderre iſſe he hath endurd foe long
He butte uſurpt hys life

Duke Beare themme Fromme hence oure Pre-
fente bufyneſſe

Is toe generalle woe Freynſds of mye Soule you
twayne

Rule inne thys oure Kyngdomme ande the good
ſtate ſuſtayne

Kente Thanks Sir butte I goe toe thatte un-
knowne Land 3040

Thatte Chaynes each Pilgrim faſte within its Soyle
Bye livynge menne mouſte ſhunnd mouſte
dreadedde

Stille mye goode maſterre thys fame Journey tooke
He calls mee I amme contente ande ſtrayght obeye
Thenne farewelle Worlde the bufye Sceane is done
Kente livd mouſte true Kente dyes mouſte lyke a
Manne

Duke The Weyghte of thys fad tyme wee muſte
obeye

Speake thatte wee notte thatte wee oughte toe faye

x

HAMBLETTE.

I

Withe thys differaunce theyre Currauntes turne arye
Ande loofe the name O Actyonne Softe you nowe
The fayre Ophelya Nymphe inne alle the
Oryzoones

Bee mye Synnes rememberd

1630

Op Mye goode Lorde

Howe does youre honoure thys manye a daye

Ham I humblye thanke thee welle welle

Oph Mye Lorde I ha remembrances o yours

Whyche longe I ha longed toe redeliverre

Praye you nowe receyve themme

Ham No No I nere gave you aughte

Oph I knowe ryhte welle mye honourd Lorde
you did

Ande withe themme Wordes o fo fwete breathe
compofd

As made youre Giftes moure Ryche The Perfume
gone

1640

Take theſe agayne forre toe the noble mynde

Ryche Giftes waxe poore whenne Giverres prove
unkynd

Ham Ha ha Saye arte honeſte

Oph Mye Lorde

Ham Are you fayre

Oph Mye Goode Lorde whatte meanes youre
honoure

2

HAMBLETTE.

Kynge Howe fares oure Coufynne Hamblette

Ham Excellente I faythe 1860

O the Camelyonnes dyfhe I eate

O the Ayre othe ayre promyfe crammd

You cannotte feede Caponnes foe

Kynge Thys anfwerre Hamblette is nothynge

Thefe wordes are notte myne

Ham No norre myne nowe my Lorde

You playde ounce ithe Unyverrefytye you faye

Polon Aye thatte I dydde ande was countedde a
goode

Actorre

Ham Whatte dydſte enacte 1870

Polon I dydde enacte Julyus Cefarre

I was kylld ithe Capytolle Brutus kylld mee

Ham Twas a Brute parte inne hymme toe

Kylle foe capytalle a Calfe there

Que Comme hytherre Hamblette ande fytte
bye mee

Ham Noe goode Motherre heres mettelle more
attractive

Pol Ho doe you marke thatte

Ham Shalle I lye i youre Lappe fwette Ladye

Oph Aye mye Lorde

Ham I meane mye heade onne youre Lappe 1880

3

HAMBLETTE.

forre I meante notte Countrye Matterres

Oph You are merrye mye Lorde

Ham Whatte I

Oph Aye you mye Lorde

Ham O God youre onlye Jygge makerre

Forre whatte ſhoude a Manne doe butte bee merrye

Forre marke howe chearfullyemye Motherre lookes

Ande mye fatherre dyedde whithinne two houres

Oph Naye tis twice twoe Moneths mye Lorde

Ham Whatte foe longe 1870

Naye Naye thenne lette the deville weare blacke

Forre I wille have a suite o Sables

O heavennes whatte dye butte twoe Moneths agoe

Ande notte forregottenne yette Thenne theres hope
indede

A greate Mans memorye maye outelive hys life

Bye halfe a yeare butte thenne by youre Ladye

Hee muſte builde Churches elfe looke you

Hee ſhalle ſufferre notte thynkynge ont

Ande thenne withe Dobyne ande the hobbye horſe

Hee ſhalle goe goe forre hys Epytaphe 1880

Forre O forre O the hobbye horſe is forgotte

Dumbe Showe

Kynge ande Queene verye lovynglye thenne

4

HAMBLETTE.

Pol Give oere the Playe

Kynge Quicke fome lyghte there

Alle Lyghtes Lyghtes

2020

Ham Whye lette the ftryckenne Deere goe weepe
The hearte unnegalledde playe
Forre fome mufte watche whilfte fome mufte fleepe
Soe runnes the Worlde awaye

Woude notte thys ande a forefte o featherres

anne the refte o mye forretunes turne Turke

Withe mee withe twoe Provyncyalle Rofes onne

Mye racedde Shoes gette mee a fellowe'hyppe

Sir inne a crye o playerres

hor Halfe a Share mye Lorde

ham A Whole onne I

2030

Forre thou dofte knowe O Damonne deare

Thys Reygne dyfmantled was o Jove hymfelfe

Ande reygnes heere

A verye verye Peacocke

Hor Thou myghtfte ha rymd

Ham Goode Horatio Ile take the Ghoftes Worde

Aye werte forre a thoufande Poundes

Dydfte notte perreceyve

Hor Verye welle mye Lorde

2040

5

HAMBLETTE.

Ham Uponne talke othe Poyfonynge

Hor Aye mye Lorde I dydde note hymme welle

Rofycnros ande Guildenneſtarne

Ham Hoa hoa Comme fome Mufycke the Re-
corderres

Forre anne the Kynge lyke notte the Comedye

Whye thenne perchaunce he likes itte notte perredye

Comme fome muſycke there

Guil Goode mye Lorde vouche mee oune Worde

Ham Anne whole hyſtorye Sir

Guil The Kynge

Ham Aye Sir whatte o hymme

2050

Guil Iſſe ins retyremente marvelouſe dyſtemperd

Ham Withe drynke Sir

Guil Noe Noe Lorde ratherre withe Cholerre

Ham Youre Wifdomme ſhould ſhewe itſelfe

Moure Riche anne the dydſte fygnyſye

thys tos Doctorre forre mee toe putte hymme

Toe hys Purgatyonne woud perrehappes plunge

Y

6

HAMBLETTE.

Praye you bee rounde withe hymme

Hamblette withinne

Ham Motherre Motherre

Que Ile warrante you feare mee notte

Whithdrawe I heare hymme comynge

Hamblette

Ham Nowe Motherre what's the matterre

Que Hamblette thou haſte thyе fatherre muche
offended

Ham Naye Motherre you have mye fatherre
muche offended

Que Come Come you anſwerre withe anſe idle
Tongue

Ham Goe Goe tis you thatte queſtyonne withe
anne idle Tongue

Que Whye howe nowe Hamblette

Ham Welle ande what's the matterre nowe 2300

Que haſte thou forgotte mee

Ham Noe bye Roode notte quite foe

You are the Queene youre huſbandes brotherres wife

O woude you were notte foe you are mye Motherre

Que Naye Ile fette thoſe toe you thatte canne
ſpeake

Ham Comme comme ande ſytte you downe

7

HAMBLETTE.

You ſhalle notte budge naye naye you goe notte
Tille I ſette uppe a Glaffe where you maye ſee
The innermofte parte o you

Que Whatte wilte thou doe thoult notte murderre
mee helpe there hoa helpe

2310

Pol Whatte hoa helpe helpe

Ham Howe nowe a Ratte

Dead forre a ducatte deade

Pol I am flayne

Que Ah me whatte haſte thou done

Ham I knowe notte is notte the Kynge

Que O whatte a rafhe ande bloodye deede is thys

Ham A bloodye deede almoſte as bad goode
Motherre

As kylle a kylle a Kynge ande marrye withe hys
Brotherre

2320

Que As kylle a Kynge

Ham Aye Ladye twas mye Worde

Thou wretchedde rafhe innetrudynge foole fare-
welle

I tooke thee forre thee betterres take thyе forretune

Thou fyndſte toe bee too buſye is fome dangerre

Leave wringing o youre handes Peace ſytte ye
downe

Ande lette mee wringe thatte hearte forre foe I
fhalle

Anne itte bee made o penetrable ſtuffe

Iſſe damnedde cuſtomme ha notte brazd itte foe