SCENE X.
Changes to Glo'ster's Castle.
Enter Cornwall, Regan, Gonerill, Edmund, and Servants.
Corn.
Post speedily to my Lord your husband,
shew him this letter. The army of France
is landed. Seek out the traitor Glo'ster.
Reg.
Hang him instantly.
Gon.
Pluck out his eyes.
Corn.
Leave him to my displeasure. Edmund, keep
you our sister company; the revenges, we are bound to
take upon your traiterous father, are not fit for your
beholding. Advise the Duke, where you are going,
to a most festinate preparation; we are bound to the
like. Our Posts shall be swift, and intelligent betwixt
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us. Farewel, dear sister. Farewel, 4 notemy Lord
of Glo'ster.
Enter Steward.
How now? where's the King?
Stew.
My Lord of Glo'ster hath convey'd him hence.
Some five or six and thirty of his Knights,
Hot Questrists after him, met him at gate,
Who with some other of the Lords dependants,
Are gone with him tow'rd Dover; where they boast
To have well-armed friends.
Corn.
Get horses for your mistress.
Gon.
Farewel, sweet Lord, and sister.
[Exeunt Gon. and Edm.
Corn.
Edmund, farewel.—Go seek the traitor Glo'ster,
Pinion him like a thief, bring him before us;
Though well we may not pass upon his life
Without the form of justice; yet our pow'r
Shall do a court'sy to our wrath, which men
May blame, but not controll.
Samuel Johnson [1765], The plays of William Shakespeare, in eight volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of Various Commentators; To which are added notes by Sam. Johnson (Printed for J. and R. Tonson [and] C. Corbet [etc.], London) [word count] [S11001].
