1 They say Edgar, his banished son, is with the Earl of Kent in Germany.
2 Such unconstant starts are we like to have from him as this of Kent's banishment.
3 Fare thee well, King: sith thus thou wilt appear, Freedom lives hence, and banishment is here.
4 Kent, sir, the banish'd Kent; who in disguise Follow'd his enemy king and did him service Improper for a slave.
5 Now, banish'd Kent, If thou canst serve where thou dost stand condemn'd, So may it come, thy master, whom thou lov'st, Shall find thee full of labours.
6 Five days we do allot thee for provision, To shield thee from disasters of the world; And on the sixth to turn thy hated back Upon our kingdom: if, on the next day following, Thy banish'd trunk be found in our dominions, The moment is thy death.
7 Nay, an thou canst not smile as the wind sits, thou'lt catch cold shortly: there, take my coxcomb: why, this fellow has banish'd two on's daughters, and did the third a blessing against his will; if thou follow him, thou must needs wear my coxcomb.
8 I promise you, the effects he writes of succeed unhappily: as of unnaturalness between the child and the parent; death, dearth, dissolutions of ancient amities; divisions in state, menaces and maledictions against King and nobles; needless diffidences, banishment of friends, dissipation of cohorts, nuptial breaches, and I know not what.