Her. Again! [Third trumpet.
[Trumpet answers within.
Enter Edgar, at the third sound, armed, with a trumpet before him.[4688]
Alb. Ask him his purposes, why he appears
Upon this call o' the trumpet.
Her. What are you?[4689] 120
Your name, your quality? and why you answer[4689][4690]
This present summons?[4689]
Edg. Know, my name is lost;[4691][4692][4693]
By treason's tooth bare-gnawn and canker-bit:[4692][4693]
Yet am I noble as the adversary[4692][4694]
I come to cope.[4692][4695]
Alb. Which is that adversary? 125
Edg. What's he that speaks for Edmund, Earl of Gloucester?
Edm. Himself: what say'st thou to him?
Edg. Draw thy sword,
That if my speech offend a noble heart,[4696]
Thy arm may do thee justice: here is mine.[4696][4697]
Behold, it is the privilege of mine honours,[4698] 130
My oath, and my profession: I protest,
Maugre thy strength, youth, place and eminence,[4699]
Despite thy victor sword and fire-new fortune,[4700]
Thy valour and thy heart, thou art a traitor,
False to thy gods, thy brother and thy father,[4701] 135
Conspirant 'gainst this high illustrious prince,[4702]
And from the extremest upward of thy head
To the descent and dust below thy foot,[4703]
A most toad-spotted traitor. Say thou 'No,'
This sword, this arm and my best spirits are bent[4704][4705] 140
To prove upon thy heart, whereto I speak,[4704]
Thou liest.[4704]