"For this relief, much thanks" Where does it come from?

Question

I read it, in quotes, in Edgar Pangborn's "A Mirror for Observers" and have often wondered where it came from.

Answer 1

IT COMES FROM SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET (Francisco and Bernardo, in Hamlet, act 1, sc. 1).

Answer 2

Act 1 Scene 1 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Conversation between palace guards Francisco and Bernado, which sets the tone for the later appearance of the ghost of Hamlet's father.

Answer 3

For this relief much thanks.

Tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart.

said by Fransisco in Hamlet by William Shakespeare at the very beginning of the play

Answer 4

William Shakespeare - In Hamlet said by the characters Francisco and Bernardo in act 1, scene 1.