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sir thomas more(托马斯·莫尔骑士)-第15部分

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divinity lecture at St。 Lawrence's。 

     SECOND SHERIFF。 Sir Thomas More; I have heard you oft; As many 

other did; to our great comfort。 

     MORE。 Pray God; you may so now; with all my heart! And; as I call to 

mind; When I studied the law in Lincoln's Inn; I was of council with ye in 

a cause。 

     SECOND SHERIFF。 I was about to say so; good Sir Thomas。。。。。。 

     MORE。 Oh; is this the place? I promise ye; it is a goodly scaffold: In 

sooth; I am come about a headless errand; For I have not much to say; now 

I am here。 Well; let's ascend; a God's name: In troth; methinks; your stair is 

somewhat weak; I prithee; honest friend; lend me thy hand To help me up; 

as for my coming down; Let me alone; I'll look to that myself。 

     'As    he   is  going    up   the   stairs;  enters   the   Earls   of   Surrey    and 

Shrewsbury。' 

     My Lords of Surrey and Shrewsbury; give me your hands。 Yet before 

we。。。。ye see; though it pleaseth the king to raise me thus high; yet I am not 

proud; for the higher I mount; the better I can see my friends about me。 I 

am   now   on   a   far   voyage;   and   this   strange   wooden   horse   must   bear   me 

thither; yet I perceive by your looks you like my bargain so ill; that there's 

not one of ye all dare enter with me。 Truly; here's a most sweet gallery; 

'Walking。' I like the air of it better than my garden at Chelsea。 By  your 

patience;   good   people;   that   have   pressed   thus   into   my   bedchamber;   if 

you'll not trouble me; I'll take a sound sleep here。 

     SHREWSBURY。   My   lord;   twere   good   you'ld   publish   to   the   world 

Your great offence unto his majesty。 

     MORE。 My lord; I'll bequeath this legacy to the hangman; 'Gives him 

his gown。' and do it instantly。 I confess; his majesty hath been ever good 

to me; and my offence to his highness makes me of a state pleader a stage 

player (though I am old; and have a bad voice); to act this last scene of my 

tragedy。 I'll send him (for my trespass) a reverend head; somewhat bald; 

for it is not requisite any head should stand covered to so high majesty: if 



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that   content   him   not;   because   I   think   my   body   will   then   do   me   small 

pleasure; let him but bury it; and take it。 

     SURREY。 My lord; my lord; hold conference with your soul; You see; 

my lord; the time of life is short。 

     MORE。 I see it; my good lord; I dispatched that business the last night。 

I come hither only to be let blood; my doctor here tells me it is good for 

the headache。 

     HANGMAN。 I beseech thee; my lord; forgive me! 

     MORE。 Forgive thee; honest fellow! why? 

     HANGMAN。 For your death; my lord。 

     MORE。 O; my death? I had rather it were in thy power to forgive me; 

for thou hast the sharpest action against me; the law; my honest friend; lies 

in thy hands now: here's thy fee 'His purse。'; and; my good fellow; let my 

suit be dispatched presently; for tis all one pain; to die a lingering death; 

and to live in the continual mill of a lawsuit。 But I can tell thee; my neck is 

so short; that; if thou shouldst behead an hundred noblemen like myself; 

thou    wouldst     ne'er   get  credit   by   it;  therefore   (look    ye;  sir);  do   it 

handsomely; or; of my word; thou shalt never deal with me hereafter。 

     HANGMAN。 I'll take an order for that; my lord。 

     MORE。 One thing more; take heed thou cutst not off my beard: oh; I 

forgot; execution passed upon that last night; and the body of it lies buried 

in the Tower。Stay; ist not possible to make a scape from all this strong 

guard?   it   is。   There   is   a   thing   within   me;   that   will   raise And   elevate   my 

better part bove sight Of these same weaker eyes; and; Master Shrieves; 

For all this troop of steel that tends my death; I shall break from you; and 

fly up to heaven。 Let's seek the means for this。 

     HANGMAN。 My lord; I pray ye; put off your doublet。 

     MORE。 Speak not so coldly to me; I am hoarse already; I would be 

loathe;   good   fellow;   to   take   more。   Point   me   the   block;   I   ne'er   was   here 

before。 

     HANGMAN。 To the east side; my lord。 

     MORE。 Then to the east We go to sigh; that o'er; to sleep in rest。 Here 

More forsakes all mirth; good reason why; The fool of flesh must with her 

frail life die。 No eye salute my trunk with a sad tear: Our birth to heaven 



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should be thus; void of fear。 

    'Exit with Hangman; etc。' 

    SURREY。 A very learned worthy gentleman Seals error with his blood。 

Come; we'll to court。 Let's sadly hence to perfect unknown fates; Whilst he 

tends prograce to the state of states。 



    FINIS 



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