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Sir Thomas More
by William Shakespeare 'Apocrypha'
DRAMATIS PERSONAE。
Earl of SHREWSBURY。
Earl of SURREY。
Sir THOMAS PALMER。
Sir ROGER CHOMLEY。
Sir THOMAS MORE。
Lord Mayor。
Aldermen。
SURESBY; a Justice。
Other Justices。
Sheriffs。
Recorder。
Sergeant at Arms。
Clerk of the Council。
ERASMUS。
Bishop of Rochester。
ROPER; son…in…law to MORE。
JOHN LINCOLN; a broker。
GEORGE BETTS。
His brother (the 'Clown')。
WILLIAMSON; a carpenter。
SHERWIN; a goldsmith。
FRANCIS DE BARDE; Lombard。
CAVELER; Lombard。
LIFTER; a cut…purse。
SMART; plaintiff against him。
HARRY; ROBIN; KIT; and others; Prentices。
MORRIS。
FAULKNER; his servant。
Players。
GOUGH。
CATESBY。
RANDALL。
Butler。
Brewer。
Porter。
Horsekeeper。
CROFTS。
DOWNES。
Lieutenant of the Tower。
Warders of the Tower。
Gentleman Porter of the Tower。
Hangman。
Lords; Gentlemen; Officers; Messengers; Guard; Attendants。
Lady MORE。
Lady Mayoress。
Mistress ROPER; daughter to MORE。
Another daughter to MORE。
DOLL; wife to WILLIAMSON。
A Poor Woman。
Ladies。
ACT I。
SCENE I。 London。 A Street。
'Enter; at one end; John Lincoln; with the two Bettses together; at
the other end; enters Francis de Barde and Doll a lusty woman; he
haling her by the arm。'
DOLL。
Whether wilt thou hale me?
BARDE。
Whether I please; thou art my prize; and I plead purchase of thee。
DOLL。
Purchase of me! away; ye rascal! I am an honest plain carpenters
wife; and though I have no beauty to like a husband; yet
whatsoever is mine scorns to stoop to a stranger: hand off; then;
when I bid thee!
BARDE。
Go with me quietly; or I'll compel thee。
DOLL。
Compel me; ye dog's face! thou thinkst thou hast the goldsmith's
wife in hand; whom thou enticedst from her husband with all his
plate; and when thou turndst her home to him again; madst him;
like an ass; pay for his wife's board。
BARDE。
So will I make thy husband too; if please me。
'Enter Caveler with a pair of doves; Williamson the carpenter; and
Sherwin following him。'
DOLL。
Here he comes himself; tell him so; if thou darst。
CAVELER。
Follow me no further; I say thou shalt not have them。
WILLIAMSON。
I bought them in Cheapside; and paid my money for them。
SHERWIN。
He did; sir; indeed; and you offer him wrong; both to take them
from him; and not restore him his money neither。
CAVELER。
If he paid for them; let it suffice that I possess them: beefs and
brews may serve such hinds; are pigeons meat for a coarse
carpenter?
LINCOLN。
It is hard when Englishmen's patience must be thus jetted on by
strangers; and they not dare to revenge their own wrongs。
GEORGE。
Lincoln; let's beat them down; and bear no more of these abuses。
LINCOLN。
We may not; Betts: be patient; and hear more。
DOLL。
How now; husband! what; one stranger take they food from thee;
and another thy wife! by our Lady; flesh and blood; I think; can
hardly brook that。
LINCOLN。
Will this gear never be otherwise? must these wrongs be thus
endured?
GEORGE。
Let us step in; and help to revenge their injury。
BARDE。
What art thou that talkest of revenge? my lord ambassador shall
once more make your Major have a check; if he punish thee for this
saucy presumption。
WILLIAMSON。
Indeed; my lord Mayor; on the ambassador's complaint; sent me to
Newgate one day; because (against my will) I took the wall of a
stranger: you may do any thing; the goldsmith's wife and mine
now must be at your commandment。
GEORGE。
The more patient fools are ye both; to suffer it。
BARDE。
Suffer it! mend it thou or he; if ye can or dare。 I tell thee; fellows;
and she were the Mayor of London's wife; had I her once in my
possession; I would keep her in spite of him that durst say nay。
GEORGE。
I tell thee; Lombard; these words should cost thy best cape; were I
not curbed by duty and obedience: the Mayor of London's wife!
Oh God; shall it be thus?
DOLL。
Why; Betts; am not I as dear t m husband as my lord Mayor's wife
to him? and wilt thou so neglectly suffer thine own shame?Hands
off; proud stranger! or; by him that bought me; if men's milky
hearts dare not strike a stranger; yet women beat them down; ere
they bear these abuses。
BARDE。
Mistress; I say you shall along with me。
DOLL。
Touch not Doll Williamson; least she lay thee along on God's dear
earth。And you; sir 'To Caveler'; that allow such coarse cates to
carpenters; whilst pigeons; which they pay for; must serve your
dainty appetite; deliver them back to my husband again; or I'll call
so many women to mine assistance as will not leave one inch
untorn of thee: if our husbands must be bridled by law; and forced
to bear your wrongs; their wives will be a little lawless; and
soundly beat ye。
CAVELER。
Come away; De Barde; and let us go complain to my lord
ambassador。
'Exeunt Ambo。'
DOLL。
Aye; go; and send him among us; and we'll give him his welcome
too。I am ashamed that freeborn Englishmen; having beaten
strangers within their own homes; should thus be braved and
abused by them at home。
SHERWIN。
It is not our lack of courage in the cause; but the strict obedience
that we are bound to。 I am the goldsmith whose wrongs you talked
of; but how to redress yours or mine own is a matter beyond our
abilities。
LINCOLN。
Not so; not so; my good friends: I; though a mean man; a broker
by profession; and named John Lincoln; have long time winked at
these wild enormities with mighty impatience; and; as these two
brethren here (Betts by name) can witness; with loss of mine own
life would gladly remedy them。
GEORGE。
And he is in a good forwardness; I tell ye; if all hit right。
DOLL。
As how; I prithee? tell it to Doll Williamson。
LINCOLN。
You know the Spittle sermons begin the next week: I have drawn a
bill of our wrongs and the strangers' insolences。
GEORGE。
Which he means the preachers shall there openly publish in the
pulpit。
WILLIAMSON。
Oh; but that they would! yfaith; it would tickle our strangers
thoroughly。
DOLL。
Aye; and if you men durst not undertake it; before God; we women
would。 Take an honest woman from her husband! why; it is
intolerable。
SHERWIN。
But how find ye the preachers affected to our proceeding?
LINCOLN。
Master Doctor Standish hath answered that it becomes not him to
move any such thing in his sermon; and tells us we must move the
Mayor and aldermen to reform it; and doubts not but happy success
will ensue on statement of our wrongs。 You shall perceive there's
no hurt in the bill: here's a couple of it; I pray ye; hear it。
ALL。
With all our hearts; for God's sake; read it。
LINCOLN。
'Reads。' To you all; the worshipful lords and masters of this city;
that will take compassion over the poor people your neighbors; and
also of the great importable hurts; losses; and hinderances; whereof
proceedeth extreme poverty to all the king's subjects that inhabit
within this city and suburbs of the same: for so it is that aliens and
strangers eat the bread from the fatherless children; and take the
living from all the artificers and the intercourse from all the
merchants; whereby poverty is so much increased; that every man
bewaileth the misery of other; for craftsmen be brought to beggary;
and merchants to neediness: wherefore; the premises considered;
the redress must be of the common knit and united to one part: and
as the hurt and damage grieveth all men; so must all men see to
their willing power for remedy; and not suffer the said aliens in
their wealth; and the natural born men of this region to come to
confusion。
DOLL。
Before God; tis excellent; and I'll maintain the suit to be honest。
SHERWIN。
Well; say tis read; what is your further meaning in the matter?
GEORGE。
What! marry; list to me。 No doubt but this will store us with
friends enow; whose names we will closely keep in writing; and on
May day next in the morning we'll go forth a Maying; but make it
the worst May day for the strangers that ever they saw。 How say
ye? do ye subscribe; or are ye faint…hearted revolters?
DOLL。
Hold thee; George Betts; there's my hand and my heart: by the
Lord; I'll make a captain among ye; and do somewhat to be talk of
for ever after。
WILLIAMSON。
My masters; ere we part; let's friendly go and drink together; and
swear true secrecy upon our lives。
GEORGE。
There spake an angel。 Come; let us along; then。
'Exeunt。'
SCENE II。 London。 The Sessions House。
'An arras is drawn; and behind it as in sessions sit the Lord Mayor;
Justice Suresby; and other Justices; Sheriff More and the other
Sheriff sitting by。 Smart is the plaintiff; Lifter the prisoner at the
bar。 Recorder; Officers。'
LORD MAYOR。
Having dispatched our weightier businesses;
We may give ear to petty felonies。
Master Sheriff More; what is this fellow?
MORE。
My lord; he stands indicted for a purse;
He hath been tried; the jury is together。
LORD MAYOR。
Who sent him in?
SURESBY。
That did I; my lord:
Had he had right; he had been hanged ere this;
The only captain of the cutpurse crew。
LORD MAYOR。
What is his name?
SURESBY。
As his profession is; Lifter; my lord;
One that can lift a purse right cunningly。
LORD MAYOR。
And is that he accuses him?
SURESBY。
The same; my lord; whom; by your honors leave;
I must say somewhat too; because I find
In some respects he is well worthy blame。
LORD MAYOR。
Good Master Justice Suresby; speak your mind;
We are well pleased to give you audience。
SURESBY。
Hear me; Smart; thou art a foolish fellow:
If Lifter be convicted by the law;
As I see not how the jury can acquit him;
I'll stand too 't thou art guilty of his death。
MORE。
My lord; that's worthy the hearing。
LORD MAYOR。
Listen; then; good Master More。
SURESBY。
I tell thee plain; it is a shame for thee;
With such a sum to tempt necessity;
No less than ten pounds; sir; will serve your turn;
To carry in your purse about with ye;
To crake and brag in taverns of your money:
I promise ye; a man that goes abroad
With an intent of truth; meeting such a booty;
May be provoked to that he never meant。
What makes so many pilferers and felons;
But such fond baits that foolish people lay
To tempt the ne
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