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sir thomas more-第11部分

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MORE。
You that way in; mind you my course in prayer:
By water I to prison; to heaven through air。

'Exeunt。'


ACT V。

SCENE I。  The Tower Gate。

'Enter the Warders of the Tower; with halbards。'

FIRST WARDER。
Ho; make a guard there!

SECOND WARDER。
Master Lieutenant gives a straight command;
The people be avoided from the bridge。

THIRD WARDER。
From whence is he committed; who can tell?

FIRST WARDER。
From Durham House; I hear。

SECOND WARDER。
The guard were waiting there are hour ago。

THIRD WARDER。
If he stay long; he'll not get near the wharf;
There's such a crowd of boats upon the Thames。

SECOND WARDER。
Well; be it spoken without offence to any;
A wiser or more virtuous gentleman
Was never bred in England。

THIRD WARDER。
I think; the poor will bury him in tears:
I never heard a man; since I was born;
So generally bewailed of every one。

'Enter a Poor Woman。'

What means this woman?Whether doost thou press?

FIRST WARDER。
This woman will be trod to death anon。

SECOND WARDER。
What makest thou here?

WOMAN。
To speak with that good man; Sir Thomas More。

SECOND WARDER。
To speak with him! he's not Lord Chancellor。

WOMAN。
The more's the pity; sir; if it pleased God。

SECOND WARDER。
Therefore; if thou hast a petition to deliver;
Thou mayst keep it now; for any thing I know。

WOMAN。
I am a poor woman; and have had (God knows)
A suit this two year in the Chancery;
And he hath all the evidence I have
Which should I lose; I am utterly undone。

SECOND WARDER。
Faith; and I fear thoult hardly come by am now;
I am sorry for thee; even with all my heart。

'Enter the Lords with Sir Thomas More; and Attendants; and enter
Lieutenant and Gentleman Porter。'

Woman; stand back; you must avoid this place;
The lords must pass this way into the Tower。

MORE。
I thank your lordships for your pains thus far
To my strong house。

WOMAN。
Now; good Sir Thomas More; for Christ's dear sake;
Deliver me my writings back again
That do concern my title。

MORE。
What; my old client; are thou got hither too?
Poor silly wretch; I must confess indeed;
I had such writings as concern thee near;
But the king has ta'en the matter into his own hand;
He has all I had:  then; woman; sue to him;
I cannot help thee; thou must bear with me。

WOMAN。
Ah; gentle heart; my soul for thee is sad!
Farewell the best friend that the poor e'er had。

'Exit Woman。'

GENTLEMAN PORTER。
Before you enter through the Towergate;
Your upper garment; sir; belongs to me。

MORE。
Sir; you shall have it; there it is。

'He gives him his cap。'

GENTLEMAN PORTER。
The upmost on your back; sir; you mistake me。

MORE。
Sir; now I understand ye very well:
But that you name my back;
Sure else my cap had been the uppermost。

SHREWSBURY。
Farewell; kind lord; God send us merry meeting!

MORE。
Amen; my lord。

SURREY。
Farewell; dear friend; I hope your safe return。

MORE。
My lord; and my dear fellow in the Muses;
Farewell; farewell; most noble poet。

LIEUTENANT。
Adieu; most honored lords。

'Exeunt Lords。'

MORE。
Fair prison; welcome; yet; methinks;
For thy fair building tis too foul a name。
Many a guilty soul; and many an innocent;
Have breathed their farewell to thy hollow rooms。
I oft have entered into thee this way;
Yet; I thank God; ne'er with a clear conscience
Than at this hour:
This is my comfort yet; how hard sore
My lodging prove; the cry of the poor suitor;
Fatherless orphan; or distressed widow;
Shall not disturb me in my quiet sleep。
On; then; a God's name; to our close abode!
God is as strong here as he is abroad。

'Exeunt。'


SCENE II。  More's House。

'Enter Butler; Porter; and Horsekeeper several ways。'

BUTLER。
Robin brewer; how now; man! what cheer; what cheer?

BREWER。
Faith; Ned butler; sick of thy disease; and these our other fellows
here; Rafe horsekeeper and Giles porter; sad; sad; they say my lord
goes to his trial today。

HORSEKEEPER。
To it; man! why; he is now at it; God send him well to speed!

PORTER。
Amen; even as i wish to mine own soul; so speed it with my
honorable lord and master; Sir Thomas More。

BUTLER。
I cannot tell; I have nothing to do with matters above my capacity;
but; as God judge me; if I might speak my mind; I think there lives
not a more harmless gentleman in the universal world。

BREWER。
Nor a wiser; nor a merrier; nor an honester; go to; I'll put that in
upon mine own knowledge。

PORTER。
Nay; and ye bait him his due of his housekeeping; hang ye all! ye
have many Lord Chancellor's comes in debt at the year's end; and
for very housekeeping。

HORSEKEEPER。
Well; he was too good a lord for us; and therefore; I fear; God
himself will take him:  but I'll be hanged; if ever I have such an
other service。

BREWER。
Soft; man; we are not discharged yet:  my lord may come home
again; and all will be well。

BUTLER。
I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once; there's ever foul
weather for a great while after。  But soft; here comes Master
Gough and Master Catesby:  now we shall hear more。

'Enter Gough and Catesby with a paper。'

HORSEKEEPER。
Before God; they are very sad; I doubt my lord is condemned。

PORTER。
God bless his soul! and a fig then for all wordly condemnation。

GOUGH。
Well said; Giles porter; I commend thee for it;
Twas spoken like a well affected servant
Of him that was a kind lord to us all。

CATESBY。
Which now no more he shall be; for; dear fellows;
Now we are masterless; though he may live
So long as please the king:  but law hath made him
A dead man to the world; and given the axe his head;
But his sweet soul to live among the saints。

GOUGH。
Let us entreat ye to go call together
The rest of your sad fellows (by the rule
Y'are just seven score); and tell them what we hear
A virtuous honorable lord hath done
Even for the meanest follower that he had。
This writing found my lady in his study;
This instant morning; wherein is set down
Each servant's name; according to his place
And office in the house:  on every man
He frankly hath bestown twenty nobles;
The best and worst together; all alike;
Which Master Catesby here forth will pay ye。

CATESBY。
Take it as it is meant; a kind remembrance
Of a fair kinder lord; with whose sad fall
He gives up house and farewell to us all:
Thus the fair spreading oak falls not alone;
But all the neighbor plants and under…trees
Are crushed down with his weight。  No more of this:
Come; and receive your due; and after go
Fellow…like hence; copartners of one woe。

'Exeunt。'


SCENE III。  The Tower。

'Enter Sir Thomas More; the Lieutenant; and a Servant attending;
as in his chamber in the Tower。'

MORE。
Master Lieutenant; is the warrant come?
If it be so; a God's name; let us know it。

LIEUTENANT。
My lord; it is。

MORE。
Tis welcome; sir; to me with all my heart;
His blessed will be done!

LIEUTENANT。
Your wisdom; sir; hath been so well approved;
And your fair patience in imprisonment
Hath ever shewn such constancy of mind
And Christian resolution in all troubles;
As warrant us you are not unprepared。

MORE。
No; Master Lieutenant;
I thank my God; I have peace of conscience;
Though the world and I are at a little odds:
But we'll be even now; I hope; ere long。
When is the execution of your warrant?

LIEUTENANT。
Tomorrow morning。

MORE。
So; sir; I thank ye;
I have not lived so ill; I fear to die。
Master Lieutenant; I have had a sore fit of the stone tonight; but the
king hath sent me such a rare receipt; I thank him; as I shall not
need to fear it much。

LIEUTENANT。
In life and death still merry Sir Thomas More。

MORE。
Sirrah fellow; reach me the urinal:

'He gives it him。'

Ha! let me see (there's) gravel in the water;
(And yet I see no grave danger in that)
The man were likely to live long enough;
So pleased the king。Here; fellow; take it。

SERVANT。
Shall I go with it to the doctor; sir?

MORE。
No; save thy labour; we'll cossen him of a fee:
Thou shalt see me take a dram tomorrow morning;
Shall cure the stone; I warrant; doubt it not。
Master Lieutenant; what news of my Lord of Rochester?

LIEUTENANT。
Yesterday morning was he put to death。

MORE。
The peace of soul sleep with him!
He was a learned and a reverend prelate;
And a rich man; believe me。

LIEUTENANT。
If he were rich; what is Sir Thomas More;
That all this while hath been Lord Chancellor?

MORE。
Say ye so; Master Lieutenant? what do ye think
A man; that with my time had held my place;
Might purchase?

LIEUTENANT。
Perhaps; my lord; two thousand pound a year。

MORE。
Master Lieutenant; I protest to you;
I never had the means in all my life
To purchase one poor hundred pound a year:
I think I am the poorest Chancellor
That ever was in England; though I could wish;
For credit of the place; that my estate were better。

LIEUTENANT。
It's very strange。

MORE。
It will be found as true。
I think; sir; that with most part of my coin
I have purchased as strange commodities
As ever you heard tell of in your life。

LIEUTENANT。
Commodities; my lord!
Might I (without offence) enquire of them?

MORE。
Croutches; Master Lieutenant; and bare cloaks;
For halting soldiers and poor needy scholars
Have had my gettings in the Chancery:
To think but what a cheat the crown shall have
By my attainder!  I prithee; if thou beest a gentleman;
Get but a copy of my inventory。
That part of poet that was given me
Made me a very unthrift;
For this is the disease attends us all;
Poets were never thrifty; never shall。

'Enter Lady More mourning; Daughters; Master Roper。'

LIEUTENANT。
Oh; noble More!
My lord; your wife; your son…in…law; and daughters。

MORE。
Son Roper; welcome;welcome; wife; and girls。
Why do you weep? because I live at ease?
Did you not see; when I was Chancellor;
I was so clogged with suitors every hour;
I could not sleep; nor dine; nor sup in quiet?
Here's none of this; here I can sit and talk
With my honest keeper half a day together;
Laugh and be merry:  why; then; should you weep?

ROPER。
These tears; my lord; for this your long restraint
Hope had dried up; with comfort that we yet;
Although imprisoned; might have had your li
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