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sir thomas more-第12部分

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Hope had dried up; with comfort that we yet;
Although imprisoned; might have had your life。

MORE。
To live in prison; what a life were that!
The king (I thank him) loves me more then so。
Tomorrow I shall be at liberty
To go even whether I can;
After I have dispatched my business。

LADY MORE。
Ah; husband; husband; yet submit yourself!
Have care of your poor wife and children。

MORE。
Wife; so I have; and I do leave you all
To his protection hath the power to keep you
Safer than I can;
The father of the widow and the orphans。

ROPER。
The world; my lord; hath ever held you wise;
And 't shall be no distaste unto your wisdom;
To yield to the opinion of the state。

MORE。
I have deceived myself; I must acknowledge;
And; as you say; son Roper; to confess the same;
It will be no disparagement at all。

LADY MORE。
His highness shall be certified thereof 
Immediately。

'Offering to depart。'

MORE。
Nay; hear me; wife; first let me tell ye how:
I thought to have had a barber for my beard;
Now; I remember; that were labour lost;
The headsman now shall cut off head and all。

ROPER'S WIFE。
Father; his majesty; upon your meek submission;
Will yet (they say) receive you to his grace
In as great credit as you were before。

MORE。
。。。。。。。。
Has appointed me to do a little business。
If that were past; my girl; thou then shouldst see
What I would say to him about that matter;
But I shall be so busy until then;
I shall not tend it。

DAUGHTER。
Ah; my dear father!

LADY MORE。
Dear lord and husband!

MORE。
Be comforted; good wife; to live and love my children;
For with thee leave I all my care of them。
Son Roper; for my sake that have loved thee well;
And for her virtue's sake; cherish my child。
Girl; be not proud; but of thy husband's love;
Ever retain thy virtuous modesty;
That modesty is such a comely garment
As it is never out of fashion; sits as fair
upon the meaner woman as the empress;
No stuff that gold can buy is half so rich;
Nor ornament that so becomes a woman。
Live all and love together; and thereby
You give your father a rich obsequy。

BOTH DAUGHTERS。
Your blessing; dear father。

MORE。
I must be goneGod bless you!
To talk with God; who now doth call。

LADY MORE。
Aye; my dear husband!

MORE。
Sweet wife; good night; good night:
God send us all his everlasting light!

ROPER。
I think; before this hour;
More heavy hearts ne'er parted in the Tower。

'Exeunt。'

SCENE IV。  Tower Hill。

'Enter the Sheriffs of London and their Officers at one door; the
Warders with their halbards at another。'

SECOND SHERIFF。
Officers; what time of day ist?

OFFICER。
Almost eight o'clock。

SECOND SHERIFF。
We must make haste then; least we stay too long。

SECOND WARDER。
Good morrow; Master Shrieves of London; Master Lieutenant
Wills ye repair to the limits of the Tower;
There to receive your prisoner。

FIRST SHERIFF。
Go back; and tell his worship we are ready。

SECOND SHERIFF。
Go bid the officers make clear the way;
There may be passage for the prisoner。

'Enter Lieutenant and his Guard; with More。'

MORE。
Yet; God be thanked; here's a fair day toward;
To take our journey in。  Master Lieutenant;
It were fair walking on the Tower leads。

LIEUTENANT。
And so it might have liked my sovereign lord;
I would to God you might have walked there still!

'He weeps。'

MORE。
Sir; we are walking to a better place。
Oh; sir; your kind and loving tears
Are like sweet odors to embalm your friend!
Thank your good lady; since I was your guest;
She has made me a very wanton; in good sooth。

LIEUTENANT。
Oh; I had hoped we should not yet have parted!

MORE。
But I must leave ye for a little while;
Within an hour or two you may look for me;
But there will be so many come to see me;
That I shall be so proud; I will not speak;
And; sure; my memory is grown so ill;
I fear I shall forget my head behind me。

LIEUTENANT。
God and his blessed angels be about ye!
Here; Master Shrieves; receive your prisoner。

MORE。
Good morrow; Master Shrieves of London; to ye both:
I thank ye that ye will vouchsafe to meet me;
I see by this you have not quite forgot 
That I was in times past; as you are now;
A sheriff of London。

SECOND SHERIFF。
Sir; then you know our duty doth require it。

MORE。
I know it well; sir; else I would have been glad
You might have saved a labour at this time。
Ah; Master Sheriff; you and I have been of old acquaintance! you
were a patient auditor of mine; when I read the 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 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 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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