第 3 节
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  SURESBY。 Aye; marry; Lifter; wherefor serve they?
  'Shrugging gladly。'
  LIFTER。  Only  to   feel Whether  you   go   full   under  sail   or no;  Or   that
  your lading be aboard your bark。
  SURESBY。 In plainer English; Lifter; if my purse Be stored or no?
  LIFTER。 Ye have it; sir。
  SURESBY。 Excellent; excellent。
  LIFTER。   Then;   sir;   you   cannot   but   for   manner's   sake   Walk   on   with
  him; for he will walk your way; Alleging either you have much forgot him;
  Or he mistakes you。
  SURESBY。 But in this time has he my purse or no?
  LIFTER。 Not yet; sir; fie! 'Aside。} No; nor I have not yours。
  'Enter Lord Mayor; &c。'
  But now we must forbear; my lords return。
  SURESBY。 A murren on't!Lifter; we'll more anon: Aye; thou sayest
  true; there are shrewd knaves indeed:
  'He sits down。'
  But let them gull me; widgen me; rook me; fop me! Yfaith; yfaith; they
  are too short for me。 Knaves and fools meet when purses go: Wise men
  look to their purses well enough。
  MORE。 'Aside。' Lifter; is it done?
  LIFTER。 'Aside。' Done; Master Shreeve; and there it is。
  MORE。 'Aside。' Then build upon my word。 I'll save thy life。
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  RECORDER。 Lifter; stand to the bar: The jury have returned the guilty;
  thou must die; According to the custom。Look to it; Master Shreeve。
  LORD MAYOR。 Then; gentlemen; as you are wont to do; Because as
  yet   we   have   no  burial   place;  What    charity  your   meaning's    to  bestow
  Toward burial of the prisoners now condemned; Let it be given。 There is
  first for me。
  RECORDER。 And there for me。
  ANOTHER。 And me。
  SURESBY。 Body of me; my purse is gone!
  MORE。 Gone; sir! what; here! how can that be?
  LORD MAYOR。 Against all reason; sitting on the bench。
  SURESBY。 Lifter; I talked with you; you have not lifted me? ha!
  LIFTER。 Suspect ye me; sir? Oh; what a world is this!
  MORE。 But hear ye; master Suresby; are ye sure Ye had a purse about
  ye?
  SURESBY。 Sure; Master Shrieve! as sure as you are there; And in it
  seven pounds; odd money; on my faith。
  MORE。 Seven pounds; odd money! what; were you so mad; Being a
  wise man and a magistrate; To trust your purse with such a liberal sum?
  Seven pounds; odd money! fore God; it is a shame; With such a sum to
  tempt necessity: I promise ye; a   man that goes abroad With an intent of
  truth;   meeting   such   a   booty;   May   be   wrought   to   that   he   never   thought。
  What makes so many pilferers and felons; But these fond baits that foolish
  people lay To tempt the needy miserable wretch? Should he be taken now
  that   has   your  purse;   I'd  stand  to't;  you  are   guilty  of  his  death;   For;
  questionless;  he   would be   cast   by  law。 Twere   a   good   deed   to   fine   ye   as
  much   more;   To   the   relief   of   the   poor   prisoners;   To   teach   ye   lock   your
  money up at home。
  SURESBY。 Well; Master More; you are a merry man; I find ye; sir; I
  find ye well enough。
  MORE。   Nay;   ye   shall   see;   sir;   trusting   thus   your   money; And   Lifter
  here in trial for like case; But that the poor man is a prisoner; It would be
  now suspected that he had it。 Thus may ye see what mischief often comes
  By the fond carriage of such needless sums。
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  LORD   MAYOR。   Believe   me;   Master   Suresby;   this   is   strange;   You;
  being a man so settled in assurance; Will fall in that which you condemned
  in other。
  MORE。 Well; Master Suresby; there's your purse again; And all your
  money: fear nothing of More; Wisdom still keeps the mean and locks the
  door。
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  SCENE III。 London。 A state apartment。
  'Enter the Earls of Shrewsbury and Surrey; Sir Thomas Palmer; and Sir
  Roger Cholmley。'
  SHREWSBURY。 My lord of Surrey; and Sir Thomas Palmer Might I
  with    patience    tempt    your   grave    advise;   I  tell  ye  true;  that  in   these
  dangerous times I do not like this frowning vulgar brow: My searching eye
  did never entertain A more distracted countenance of grief Than I have late
  observed In the displeased commons of the city。
  SURREY。        Tis  strange   that  from   his   princely   clemency;     So   well   a
  tempered mercy and a grace; To all the aliens in this fruitful land; That this
  high…crested   insolence   should   spring   From   them   that   breathe   from   his
  majestic   bounty;   That;   fattened   with   the   traffic   of   our   country;   Already
  leaps into his subject's face。
  PALMER。   Yet   Sherwin;   hindered   to   commence   his   suit   Against   De
  Barde     by  the   ambassador;     By   supplication     made    unto   the  king;   Who
  having   first   enticed   away   his   wife;   And   got   his   plate;   near   worth   four
  hundred   pound;   To   grieve   some   wronged   citizens   that   found   This   vile
  disgrace oft cast into their teeth;   Of late sues Sherwin; and arrested   him
  For money for the boarding of his wife。
  SURREY。 The   more knave Barde; that; using Sherwin's goods; Doth
  ask him interest for the occupation。 I like not that; my lord of Shrewsbury:
  He's ill bested that lends a well paced horse Unto a man that will not find
  him meet。 CHOLMLEY。 My lord of Surrey will be pleasant still。
  PALMER。 Aye; being then employed by your honors To stay the broil
  that fell about the same; Where by persuasion I enforced the wrongs; And
  urged the grief of the displeased city; He answered me; and with a solemn
  oath; That; if he had the Mayor of London's wife; He would keep her in
  despite of any English。
  SURREY。 Tis good; Sir Thomas; then; for you and me; Your wife is
  dead; and I a bachelor: If no man can possess his wife alone; I am glad; Sir
  Thomas Palmer; I have none。
  CHOLMLEY。 If a take a wife; a shall find her meet。
  SURREY。   And   reason   good;   Sir   Roger   Cholmley;   too。   If   these   hot
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  Frenchmen needsly will have sport; They should in kindness yet defray the
  charge: Tis hard when men possess our wives in quiet; And yet leave us in;
  to discharge their diet。
  SHREWSBURY。 My lord; our catours shall not use the market For our
  provision; but some stranger now Will take the vittailes from him he hath
  bought: A carpenter; as I was late informed; Who having bought a pair of
  doves in Cheap; Immediately a Frenchman took them from him; And beat
  the   poor   man   for   resisting   him; And   when   the   fellow   did   complain   his
  wrongs; He was severely punished for his labor。
  SURREY。 But if the English blood be once but up; As I perceive their
  hearts already full; I fear me much; before their spleens be cold; Some of
  these   saucy   aliens   for   their   pride   Will   pay   for   't   soundly;   wheresoere   it
  lights: This tide   of rage that with the eddy strives;  I fear   me   much;  will
  drown too many lives。
  CHOLMLEY。 Now; afore God; your honors; pardon me: Men of your
  place   and   greatness   are   to   blame。   I   tell   ye   true;   my   lords;   in   that   his
  majesty Is not informed of this base abuse And daily wrongs are offered to
  his   subjects;   For;   if   he   were;   I   know   his   gracious   wisdom   Would   soon
  redress it。
  'Enter a Messenger。'
  SHREWSBURY。 Sirrah; what news?
  CHOLMLEY。 None good; I fear。
  MESSENGER。   My   lord;   ill   news;   and   worse;   I   fear;   will   follow;   If
  speedily it be not looked unto: The city is in an uproar; and the Mayor Is
  threatened; if he come out of his house。 A number poor artificers are up In
  arms and threaten to avenge their wrongs。
  CHOLMLEY。 We feared what this would come unto: This follows on
  the doctors publishing The bill of wrongs in public at the Spittle。
  SHREWSBURY。 That Doctor Beale may chance beshrew himself For
  reading of the bill。
  PALMER。 Let us go gather forces to the Mayor; For quick suppressing
  this rebellious route。
  SURREY。 Now I bethink myself of Master More; One of the sheriffs;
  a wise and learned gentleman; And in especial favour with the people: He;
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  backed with other grave and sober men; May by his gentle and persuasive
  speech Perhaps prevail more than we can wit