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作者:竹水冷      更新:2021-02-19 20:31      字数:9322
  backed with other grave and sober men; May by his gentle and persuasive
  speech Perhaps prevail more than we can with power。
  SHREWSBURY。   Believe   me;   but   your   honor   well   advises:   Let   us
  make haste; for I do greatly fear Some of their graves this morning's work
  will bear。
  'Exeunt。'
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  ACT II。
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  SCENE I。 Cheapside。
  'Enter three or four Apprentices of trades; with a pair of cudgels。'
  HARRY。 Come; lay down the cudgels。 Ho; Robin; you met us well at
  Bunhill; to have you with us a Maying this morning。
  ROBIN。      Faith;   Harry;   the  head    drawer    at  the  Miter   by   the  great
  Conduit called me up; and we went to breakfast into St。 Anne lane。  But
  come; who begins? in good faith; I am clean out of practise。 When wast at
  Garrets school; Harry?
  HARRY。   Not   this   great   while;   never   since   I   brake   his   ushers   head;
  when he played his scholars prize at the Star in Bread…street。 I use all to
  George Philpots at Dowgate; he's the best backswordman in England。
  KIT。 Bate me an ace of that; quoth Bolton。
  HARRY。 I'll not bate ye a pin on 't; sir; for; by this cudgel; tis true。
  KIT。 I will cudgel that opinion out of ye: did you break an ushers head;
  sir?
  HARRY。 Aye; marry; did I; sir。
  KIT。 I am very glad on 't: you shall break mine too; and ye can。
  HARRY。 Sirrah; I prithee; what art thou?
  KIT。 Why; I am a prentice as thou art; seest thou now? I'll play with
  thee  at   blunt here  in   Cheapside;  and   when thou   hast   done;  if   thou   beest
  angry; I'll fight with thee at sharp in Moore fields。 I have a sword to serve
  my turn in a favor。 。 。 。 come Julie; to serve 。 。 。 。
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  SCENE II。 Saint Martins…le…Grand。
  'Enter   Lincoln; two   Bettses; Williamson;  Sherwin;   and   other;   armed;
  Doll in a shirt of mail; a headpiece; sword; and buckler; a crew attending。'
  CLOWN。   Come;   come;   we'll   tickle   their   turnips;   we'll   butter   their
  boxes。 Shall strangers rule the roost? yes; but we'll baste the roost。 Come;
  come; a flaunt; a flaunt!
  GEORGE。 Brother; give place; and hear John Lincoln speak。
  CLOWN。 Aye; Lincoln my leader; And Doll my true breeder; With the
  rest of our crew; Shall ran tan tarra ran; Do all they what they can。 Shall
  we be bobbed; braved? no: Shall we be held under? no; We are freeborne;
  And do take scorn To be used so。
  DOLL。 Peace there; I say! hear Captain Lincoln speak; keep silence;
  till we know his mind at large。
  CLOWN。 Then largely deliver; speak; bully: and he that presumes to
  interrupt thee in thy oration; this for him。
  LINCOLN。   Then;   gallant   bloods;   you   whose   free   souls   do   scorn   To
  bear the inforced wrongs of aliens; Add rage to resolution; fire the houses
  Of   these   audacious   strangers。     This   is  St。   Martins;  And   yonder    dwells
  Mutas;     a  wealthy    Piccardy;   At   the  Green    Gate;   De   Barde;   Peter   Van
  Hollocke;   Adrian   Martine;   With   many   more   outlandish   fugitives。   Shall
  these    enjoy   more    privilege   than   we   In  our   own    country?    let's;  then;
  become their slaves。 Since justice keeps not them in greater awe; We be
  ourselves rough ministers at law。
  CLOWN。 Use no more swords; nor no more words; but fire the houses;
  brave captain courageous; fire me their houses。
  DOLL。   Aye;   for   we   may   as   well   make   bonfires   on   May   day   as   at
  midsummer: we'll alter the day in the calendar; and set it down in flaming
  letters。
  SHERWIN。         Stay!  No;    that  would    much    endanger     the  whole    city;
  Whereto I would not the least prejudice。
  DOLL。   No;   nor   I   neither;   so   may   mine   own   house   be   burned   for
  company。 I'll tell   ye what: we'll   drag the strangers into More fields;  and
  there bombast them till they stink again。
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  CLOWN。 And that's soon done; for they smell for fear already。
  GEORGE。 Let some of us enter the strangers' houses; And; if we find
  them there; then bring them forth。
  DOLL。 But if ye bring them forth ere ye find them; I'll ne'er allow of
  that。
  CLOWN。   Now;   Mars;   for   thy   honor;   Dutch   or   French;   So   it   be   a
  wench; I'll upon her。
  'Exeunt some and Sherwin。'
  WILLIAMSON。 Now; lads; sure shall we labor in our safety。 I hear the
  Mayor   hath   gathered   men   in   arms; And   that   Shreeve   More   an   hour   ago
  rised Some of the Privy Counsel in at Ludgate: Force now must make our
  peace; or else we fall; 'Twill soon be known we are the principal。
  DOLL。 And what of that? if thou beest afraid; husband; go home again;
  and hide they head; for; by the Lord; I'll have a little sport; now we are at
  it。
  GEORGE。   Let's   stand   upon   our   swords;   and;   if   they   come;   Receive
  them as they were our enemies。
  'Enter Sherwin and the rest。'
  CLOWN。 A purchase; a purchase! we have found; we ha found
  DOLL。 What?
  CLOWN。 Nothing; not a French Fleming nor a Fleming French to be
  found; but all fled; in plain English。
  LINCOLN。 How now! have you found any?
  SHERWIN。 No; not one; they're all fled。
  LINCOLN。 Then fire the houses; that; the Mayor being busy About the
  quenching      of  them;    we   may   escape;    Burn   down     their  kennels:    let  us
  straight away; Least this day prove to us an ill May day。
  CLOWN。   Fire;   fire!   I'll   be   the   first:   If   hanging   come;   tis   welcome;
  that's the worst。
  'Exeunt。'
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  SCENE III。 The Guildhall。
  'Enter at one door Sir Thomas More and Lord Mayor; at another door
  Sir John Munday hurt。'
  LORD MAYOR。 What; Sir John Munday; are you hurt?
  SIR   JOHN。 A  little   knock;   my   lord。   There   was   even   now A  sort   of
  prentices playing at cudgels; I did command them to their masters' houses;
  But now; I fear me; they are gone to join With Lincoln; Sherwin; and their
  dangerous train。
  MORE。   The   captains   of   this   insurrection   Have   taken   themselves   to
  arms; and came but now To both the Counters; where they have released
  Sundry indebted prisoners; and from thence I hear that they are gone into
  St。 Martins; Where they intend to offer violence To the amazed Lombards:
  therefore; my lord; If we expect the safety of the city; Tis time that force or
  parley do encounter With these displeased men。
  'Enter a Messenger。'
  LORD MAYOR。 How now! what news?
  MESSENGER。 My lord; the rebels   have broke open Newgate;  From
  whence   they   have   delivered   many   prisoners;   Both   felons   and   notorious
  murderers; That desperately cleave to their lawless train。
  LORD       MAYOR。       Up   with  the  drawbridge;     gather  some    forces   To
  Cornhill    and   Cheapside:and;     gentlemen;    If  diligence   be  weighed     on
  every side; A quiet ebb will follow this rough tide。
  'Enter Shrewsbury; Surrey; Palmer; and Cholmley。'
  SHREWSBURY。   Lord   Mayor;   his   majesty;   receiving   notice   Of   this
  most dangerous insurrection; Hath sent my lord of Surrey and myself; Sir
  Thomas Palmer and our followers; To add unto your forces our best means
  For pacifying of this mutiny。 In God's name; then; set on with happy speed!
  The king laments; if one true subject bleed。
  SURREY。 I hear they mean to fire the Lombards' houses: Oh power;
  what art thou in a madman's eyes! Thou makest the plodding idiot bloody…
  wise。
  MORE。 My lords; I doubt not but we shall appease With a calm breath
  this flux of discontent: To call them to a parley; questionless
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  PALMER。 May fall out good: tis well said; Master More。
  MORE。 Let's to these simple men; for many sweat Under this act; that
  knows not the law's debt Which hangs upon their lives; for silly men Plod
  on   they   know   not   how;   like   a   fool's   pen;   That;   ending;   shows   not   any
  sentence writ; Linked but to common reason or slightest wit: These follow
  for no ha