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SIR THOMAS MORE
SIR THOMAS MORE
Shakespeare
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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。
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ACT I。
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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
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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。
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＇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；
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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 som
