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Lord�察�I'll make a captain among ye�察�and do somewhat to be talk of for ever 

after。 

     WILLIAMSON。 My masters�察�ere we part�察�let's friendly go and drink 

together�察�and swear true secrecy upon our lives。 

     GEORGE。 There spake an angel。 Come�察�let us along�察�then。 

     ��Exeunt。�А�



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              SCENE II。 London。 The Sessions House。 



     ��An   arras   is   drawn�察 �and   behind it   as   in   sessions sit   the   Lord   Mayor�察�

Justice   Suresby�察  �and   other   Justices�察  �Sheriff   More   and   the   other   Sheriff 

sitting by。   Smart   is the plaintiff�察  �Lifter the prisoner   at the   bar。  Recorder�察�

Officers。�А�

     LORD MAYOR。 Having dispatched our weightier businesses�察�We may 

give ear to petty felonies。 Master Sheriff More�察�what is this fellow�拭�

     MORE。 My lord�察�he stands indicted for a purse�察�He hath been tried�察�the 

jury is together。 

     LORD MAYOR。 Who sent him in�拭�

     SURESBY。 That did I�察�my lord�此�Had he had right�察�he had been hanged 

ere this�察�The only captain of the cutpurse crew。 

     LORD MAYOR。 What is his name�拭�

     SURESBY。 As   his   profession   is�察  �Lifter�察  �my   lord�察  �One   that   can   lift   a 

purse right cunningly。 

     LORD MAYOR。 And is that he accuses him�拭�

     SURESBY。 The same�察�my lord�察�whom�察�by your honors leave�察�I must 

say   somewhat   too�察  �because   I   find   In   some   respects   he   is   well   worthy 

blame。 

     LORD MAYOR。 Good Master Justice Suresby�察�speak your mind�察�We 

are well pleased to give you audience。 

     SURESBY。   Hear   me�察  �Smart�察  �thou   art   a   foolish   fellow�此  �If   Lifter   be 

convicted by the law�察�As I see not how the jury can acquit him�察�I'll stand 

too 't thou art guilty of his death。 

     MORE。 My lord�察�that's worthy the hearing。 

     LORD MAYOR。 Listen�察�then�察�good Master More。 

     SURESBY。 I tell thee plain�察�it is a shame for thee�察�With such a sum to 

tempt necessity�察�No less than ten pounds�察�sir�察�will serve your turn�察�To carry 

in your purse about with ye�察�To crake and brag in taverns of your money�此�I 

promise ye�察�a man that goes abroad With an intent of truth�察�meeting such a 

booty�察  �May   be   provoked   to   that   he   never   meant。   What   makes   so   many 

pilferers and felons�察�But such fond baits that foolish people lay To tempt 

the needy miserable wretch�拭�Ten pounds�察�odd money�察�this is a pretty sum 



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To   bear   about�察 �which   were   more   safe   at   home。  Fore   God�察 �twere   well   to 

fine ye as much more 

     ��Lord Mayor and More whisper。�А�

     To the relief of the poor prisoners�察�To teach ye be more careful of your 

own�察�In sooth�察�I say ye were but rightly served�察�If ye had lost as much as 

twice ten pounds。 

     MORE。   Good   my   lord�察  �sooth   a   point   or   two   for   once�察  �Only   to   try 

conclusions in this case。 

     LORD MAYOR。 Content�察�good Master More�此�we'll rise awhile�察�And�察�

till   the   jury   can   return   their   verdict�察  �Walk   in   the   garden。How   say   ye�察�

Justices�拭�

     ALL。 We like it well�察�my lord�察�we'll follow ye。 

     ��Exeunt Lord Mayor and Justices。�А�

     MORE。 Nay�察�plaintiff�察�go you too��and officers�察�

     ��Exeunt Smart。�А�

     Stand   you   aside�察  �and   leave   the   prisoner To   me   awhile。Lifter�察  �come 

hither。 

     LIFTER。 What is your worship's pleasure�拭�

     MORE。 Sirrah�察�you know that you are known to me�察�And I have often 

saved ye from this place�察�Since first   I came in   office�此�thou seest   beside�察�

That Justice Suresby is thy heavy friend�察�By all the blame that he pretends 

to Smart�察�For tempting thee with such a sum of money。 I tell thee what�察�

devise me but a means To pick or cut his purse�察�and�察�on my credit�察�And as 

I am a Christian and a man�察�I will procure they pardon for that jest。 

     LIFTER。 Good Master Shrieve�察�seek not my overthrow�此�You know�察�sir�察�

I have many heavy friends�察�And more indictments like to come upon me。 

You are too deep for me to deal withal�察�You are known to be one of the 

wisest men That is in England�此�I pray ye�察�Master Sheriff�察�Go not about to 

undermine my life。 

     MORE。 Lifter�察�I am true subject to my king�察�Thou much mistake me�此�

and�察�for thou shall not  think I mean by  this to hurt thy  life at all�察�I  will 

maintain   the   act   when   thou   hast   done   it。   Thou   knowest   there   are   such 

matters in my hands�察�As if I pleased to give them to the jury�察�I should not 

need this way to circumvent thee。 All that I aim at is a merry jest�此�Perform 



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it�察�Lifter�察�and expect my best。 

     LIFTER。   I   thank   your   worship�此  �God   preserve   your   life�   �But   Master 

Justice Suresby is gone in�察�I know not how to come near where he is。 

     MORE。 Let me alone for that�察�I'll be thy setter�察�I'll send him hither to 

thee presently�察�Under the colour of thine own request�察�Of private matters 

to acquaint him with。 

     LIFTER。 If ye do so�察�sir�察�then let me alone�察�Forty to one but then his 

purse is gone。 

     MORE。  Well   said�此  �but   see   that   thou   diminish   not   One   penny   of   the 

money�察�but give it me�察�It is the cunning act that credits thee。 

     LIFTER。 I will�察�good Master Sheriff�察�I assure ye。 

     ��Exeunt More。�А�

     I   see   the   purpose   of   this   gentleman   Is   but   to   check   the   folly   of   the 

Justice�察�For blaming others in a desperate case�察�Wherein himself may fall 

as soon as any。 To save my life�察�it is a good adventure�此�Silence there�察�ho� �

now doth the Justice enter。 

     ��Enter Justice Suresby。�А�

     SURESBY。   Now�察  �sirrah�察  �now�察  �what   is   your   will   with   me�拭  �Wilt   thou 

discharge thy conscience like an honest man�拭�What sayest to me�察�sirrah�拭�

be brief�察�be brief。 

     LIFTER。 As   brief�察  �sir�察  �as   I   can。   ��Aside。�А  �If   ye   stand   fair�察  �I   will   be 

brief anon。 

     SURESBY。 Speak out�察�and mumble not�察�what sayest thou�察�sirrah�拭�

     LIFTER。 Sir�察�I am charged�察�as God shall be my comfort�察�With   more 

than's true。 

     SURESBY。 Sir�察�sir�察�ye are indeed�察�with more than's true�察�For you are 

flatly charged with felony�察�You're charged with more than truth�察�and that is 

theft�察�More than a true man should be charged withal�察�Thou art a varlet�察�

that's no more than true。 Trifle not with me�察�do not�察�do not�察�sirrah�察�Confess 

but what thou knowest�察�I ask no more。 LIFTER。 There be�察�sir�察�there be�察�if't 

shall please your worship 

     SURESBY。   There   be�察  �varlet�   �what   be   there�拭  �tell   me   what   there   be。 

Come off or on�此�there be� �what be there�察�knave�拭�

     LIFTER。 There be�察�sir�察�diverse very cunning fellows�察�That�察�while you 



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stand and look them in the face�察�Will have your purse。 

     SURESBY。 Th'art an honest knave�此�Tell me what are they�拭�where they 

may be caught�拭�Aye�察�those are they I look for。 

     LIFTER。 You   talk   of   me�察  �sir�察�Alas�察  �I   am   a   puny�   �there's   one   indeed 

Goes by my name�察�he puts down all for purses�察�He'll steal your worship's 

purse under your nose。 

     SURESBY。 Ha�察�ha� �Art thou so sure�察�varlet�拭�Well�察�well�察�Be as familiar 

as thou wilt�察�my knave�察�Tis this I long to know。 

     LIFTER。 And you shall have your longing ere ye go。 This fellow�察�sir�察�

perhaps   will   meet   ye   thus�察  �Or   thus�察  �or   thus�察  �and   in   kind   complement 

Pretend acquaintance�察�somewhat doubtfully�察�And these embraces serve 

     SURESBY。 Aye�察�marry�察�Lifter�察�wherefor serve they�拭�

     ��Shrugging gladly。�А�

     LIFTER。  Only  to   feel Whether  you   go   full   under  sail   or no�察 �Or   that 

your lading be aboard your bark。 

     SURESBY。 In plainer English�察�Lifter�察�if my purse Be stored or no�拭�

     LIFTER。 Ye have it�察�sir。 

     SURESBY。 Excellent�察�excellent。 

     LIFTER。   Then�察  �sir�察  �you   cannot   but   for   manner's   sake   Walk   on   with 

him�察�for he will walk your way�察�Alleging either you have much forgot him�察�

Or he mistakes you。 

     SURESBY。 But in this time has he my purse or no�拭�

     LIFTER。 Not yet�察�sir�察�fie� 。�Aside。�� No�察�nor I have not yours。 

     ��Enter Lord Mayor�察�&c。�А�

     But now we must forbear�察�my lords return。 

     SURESBY。 A murren on't��Lifter�察�we'll more anon�此�Aye�察�thou sayest 

true�察�there are shrewd knaves indeed�此�

     ��He sits down。�А�

     But let them gull me�察�widgen me�察�rook me�察�fop me� �Yfaith�察�yfaith�察�they 

are too short for me。 Knaves and fools meet when purses go�此�Wise men 

look to their purses well enough。 

     MORE。 ��Aside。�А�Lifter�察�is it done�拭�

     LIFTER。 ��Aside。�А�Done�察�Master Shreeve�察�and there it is。 

     MORE。 ��Aside。�А�Then build upon my word。 I'll save thy life。 



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    RECORDER。 Lifter�察�stand to the bar�此�The jury have returned the guilty�察�

thou must die�察�According to the custom。Look to it�察�Master Shreeve。 

    LORD MAYOR。 Then�察�gentlemen�察�as you are wont to do�察�Because as 

yet   we   have   no  burial   place�察 �What    charity  your   meaning's    to  bestow 

Toward burial of the prisoners now condemned�察�Let it be given。 There is 

first for me。 

    RECORDER。 And there for me。 

    ANOTHER。 And me。 

     SURESBY。 Body of me�察�my purse is gone� �

    MORE。 Gone�察�sir� �what�察�here� �how can that be�拭�

    LORD MAYOR。 Against all reason�察�sitting on the bench。 

     SURESBY。 Lifter�察�I talked with you�察�you have not lifted me�拭�ha� �

    LIFTER。 Suspect ye me�察�sir�拭�Oh�察�what a world i

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