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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