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ALL。 Peace�察�peace。
MORE。 Look�察�what you do offend you cry upon�察�That is�察�the peace�此�
not one of you here present�察�Had there such fellows lived when you were
babes�察�That could have topped the peace�察�as now you would�察�The peace
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wherein you have till now grown up Had been ta'en from you�察 �and the
bloody times Could not have brought you to the state of men。 Alas�察�poor
things�察�what is it you have got�察�Although we grant you get the thing you
seek�拭�
GEORGE。 Marry�察�the removing of the strangers�察�which cannot choose
but much advantage the poor handicrafts of the city。
MORE。 Grant them removed�察�and grant that this your noise Hath chid
down all the majesty of England�察 �Imagine that you see the wretched
strangers�察 �Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage�察 �Plodding
tooth ports and costs for transportation�察�And that you sit as kings in your
desires�察 �Authority quite silent by your brawl�察 �And you in ruff of your
opinions clothed�察 �What had you got�拭 �I'll tell you�此 �you had taught How
insolence and strong hand should prevail�察 �How order should be quelled�察�
and by this pattern Not one of you should live an aged man�察 �For other
ruffians�察�as their fancies wrought�察�With self same hand�察�self reasons�察�and
self right�察�Would shark on you�察�and men like ravenous fishes Would feed
on one another。
DOLL。 Before God�察�that's as true as the Gospel。
LINCOLN。 Nay�察�this is a sound fellow�察�I tell you�此�let's mark him。
MORE。 Let me set up before your thoughts�察 �good friends�察 �On
supposition�察 �which if you will mark�察�You shall perceive how horrible a
shape Your innovation bears�此 �first�察 �tis a sin Which oft the apostle did
forewarn us of�察�Urging obedience to authority�察�And twere no error�察�if I told
you all�察�You were in arms against your God himself。
ALL。 Marry�察�God forbid that� �
MORE。 Nay�察�certainly you are�察�For to the king God hath his office lent
Of dread�察�of justice�察�power and command�察�Hath bid him rule�察�and willed
you to obey�察�And�察�to add ampler majesty to this�察�He hath not only lent the
king his figure�察�His throne and sword�察�but given him his own name�察�Calls
him a god on earth。 What do you�察�then�察�Rising gainst him that God himself
installs�察�But rise against God�拭�what do you to your souls In doing this�拭�O�察�
desperate as you are�察 �Wash your foul minds with tears�察 �and those same
hands�察�That you like rebels lift against the peace�察�Lift up for peace�察 �and
your unreverent knees�察�Make them your feet to kneel to be forgiven� �Tell
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me but this�此�what rebel captain�察�As mutinies are incident�察�by his name Can
still the rout�拭�who will obey a traitor�拭�Or how can well that proclamation
sound�察�When there is no addition but a rebel To qualify a rebel�拭�You'll put
down strangers�察�Kill them�察�cut their throats�察�possess their houses�察�And lead
the majesty of law in line�察�To slip him like a hound。 Say now the king ��As
he is clement�察�if th' offender mourn�� Should so much come to short of your
great trespass As but to banish you�察�whether would you go�拭�What country�察�
by the nature of your error�察�Should give you harbor�拭�go you to France or
Flanders�察�To any German province�察�to Spain or Portugal�察�Nay�察�any where
that not adheres to England�察�Why�察�you must needs be strangers�此�would
you be pleased To find a nation of such barbarous temper�察�That�察�breaking
out in hideous violence�察�Would not afford you an abode on earth�察�Whet
their detested knives against your throats�察�Spurn you like dogs�察�and like as
if that God Owed not nor made not you�察�nor that the claimants Were not
all appropriate to your comforts�察�But chartered unto them�察�what would you
think To be thus used�拭�this is the strangers case�察�And this your mountanish
inhumanity。
ALL。 Faith�察�a says true�此�let's do as we may be done to。
LINCOLN。 We'll be ruled by you�察 �Master More�察 �if you'll stand our
friend to procure our pardon。
MORE。 Submit you to these noble gentlemen�察�Entreat their mediation
to the king�察�Give up yourself to form�察�obey the magistrate�察�And there's no
doubt but mercy may be found�察�If you so seek。 To persist in it is present
death�此 �but�察 �if you Yield yourselves�察 �no doubt what punishment You in
simplicity have incurred�察 �his highness In mercy will most graciously
pardon。
ALL。 We yield�察�and desire his highness' mercy。
��They lay by their weapons。�А�
MORE。 No doubt his majesty will grant it you�此�But you must yield to
go to several prisons�察�Till that his highness' will be further known。
ALL。 Most willingly�察�whether you will have us。
SHREWSBURY。 Lord Mayor�察�let them be sent to several prisons�察�And
there�察 �in any case�察 �be well intreated。 My lord of Surrey�察 �please you to
take horse�察 �And ride to Cheapside�察 �where the aldermen Are with their
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several companies in arms�察�Will them to go unto their several wards�察�Both
for the stay of furth mutiny�察�And for the apprehending of such persons As
shall contend。
SURREY。 I go�察�my noble lord。
��Exit Surrey。�А�
SHREWSBURY。 We'll straight go tell his highness these good news�察�
Withal�察�Shrieve More�察�I'll tell him how your breath Hath ransomed many a
subject from sad death。
��Exit Shrewsbury and Cholmley。�А�
LORD MAYOR。 Lincoln and Sherwin�察 �you shall both to Newgate�察�
The rest unto the Counters。
PALMER。 Go guard them hence�此 �a little breath well spent Cheats
expectation in his fairest event。
DOLL。 Well�察�Sheriff More�察�thou hast done more with thy good words
than all they could with their weapons�此 �give me thy hand�察 �keep thy
promise now for the king's pardon�察�or�察�by the Lord�察 �I'll call thee a plain
coney´catcher。
LINCOLN。 Farewell�察�Shrieve More�察�and as we yield by thee�察�So make
our peace�察�then thou dealst honestly。
CLOWN。 Aye�察 �and save us from the gallows�察 �else a devil's double
honestly� �
��They are led away。�А�
LORD MAYOR。 Master Shrieve More�察 �you have preserved the city
From a most dangerous fierce commotion�察�For�察�if this limb of riot here in
St。 Martins Had joined with other branches of the city That did begin to
kindle�察�twould have bred Great rage�察�that rage much murder would have
fed。 Not steel�察�but eloquence hath wrought this good�此�You have redeemed
us from much threatened blood。
MORE。 My lord and brethren�察�what I here have spoke�察�My country's
love�察�and next the city's care�察�Enjoined me to�察�which since it thus prevails�察�
Think�察 �God hath made weak More his instrument To thwart sedition's
violent intent。 I think twere best�察�my lord�察�some two hours hence We meet
at the Guildhall�察�and there determine That thorough every ward the watch
be clad In armor�察�but especially proud That at the city gates selected men�察�
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Substantial citizens�察�do ward tonight�察�For fear of further mischief。
LORD MAYOR。 It shall be so�此 �But yond me thinks my lord of
Shrewsbury。
��Enter Shrewsbury。�А�
SHREWSBURY。 My lord�察 �his majesty sends loving thanks To you�察�
your brethren�察�and his faithful subjects�察�Your careful citizens。But�察�Master
More�察�to you A rougher�察�yet as kind�察�a salutation�此�A knights creation is this
knightly steel。 Rise up�察�Sir Thomas More。
MORE。 I thank his highness for thus honoring me。
SHREWSBURY。 This is but first taste of his princely favor�此�For it hath
pleased his high majesty ��Noting your wisdom and deserving merit�� To put
this staff of honor in your hand�察 �For he hath chose you of his Privy
Council。
MORE。 My lord�察 �for to deny my sovereign's bounty Were to drop
precious stones into the heaps Whence they first came�察 �To urge my
imperfections in excuse�察 �Were all as stale as custom�此 �no�察 �my lord�察 �My
service is my kings�察�good reason why�察�Since life or death hangs on our
sovereign's eye。
LORD MAYOR。 His majesty hath honored much the city In this his
princely choice。
MORE。 My lord and brethren�察�Though I depart for court my love shall
rest With you�察�as heretofore�察�a faithful guest。 I now must sleep in court�察�
sound sleeps forbear�察�The chamberlain to state is public care�此�Yet�察�in this
rising of my private blood�察 �My studious thoughts shall tend the city's
good。
��Enter Crofts。�А�
SHREWSBURY。 How now�察�Crofts� �what news�拭�
CROFTS。 My lord�察�his highness sends express command That a record
be entered of this riot�察�And that the chief and capital offenders Be thereon
straight arraigned�察 �for himself intends To sit in person on the rest
tomorrow At Westminster。
SHREWSBURY。 Lord Mayor�察�you hear your charge。 Come�察�good Sir
Thomas More�察�to court let's hie�察�You are th' appeaser of this mutiny。
MORE。 My lord�察 �farewell�此 �new days begets new tides�察 �Life whirls
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