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UPSALL。
He has been put in irons�察�with his neck
And heels tied close together�察�and so left
From five in the morning until nine at night。
NORTON。
What more was done��
UPSALL。
He has been kept five days
In prison without food�察�and cruelly beaten��
So that his limbs were cold�察�his senses stopped。
NORTON。
What more��
UPSALL。
And is this not enough��
NORTON。
Now hear me。
This William Brand of yours has tried to beat
Our Gospel Ordinances black and blue��
And�察�if he has been beaten in like manner��
It is but justice�察�and I will appear
In his behalf that did so。 I suppose
That he refused to work。
UPSALL。
He was too weak。
How could an old man work�察�when he was starving��
NORTON。
And what is this placard��
UPSALL。
The Magistrates��
To appease the people and prevent a tumult��
Have put up these placards throughout the town��
Declaring that the jailer shall be dealt with
Impartially and sternly by the Court。
NORTON ��tearing down the placard��。
Down with this weak and cowardly concession��
This flag of truce with Satan and with Sin��
I fling it in his face� �I trample it
Under my feet� �It is his cunning craft��
The masterpiece of his diplomacy��
To cry and plead for boundless toleration。
But toleration is the first´born child
Of all abominations and deceits。
There is no room in Christ's triumphant army
For tolerationists。 And if an Angel
Preach any other gospel unto you
Than that ye have received�察�God's malediction
Descend upon him� �Let him be accursed��
��Exit。
UPSALL。
Now�察�go thy ways�察�John Norton�察�go thy ways��
Thou Orthodox Evangelist�察�as men call thee��
But even now there cometh out of England��
Like an o'ertaking and accusing conscience��
An outraged man�察�to call thee to account
For the unrighteous murder of his son��
��Exit。
SCENE V。 The Wilderness。 Enter EDITH。
EDITH。
How beautiful are these autumnal woods��
The wilderness doth blossom like the rose��
And change into a garden of the Lord��
How silent everywhere� �Alone and lost
Here in the forest�察�there comes over me
An inward awfulness。 I recall the words
Of the Apostle Paul�此 �In journeyings often��
Often in perils in the wilderness��
In weariness�察�in painfulness�察�in watchings��
In hunger and thirst�察�in cold and nakedness�察�
And I forget my weariness and pain��
My watchings�察�and my hunger and my thirst。
The Lord hath said that He will seek his flock
In cloudy and dark days�察�and they shall dwell
Securely in the wilderness�察�and sleep
Safe in the woods� �Whichever way I turn��
I come back with my face towards the town。
Dimly I see it�察�and the sea beyond it。
O cruel town� �I know what waits me there��
And yet I must go back�察�for ever louder
I hear the inward calling of the Spirit��
And must obey the voice。 O woods that wear
Your golden crown of martyrdom�察�blood´stained��
From you I learn a lesson of submission��
And am obedient even unto death��
If God so wills it。 ��Exit。
JOHN ENDICOTT ��within��。
Edith� �Edith� �Edith��
He enters。
It is in vain� �I call�察�she answers not��
I follow�察�but I find no trace of her��
Blood� �blood� �The leaves above me and around me
Are red with blood� �The pathways of the forest��
The clouds that canopy the setting sun
And even the little river in the meadows
Are stained with it� �Where'er I look�察�I see it��
Away�察�thou horrible vision� �Leave me� �leave me��
Alas� �you winding stream�察�that gropes its way
Through mist and shadow�察�doubling on itself��
At length will find�察�by the unerring law
Of nature�察�what it seeks。 O soul of man��
Groping through mist and shadow�察�and recoiling
Back on thyself�察�are�察�too�察�thy devious ways
Subject to law�拭�and when thou seemest to wander
The farthest from thy goal�察�art thou still drawing
Nearer and nearer to it�察�till at length
Thou findest�察�like the river�察�what thou seekest��
��Exit。
ACT V。
SCENE I。 Daybreak。 Street in front of UPSALL's house。 A light
in the window。 Enter JOHN ENDICOTT。
JOHN ENDICOTT。
O silent�察�sombre�察�and deserted streets��
To me ye 're peopled with a sad procession��
And echo only to the voice of sorrow��
O houses full of peacefulness and sleep��
Far better were it to awake no more
Than wake to look upon such scenes again��
There is a light in Master Upsall's window。
The good man is already risen�察�for sleep
Deserts the couches of the old。
Knocks at UPSALL's door。
UPSALL ��at the window��。
Who's there��
JOHN ENDICOTT。
Am I so changed you do not know my voice��
UPSALL。
I know you。 Have you heard what things have happened��
JOHN ENDICOTT。
I have heard nothing。
UPSALL。
Stay�察�I will come down。
JOHN ENDICOTT。
I am afraid some dreadful news awaits me��
I do not dare to ask�察�yet am impatient
To know the worst。 Oh�察�I am very weary
With waiting and with watching and pursuing��
Enter UPSALL。
UPSALL。
Thank God�察�you have come back� �I've much to tell you。
Where have you been��
JOHN ENDICOTT。
You know that I was seized��
Fined�察�and released again。 You know that Edith��
After her scourging in three towns�察�was banished
Into the wilderness�察�into the land
That is not sown�察�and there I followed her��
But found her not。 Where is she��
UPSALL。
She is here。
JOHN ENDICOTT。
Oh�察�do not speak that word�察�for it means death��
UPSALL。
No�察�it means life。 She sleeps in yonder chamber。
Listen to me。 When news of Leddra's death
Reached England�察�Edward Burroughs�察�having boldly
Got access to the presence of the King��
Told him there was a vein of innocent blood
Opened in his dominions here�察�which threatened
To overrun them all。 The King replied。
;But I will stop that vein� ─�and he forthwith
Sent his Mandamus to our Magistrates��
That they proceed no further in this business。
So all are pardoned�察�and all set at large。
JOHN ENDICOTT。
Thank God� �This is a victory for truth��
Our thoughts are free。 They cannot be shut up
In prison wall�察�nor put to death on scaffolds��
UPSALL。
Come in�察�the morning air blows sharp and cold
Through the damp streets。
JOHN ENDICOTT。
It is the dawn of day
That chases the old darkness from our sky��
And tills the land with liberty and light。
��Exeunt。
SCENE II。 The parlor of the Three Mariners。 Enter KEMPTHORN。
KEMPTHORN。
A dull life this��a dull life anyway��
Ready for sea�察�the cargo all aboard��
Cleared for Barbadoes�察�and a fair wind blowing
From nor'´nor'´west�察�and I�察�an idle lubber��
Laid neck and heels by that confounded bond��
I said to Ralph�察�says I�察 �What's to be done�拭�
Says he�此 �Just slip your hawser in the night��
Sheer off�察�and pay it with the topsail�察�Simon。;
But that won't do�察�because�察�you see�察�the owners
Somehow or other are mixed up with it。
Here are King Charles's Twelve Good Rules�察�that Cole
Thinks as important as the Rule of Three。
Reads。
;Make no comparisons�察�make no long meals。;
Those are good rules and golden for a landlord
To hang in his best parlor�察�framed and glazed��
;Maintain no ill opinions�察�urge no healths。;
I drink to the King's�察�whatever he may say
And�察�as to ill opinions�察�that depends。
Now of Ralph Goldsmith I've a good opinion��
And of the bilboes I've an ill opinion��
And both of these opinions I'll maintain
As long as there's a shot left in the locker。
Enter EDWARD BUTTER�察�with an ear´trumpet。
BUTTER。
Good morning�察�Captain Kempthorn。
KEMPTHORN。
Sir�察�to you。
You've the advantage of me。 I don't know you。
What may I call your name��
BUTTER。
That's not your name��
KEMPTHORN。
Yes�察�that's my name。 What's yours��
BUTTER。
My name is Butter。
I am the treasurer of the Commonwealth。
KEMPTHORN。
Will you be seated��
BUTTER。
What say�拭 �Who's conceited��
KEMPTHORN。
Will you sit down��
BUTTER。
Oh�察�thank you。
KEMPTHORN。
Spread yourself
Upon this chair�察�sweet Butter。
BUTTER ��sitting down��。
A fine morning。
KEMPTHORN。
Nothing's the matter with it that I know of。
I have seen better�察�and I have seen worse。
The wind's nor'west。 That's fair for them that sail。
BUTTER。
You need not speak so loud�察�I understand you。
You sail to´day。
KEMPTHORN。
No�察�I don't sail to´day。
So�察�be it fair or foul�察�it matters not。
Say�察�will you smoke�拭 �There's choice tobacco here。
BUTTER。
No�察�thank you。 It's against the law to smoke。
KEMPTHORN。
Then�察�will you drink�拭 �There's good ale at this inn。
BUTTER。
No�察�thank you。 It's against the law to drink。
KEMPTHORN。
Well�察�almost everything's against the law
In this good town。 Give a wide berth to one thing��
You're sure to fetch up soon on something else。
BUTTER。
And so you sail to´day for dear Old England。
I am not one of those who think a sup
Of this New England air is better worth
Than a whole draught of our Old England's ale。
KEMPTHORN。
Nor I。 Give me the ale and keep the air。
But�察�as I said�察�I do not sail to´day。
BUTTER。
Ah yes�察�you sail today。
KEMPTHORN。
I'm under bonds
To take some Quakers back to the Barbadoes��
And one of them is banished�察�and another
Is sentenced to be hanged。
BUTTER。
No�察�all are pardoned��
All are set free by order of the Court��
But some of them would fain return to England。
You must not take