第1章

类别:其他 作者:William Shakespeare字数:19270更新时间:19/01/04 15:29:05
THEACTORSNAMES。 OLDCROMWELL,aBlack-smithatPutney。 YoungTHOMASCROMWELLhisson。 HODGE,WILL,andTOM,oldCromwell’sservants。 EarlofBEDFORDandhisHost。 DukesofNORFOLKandSUFFOLK。 SirCHRISTOPHERHALES。 CardinalWOLSEY。 SirTHOMASMOOR。 GARDINERBishopofWinchester。 SirRALPHSADLER。 M。BOUSERaMerchant。 BANISTER,abrokenMerchantandhiswife。 BAGOT,acruelcovetousBroker。 FRISKIBALLaFlorentineMerchant。 TheGovernoursoftheENGLISHhouseatANTWERP。 StatesandOfficersofBONONIA。 Good-manSEELYandhiswifeJOAN。 CHORUS。 APOST。 MESSENGERS。 USHERSandSERVANTS。 LIEUTENANTOFTHETOWER。 TWOCITIZENS。 TWOMERCHANTS。 ACTI。SCENEI。Putney。Theentranceofasmith’sshop。 [EnterthreeSmiths,Hodgeandtwoother,oldCromwell’smen。] HODGE。 Come,masters,Ithinkitbepastfiveaclock;isitnottimewewereatwork:myoldMasterhe’llbestirringanon。 FIRSTSMITH。 Icannottellwhethermyoldmasterwillbestirringorno:butIamsureIcanhardlytakemyafternoon’snap,formyyoungMasterThomas,hekeepssuchaquileinhisstudy,withtheSun,andtheMoon,andthesevenstars,thatIdoverilythinkhe’llreadouthiswife。 HODGE。 Heskillofthestars!there’sgood-manCarofFulhum,hethatcarriedustothestrongAle,wheregoodyTrundellhadhermaidgotwithchild:Oheknowsthestars。He’lltickleyouCharlesWaineinninedegrees。 ThatsamemanwilltellyougoodyTrundellwhenherAleshallmiscarry,onlybythestars。 SECONDSMITH。 Aye,that’sagreatvirtue;indeedIthinkThomasbenobodyincomparisontohim。 FIRSTSMITH。 Well,masters,come,shallwetoourhammers? HODGE。 Aye,content;firstlet’stakeourmorning’sdraught,andthentoworkroundly。 SECONDSMITH。 Aye,agreed;goin,Hodge。 [Exitomnes。] ACTI。SCENEII。Thesame。 [EnteryoungCromwell。] CROMWELL。 Goodmorrow,morn,Idosalutethybrightness。 Thenightseemstedioustomytroubledsoul,WhoseblackobscuritybindsinmymindAthousandsundrycogitations: AndnowAurora,withalivelydye,Addscomforttomyspiritthatmountsonhigh—— Toohighindeed,mystatebeingsomean。 Mystudy,likeamineralofgold,Makesmyheartproud,whereinmyhopesenrolled; MybooksisallthewealthIdopossess。 [Herewithintheymustbeatwiththeirhammers。] AnduntothemIhaveengagedmyheart。 Olearning,howdivinethouseemstome: Withinwhosearmsisallfelicity。 Peacewithyourhammers!leaveyourknockingthere: Youdodisturbmystudyandmyrest。 Leaveoff,Isay,youmadmewiththenoise。 [EnterHodgeandthetwoMen。] HODGE。 Why,hownow,MasterThomas,hownow?Willyounotletusworkforyou? CROMWELL。 Youfretmyheart,withmakingofthisnoise。 HODGE。 How,fretyourheart?Aye,butThomas,you’llfretyourfather’spurseifyouletusfromworking。 SECONDSMITH。 Aye,thistisforhimtomakehimagentleman。Shallweleaveworkforyourmusing?that’swell,Ifaith; Butherecomesmyoldmasternow。 [EnterOldCromwell。] OLDCROMWELL。 Youidleknaves,what,areyouloiteringnow? Nohammerswalkingandmyworktodo! What,notaheatamongyourworktoday? HODGE。 Marry,sir,yoursonThomaswillnotletusworkatall。 OLDCROMWELL。 Why,knave,Isay,haveIthuscarked&car’dAndalltokeeptheelikeagentleman; Anddostthouletmyservantsattheirwork,Thatsweatforthee,knave,labourthusforthee? CROMWELL。 Father,theirhammersdooffendmystudy。 OLDCROMWELL。 Outofmydoors,knave,ifthoulikestitnot。 Icryyoumercy!isyourearssofine? Itellthee,knave,thesegetwhenIdosleep; IwillnothavemyAnvilstandforthee。 CROMWELL。 There’smoney,father,Iwillpayyourmen。 [Hethrowsmoneyamongthem。] OLDCROMWELL。 HaveIthusbroughttheeupuntomycost,Inhopethatonedaythouwouldstrelievemyage,Andartthounowsolavishofthycoin,Toscatteritamongtheseidleknaves。 CROMWELL。 Father,bepatient,andcontentyourself。 ThetimewillcomeIshallholdgoldastrash: AndhereIspeakwithapresagingsoul,Tobuildapalacewherenowthiscottagestands,AsfineasisKingHenry’shouseatSheene。 OLDCROMWELL。 Youbuildahouse!youknave,you’llbeabeggar。 Now,aforeGod,allisbutcastaway,Thatisbestoweduponthisthriftlesslad。 Well,hadIboundhimtosomehonesttrade,Thishadnotbeen,butitwashismother’sdoing,TosendhimtotheUniversity。 How?buildahousewherenowthiscottagestands,AsfairasthatatSheene!——[Aside。]Heshallnothearme。 AgoodboyTom!IcontheethankTom! WellsaidTom!gramarciesTom!—— Intoyourwork,knaves;hence,yousaucyboy。 [ExitallbutyoungCromwell。] CROMWELL。 Whyshouldmybirthkeepdownmymountingspirit? Arenotallcreaturessubjectuntotime: Totime,whodothabusetheworld,Andfillsitfullofhodge-podgebastardy? There’slegionsnowofbeggarsontheearth,ThattheiroriginaldidspringfromKings: AndmanyMonarchsnowwhosefatherswereTheriffe-raffeoftheirage:forTimeandFortuneWearsoutanobletraintobeggary,AndfromthehunghillminionsdoadvanceTostateandmarkinthisadmiringworld。 Thisisbutcourse,whichinthenameofFateIsseenasoftenasitwhirlsabout: TheRiverThames,thatbyourdoordothpass,Hisfirstbeginningisbutsmallandshallow: Yetkeepingonhiscourse,growstoasea。 AndlikewiseWolsey,thewonderofourage,Hisbirthasmeanasmine,aButcher’sson,Nowwhowithinthislandagreaterman? Then,Cromwell,cheertheeup,andtellthysoul,Thatthoumaistlivetoflourishandcontrol。 [EnterOldCromwell。] OLDCROMWELL。 TomCromwell!what,Tom,Isay! CROMWELL。 Doyoucall,sir。 OLDCROMWELL。 HereismasterBowsercometoknowifyouhavedispatchedhispetitionfortheLordsofthecounselorno。 CROMWELL。 Father,Ihave;pleaseyoutocallhimin。 OLDCROMWELL。 That’swellsaid,Tom;agoodlad,Tom。 [EnterMasterBowser。] BOWSER。 Now,MasterCromwell,haveyoudispatchedthispetition? CROMWELL。 Ihave,sir;hereitis:pleaseyouperuseit。 BOWSER。 Itshallnotneed;we’llreaditaswegobywater: And,MasterCromwell,IhavemadeamotionMaydoyougood,andifyoulikeofit。 OurSecretaryatAntwerp,sir,isdead,AndtheMerchantstherehathsenttome,Fortoprovideamanfitfortheplace: NowIdoknownonefitterthanyourself,Ifwithyourlikingitstand,masterCromwell。 CROMWELL。 Withallmyheart,sir,andImuchambound,Inloveanddutyforyourkindnessshown。 OLDCROMWELL。 Bodyofme,Tom,makehaste,leastsomebodygetbetweentheeandhome,Tom。Ithankyou,goodmasterBowser,Ithankyouformyboy;I thankyoualways,Ithankyoumostheartily,sir。 Ho,acupofBeerthereformasterBowser。 BOWSER。 Itshallnotneed,sir。MasterCromwell,willyougo? CROMWELL。 Iwillattendyou,sir。 OLDCROMWELL。 Farewell,Tom;Godblessthee,Tom;Godspeedthee,goodTom。 [Exitomnes。] ACTI。SCENEIII。London。AstreetbeforeFrescobald’shouse。 [EnterBagot,aBroker,solus。] BAGOT。 Ihopethisdayisfataluntosome,AndbytheirlossmustBagotseektogain。 ThisisthelodgingofmasterFriskiball,AliberalMerchant,andaFlorentine,TowhomBanisterowesathousandpound,AMerchantBanckrout,whoseFatherwasmymaster。 WhatdoIcareforpityorregard? Heoncewaswealthy,buthenowisfallen,AndthismorninghaveIgothimarrested,AtthesuitofmasterFriskiball,AndbythismeansshallIbesureofcoin,Fordoingthissamegoodtohimunknown: Andingoodtime,seewherethemerchantcomes。 [EnterFriskiball。] BAGOT。 GoodmorrowtokindmasterFriskiball。 FRISKIBALL。 Goodmorrowtoyourself,goodmasterBagot,Andwhat’sthenews,youaresoearlystirring: Itisforgain,Imakenodoubtofthat。 BAGOT。 Itisforthelove,sir,thatIbeartoyou。 WhendidyouseeyourdebtorBanister? FRISKIBALL。 Ipromiseyou,IhavenotseenthemanThistwomonthsday;hispovertyissuch,AsIdothinkheshamestoseehisfriends。 BAGOT。 Why,then,assureyourselftoseehimstraight,ForatyoursuitIhavearrestedhim,Andheretheywillbewithhimpresently。 FRISKIBALL。 Arresthimatmysuit?youweretoblame。 Iknowtheman’smisfortunetobesuch,Ashe’snotablefortopaythedebt,Andwereitknowntosomehewereundone。 BAGOT。 Thisisyourpitifulhearttothinkitso,ButyouaremuchdeceivedinBanister。 Whysuchashewillbreakforfashionsake,Anduntothosetheyoweathousandpound,Payscarceahundred。O,sir,bewareofhim。 ThemanislewdlygiventoDiceandDrabs,Spendsallhehathinharlots’companies; Itisnomercyfortopityhim。 Ispeakthetruthofhim,fornothingelse,ButforthekindnessthatIbeartoyou。 FRISKIBALL。 Ifitbeso,hehathdeceivedmemuch,Andtodealstrictlywithsuchaoneashe—— Betterseverethantoomuchlenity。 ButhereisMasterBanisterhimself,Andwithhim,asItake,theofficers。 [EnterBanister,hiswife,andtwoofficers。] BANISTER。 OmasterFriskiball,youhaveundoneme。 Mystatewaswellnighoverthrownbefore,Nowaltogetherdown-castbyyourmeans。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 OmasterFriskiball,pitymyhusband’scase。 heisamanhathlivedaswellasany,TillenviousfortuneandtheravenousseaDidrob,disrobe,andspoilusofourown。 FRISKIBALL。 MistressBanister,Ienvynotyourhusband,NorwillinglywouldIhaveusedhimthus,ButthatIhearheissolewdlygiven,Hauntswickedcompany,andhathenoughTopayhisdebts,yetwillnotbeknownthereof。 BANISTER。 ThisisthatdamnedBroker,thatsameBagot,WhomIhaveoftenfrommyFrencherfed。 IngratefulVillainfortousemethus! BAGOT。 WhatIhavesaidtohimisnaughtbuttruth。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 Whatthouhastsaidspringsfromanenviousheart。 ACannibalthatdotheatmenalive! Buthereuponmyknee,believeme,sir,AndwhatIspeak,sohelpmeGod,istrue: Wescarcehavemeattofeedourlittlebabes。 MostofourPlateisinthatBroker’shand,Which,hadwemoneytodefrayourdebt,Othink,。wewouldnotbidethatpenury。 Bemerciful,kindmasterFriskiball。 Myhusband,children,andmyselfwilleatButonemealaday,theotherwillWekeepandsellAsparttopaythedebtweowetoyou: Ifevertearsdidpierceatendermind,Bepitiful,letmesomefavourfind。 BAGOT。 Benotyousomad,sir,tobelievehertears。 FRISKIBALL。 Goto,Iseethouartanenviousman。 GoodmistressBanister,kneelnottome; Iprayriseup,youshallhaveyourdesire。 Hold;officers,begone,there’sforyourpains。—— Youknowyouowetomeathousandpound: Here,takemyhand;ifearGodmakeyouable,Andplaceyouinyourformerstateagain,Payme:butifstillyourfortunefrown,UponmyfaithI’llneveraskyoucrown: Ineveryetdidwrongtomeninthrall,ForGoddothknowwhattomyselfmayfall。 BANISTER。 Thisunexpectedfavour,undeserved,Dothmakemyheartbleedinwardlywithjoy。 Ne’ermayoughtprosperwithmeismyown,IfIforgetthiskindnessyouhaveshown。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 Mychildrenintheirprayers,bothnightandday,Foryourgoodfortuneandsuccessshallpray。 FRISKIBALL。 Ithankyouboth;Ipray,dodinewithme。 Withinthesethreedays,ifGodgivemeleave,IwilltoFlorence,tomynativehome。 Bagot,hold;there’saPortaguetodrink,Althoughyouilldeserveditbyyourmerit。 Givenotsuchcruelscopeuntoyourheart; Besuretheillyoudowillberequited。 RememberwhatIsay,Bagot;farewell。 Come,MasterBanister;youshallwithme。 Myfareisbutsimple,butwelcomeheartily。 [ExitallbutBagot。] BAGOT。 Aplaguegowithyou;wouldyouhadeatyourlast! IsthisthethanksIhaveforallmypains? Confusionlightuponyouallforme。 Wherehehadwonttogiveascoreofcrowns,DothhenowfoistmewithaPortague? Well,IwillberevengeduponthisBanister。 I’lltohiscreditors,buyallthedebtsheowes,AsseemingthatIdoitforgoodwill。 Iamsuretohavethemataneasyrate,Andwhentisdone,inchristendomhestaysnot,ButI’llmakehishearttoachewithsorrow: AndifthatBanisterbecomemydebtor,ByheavenandearthI’llmakehisplaguethegreater。 [ExitBagot。] ACTII。 [EnterChorus。] CHORUS。 Now,gentlemen,imaginethatyoungCromwellisInAntwerpledgerfortheEnglishMerchants: AndBanister,toshunthisBagot’shate,Hearingthathehathgotsomeofhisdebts,IsfledtoAntwerp,withhiswifeandchildren; WhichBagothearingisgoneafterthem: Andthithersendshisbillsofdebtbefore,ToberevengedonwretchedBanister。 Whatdothfallout,withpatiencesitandsee,Ajustrequitaloffalsetreachery。 [Exit。] ACTII。SCENEI。Antwerp。 [Cromwellinhisstudywithbagsofmoneybeforehimcastingofaccount。] CROMWELL。 Thusfarmyreckoningdothgostraight&even,But,Cromwell,thissameploydingfitsnotthee: Thymindisaltogethersetontravel,AndnottolivethuscloisteredlikeaNun。 Itisnotthissametrashthatiregard,Experienceisthejewelofmyheart。 [EnteraPost。] POST。 Ipray,sir,areyoureadytodispatchme? CROMWELL。 Yes;here’sthosesumsofmoneyyoumustcarry; YougosofarasFrankford,doyounot? POST。 Ido,sir。 CROMWELL。 Well,pritheemakeallthehatethoucanst,FortherebecertainEnglishgentlemenAreboundforVenice,andmyhappilywant,Andifthatyoushouldlingerbytheway: Butinhopethatyou’llmakegoodspeed,There’stwoAngelstobuyyouspursandwands。 POST。 Ithankyou,sir;thiswilladdwingsindeed。 [ExitPost。] CROMWELL。 GoldisofpowerwouldmakeanEaglespeed。 [EnterMistressBanister。] Whatgentlewomanisthisthatgrievessomuch? Itseemsshedothaddressherselftome。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 Godsaveyou,sir,sir;pray,isyournamemasterCromwell? CROMWELL。 MynameisThomasCromwell,gentlewoman。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 KnowyounotoneBagot,sir,that’scometoAntwerp? CROMWELL。 No,trustme,Ineversawtheman,ButherearebillsofdebtIhavereceived,AgainstoneBanister,aMerchantfallenintodecay。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 Intodecay,indeed,longofthatwretch。 IamthewifetowoefulBanister: AndbythatbloodyvillainampursuedFromLondonheretoAntwerp。 Myhusbandheisinthegovernour’shands,AndGodnodoubtwilltrebleblessyourgain。 CROMWELL。 GoodmistressBanister,whatIcan,Iwill,Inanythingthatlieswithinmypower。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 OspeaktoBagot,thatsamewickedwretch,AnAngel’svoicemaymoveadamneddevil。 CROMWELL。 Why,ishecometoAntwerp,asyouhere? MISTRESSBANISTER。 Iheardhelandedsometwohourssince。 CROMWELL。 Well,mistressBanister,assureyourself。 I’llspeaktoBagotinyourownbehalf,AndwinhimtoallthepitythatIcan。 Meantime,tocomfortyouinyourdistress,ReceivetheseAngelstorelieveyourneed,AndbeassuredthatwhatIcaneffectTodoyougood,nowayIwillneglect。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 ThatmightyGod,thatknowseachmortal’sheart,Keepyoufromtrouble,sorrow,grief,andsmart。 [ExitMistressBanister。] CROMWELL。 Thanks,courteouswoman,forthyheartyprayer。 Itgrievesmysoultoseehermisery,Butwethatliveundertheworkoffate,Mayhopethebest,yetknowsnottowhatstateOurstarsanddestinieshathusassigned。 Fickleisfortuneandherfaceisblind。 [Exit。] ACTII。SCENEII。AstreetinAntwerp。 [EnterBagotsolus。] BAGOT。 Soallgoeswell;itisasIwouldhaveit。 BanisterheiswiththeGovernourAndshortlyshallhaveguivesuponhisheels。 Itgladsmyhearttothinkupontheslave; Ihopetohavehisbodyrotinprison,Andafterherehiswifetohangherself,Andallhischildrendieforwantoffood。 TheJewelsthatIhavebroughttoAntwerpArerecondtobeworthfivethousandpound,Whichscarcelystoodmeinthreehundrethpound。 Iboughtthemataneasykindofrate; IcarenotwhichwaytheycamebythemThatsoldthemme,itcomesnotnearmyheart: Andleastthyshouldbestolen——assuretheyare—— IthoughtitmeettosellthemhereinAntwerp,AndsohaveleftthemintheGovernour’shand,WhooffersmewithintwohundrethpoundOfallmyprice。Butnownomoreofthat: Imustgoseeandifmybillsbesafe,ThewhichIsenttomasterCromwell,Thatifthewindshouldkeepmeonthesea,HemightarresthimherebeforeIcame: [EnterCromwell。] Andingoodtime,seewhereheis。Godsaveyousir。 CROMWELL。 Andyou:praypardonme,Iknowyounot。 BAGOT。 Itmaybeso,sir,butmynameisBagot,Themanthatsenttoyouthebillsofdebt。 CROMWELL。 O,themanthatpursuesBanister。 Herearethebillsofdebtyousenttome: Asfortheman,youknowbestwhereheis。 Itisreportedyouhaveaflintyheart,Amindthatwillnotstooptoanypity,Aneyethatknowsnothowtoshedatear,Ahandthat’salwaysopenforreward; But,masterBagot,wouldyouberuledbyme,Youshouldturnallthesetothecontrary。 Yourheartshouldstillhavefeelingofremorse,YourmindaccordingtoyourstatebeliberalTothosethatstandinneedandindistress; Yourhandtohelpthemthatdostandinwant,Ratherthanwithyourpoisetoholdthemdown; Foreveryillturnshowyourselfmorekind; ThusshouldIdo;pardon,Ispeakmymind。 BAGOT。 Aye,sir,youspeaktohearwhatIwouldsay,Butyoumustlive,Iknow,aswellasI: Iknowthisplacetobeextortion,Andtisnotforamantokeephim,Buthemustlie,cogwithhisdearestfriend,Andasforpity,scornit,hateallconscience。 ButyetIdocommendyourwitinthis,TomakeashowofwhatIhopeyouarenot; ButIcommendyouandtiswelldone: Thisistheonlywaytobringyourgain。 CROMWELL。 Mygain!Ihadratherchainmetoanoar,Andlikeaslavetheretoiloutallmylife,BeforeI’dlivesobaseaslaveasthou: I,likeanhypocrite,tomakeashowOfseemingvirtueandadevilwithin! No,Bagot,wouldthyconsciencewereasclear: PoorBanisterne’erhadbeentroubledhere。 BAGOT。 Nay,goodmasterCromwell;benotangry,sir。 Iknowfullwellyouarenosuchman; ButifyourconsciencewereaswhiteasSnow,Itwillbethoughtthatyouareotherwise。 CROMWELL。 WillitbethoughtthatIamotherwise? Letthemthatthinksoknowtheyaredeceived。 ShallCromwelllivetohavehisfaithmisconstered? Antwerp,forallthewealthwithinthyTown,Iwillnotstayherenottwohourslonger。 Asgoodluckserves,myaccountsareallmadeeven; ThereforeI’llstraightuntothetreasurer。 Bagot,Iknowyou’lltothegovernour; Commendmetohim,sayIamboundtotravail,ToseethefruitfulpartsofItaly,AndasyoueverboreaChristianmind,LetBanistersomefavourofyoufind。 BAGOT。 Foryoursake,sir,I’llhelphimallIcan—— [Aside。]Tostarvehisheartouterehegetagroat。 So,masterCromwell,doItakemyleave,ForImuststraightuntothegovernour。 [ExitBagot。] CROMWELL。 Farewell,sir;prayyourememberwhatIsaid。—— No,Cromwell,no;thyheartwasne’ersobase,Tolivebyfalsehoodorbybrokery! But’tfallesoutwell,Ilittleitrepent; Hereafter,timeintravelshallbespent。 [EnterHodge,hisfather’sman。] HODGE。 YoursonThomas,quothyou:IhavebeenThomast! Ihadthoughtithadbeennosuchmattertoagonebywater:foratPutneyI’llgoyoutoParish-gardenfortwopence,sitasstillasmaybe,withoutanywaggingorjoltinginmyguts,inalittleboattoo:herewewerescarcefourmileinthegreatgreenwater,butI——thinkingtogotomyafternoon’surgings,astwasmymannerathome——butIfeltakindofrisinginmyguts。AtlastoneatheSailorsspyingofme,beagoodcheer,sayshe,setdownthyvictuals,andupwithit,thouhastnothingbutanEelinthybelly。WelltootwentI,tomyvictualswenttheSailors,andthinkingmetobeamanofbetterexperiencethananyintheship,askedmewhatWoodtheshipwasmadeof:theyallsworeItoldthemasrightasifIhadbeenacquaintedwiththeCarpenterthatmadeit。Atlastwegrewnearland,andIgrewvillainoushungry,wenttomybag:thedevilabittherewas。TheSailorshadtickledme;yetIcannotblamethem:itwasapartofkindness,forIinkindnesstoldthemwhatWoodtheshipwasmadeof,andtheyinkindnesseatupmyvictuals,asindeedonegoodturnaskethanother。Well,wouldIcouldfindmymasterThomasinthisDutchTown;hemightputsomeEnglishBeerintomybelly。 CROMWELL。 What,Hodge,myfather’sman?bymyhand,welcome! Howdothmyfather?what’sthenewsathome? HODGE。 MasterThomas,OGod,masterThomas,yourhand,gloveandall。Thisistogiveyoutounderstandingthatyourfatherisinhealth,andAliceDowningherehathsentyouaNutmeg,&BessMakewateraraceofGinger;myfellowWill&Tomhathbetweenthemsentyouadozenofpoints,&goodmanTolleoftheGoatapairofmittens;myselfcameinperson:andthisisallthenews。 CROMWELL。 Gramarcy,goodHodge,andthouartwelcometome,Butinasillatimethoucomestasmaybe: ForIamtravellingintoItaly。 Whatsayestthou,Hodge?wiltthoubearmecompany? HODGE。 WillIbeartheecompany,Tom?Whattell’stmeofItaly? wereittothefurthestpartofFlanders,Iwouldgowiththee,Tom。Iamthineinallwealandwoe,thyowntocommand。What,Tom!IhavepassedtherigorouswavesofNeptune’sblasts;Itellyou,Thomas,Ihavebeeninthedangerofthefloods;andwhenIhaveseenBoreasbegintoplaytheRuffinwithus,thenwouldIdownofmykneesandcalluponVulcan。 CROMWELL。 Andwhyuponhim? HODGE。 Because,asthissamefellowNeptuneisGodoftheSeas,soVulcanisLordovertheSmiths,andtherefore,I,beingaSmith,thoughthisGodheadwouldhavesomecareyetofme。 CROMWELL。 Agoodconceit,buttellme,hastthoudinedyet? HODGE。 Thomas,tospeakthetruth,notabityetI。 CROMWELL。 Come,gowithme;thoushalthavecheergoodstore。 Andfarewell,Antwerp,ifIcomenomore。 HODGE。 Ifollowthee,sweetTom,Ifollowthee。 [Exitomnes。] ACTII。SCENEIII。Anotherstreetinthesame。 [EntertheGovernouroftheEnglishhouse,Bagot,Banister,hiswife,andtwoofficers。] GOVERNOUR。 IsCromwellgonethen,sayyou,masterBagot? Whatdislike,Ipray?whatwasthecause? BAGOT。 Totellyoutrue,awildbrainofhisown; Suchyouthastheycannotseewhentheyarewell: Heisallbenttotravail,that’shisreason,Anddothnotlovetoeathisbreadathome。 GOVERNOUR。 Well,goodfortunewithhim,ifthemanbegone。 Wehardlyshallfindsuchaoneashe,Tofitourturns;hisdealingsweresohonest。 Butnow,sir,foryourJewelsthatIhave,Whatdoyousay?willyoutakemyprise? BAGOT。 O,sir,youoffertoomuchunderfoot。 GOVERNOUR。 Tisbuttwohundredpoundbetweenus,man。 What’sthatinpaymentoffivethousandpound? BAGOT。 Twohundredpound!birlady,sir,tisgreat: BeforeIgotsomuch,itmademesweat。 GOVERNOUR。 Well,MasterBagot,I’llproferyoufairly。 YouseethisMerchant,masterBanister,Isgoingnowtoprisonatyoursuit。 Hissubstanceallisgone;whatwouldyouhave? YetinregardIknewthemanofwealth—— Neverdishonestdealing,butsuchmishapsHathfallenonhim,maylightonmeoryou—— Thereistwohundredpoundbetweenus; Wewilldividethesame:I’llgiveyouone,Onthatconditionyouwillsethimfree: Hisstateisnothing,thatyouseeyourself,Andwherenaughtis,theKingmustlosehisright。 BAGOT。 Sir,sir,youspeakoutofyourlove,Tisfoolishlove,sir,sure,topityhim: Therefore,contentyourself;thisismymind: TodohimgoodIwillnotbateapenny。 BANISTER。 Thisismycomfort:thoughthoudoostnogood,Amightyebbfollowsamightyflood。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 Othoubasewretch,whomwehavefosteredEvenasaSerpentfortopoisonus,IfGoddideverrightawoman’swrong,TothatsameGodIbendandbowmyheart,Tolethisheavywrathfallonthyhead,Bywhommyhopesandjoysarebutchered。 BAGOT。 Alas,fondwoman,Ipraythee,praythyworst; TheFoxfaresbetterstillwhenheiscurst。 [EnterMasterBowser,aMerchant。] GOVERNOUR。 MasterBowser!you’rewelcome,sir,fromEngland。 What’sthebestnews?howdothallourfriends? BOWSER。 Theyareallwellanddocommendthemtoyou: There’slettersfromyourbrotherandyourson: Sofairyouwell,sir;Imusttakemyleave。 Myhasteandbusinessdothrequiresuch。 GOVERNOUR。 Beforeyoudine,sir?What,goyououtoftown? BOWSER。 Aye,faith,unlessIhearsomenewsintown,Imustaway;thereisnoremedy。 GOVERNOUR。 MasterBowser,whatisyourbusiness?mayIknowit? BOWSER。 Youmay,sir,andsoshallalltheCity。 TheKingoflatehathhadhistreasuryrobbed,Andofthechoicestjewelsthathehad: Thevalueofthemwassomeseventhousandpound。 Thefellowthatdidstealthesejewels,heishanged,AnddidconfessthatforthreehundredpoundHesoldthemtooneBagotdwellinginLondon: NowBagot’sfled,and,aswehear,toAntwerp,AndhitheramIcometoseekhimout; AndtheythatfirstcantellmeofhisnewsShallhaveahundredpoundfortheirreward。 BANISTER。 HowjustisGodtorighttheinnocent。 GOVERNOUR。 MasterBowser,youcomeinhappytime: HereisthevillainBagotthatyouseek,AndallthosejewelshaveIinmyhands。 Officers,looktohim,holdhimfast。 BAGOT。 Thedeviloughtmeashame,andnowhathpaidit。 BOWSER。 IsthisthatBagot?fellows,bearhimhence。 Wewillnotnowstandforhisreply。 LadehimwithIrons;wewillhavehimtriedInEngland,wherehisvillainiesareknown。 BAGOT。 Mischief,confusion,lightuponyouall! Ohangme,drownme,letmekillmyself! Letgomyarms;letmerunquicktohell。 BOWSER。 Away,bearhimaway;stoptheslave’smouth。 [Theycarryhimaway。] MISTRESSBANISTER。 Thyworksareinfinite,greatGodofheaven。 GOVERNOUR。 IheardthisBagotwasawealthyfellow。 BOWSER。 Hewasindeed,forwhenhisgoodswereseized,OfJewels,coin,andPlatewithinhishouse,Wasfoundthevalueoffivethousandpound; Hisfurniturefullyworthhalfsomuch,Whichbeingallstrainedfor,fortheKing,HefranklygaveittotheAntwerpmerchants,Andtheyagain,outoftheirbounteousmind,Hathtoabrotheroftheircompany,AmandecayedbyfortuneoftheSeas,GivenBagot’swealth,tosethimupagain,Andkeepitforhim:hisnameisBanister。 GOVERNOUR。 MasterBowser,withthishappynewsYouhaverevivedtwofromthegatesofdeath: ThisisthatBanister,andthishiswife。 BOWSER。 Sir,Iamgladmyfortuneissogood,Tobringsuchtidingsasmaycomfortyou。 BANISTER。 Youhavegivenlifeuntoamandeemeddead,Forbythesenews,mylifeisnewlybred。 MISTRESSBANISTER。 ThankstomyGod,nexttomySovereignKing,Andlasttoyouthatthesegoodhopesdothbring。 GOVERNOUR。 ThehundredpoundImustreceiveasdueForfindingBagot,Ifreelygivetoyou。 BOWSER。 And,MasterBanister,ifsoyouplease,I’llbearyoucompany,whenyoucrosstheSeas。 BANISTER。 Ifitpleaseyou,sir;mycompanyisbutmean。 Standswithyourliking,I’llwaitonyou。 GOVERNOUR。 Iamgladthatallthingsdoaccordsowell: Come,MasterBowser,letusintodinner: And,MistressBanister,bemerry,woman! Come,aftersorrownowlet’scheeryourspirit; Knaveshavetheirdue,andyoubutwhatyoumerit。 [Exitomnes。] ACTIII。SCENEI。TheprincipalbridgeatFlorence。 [EnterCromwellandHodgeintheirshirts,andwithoutHats。] HODGE。 Callyethisseeingoffashions?Marry,wouldIhadstayedatPutneystill。O,MasterThomas,wearespoiled,wearegone。 CROMWELL。 Contentthee,man,thisisbutfortune。 HODGE。 Fortune;aplagueofthisFortunemakesmegowetshod; therogueswouldnotleavemeashoetomyfeet。Formyhose,theyscornedthemwiththeirheels;butformyDoubletandHat,OLord,theyembracedme,andunlacedme,andtookawaymyclothes,andsodisgracedme。 CROMWELL。 Well,Hodge,whatremedy?Whatshiftshallwemakenow? HODGE。 Nay,Iknownot。ForbeggingIamnaught,forstealingworse: bymytroth,Imustevenfalltomyoldtrade,totheHammerandtheHorseheelsagain:butnowtheworstis,Iamnotacquaintedwiththehumorofthehorsesinthiscountry,whethertheyarenotcoltish,givenmuchtokicking,orno;forwhenI haveoneleginmyhand,ifheshouldupandlaytotheronmychops,Iweregone:therelayI,therelayHodge。 CROMWELL。 Hodge,Ibelievethoumustworkforusboth。 HODGE。 O,MasterThomas,havenotItoldyouofthis?havenotImanyatimeandoftensaid,Tom,orMasterThomas,learntomakeaHorse-shoe,itwillbeyourownanotherday:thiswasnotregarded。Harkyou,Thomas,whatdoyoucallthefellowsthatrobbedus? CROMWELL。 TheBandetti。 HODGE。 TheBandetti,doyoucallthem?Iknownotwhattheyarecalledhere,butIamsurewecallthemplainthievesinEngland。O Thomas,thatwewerenowatPutney,atthealethere。 CROMWELL。 Contentthee,man;heresetupthesetwobills,Andletuskeepourstandingonthebridge: Thefashionofthiscountryissuch,Ifanystrangerbeoppressedwithwant,Towritethemannerofhismisery,Andsuchasaredisposedtosuccourhim,Willdoit。What,hastthousetthemup? HODGE。 Aye,they’reup;Godsendsometoreadthem,andnotonlytoreadthem,butalsotolookonus;andnotaltogethertolookonus,[Onestandsatoneend,andoneattother。] Buttorelieveus。Ocold,cold,cold。 [EnterFriskiball,theMerchant,andreadsthebills。] FRISKIBALL。 What’shere?twoEnglishmenrobbedbytheBandetti! Oneofthemseemstobeagentleman。 Tispitythathisfortunewassohard,Tofallintothedesperatehandsofthieves。 I’llquestionhimofwhatestateheis。 Godsaveyou,sir;areyouanEnglishman? CROMWELL。 Iam,sir,adistressEnglishman。 FRISKIBALL。 Andwhatareyou,myfriend? HODGE。 Who?I,sir?bymytroth,IdonotknowmyselfwhatIamnow,but,sir,Iwasasmith,sir,apoorFarrierofPutney。That’smymaster,sir,yonder。Iwasrobbedforhissake,sir。 FRISKIBALL。 IseeyouhavebeenmetbytheBandetti,Andthereforeneednotaskhowyoucamethus。 But,Friskiball,whydoostthouquestionthemOftheirestateandnotrelievetheirneed? Sir,thecoinIhaveaboutmeisnotmuch: There’ssixteenDucatsfortoclotheyourselves,There’ssixteenmoretobuyyourdietwith,Andthere’ssixteentopayforyourhorsehire: Tisallthewealth,yousee,mypursepossesses,Butifyoupleasefortoenquiremeout,YoushallnotwantforoughtthatIcando。 MynameisFriskiball,aFlorenceMerchant,Amanthatalwayslovedyournation。 CROMWELL。 Thisunexpectedfavouratyourhands,WhichGoddothknowifeverIshallrequiteit—— Necessitymakesmetotakeyourbounty,Andforyourgoldcanyieldyounaughtbutthanks。 Yourcharityhathhelpedmefromdespair; Yournameshallstillbeinmyheartyprayer。 FRISKIBALL。 Itisnotworthsuchthanks。Cometomyhouse; Yourwantshallbetterberelievedthenthus。 CROMWELL。 Ipray,excuseme;thisshallwellsufficeTobearmychargestoBononia,WhereasanobleEarlismuchdistressed: AnEnglishman,Russell,theEarlofBedford,IsbytheFrenchKingsolduntohisdeath: Itmayfallout,thatImaydohimgood; Tosavehislife,I’llhazardmyheartblood。 Therefore,kindsir,thanksforyourliberalgift; Imustbegonetoaidehim;there’snoshift。 FRISKIBALL。 I’llbenohinderertosogoodanact。 Heavenprosperyouinthatyougoabout! IfFortunebringyouthiswaybackagain,Prayletmeseeyou:soItakemyleave; Allgoodamancanwish,Idobequeath。 [ExitFriskiball。] CROMWELL。 AllgoodthatGoddothsendlightonyourhead; There’sfewsuchmenwithinourclimatebred。 Howsayyounow,Hodge?isnotthisgoodfortune? HODGE。 Howsayyou?I’lltellyouwhat,masterThomas;ifallmenbeofthisGentleman’smind,let’skeepourstandingsuponthisBridge:weshallgetmoreherewithbegginginoneday,thanIshallwithmakingHorseshoesinawholeyear。 CROMWELL。 NoHodge,wemustbegoneuntoBononia,TheretorelievethenobleEarlofBedford: Where,ifIfailnotinmypolicy,Ishalldeceivetheirsubtletreachery。 HODGE。 Nay,I’llfollowyou。GodblessusfromthethievingBandettoesagain。 [Exitomnes。] ACTIII。SCENEII。Aroominanhotel。 [EnterBedfordandhisHost。] BEDFORD。 AmIbetrayed?wasBedfordborntodieBysuchbaseslavesinsuchaplaceasthis? HaveIescapedsomanytimesinFrance,SomanybattleshaveIoverpassed,AndmadetheFrenchstirwhentheyheardmyname; AndamInowbetrayeduntomydeath? Someoftheirhearts’bloodfirstshallpayforit。 HOST。 Theydodesire,myLord,tospeakwithyou。 BEDFORD。 Thetraitorsdodesiretohavemyblood,Butbymybirth,myhonour,andmyname,Byallmyhopes,mylifeshallcostthemdear。 Openthedoor;I’llventureoutuponthem,AndifImustdie,thenI’lldiewithhonour。 HOST。 Alas,myLord,thatisadesperatecourse; Theyhavebegirtyouroundaboutthehouse; Theirmeaningistotakeyouprisoner,AndsotosendyourbodyuntoFrance。 BEDFORD。 FirstshalltheOceanbeasdryassand,BeforealivetheysendmeuntoFrance: I’llhavemybodyfirstboredlikeaSieve,AnddieasHector,gainsttheMirmidons,EreFranceshallboastBedford’stheirprisoner。 TreacherousFrance,that,gainstthelawofarms,Hathherebetrayedthyenemytodeath。 Butbeassured,mybloodshallberevengedUponthebestlivesthatremainsinFrance。—— [EnteraServant。] Standback,orelsethourun’stuponthydeath。 MESSENGER。 Pardon,myLord;Icometotellyourhonour,ThattheyhavehiredaNeopolitan,WhobyhisOratoryhathpromisedthem,Withoutthesheddingofonedropofblood,Intotheirhandssafetodeliveryou,AndthereforecravesnonebuthimselfmayenterAndapoorswainthatattendsonhim。 [Exitservant。] BEDFORD。 ANeopolitan?bidhimcomein。 WereheascunninginhisEloquenceAsCicero,thefamousmanofRome,Hiswordswouldbeaschaffagainstthewind。 SweettonguedUlyssesthatmadeAjaxmad,Wereheandhistongueinthisspeaker’shead,Alivehewinsmenot;then,tisnoconquestdead。 [EnterCromwelllikeaNeopolitan,andHodgewithhim。] CROMWELL。 Sir,areyouthemasterofthehouse? HOST。 Iam,sir。 CROMWELL。 Bythissametokenyoumustleavethisplace,AndleavenonebuttheEarlandItogether,AndthismyPeasantheretotendonus。 HOST。 Withallmyheart。Godgrant,youdosomegood。 [ExitHost。Cromwellshutsthedoor。] BEDFORD。 Now,sir,what’syouwillwithme? CROMWELL。 Intendsyourhonournottoyieldyourself? BEDFORD。 No,goodmangoose,notwhilemysworddothlast。 Isthisyoureloquencefortopersuademe? CROMWELL。 MyLord,myeloquenceisfortosaveyou。 Iamnot,asyoujudge,aNeopolitan,ButCromwell,yourservant,andanEnglishman。 BEDFORD。 How?Cromwell?notmyFarrier’sson? CROMWELL。 Thesame,sir,andamcometosuccouryou。 HODGE。 Yes,faith,sir;andIamHodge,yourpoorSmith。 ManyatimeandofthaveIshoedyourDapperGray。 BEDFORD。 Andwhatavailsitmethatthouarthere? CROMWELL。 Itmayavail,ifyou’llberuledbyme。 MyLord,youknowthemenofMantuaAndtheseBononiansareatdeadlystrife,Andthey,myLord,bothloveandhonouryou。 CouldyoubutgetoutoftheMantuaport,Thenwereyousafedespiteofalltheirforce。 BEDFORD。 Tut,man,thoutalkestofthingsimpossible。 Dostthounotseethatweareroundbeset? How,then,isitpossibleweshouldescape? CROMWELL。 Byforcewecannot,butbypolicy。 PutontheapparelherethatHodgedothwear,Andgivehimyours——theStates,theyknowyounot,For,asIthink,theyneversawyourface—— Andatawatch-wordmustIcallthemin,Andwilldesire,thatwesafemaypassToMantua,whereI’llsaymybusinesslies。 HowdothyourHonorlikeofthisdevise? BEDFORD。 Owondrousgood!Butwiltthouventer,Hodge? HODGE。 WillI?—— OnobleLord,Idoaccord,InanythingIcan,Anddoagree,tosettheefree,Dofortunewhatshecan。 BEDFORD。 Come,then,let’schangeourapparelstraight。 CROMWELL。 Go,Hodge;makehaste,leasttheychancetocall。 HODGE。 IwarrantyouI’llfithimwithasuit。 [ExitEarl&Hodge。] CROMWELL。 Heavensgrantthispolicydothtakesuccess,AndthattheEarlmaysafelyscapeaway。 Andyetitgrievesmeforthissimplewretch,Forfeartheyshouldofferhimviolence: Butoftwoevils,tisbesttoshunthegreatest,Andbetterisitthathelivesinthrall,ThansuchaNobleEarlasheshouldfall。 Theirstubbornhearts,itmaybe,willrelent,Sinceheisgonetowhomtheirhateisbent。—— MyLord,haveyoudispatched? [EnterBedfordliketheClown,andHodgeinhiscloakandhisHat。] BEDFORD。 Howdoostthoulikeus,Cromwell?isitwell? CROMWELL。 O,myLord,excellent:Hodge,howdoostfeelthyself? HODGE。 HowdoIfeelmyself?why,asaNoblemanshoulddo。 O,howIfeelhonorcomecreepingon!MyNobilityiswonderfulmelancholy:IsitnotmostGentlemenliketobemelancholy? CROMWELL。 Yes,Hodge;nowgositdowninhisstudy,andtakestateuponthee。 HODGE。 Iwarrantyou,myLord;letmealonetotakestateuponme:butharkyou,myLord,doyoufeelnothingbiteaboutyou? BEDFORD。 No,trustme,Hodge。 HODGE。 Aye,theyknowtheywanttheirpasture;it’sastrangethingofthisvermine,theydarenotmeddlewithNobility。 CROMWELL。 Go,takethyplace,Hodge;I’llcallthemin。—— [Hodgesitsinthestudy,andCromwellcallsintheStates。] Allisdone,enterandifyouplease。 [EntertheStatesandOfficers,withHalberts。] GOVERNOUR。 What,haveyouwonhim?willheyieldhimself? CROMWELL。 Ihave,an’tpleaseyou,andthequietEarlDothyieldhimselftobedisposedbyyou。 GOVERNOUR。 Givehimthemoneythatwepromisedhim; Solethimgo,whetheritpleasehimself。 CROMWELL。 Mybusiness,sir,liesuntoMantua,Pleaseyoutogivemesafeconductthether。 GOVERNOUR。 GoandconducthimtotheMantuaPort,Andseehimsafedeliveredpresently。 [ExitCromwellandBedford。] Godrawthecurtains,letusseetheEarl。—— O,heiswriting;standapartawhile。 HODGE。 FellowWilliam,IamnotasIhavebeen:IwentfromyouaSmith,IwritetoyouasaLord。Iam,atthispresentwriting,amongthePolonianSasiges。 IdocommendmyLordshiptoRaphe&toRoger,toBridget&toDoritie,&sotoalltheyouthofPutney。 GOVERNOUR。 Sure,thesearethenamesofEnglishNoblemen,Someofhisspecialfriends,towhomhewrites: Butstay,hedothaddresshimselftosing。 [Herehesingsasong。] MyLord,Iamgladyouaresofrolicandsoblithe: Believeme,nobleLord,ifyouknewall,You’dchangeyourmerryveintosuddensorrow。 HODGE。 Ichangemymerryvein?no,thouBononian,no。 IamaLord——andthereforeletmego—— AnddodefytheeandthySasigis; Thereforestandoff,andcomenotnearmyhonor。 GOVERNOUR。 MyLord,thisjestingcannotserveyourturn。 HODGE。 Doostthink,thoublackBononianbeast,ThatIdoflout,dogibe,orjest,No,no,thouBeer-pot,knowthatI,AnobleEarl,aLordpardie—— [ATrumpetsounds。] GOVERNOUR。 WhatmeansthisTrumpet’ssound? [EnteraMessenger。] CITIZEN。 OnecomefromtheStatesofMantua。 GOVERNOUR。 Whatwouldyouwithus?speak,thoumanofMantua。 MESSENGER。 MenofBononia,thismymessageis: ToletyouknowtheNobleEarlofBedfordIssafewithinthetownofMantua,Andwillsyousendthepeasantthatyouhave,Whohathdeceivedyourexpectation; OrelsetheStatesofMantuahavevowedTheywillrecallthetrucethattheyhavemade,Andnotamanshallstirfromforthyourtown,Thatshallreturn,unlessyousendhimback。 GOVERNOUR。 Othismisfortune,howitmadsmyheart! TheNeopolitanhathbeguiledusall。 Hencewiththisfool!whatshallwedowithhim,TheEarlbeinggone?aplagueuponitall。 HODGE。 No,I’llassureyou,IamnoEarl,butasmith,sir; OneHodge,asmithatPutney,sir; Onethathathgulledyou,thathathboredyou,sir。 GOVERNOUR。 Awaywithhim!takehencethefoolyoucamefor。 HODGE。 Aye,sir,andI’llleavethegreaterfoolwithyou。 MESSENGER。 Farewell,Bononians。Come,friend,alongwithme。 HODGE。 Myfriend,afore;myLordshipwillfollowthee。 [Exit。] GOVERNOUR。 Well,Mantua,sincebytheetheEarlislost,WithinfewdaysIhopetoseetheecrossed。 [Exitomnes。] [EnterChorus。] CHORUS。 ThusfaryouseehowCromwell’sfortunepassed。 TheEarlofBedford,beingsafeinMantua,DesiresCromwell’scompanyintoFrance,Tomakerequitalforhiscourtesy: ButCromwelldothdenytheEarlhissuit,Andtellshimthatthosepartshemeanttosee,hehadnotyetsetfootingontheland,AndsodirectlytakeshiswaytoSpain: TheEarltoFrance,andsotheybothdopart。 Nowletyourthoughts,asswiftasisthewind,Skipsomefewyears,thatCromwellspentintravel,AndnowimaginehimtobeinEngland,ServantuntothemasteroftheRules,Whereinshorttimehetherebegantoflourish。 Anhourshallshowyouwhatfewyearsdidcherish。 [Exit。] ACTIII。SCENEIII。London。AroominSirChristopherHales’shouse。 [TheMusicplays,theybringoutthebanquet。EnterSirChristopherHales,andCromwell,andtwoservants。] HALES。 Come,sirs,becarefulofyourmaster’scredit,AndasourbountynowexceedsthefigureOfcommonentertainment:sodoyouWithlooksasfreeasisyourmaster’ssoul,Giveformalwelcometothethrongedtables,ThatshallreceivetheCardinal’sfollowersAndtheattendantsoftheLordChancellor。 Butallmycare,Cromwell,dependsonthee。 Thouartamandifferingfromvulgarform,AndbyhowmuchthyspiritisrankedbovetheseInrulesofArt,bysomuchitshinesbrighterBytravelwhoseobservancepleadshismerit,Inamostlearned,yetunaffectingspirit,GoodCromwell,castaneyeoffairregardBoutallmyhouse,andwhatthisruderflesh,Throughignorance,orwine,domiscreate,Salvethouwithcourtesy:ifwelcomewant,Fullbowlsandamplebanquetswillseemscant。 CROMWELL。 Sir,whatsoeverliesinme,Assureyou,Iwillshewmyutmostduty。 [ExitCromwell。] HALES。 Aboutit,then;theLordswillstraightbehere。—— Cromwell,thouhastthosepartswouldrathersuitTheserviceofthestate,thanofmyhouse。 Ilookupontheewithalovingeye,Thatonedaywillpreferthydestiny。 [EnterMessenger。] MESSENGER。 Sir,theLordsbeathand。 HALES。 Theyarewelcome;bidCromwellstraightattendus,Andlookyouallthingsbeinperfectreadiness。 [TheMusicplays。EnterCardinalWolsey,SirThomasMoreandGardiner。] WOLSEY。 O,sirChristopher,Youaretooliberal。What,abanketto? HALES。 MyLords,ifwordscouldshowtheamplewelcome,Thatmyfreeheartaffordsyou,IcouldthenBecomeaprater,butInowmustdealLikeafeastPoliticianwithyourLordships; Deferyourwelcometillthebanketend,Thatitmaythensalveourdefectoffair: YetWelcomenowandallthattendonyou。 WOLSEY。 ThankstothekindmasteroftheRules。 Comeandsitdown;sitdown,sirThomasMore。 Tisstrange,howthatweandtheSpaniarddiffer。 Theirdinnerisourbanquetafterdinner,Andtheyaremenofactivedisposition。 ThisIgather:thatbytheirsparingmeatTheirbodyismorefitterforthewars,Andifthatfaminechancetopinchtheirmaws,Beingusedtofastitbreedslesspain。 HALES。 FillmesomeWine:I’llanswerCardinalWolsey。 MyLord,weEnglishareofmorefreersoulsThanhungerstarvedandillcomplexionedspaniards。 TheythatarerichinSpainsparebellyfood,TodecktheirbackswithanItalianhood,AndSilksofCivil:AndthepoorestSnake,ThatfeedsonLemons,Pilchers,andnearheatedHispalletwithsweetflesh,willbearacaseMorefatandgallantthanhisstarvedface。 Pride,theInquisition,andthisbellyevil,Are,inmyjudgement,Spain’sthreeheadeddevil。 MORE。 Indeeditisaplagueuntotheirnation,Whostaggerafterinblindimitation。 HALES。 MyLords,withwelcome,IpresentyourLordshipsAsolemnhealth。 MORE。 Ilovehealthwell,butwhenashealthsdobringPaintotheheadandbodiessufeiting,ThenceaseIhealths。—— Nay,spillnot,friend,forthoughthedropsbesmall,Yethavetheyforce,toforcementothewall。 WOLSEY。 SirChristopher,isthatyourman? HALES。 Andlikeyourgrace;heisaScholarandALingest,onethathathtravelledmanypartsOfChristendom,myLord。 WOLSEY。 Myfriend,comenearer;haveyoubeenatraveller? CROMWELL。 MyLord,IhaveaddedtomyknowledgethelowCountries,France,Spain,Germany,andItaly: AndthoughsmallgainofprofitIdidfind,Yetdiditpleasemyeye,contentmymind。 WOLSEY。 WhatdoyouthinkoftheseveralstatesAndprinces’Courtsasyouhavetravelled? CROMWELL。 MyLord,noCourtwithEnglandmaycompare,Neitherforstatenorcivilgovernment: LustdwellsinFrance,inItaly,andSpain,FromthepoorpeasanttothePrince’strain,InGermanyandHollandriotserves,Andhethatmostcandrink,mosthedeserves: EnglandIpraisenot,forIherewasborne,Butthatshelaugheththeothersuntoscorn。 WOLSEY。