第 17 节
作者:希望之舟      更新:2021-02-18 23:53      字数:9321
  breath stinks with eating toasted cheese。 CADE。 I have thought upon it; it
  shall be so。 Away; burn all the records of the realm。 My mouth shall be the
  Parliament   of   England。   JOHN。   'Aside'   Then   we   are   like   to   have   biting
  statutes; unless his teeth be pull'd out。 CADE。 And henceforward all things
  shall be in common。Enter a MESSENGER
  MESSENGER。 My lord; a prize; a prize! Here's the Lord Say; which
  sold the towns in France; he that made us pay one and twenty fifteens; and
  one shining to the pound; the last subsidy。
  Enter GEORGE BEVIS; with the LORD SAY
  CADE。 Well; he shall be beheaded for it ten times。 Ah; thou say; thou
  serge;   nay;   thou   buckram   lord!   Now   art   thou   within   point   blank   of   our
  jurisdiction regal。 What canst thou answer to my Majesty for giving up of
  Normandy unto Mounsieur Basimecu the Dauphin of France? Be it known
  unto thee by these presence; even the presence of Lord Mortimer; that I am
  the besom that must sweep the court clean of such filth as thou art。 Thou
  hast    most   traitorously   corrupted    the  youth    of  the  realm   in  erecting   a
  grammar school; and whereas; before; our forefathers had no other books
  but   the   score   and   the   tally;   thou   hast   caused   printing   to   be   us'd;   and;
  contrary to the King; his crown; and dignity; thou hast built a paper…mill。 It
  will be proved to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually talk of
  a   noun   and   a   verb;   and   such   abominable   words   as   no   Christian   ear   can
  endure   to   hear。  Thou   hast   appointed   justices   of   peace;   to   call   poor   men
  before them about matters they were not able to answer。 Moreover; thou
  hast put them in prison; and because they could not read; thou hast hang'd
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  them;   when;   indeed;   only  for   that   cause   they   have   been   most   worthy   to
  live。   Thou   dost   ride   in   a   foot…cloth;   dost   thou   not?   SAY。   What   of   that?
  CADE。   Marry;   thou   ought'st   not   to   let   thy   horse   wear   a   cloak;   when
  honester men than thou go in their hose and doublets。 DICK。 And work in
  their shirt too; as myself; for example; that am a butcher。 SAY。 You men of
  Kent… DICK。 What say you of Kent? SAY。 Nothing but this: 'tis 'bona terra;
  mala gens。' CADE。 Away with him; away with him! He speaks Latin。 SAY。
  Hear     me    but    speak;    and    bear   me    where     you    will。   Kent;    in   the
  Commentaries Caesar writ; Is term'd the civil'st place of all this isle。 Sweet
  is   the   country;   because   full   of   riches;   The   people   liberal   valiant;   active;
  wealthy; Which makes me hope you are not void of pity。 I sold not Maine;
  I lost not Normandy; Yet; to recover them; would lose my life。 Justice with
  favour have I always done; Pray'rs and tears have mov'd me; gifts could
  never。 When have I aught exacted at your hands; But to maintain the King;
  the realm; and you? Large gifts have I bestow'd on learned clerks; Because
  my book preferr'd me   to the King; And seeing ignorance is the curse of
  God;   Knowledge   the   wing   wherewith   we   fly   to   heaven;   Unless   you   be
  possess'd with devilish spirits You cannot but forbear to murder me。 This
  tongue   hath   parley'd   unto   foreign   kings   For   your   behoof。   CADE。   Tut;
  when struck'st thou one blow in the field? SAY。 Great men have reaching
  hands。   Oft   have   I   struck   Those   that   I   never   saw;   and   struck   them   dead。
  GEORGE。 O monstrous coward! What; to come behind folks? SAY。 These
  cheeks are pale for watching for your good。 CADE。 Give him a box o' th'
  ear; and that will make 'em red again。 SAY。 Long sitting to determine poor
  men's causes Hath made me full of sickness and diseases。 CADE。 Ye shall
  have a hempen caudle then; and the help of hatchet。 DICK。 Why dost thou
  quiver; man? SAY。 The palsy; and not fear; provokes me。 CADE。 Nay; he
  nods at us; as who should say 'I'll be even with you'; I'll see if his head will
  stand steadier on a pole; or no。 Take him away; and behead him。 SAY。 Tell
  me:   wherein   have   I   offended   most?   Have   I   affected   wealth   or   honour?
  Speak。      Are   my    chests    fill'd  up   with   extorted     gold?   Is   my    apparel
  sumptuous to behold? Whom have I injur'd; that ye seek my death? These
  hands are free from guiltless bloodshedding; This breast from harbouring
  foul deceitful thoughts。 O; let me live! CADE。 'Aside' I feel remorse in
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  myself with his words; but I'll
  bridle it。 He shall die; an it be but for pleading so well for his life。…
  Away with him! He has a familiar under his tongue; he speaks not o' God's
  name。 Go; take him away; I say; and strike off his head presently; and then
  break   into   his   son…in…law's   house;   Sir   James   Cromer;   and   strike   off   his
  head; and bring them both upon two poles hither。 ALL。 It shall be done。
  SAY。 Ah; countrymen! if when you make your pray'rs; God should be so
  obdurate as yourselves; How would it fare with your departed souls? And
  therefore yet relent and save my life。 CADE。 Away with him; and do as I
  command   ye。  'Exeunt some   with   LORD SAY' The   proudest peer   in   the
  realm  shall   not   wear   a   head   on   his   shoulders;  unless   he   pay   me   tribute;
  there shall not a maid be married; but she shall pay to me her maidenhead
  ere   they   have   it。   Men   shall   hold   of   me   in   capite;   and   we   charge   and
  command that their wives be as free as heart can wish or tongue can tell。
  DICK。 My lord; when shall we go to Cheapside; and take up commodities
  upon our bills? CADE。 Marry; presently。 ALL。 O; brave!
  Re…enter one with the heads
  CADE。   But   is   not   this   braver?   Let   them   kiss   one   another;   for   they
  lov'd well when they were alive。 Now part them again; lest they consult
  about   the   giving   up   of   some   more   towns   in   France。   Soldiers;   defer   the
  spoil   of   the   city   until   night;   for   with   these   borne   before   us   instead   of
  maces will we ride through the streets; and at every corner have them kiss。
  Away! Exeunt
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  SCENE VIII。 Southwark
  Alarum and retreat。Enter again CADE and all his rabblement
  CADE。 Up Fish Street! down Saint Magnus' Corner! Kill and knock
  down!   Throw   them   into   Thames!   'Sound   a   parley'   What   noise   is   this   I
  hear?   Dare   any   be   so   bold   to   sound   retreat   or   parley   when   I   command
  them kill?
  Enter BUCKINGHAM and old CLIFFORD; attended
  BUCKINGHAM。 Ay;   here   they   be   that   dare   and   will   disturb   thee。
  And     therefore    yet  relent;   and   save   my   life。  Know;     Cade;   we    come
  ambassadors from  the   King   Unto   the commons   whom  thou   hast   misled;
  And here pronounce free pardon to them all That will forsake thee and go
  home in peace。 CLIFFORD。 What say ye; countrymen? Will ye relent And
  yield to mercy whilst 'tis offer'd you; Or let a rebel lead you to your deaths?
  Who loves the King; and will embrace his pardon; Fling up his cap and
  say 'God   save his   Majesty!' Who   hateth him and honours not   his   father;
  Henry the Fifth; that made all France to quake; Shake he his weapon at us
  and pass by。 ALL。 God save the King! God save the King! CADE。 What;
  Buckingham and Clifford; are ye so brave? And you; base peasants; do ye
  believe him? Will you needs be hang'd with your about your necks? Hath
  my sword therefore broke through London gates; that you should leave me
  at the White Hart in Southwark? I thought ye would never have given out
  these arms   till   you had   recovered   your ancient   freedom。  But   you   are   all
  recreants   and   dastards;   and   delight   to   live   in   slavery  to   the   nobility。   Let
  them break your backs with burdens; take your houses   over your   heads;
  ravish your wives and daughters before your faces。 For me; I will   make
  shift   for   one;   and   so   God's   curse   light   upon   you   all! ALL。  We'll   follow
  Cade; we'll follow Cade! CLIFFORD。 Is Cade the son of Henry the Fifth;
  That thus you do exclaim you'll go with him? Will he conduct you through
  the heart of France; And make the meanest of you earls and dukes? Alas;
  he hath no home; no place to fly to; Nor knows he how to live but by the
  spoil; Unless by robbing of your friends and us。 Were't not a shame that