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Scene: After the trial, hours before his execution Oh this wretched place, it leaks I suppose thats the least of my worries (thinks for a few brief seconds) particularly after that farce of a trial. Oh, poor Richard. To perjure himself to acquire possession over a land that is as filthy and worthless as Wales (laughs) not a soul in their reasonable mind would want that forsaken burden! It doesnt tolerate thinking about.
However, thats where Richard and I differ, I have a conscience. Oh, Im sure he has one, buried deep down along with his innocence. Oh well, he will have his reckoning with God. May He have mercy on Richards soul.
It is such a misfortune that clever Cromwell got a hold of him. Richard is much like a puppet; he is too weak to perform on his own yet, with the guidance of Cromwell he is easily led to power and evil. Oh, the young man should have listened to more should have become a respectable teacher! However, I shouldnt be criticizing young Richard; I was foolish enough to assume I could hide behind the law. It was absurd to believe my silence would be a virtue. I was I am a huntsman in the forest when it comes to the law.
Yes, well it seems the hunter has been hunted, and now they shall feast upon me. Oh, make no mistake. If I could have found my way to sign the Act I would have, but I couldnt, I simply couldnt take the oath. Taking the oath would have compromised not only my love for God, but also my integrity as a man, and to be honest, I believe execution would be less tortuous on my soul.
God knows I wanted to please Henry. He, after all is my king, and I am but his humble servant. But there is a part of me, no bigger than a dew pond to him, which I must allow myself to rule. I can allow only God or myself to rule there, no other.
If not for that, I would have signed the Act; but if its Gods will that I join him in heaven, then who am I to question? Oh, I know my lady Alice would question that claim strongly! Alice is such simple soul. Of course, that just means that she is so often troubled by society, and rebellious towards it. I know she loves me desperately (my stomach now content with her superlative custard), and I love her exceedingly. However, that love does not justify breaking my sense of right and wrong with God to sign the Oath.
Besides, no man should be made take an Oath against his will. As I explained to my dear friend Norfolk, when a man takes an oath, he is holding his own self in his hands (cups hands) and if he opens his fingers, there neednt hope to find himself again. That is precisely what this is all about. Margaret suggested that I say the words of the Oath and in my heart think otherwise. Yet, I doubt I could live with myself if I took an Oath before my God and not be true to my word.
Oh, it hurts me so to break her heart, but my conscience will not allow me otherwise. Im sure some men can do so, but I loathe thinking her father to be one of them. On peril of my soul, I have made a stand and death is the result. I do not regret my decision.
It upsets to leave my family in such devastating circumstances but, I am ready to go to God, I have stood up for what is right and true, no body can take away that sense of worth that I indeed hold forever. I must go soon, to my death, I put my life humbly in the almighty hand of God and will that His will be done Give me the grace good Lord, to set the world at naught. To set my mind firmly upon you and not to hang upon the words of those who condemn me, please have mercy on their souls. Help me be content of solitary and not to long for the worldly possessions I have given up. I pray that before death covers my eyes, to make death not a stranger to me but a relief to be in the company of you. I pray for pardon before the judgment of my entire life begins.
I pray for Alice and Meg, to be of good cheer and take all the household with you to church; and there thank God both for what he has given us, and for what he has taken from us, and for what he has left us, which if it please him, he can increase when he will, and if it please him to leave us yet less, at his pleasure so be it. Amen.
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