A Man for All Seasons
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1:21:01
I couldn't get a boat.
1:21:03
What is it, Meg?
1:21:05
Father, there's a new act
going through parliament.

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And by this act,
they're going to administer an oath...

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...about the marriage.
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On what compulsion is the oath?
1:21:18
-High treason.
-But what is the wording?

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Do the words matter?
We know what it means.

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Tell me the words.
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An oath is made of words.
It may be possible to take it.

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Take it?
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And if it can be taken,
you must take it, too.

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No!
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Listen, Meg. God made the angels
to show him splendour.

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As he made animals for innocence
and plants for their simplicity.

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But Man he made to serve him wittily,
in the tangle of his mind.

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If he suffers us to come to such a case
that there is no escaping...

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...then we may stand to our tackle
as best we can.

1:21:51
And yes, Meg, then we can clamour
like champions, if we have the spittle for it.

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But it's God's part, not our own,
to bring ourselves to such a pass.

1:22:00
Our natural business lies in escaping.
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If I can take this oath, I will.
1:22:13
I would, for my sake,
you could take the oath.

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I never took a man into the Tower
less willingly.

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Thank you, Master Governor.
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Thank you.
1:22:25
Sir Thomas.

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