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Glimpses of Christian History Presents Dare We Ask: Thomas More's Jest on the Scaffold © 2007

 
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Sir Thomas More
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aybe we shouldn't ask but...

What did Sir Thomas More say to his executioner when, climbing the scaffold, he found it wobbly?

 

Sir Thomas in his last moments merrily said: "I pray you, Master Lieutenant, see me safe up and, for my coming down, let me shift for myself."
 
       
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