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 Criers
ring bells. Trumpet fanfare. BLIND JACK enters
to center stage.
JACK: Good people of our great town,
visitors, and travelers from both near and far…
I present unto ye all, our good Lord Mayor, the
Honorable Sir Tobias Scratchett!
ALL: Huzzah! (enter MAYOR to center; JACK
moves to side)
Mayor: Grammercy to thee Blind Jack. Good my
gracious citizens, as Lord Mayor, I welcome you
to this most special of days. ‘Tis almost time
again, upon the opening of these gates, to begin
our great and grand Springtime Pleasure Faire!
 ALL:
Huzzah!
MAYOR: Too long have the trials and travails
of Old Man Winter stayed us from the pursuit of
pleasure… too cold have been those icy fingers
that held us in his hoarfrost grasp… too frosty,
too frigid, too… (getting carried away)
JACK: (interrupting) My Lord Mayor…
MAYOR: (recovering) Well, it was cold. But
now… Springtime is once again upon the land and
‘tis time for Pleasure Faire. And who better to
lead us in our pursuit of pleasure than our very
own Master of the Revels, our shire’s first
citizen, England’s hero of the high seas, Sir
Francis Drake! (enter DRAKE)
 DRAKE:
(shaking Mayor’s hand) My Lord Mayor…
MAYOR: Good Captain Sir Francis Drake,
welcome. We are, indeed, honored.
DRAKE: ‘Tis I who am honored to be here as
thy Master of the Revels, sir.
MAYOR: Sir Francis, we long to hear of thy
latest voyage.
DRAKE: Aye, mark upon…
MAYOR: (interrupting) A journey to the New
World and beyond…
 DRAKE:
We set sail…
MAYOR: Across the vast Pacific…
DRAKE: Spanish ships…
MAYOR: Lurked on every horizon… (noticing a
suddenly silent Drake) Do tell…
DRAKE: Somehow, I do think ‘tis told already.
MAYOR: Oh, sorry. Speak then of the treasure.
(Drake hesitates, glaring at Mayor)
MAYOR: I’m all ears.
JACK: That’s a lot of ears.
 MAYOR:
A trifle weight compared to the treasure, I’m
sure.
DRAKE: We did fierce and frequent battle with
the Spanish and I have returned to England with…
[insert here “ _____ pounds of silver and _____
pounds of gold!”]
MAYOR: A handsome treasure, indeed.
DRAKE: One does what one can. But now to the
matter at hand, our pursuit of merriment and
play. Good people, wouldst ye have a Pleasure
Faire this day!?
ALL: (various cries) Aye… yes… huzzah!!!
DRAKE: As thy Master of the Revels, I shall
insure that a world of merriment and wonder is
awaiting thee within. For this is, indeed, is a
day of pleasure. And I see that we have many
travelers here…
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