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upon earth�察�which is a part of heaven�察�and forsooth no foul part。 

     ;Forsooth�察�he that waketh in hell and feeleth his heart fail him�察�shall 

have   memory   of   the   merry   days   of   earth�察  �and   how   that   when   his   heart 

failed him there�察�he cried on his fellow�察�were it his wife or his son or his 

brother or his gossip or his brother sworn in arms�察�and how that his fellow 

heard him and came and they mourned together under the sun�察�till again 

they laughed together and were but half sorry between them。                     This shall 

he think on in hell�察�and cry on his fellow to help him�察�and shall find that 

therein    is  no  help   because     there  is  no   fellowship�察   �but  every   man     for 

himself。     Therefore�察�I tell you that the proud�察�despiteous rich man�察�though 

he knoweth it not�察�is in hell already�察�because he hath no fellow�察�and he that 

hath so hardy a heart that in sorrow he thinketh of fellowship�察�his sorrow 

is soon but a story of sorrowa little change in the life that knows not ill。; 

     He left off for a little�察�and indeed for some time his voice had fallen�察�

but   it   was   so   clear   and   the   summer   evening   so   soft   and   still�察  �and   the 

silence of the folk so complete�察�that every word told。               His eyes fell down 

to the crowd as he stopped speaking�察�since for some little while they had 

been looking far away into the blue distance of summer�察�and the kind eyes 

of the man had a curious sight before him in that crowd�察�for amongst them 

were many who by this time were not dry´eyed�察�and some wept outright in 

spite of their black beards�察�while all had that look as if they were ashamed 

of themselves�察�and did not want others to see how deeply they were moved�察�

after the fashion of their race when they are strongly stirred。                I looked at 



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Will Green beside me�此�his right hand clutched his bow so tight�察�that the 

knuckles whitened�察�he was staring straight before him�察�and the tears were 

running out of his eyes and down his big nose as though without his will�察�

for his face was stolid and unmoved all the time till he caught my eye�察�and 

then   he   screwed   up   the   strangest   face�察  �of   scowling   brow�察  �weeping   eyes�察�

and smiling mouth�察�while he dealt me a sounding thump in the ribs with 

his left elbow�察�which�察�though it would have knocked me down but for the 

crowd�察  �I  took   as   an   esquire   does   the   accolade   which   makes   a  knight   of 

him。 

     But while I pondered all these things�察�and how men fight and lose the 

battle�察  �and   the   thing   that   they   fought   for   comes   about   in   spite   of   their 

defeat�察�and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant�察�and other 

men     have   to  fight   for  what   they   meant    under    another    namewhile      I 

pondered all this�察�John Ball began to speak again in the same soft and dear 

voice with which he had left off。 

     ;Good fellows�察�it was your fellowship and your kindness that took me 

out of the archbishop's prison three days agone�察�though God wot ye had 

nought to gain by it save outlawry and the gallows�察�yet lacked I not your 

fellowship before ye drew near me in the body�察�and when between me and 

Canterbury   street   was   yet   a   strong   wall�察  �and   the   turnkeys   and   sergeants 

and bailiffs。 

     ;For hearken�察�my friends and helpers�察�many days ago�察�when April was 

yet young�察�I lay there�察�and the heart that I had strung up to bear all things 

because of the fellowship of men and the blessed saints and the angels and 

those that are�察�and those that are to be�察�this heart�察�that I had strung up like a 

strong bow�察�fell into feebleness�察�so that I lay there a´longing for the green 

fields and the white´thorn bushes and the lark singing over the corn�察�and 

the talk of good fellows round the ale´house bench�察�and the babble of the 

little children�察�and the team on the road and the beasts afield�察�and all the 

life   of   earth�察  �and   I   alone   all   the   while�察  �near   my   foes   and   afar   from   my 

friends�察  �mocked   and   flouted   and   starved   with   cold   and   hunger�察  �and   so 

weak was my heart that though I longed for all these things yet I saw them 

not�察�nor knew them but as names�察�and I longed so sore to be gone that I 

chided myself that I had once done well�察�and I said to myself�此�



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     ;Forsooth�察�hadst thou kept thy tongue between thy teeth thou mightest 

have     been   something�察     �if  it  had  been    but   a  parson    of   a  town�察   �and 

comfortable to many a poor man�察�and then mightest thou have clad here 

and there the naked back�察�and filled the empty belly�察�and holpen many�察�and 

men   would   have   spoken   well   of   thee�察 �and   of   thyself  thou   hadst   thought 

well�察�and all this hast thou lost for lack of a word here and there to some 

great man�察�and a little winking of the eyes amidst murder and wrong and 

unruth�察  �and   now  thou   art   nought   and   helpless�察  �and   the   hemp   for   thee   is 

sown   and   grown   and   heckled   and   spun�察  �and   lo   there�察  �the   rope   for   thy 

gallows´tree��all for nought�察�for nought。 

     ;Forsooth�察�my friends�察�thus I thought and sorrowed in my feebleness 

that I had not been a traitor to the Fellowship of the Church�察�for e'en so 

evil was my foolish imagination。 

     ;Yet�察�forsooth�察�as I fell a´pondering over all the comfort and help that I 

might have been and that I might have had�察�if I had been but a little of a 

trembling cur to creep and crawl before abbot and bishop and baron and 

bailiff�察  �came   the   thought   over   me   of   the   evil   of   the   world   wherewith   I�察�

John Ball�察�the rascal hedge´priest�察�had fought and striven in the Fellowship 

of the saints in heaven and poor men upon earth。 

       ;Yea�察�forsooth�察�once again I saw as of old�察�the great treading down 

the little�察�and the strong beating down the weak�察�and cruel men fearing not�察�

and   kind   men   daring   not�察  �and   wise   men   caring   not�察  �and   the   saints   in 

heaven   forbearing   and   yet   bidding   me   not   to   forbear�察  �forsooth�察  �I   knew 

once more that he who doeth well in fellowship�察�and because of fellowship�察�

shall not fail though he seem to fail to´day�察�but in days hereafter shall he 

and his work yet be alive�察�and men be holpen by them to strive again and 

yet again�察�and yet indeed even that was little�察�since�察�forsooth�察�to strive was 

my pleasure and my life。 

     ;So I became a man once more�察�and I rose up to my feet and went up 

and   down   my   prison   what   I   could   for   my   hopples�察  �and   into   my   mouth 

came words of good cheer�察�even such as we to´day have sung�察�and stoutly 

I sang them�察�even as we now have sung them�察�and then did I rest me�察�and 

once more thought of those pleasant fields where I would be�察�and all the 

life of man and beast about them�察�and I said to myself that I should see 



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them once more before I died�察�if but once it were。 

     ;Forsooth�察�this was strange�察�that whereas before I longed for them and 

yet saw them not�察�now that my longing was slaked my vision was cleared�察�

and I saw them as though the prison walls opened to me and I was out of 

Canterbury street and amidst the green meadows of April�察�and therewithal 

along with me folk that I have known and who are dead�察�and folk that are 

living�察�yea�察�and all those of the Fellowship on earth and in heaven�察�yea�察�

and all that are here this day。       Overlong were the tale to tell of them�察�and 

of the time that is gone。 

     ;So thenceforward I wore through the days with no such faint heart�察�

until one day the prison opened verily and in the daylight�察�and there were 

ye�察�my fellows�察�in the dooryour faces glad�察�your hearts light with hope�察�

and your hands heavy with wrath�察�then I saw and understood what was to 

do。    Now�察�therefore�察�do ye understand it� ─�

     His voice was changed�察�and grew louder than loud now�察�as he cast his 

hands   abroad   towards   that   company   with   those   last   words   of   his�察  �and   I 

could   feel   that   all   shame   and   fear   was   falling   from  those   men�察  �and   that 

mere fiery manhood was shining through their wonted English shamefast 

stubbornness�察�and that they were moved indeed and saw the road before 

them。     Yet no man spoke�察�rather the silence of the men´folk deepened�察�as 

the sun's rays grew more level and more golden�察�and the swifts wheeled 

about shriller and louder than before。 Then again John Ball spoke and said�察�

;In good sooth�察�I deem ye wot no worse than I do what is to doand first 

that somewhat we shall dosince it is for him that is lonely or in prison to 

dream of fellowship�察�but for him that is of a fellowship to do and not to 

dream。 

     ;And next�察�ye know who is the foeman�察�and that is the proud man�察�the 

oppressor�察�who scorneth fellowship�察�and himself is a world to himself and 

needeth   no   helper   nor   helpeth   any�察  �but�察  �heeding   no   law�察  �layeth   law   on 

other men because he is rich�察�and surely every one that is rich is such an 

one�察�nor may be other。 

     ;Forsooth�察�in the belly of every rich man dwelleth a devil of hell�察�and 

when   the   man   would   give   his   goods   to   the   poor�察  �the   devil   within   him 

gainsayeth it�察�and saith�察 �Wilt thou then be of the poor�察�and suffer cold and 



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