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hunger and mocking as they suffer�察�then give thou thy goods to them�察�and 

keep them not。'       And when he would be compassionate�察�again saith the 

devil to him�察 �If thou heed these losels and turn on them a face like to their 

faces�察�and deem of them as men�察�then shall they scorn thee�察�and evil shall 

come of it�察�and even one day they shall fall on thee to slay thee when they 

have learned that thou art but as they be。' 

     ;Ah�察�woe worth the while� �too oft he sayeth sooth�察�as the wont of the 

devil is�察�that lies may be born of the barren truth�察�and sooth it is that the 

poor deemeth the rich to be other than he�察�and meet to be his master�察�as 

though�察�forsooth�察�the poor were come of Adam�察�and the rich of him that 

made Adam�察�that is God�察�and thus the poor man oppresseth the poor man�察�

because   he   feareth the   oppressor。      Nought   such   are   ye�察  �my  brethren�察  �or 

else why are ye gathered here in harness to bid all bear witness of you that 

ye are the sons of one man and one mother�察�begotten of the earth�拭─�

     As   he   said   the   words   there   came   a   stir   among   the   weapons   of   the 

throng�察�and they pressed closer round the cross�察�yet with held the shout as 

yet which seemed gathering in their bosoms。 

     And again he said�此�

     ;Forsooth�察�too many rich men there are in this realm�察�and yet if there 

were but one�察�there would be one too many�察�for all should be his thralls。 

Hearken�察�then�察�ye men of Kent。           For overlong belike have I held you with 

words�察�but the love of you constrained me�察�and the joy that a man hath to 

babble   to   his   friends   and   his   fellows   whom  he   hath   not   seen   for   a   long 

season。 

     ;Now�察�hearken�察�I bid you�此         �To the rich men that eat up a realm there 

cometh a time when they whom they eat up�察�that is the poor�察�seem poorer 

than of wont�察�and their complaint goeth up louder to the heavens�察�yet it is 

no riddle to say that oft at such times the fellowship of the poor is waxing 

stronger�察�else would no man have heard his cry。              Also at such times is the 

rich man become fearful�察�and so waxeth in cruelty�察�and of that cruelty do 

people   misdeem   that   it   is   power   and   might   waxing。     Forsooth�察  �ye   are 

stronger than your fathers�察�because ye are more grieved than they�察�and ye 

should have been less grieved than they had ye been horses and swine�察�and 

then�察  �forsooth�察  �would   ye   have   been   stronger   to   bear�察  �but   ye�察  �ye   are   not 



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strong to bear�察�but to do。 

     ;And wot ye why we are come to you this fair eve of holiday�拭�and wot 

ye why I have been telling of fellowship to you�拭                �Yea�察�forsooth�察�I deem 

ye   wot   well�察  �that   it   is   for   this   cause�察  �that   ye   might   bethink   you   of   your 

fellowship with the men of Essex。; 

     His last word let loose the shout that had been long on all men's lips�察�

and great and fierce it was as it rang shattering through the quiet upland 

village。    But John Ball held up his hand�察�and the shout was one and no 

more。 

     Then he spoke again�此�

     ;Men   of   Kent�察 �I  wot   well   that   ye   are  not   so   hard   bested   as those   of 

other   shires�察  �by   the   token   of   the   day   when   behind   the   screen   of   leafy 

boughs ye met Duke William with bill and bow as he wended Londonward 

from that woeful field of Senlac�察�but I have told of fellowship�察�and ye have 

hearkened and understood what the Holy Church is�察�whereby ye know that 

ye are fellows of the saints in heaven and the poor men of Essex�察�and as 

one day the saints shall call you to the heavenly feast�察�so now do the poor 

men call you to the battle。 

     ;Men   of   Kent�察  �ye   dwell   fairly   here�察  �and   your   houses   are   framed   of 

stout oak beams�察�and your own lands ye till�察�unless some accursed lawyer 

with his false lying sheepskin and forged custom of the Devil's Manor hath 

stolen it from you�察�but in Essex slaves they be and villeins�察�and worse they 

shall be�察�and the lords swear that ere a year be over ox and horse shall go 

free in Essex�察�and man and woman shall draw the team and the plough�察�

and north   away in   the   east countries   dwell men   in poor halls of   wattled 

reeds and mud�察�and the north´east wind from off the fen whistles through 

them�察�and poor they be to the letter�察�and there him whom the lord spareth�察�

the bailiff squeezeth�察�and him whom the bailiff forgetteth�察�the Easterling 

Chapman   sheareth�察  �yet   be   these   stout   men   and   valiant�察  �and   your   very 

brethren。 

     ;And   yet   if   there   be   any   man   here   so   base   as   to   think   that   a   small 

matter�察 �let   him  look to it that   if   these   necks   abide   under the   yoke�察  �Kent 

shall   sweat   for   it   ere   it   be   long�察  �and   ye   shall   lose   acre   and   close   and 

woodland�察�and be servants in your own houses�察�and your sons shall be the 



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lords' lads�察�and your daughters their lemans�察�and ye shall buy a bold word 

with many stripes�察�and an honest deed with a leap from the gallows´tree。 

     ;Bethink ye�察�too�察�that ye have no longer to deal with Duke William�察�

who�察�if he were a thief and a cruel lord�察�was yet a prudent man and a wise 

warrior�察�but cruel are these�察�and headstrong�察�yea�察�thieves and fools in one 

and ye shall lay their heads in the dust。; 

    A shout would have arisen again�察�but his eager voice rising higher yet�察�

restrained it as he said�此�

     ;And how shall it be then when these are gone�拭              �What else shall ye 

lack when ye lack masters�拭        �Ye shall not lack for the fields ye have tilled�察�

nor the houses ye have built�察�nor the cloth ye have woven�察�all these shall 

be   yours�察  �and   whatso   ye   will   of   all   that   the   earth   beareth�察  �then   shall   no 

man mow the deep grass for another�察�while his own kine lack cow´meat�察�

and   he that   soweth shall   reap�察  �and   the   reaper shall   eat   in   fellowship  the 

harvest that in fellowship he hath won�察�and he that buildeth a house shall 

dwell in it with those that he biddeth of his free will�察�and the tithe barn 

shall garner the wheat for all men to eat of when the seasons are untoward�察�

and   the   rain´drift   hideth   the   sheaves   in August�察  �and   all   shall   be   without 

money and without price。         Faithfully and merrily then shall all men keep 

the holidays of the Church in peace of body and joy of heart。                And man 

shall   help   man�察  �and   the   saints   in   heaven   shall   be   glad�察  �because   men   no 

more fear each other�察�and the churl shall be ashamed�察�and shall hide his 

churlishness till it be gone�察�and he be no more a churl�察�and fellowship shall 

be established in heaven and on the earth。; 



                              CHAPTER V 



         THEY HEAR TIDINGS OF BATTLE AND MAKE THEM 

                                       READY 

    He left off as one who had yet something else to say�察�and�察�indeed�察�I 

thought he would give us some word as to the trysting´ place�察�and whither 

the   army   was   to   go   from   it�察  �because   it   was   now   clear   to   me   that   this 

gathering was but a band of an army。             But much happened before John 

Ball spoke again from the cross�察�and it was on this wise。 



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     When there was silence after the last shout that the crowd had raised a 

while ago�察�I thought I heard a thin sharp noise far away�察�somewhat to the 

north of the cross�察�which I took rather for the sound of a trumpet or horn�察�

than for the voice of a man or any beast。           Will Green also seemed to have 

heard it�察�for he turned his head sharply and then back again�察�and looked 

keenly into the crowd as though seeking to catch some one's eye。                    There 

was a very tall man standing by the prisoner on the horse near the outskirts 

of the crowd�察�and holding his bridle。            This man�察�who was well´armed�察�I 

saw   look   up   and   say  something   to   the   prisoner�察  �who   stooped   down   and 

seemed to   whisper   him  in turn。        The   tall   man nodded   his head   and the 

prisoner got off his horse�察�which was a cleaner´limbed�察�better´built beast 

than the others belonging to the band�察�and the tall man quietly led him a 

little way from the crowd�察�mounted him�察�and rode off northward at a smart 

pace。 

     Will Green looked on sharply at all this�察�and when the man rode off�察�

smiled as one who is content�察�and deems that all is going well�察�and settled 

himself down again to listen to the priest。 

     But now when John Ball had ceased speaking�察�and after another shout�察�

and a hum of excited pleasure and hope that followed it�察�there was silence 

again�察  �and   as   the   priest   addressed   himself   to   speaking   once   more�察  �he 

paused and turned his   head towards   the   wind�察�as   if he heard   something�察�

which certainly I heard�察�and belike every one in the throng�察�though it was 

not   over´loud�察  �far   as   sounds   carry   in   clear   quiet   evenings。 It   was   the 

thump´a´ thump of a horse drawing near at a hand´gallop along the grassy 

upland road�察�and I knew well it was the tall man coming back with tidings�察�

the purport of which I could well guess。 

     I looked up at Will Green's face。         He was smiling as one pleased�察�and 

said softly as he nodded to me�察 �Yea�察�shall we see the grey´ goose fly this 

eve�拭─�

     But John Ball said in a great voice from t
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