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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─�
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