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to beyond the church�察�making a quarter of a circle about the village�察�and at 

the   western   end   of   it   were the   butts   whence the   folk   were   coming   from 

shooting when I first came into the village street。 

     Altogether�察    �to  me    who    knew    nothing    of   war   the   place   seemed 

defensible enough。        I have said that the road down which Long Gregory 

came with his tidings went north�察�and that was its general direction�察�but its 

first reach was nearly east�察�so that the low sun was not in the eyes of any 

of us�察�and where Will Green took his stand�察�and I with him�察�it was nearly 

at our backs。 



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                             CHAPTER VI 



                  THE BATTLE AT THE TOWNSHIP'S END 

     Our   men   had   got   into   their   places   leisurely   and   coolly   enough�察  �and 

with no lack of jesting and laughter。         As we went along the hedge by the 

road�察�the leaders tore off leafy twigs from the low oak bushes therein�察�and 

set them for a rallying sign in their hats and headpieces�察�and two or three 

of them had horns for blowing。 

    Will Green�察�when he got into his place�察�which was thirty yards from 

where Jack Straw and the billmen stood in the corner of the two hedges�察�

the road hedge and the hedge between the close and field�察�looked to right 

and left of him a moment�察�then turned to the man on the left and said�此�

     ;Look     you�察  �mate�察  �when    you   hear   our   horns   blow    ask  no   more 

questions�察�but shoot straight and strong at whatso cometh towards us�察�till 

ye   hear   more    tidings  from   Jack   Straw   or  from    me。   Pass    that  word 

onward。; 

     Then he looked at me and said�此�

     ;Now�察�lad from Essex�察�thou hadst best sit down out of the way at once�此�

forsooth I wot not why I brought thee hither。            Wilt thou not back to the 

cross�察�for thou art little of a fighting´man�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─�said I�察 �I would see the play。       What shall come of it�拭─�

     ;Little�察─  �said   he�察   �we   shall   slay  a   horse   or twain   maybe。 I   will   tell 

thee�察�since thou hast not seen a fight belike�察�as I have seen some�察�that these 

men´at´arms cannot run fast either to the play or from it�察�if they be a´foot�察�

and if they come on a´ horseback�察�what shall hinder me to put a shaft into 

the poor beast�拭     �But down with thee on the daisies�察�for some shot there 

will be first。; 

    As he spoke he was pulling off his belts and other gear�察�and his coat�察�

which done�察�he laid his quiver on the ground�察�girt him again�察�did his axe 

and buckler on to his girdle�察�and hung up his other attire on the nearest tree 

behind us。     Then he opened his quiver and took out of it some two dozen 

of   arrows�察  �which   he   stuck   in   the   ground   beside   him   ready   to   his   hand。 

Most of the bowmen within sight were doing the like。 



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     As   I   glanced   toward   the   houses   I   saw   three   or   four   bright   figures 

moving through the orchards�察�and presently noted that they were women�察�

all clad more or less like the girl in the Rose�察�except that two of them wore 

white coifs on their heads。         Their errand there was clear�察�for each carried 

a bundle of arrows under her arm。 

     One of them came straight up to Will Green�察�and I could see at once 

that   she   was   his   daughter。  She   was   tall   and   strongly   made�察  �with   black 

hair like her father�察�somewhat comely�察�though no great beauty�察�but as they 

met�察�her eyes smiled even more than her mouth�察�and made her face look 

very   sweet     and   kind�察 �and    the  smile   was   answered      back   in  a  way   so 

quaintly     like  to  her   father's  face�察  �that  I  too  smiled    for  goodwill     and 

pleasure。 

     ;Well�察  �well�察  �lass�察─  �said   he�察   �dost   thou   think   that   here   is   Crecy   field 

toward�察�that ye bring all this artillery�拭        �Turn back�察�my girl�察�and set the pot 

on the fire�察�for that shall we need when we come home�察�I and this ballad´ 

maker here。; 

     ;Nay�察─�she said�察�nodding kindly at me�察 �if this is to be no Crecy�察�then 

may I stop to see�察�as well as the ballad´maker�察�since he hath neither sword 

nor staff�拭─�

     ;Sweetling�察─�he said�察 �get thee home in haste。              This play is but little�察�

yet mightest thou be hurt in it�察�and trust me the time may come�察�sweetheart�察�

when even thou and such as thou shalt hold a sword or a staff。                     Ere the 

moon throws a shadow we shall be back。; 

     She turned away lingering�察�not without tears on her face�察�laid the sheaf 

of arrows at the foot of the tree�察�and hastened off through the orchard。                   I 

was going   to   say  something�察 �when Will   Green   held up   his hand   as  who 

would bid us hearken。         The noise of the horse´hoofs�察�after growing nearer 

and   nearer�察  �had   ceased   suddenly�察  �and   a   confused   murmur   of   voices   had 

taken the place of it。 

     ;Get thee down�察�and take cover�察�old lad�察─�said Will Green�察 �the dance 

will soon begin�察�and ye shall hear the music presently。; 

     Sure enough as I slipped down by the hedge close to which I had been 

standing�察  �I   heard   the   harsh   twang   of   the   bow´strings�察  �one�察  �two�察  �three�察�

almost together�察�from the road�察�and even the whew of the shafts�察�though 



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that   was   drowned   in   a   moment   by   a   confused   but   loud   and   threatening 

shout from the other side�察�and again the bowstrings clanged�察�and this time 

a far´off clash of arms followed�察�and therewithal that cry of a strong man 

that comes without his will�察�and is so different from his wonted voice that 

one has a guess thereby of the change that death is。              Then for a while was 

almost silence�察�nor did our horns blow up�察�though some half´dozen of the 

billmen had leapt into the road when the bows first shot。                  But presently 

came     a  great   blare   of   trumpets    and   horns    from   the   other   side�察 �and 

therewith as it were a river of steel and bright coats poured into the field 

before us�察�and still their horns blew as they spread out toward the left of 

our line�察�the cattle in the pasture´field�察�heretofore feeding quietly�察�seemed 

frightened silly by the sudden noise�察�and ran about tail in air and lowing 

loudly�察�the old bull with his head a little lowered�察�and his stubborn legs 

planted   firmly�察  �growling   threateningly�察  �while   the   geese   about   the   brook 

waddled away gobbling and squeaking�察�all which seemed so strange to us 

along with the threat of sudden death that rang out from the bright array 

over against us�察�that we laughed outright�察�the most of us�察�and Will Green 

put down his head in mockery of the bull and grunted like him�察�whereat 

we laughed yet more。         He turned round to me as he nocked his arrow�察�and 

said�此�

     ;I would they were just fifty paces nigher�察�and they move not。                    Ho� �

Jack Straw�察�shall we shoot�拭─�

     For   the   latter´named   was   nigh   us   now�察  �he   shook   his   head   and   said 

nothing as he stood looking at the enemy's line。 

     ;Fear not but they are the right folk�察�Jack�察─�quoth Will Green。 

     ;Yea�察�yea�察─�said he�察 �but abide awhile�察�they could make nought of the 

highway�察  �and   two   of their sergeants had   a   message   from  the   grey´goose 

feather。    Abide�察�for they have not crossed the road to our right hand�察�and 

belike   have   not   seen   our   fellows   on   the   other   side�察  �who   are   now   for   a 

bushment to them。; 

     I looked hard at the man。         He was 

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