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bushment to them。; 

     I looked hard at the man。         He was a tall�察�wiry�察�and broad´ shouldered 

fellow�察  �clad   in   a   handsome   armour   of   bright   steel   that   certainly  had   not 

been made for a yeoman�察�but over it he had a common linen smock´frock 

or gabardine�察�like our field workmen wear now or used to wear�察�and in his 



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helmet he carried instead of a feather a wisp of wheaten straw。            He bore a 

heavy axe in his hand besides the sword he was girt with�察�and round his 

neck hung a great horn for blowing。           I should say that I knew that there 

were at least three ;Jack Straws; among the fellowship of the discontented�察�

one of whom was over in Essex。 

    As we waited there�察�every bowman with his shaft nocked on the string�察�

there was a movement in the line opposite�察�and presently came from it a 

little knot of three men�察�the middle one on horseback�察�the other two armed 

with long´handled glaives�察�all three well muffled up in armour。               As they 

came nearer I could see that the horseman had a tabard over his armour�察�

gaily embroidered with a green tree on a gold ground�察�and in his hand a 

trumpet。 

     ;They are come to summon us。            Wilt thou that he speak�察�Jack�拭─�said 

Will Green。 

     ;Nay�察─�said the other�察 �yet shall he have warning first。            Shoot when 

my horn blows� ─�

    And therewith he came up to the hedge�察�climbed over�察�slowly because 

of his armour�察�and stood some dozen yards out in the field。              The man on 

horseback   put   his   trumpet   to his   mouth   and   blew  a   long   blast�察 �and   then 

took a scroll into his hand and made as if he were going to read�察�but Jack 

Straw lifted up his voice and cried out�此�

     ;Do it not�察�or thou art but dead�        �We will have no accursed lawyers 

and their sheep´skins here�       �Go back to those that sent thee; 

    But the man broke in in a loud harsh voice�此�

     ;Ho�    �YE PEOPLE� �what will ye gathering in arms�拭─�

    Then cried Jack Straw�此�

     ;Sir Fool�察�hold your peace till ye have heard me�察�or else we shoot at 

once。    Go back to those that sent thee�察�and tell them that we free men of 

Kent are on the way to London to speak with King Richard�察�and to tell him 

that   which   he   wots   not�察  �to   wit�察  �that   there   is   a   certain   sort   of   fools   and 

traitors to the realm who would put collars on our necks and make beasts 

of us�察�and that it is his right and his devoir to do as he swore when he was 

crowned and anointed at Westminster on the Stone of Doom�察�and gainsay 

these thieves and traitors�察�and if he be too weak�察�then shall we help him�察�



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and if he will not be king�察�then shall we have one who will be�察�and that is 

the   King's   Son   of   Heaven。    Now�察  �therefore�察  �if   any   withstand   us   on   our 

lawful errand as we go to speak with our own king and lord�察�let him look 

to it。   Bear back this word to them that sent thee。             But for thee�察�hearken�察�

thou bastard of an inky sheep´skin� �get thee gone and tarry not�察�three times 

shall I lift up my hand�察�and the third time look to thyself�察�for then shalt 

thou hear the loose of our bowstrings�察�and after that nought else till thou 

hearest the devil bidding thee welcome to hell� ─�

     Our     fellows    shouted�察   �but   the   summoner       began    again�察  �yet   in   a 

quavering voice�此�

     ;Ho�     �YE   PEOPLE�   �what   will   ye   gathering   in   arms�拭       �Wot   ye   not 

that ye are doing or shall do great harm�察�loss�察�and hurt to the king's lieges 

; 

     He stopped�察�Jack Straw's hand was lowered for the second time。                     He 

looked to his men right and left�察�and then turned rein and turned tail�察�and 

scuttled back to the main body at his swiftest。              Huge laughter rattled out 

all   along   our   line   as   Jack   Straw   climbed   back   into   the   orchard   grinning 

also。 

     Then     we   noted   more    movement       in  the  enemy's    line。   They     were 

spreading the archers and arbalestiers to our left�察�and the men´ at´arms and 

others   also   spread   some�察  �what   under   the   three   pennons   of   which   Long 

Gregory   had   told   us�察  �and   which   were   plain   enough   to   us   in   the   dear 

evening。      Presently the moving line faced us�察�and the archers set off at a 

smart pace toward us�察�the men´at´arms holding back a little behind them。 

I knew now that they had been within bowshot all along�察�but our men were 

loth to shoot before their first shots would tell�察�like those half´dozen in the 

road when�察�as they told me afterwards�察�a plump of their men´at´arms had 

made a show of falling on。 

     But now as soon as those men began to move on us directly in face�察�

Jack Straw put his horn to his lips and blew a loud rough blast that was 

echoed by five or six others along the orchard hedge。                Every man had his 

shaft nocked on the string�察�I watched them�察�and Will Green specially�察�he 

and his bow and its string seemed all of a piece�察�so easily by seeming did 

he draw the nock of the arrow to his ear。             A moment�察�as he took his aim�察�



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and thenO then did I understand the meaning of the awe with which the 

ancient   poet   speaks   of   the   loose   of   the   god   Apollo's   bow�察  �for   terrible 

indeed was the mingled sound of the twanging bowstring and the whirring 

shaft so close to me。 

     I was now on my knees right in front of Will and saw all clearly�察�the 

arbalestiers ��for no long´bow men were over against our stead�� had all of 

them   bright   headpieces�察  �and   stout      body´armour   of   boiled   leather      with 

metal studs�察�and as they came towards us�察�I could see over their shoulders 

great   wooden   shields   hanging   at   their   backs。      Further   to   our   left   their 

long´bow men had shot almost as soon as ours�察�and I heard or seemed to 

hear   the   rush   of   the   arrows   through   the   apple´boughs   and   a   man's   cry 

therewith�察�but with us the long´bow had been before the cross´bow�察�one of 

the arbalestiers fell outright�察�his great shield clattering down on him�察�and 

moved no more�察�while three others were hit and were crawling to the rear。 

The     rest  had   shouldered     their   bows    and   were    aiming�察   �but   I  thought 

unsteadily�察    �and   before    the  triggers   were    drawn    again   Will   Green    had 

nocked   and      loosed�察  �and   not   a  few   others   of  our   folk�察 �then   came    the 

wooden hail of the bolts rattling through the boughs�察�but all overhead and 

no one hit。 

     The next time Will Green nocked his arrow he drew with a great shout�察�

which all our fellows took up�察�for the arbalestiers instead of turning about 

in their places covered by their great shields and winding up their cross´ 

bows   for   a   second   shot�察  �as   is   the   custom   of   such   soldiers�察  �ran   huddling 

together toward their men´at´arms�察�our arrows driving thump´thump into 

their   shields    as  they   ran�此 �I  saw   four   lying   on  the   field  dead    or  sore 

wounded。 

     But our archers shouted again�察�and kept on each plucking the arrows 

from the ground�察�and nocking and loosing swiftly but deliberately at the 

line before them�察�indeed now was the time for these terrible bowmen�察�for 

as   Will   Green   told   me   afterwards   they   always   reckoned   to   kill   through 

cloth or leather at five hundred yards�察�and they had let the cross´bow men 

come   nearly   within   three   hundred�察  �and   these   were   now   all   mingled   

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