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                            CHAPTER VII 



                         MORE WORDS AT THE CROSS 

     I   got   into   my   old   place   again   on   the   steps   of   the   cross�察  �Will   Green 

beside me�察�and above me John Ball and Jack Straw again。                The moon was 

half´way up the heavens now�察�and the short summer night had begun�察�calm 



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and fragrant�察�with just so much noise outside our quiet circle as made one 

feel the world alive and happy。 

     We waited silently until we had heard John Ball and the story of what 

was to do�察�and presently he began to speak。 

     ;Good   people�察  �it   is   begun�察  �but   not   ended。 Which   of   you   is   hardy 

enough to wend the road to London to´morrow�拭─�

     ;All�    �All� ─�they shouted。 

     ;Yea�察─  �said   he�察   �even   so   I   deemed   of   you。 Yet   forsooth   hearken� �

London is a great and grievous city�察�and mayhappen when ye come thither 

it shall seem to you overgreat to deal with�察�when ye remember the little 

townships and the cots ye came from。 

     ;Moreover�察  �when   ye   dwell   here   in   Kent   ye   think   forsooth   of   your 

brethren in Essex or Suffolk�察�and there belike an end。              But from London 

ye   may   have   an   inkling   of   all   the   world�察  �and   over´   burdensome   maybe 

shall that seem to you�察�a few and a feeble people。 

     ;Nevertheless I say to you�察�remember the Fellowship�察�in the hope of 

which ye have this day conquered�察�and when ye come to London be wise 

and wary�察�and that is as much as to say�察�be bold and hardy�察�for in these 

days are ye building a house which shall not be overthrown�察�and the world 

shall not be too great or too little to hold it�此�for indeed it shall be the world 

itself�察�set free from evil´doers for friends to dwell in。; 

     He ceased awhile�察�but they hearkened still�察�as if something more was 

coming。      Then he said�此�

     ;To´morrow   we   shall   take   the   road   for   Rochester�察  �and   most   like   it 

were well to see what Sir John Newton in the castle may say to us�此�for the 

man is no ill man�察�and hath a tongue well´shapen for words�察�and it were 

well that we had him out of the castle and away with us�察�and that we put a 

word in his mouth to say to the King。             And wot ye well�察�good fellows�察�

that by then we come to Rochester we shall be a goodly company�察�and ere 

we come to Blackheath a very great company�察�and at London Bridge who 

shall stay our host�拭�

     ;Therefore there is nought that can undo us except our own selves and 

our hearkening to soft words from those who would slay us。                   They shall 

bid us go home and abide peacefully with our wives and children while 



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they�察�the lords and councillors and lawyers�察�imagine counsel and remedy 

for us�察�and even so shall our own folly bid us�察�and if we hearken thereto 

we are undone indeed�察�for they shall fall upon our peace with war�察�and our 

wives and children they shall take from us�察�and some of us they shall hang�察�

and some they shall scourge�察�and the others shall be their yoke´ beasts 

yea�察�and worse�察�for they shall lack meat more。 

     ;To fools hearken not�察�whether they be yourselves or your foemen�察�for 

either shall lead you astray。 

     ;With the lords parley not�察�for ye know already what they would say to 

you�察  �and   that   is�察   �Churl�察  �let   me   bridle   thee   and   saddle   thee�察  �and   eat   thy 

livelihood that thou winnest�察�and call thee hard names because I eat thee 

up�察�and for thee�察�speak not and do not�察�save as I bid thee。' 

     ;All that is the end of their parleying。 

     ;Therefore be ye bold�察�and again bold�察�and thrice bold�               �Grip the bow�察�

handle     the   staff�察 �draw    the   sword�察   �and   set   on   in  the   name    of   the 

Fellowship� ─�

     He  ended   amid   loud   shouts�察  �but   straight´way  answering   shouts   were 

heard�察�and a great noise of the winding of horns�察�and I misdoubted a new 

onslaught�察�and some of those in the throng began to string their bows and 

handle their bills�察�but Will Green pulled me by the sleeve and said�此�

     ;Friends are these by the winding of their horns�察�thou art quit for this 

night�察�old lad。;     And then Jack Straw cried out from the cross�此              �Fair and 

softly�察  �my   masters�     �These   be   men   of   our   Fellowship�察 �and   are   for   your 

guests   this   night�察  �they   are   from   the   bents   this   side   of   Medway�察  �and   are 

with us here because of the pilgrimage road�察�and that is the best in these 

parts�察  �and   so   the   shortest   to   Rochester。  And   doubt   ye   nothing   of   our 

being taken unawares this night�察�for I have bidden and sent out watchers 

of the ways�察�and neither a man's son nor a mare's son may come in on us 

without espial。      Now make we our friends welcome。                Forsooth�察�I looked 

for them an hour later�察�and had they come an hour earlier yet�察�some heads 

would now lie on the cold grass which shall lie on a feather bed to´night。 

But let be�察�since all is well� �

     ;Now get we home to our houses�察�and eat and drink and slumber this 

night�察�if never once again�察�amid the multitude of friends and fellows�察�and 



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yet soberly and without riot�察�since so much work is to hand。                   Moreover 

the   priest   saith�察  �bear   ye   the   dead   men�察  �both   friends   and   foes�察  �into   the 

chancel of the church�察�and there this night he will wake them�此�but after to´ 

morrow let the dead abide to bury their dead� ─�

     Therewith   he   leapt   down   from   the   cross�察  �and   Will   and   I   bestirred 

ourselves     and   mingled     with   the  new´comers。       They     were   some    three 

hundred strong�察�clad and armed in all ways like the people of our township�察�

except     some    half´dozen    whose     armour    shone    cold   like  ice  under    the 

moonbeams。         Will Green soon had a dozen of them by the sleeve to come 

home with him to board and bed�察�and then I lost him for some minutes�察�

and turning about saw John Ball standing behind me�察�looking pensively on 

all the stir and merry humours of the joyous uplanders。 

     ;Brother   from   Essex�察─  �said   he�察   �shall   I   see   thee   again   to´night�拭 �I 

were fain of speech with thee�察�for thou seemest like one that has seen more 

than most。; 

     ;Yea�察─  �said   I�察   �if   ye   come   to   Will   Green's   house�察  �for   thither   am   I 

bidden。; 

     ;Thither shall I come�察─�said he�察�smiling kindly�察 �or no man I know in 

field。    Lo you�察�Will Green looking for something�察�and that is me。                 But in 

his house will be song and the talk of many friends�察�and forsooth I have 

words in me that crave to come out in a quiet place where they may have 

each one his own answer。           If thou art not afraid of dead men who were 

alive and wicked this   morning�察�come thou to the church when supper   is 

done�察�and there we may talk all we will。; 

     Will Green was standing beside us before he had done�察�with his hand 

laid   on   the   priest's   shoulder�察  �waiting   till   he   had   spoken   out�察  �and   as   I 

nodded Yea to John Ball he said�此�

     ;Now�察�master priest�察�thou hast spoken enough this two or three hours�察�

and   this   my   new   brother   must   tell   and   talk   in   my   house�察  �and   there   my 

maid will hear his wisdom which lay still under the hedge e'en now when 

the bolts were abroad。        So come ye�察�and ye good fellows�察�come� ─�

     So we turned away together into the little street。            But while John Ball 

had been 

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