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shall   turn   the   gristmills   of   England。  But   when   all   this   is   over�察  �and   the 

tyranny is established�察�because there are but few men in the land after the 

great war�察�how shall it be with you then�拭           �Will there not be many soldiers 

and sergeants and few workers�拭            �Surely in every parish ye shall have the 

constables to see that the men work�察�and they shall be saying every day�察�

`Such an one�察�hast thou yet sold thyself for this day or this week or this 

year�拭    �Go to now�察�and get thy bargain done�察�or it shall be the worse for 

thee。'   And wheresoever work is going on there shall be constables again�察�

and those that labour shall labour under the whip like the Hebrews in the 

land of Egypt。       And every man that may�察�will steal as a dog snatches at a 

bone�察�and there again shall ye need more soldiers and more constables till 

the land is eaten up by them�察�nor shall the lords and the masters even be 

able   to   bear   the   burden   of it�察  �nor   will   their   gains be   so   great�察�since   that 

which each man may do in a day is not right great when all is said。; 

     ;Friend�察─�said I�察 �from thine own valiancy and high heart thou speakest�察�

when thou sayest that they who fall under this tyranny shall fight to the 

death    against    it。 Wars     indeed    there  shall   be  in  the  world�察   �great   and 

grievous�察 �and   yet   few   on   this   score�察  �rather   shall   men   fight   as   they  have 

been fighting in France at the bidding of some lord of the manor�察�or some 

king�察�or at last at the bidding of some usurer and forestaller of the market。 

Valiant men�察�forsooth�察�shall arise in the beginning of these evil times�察�but 

though they shall die as ye shall�察�yet shall not their deaths be fruitful as 



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yours shall be�察�because ye�察�forsooth�察�are fighting against villeinage which 

is   waning�察  �but   they   shall   fight  against   usury   which   is   waxing。     And�察�

moreover�察�I have been telling thee how it shall be when the measure of the 

time is full�察�and we�察�looking at these things from afar�察�can see them as they 

are indeed�察�but they who live at the beginning of those times and amidst 

them�察�shall not know what is doing around them�察�they shall indeed feel the 

plague and yet not know the remedy�察�by little and by little they shall fall 

from their better livelihood�察�and   weak and   helpless shall they grow�察 �and 

have no might to withstand the evil of this tyranny�察�and then again when 

the times mend somewhat and they have but a little more ease�察�then shall it 

be   to   them   like   the   kingdom   of   heaven�察  �and   they   shall   have   no   will   to 

withstand      any   tyranny�察  �but  shall   think   themselves     happy    that  they   be 

pinched somewhat less。          Also whereas thou sayest that there shall be for 

ever constables and sergeants going to and fro to drive men to work�察�and 

that they will not work save under the lash�察�thou art wrong and it shall not 

be so�察  �for there   shall ever be   more   workers   than the   masters   may   set   to 

work�察  �so   that   men   shall   strive   eagerly  for   leave   to   work�察  �and   when   one 

says�察�I will sell my hours at such and such a price�察�then another will say�察�

and I for so much less�察�so that never shall the lords lack slaves willing to 

work�察�but often the slaves shall lack lords to buy them。; 

     ;Thou tellest marvels indeed�察─�said he�察 �but how then�拭�if all the churls 

work not�察�shall there not be famine and lack of wares�拭─�

     ;Famine enough�察─�said I�察 �yet not from lack of wares�察�it shall be clean 

contrary。     What wilt thou say when I tell thee that in the latter days there 

shall be such traffic and such speedy travel across the seas that most wares 

shall be good cheap�察�and bread of all things the cheapest�拭─�

     Quoth he�此      �I should say that then there would be better livelihood for 

men�察�for in times of plenty it is well�察�for then men eat that which their own 

hands have harvested�察�and need not to spend of their substance in buying 

of others。     Truly�察�it is well for honest men�察�but not so well for forestallers 

and regraters�撮�2�А �but   who heeds   what   befalls such foul swine�察 �who filch 

the money from people's purses�察�and do not one hair's turn of work to help 

them�拭─�



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     ��2�А�Forestaller�察�one who buys up goods when they are cheap�察�and so 

raises   the   price   for   his   own   benefit�察  �forestalls   the   due   and   real   demand。 

Regrater�察�one who both buys and sells in the same market�察�or within five 

miles thereof�察�buys�察�say a ton of cheese at 10 A。M。 and sells it at 5 P。M。 a 

penny     a   pound     dearer   without     moving     from    his   chair。    The    word 

;monopolist; will cover both species of thief。 



     ;Yea�察�friend�察─�I said�察 �but in those latter days all power shall be in the 

hands   of   these   foul   swine�察  �and   they  shall   be   the   rulers   of   all�察  �therefore�察�

hearken�察�for I tell thee that times of plenty shall in those days be the times 

of   famine�察  �and   all   shall   pray   for   the   prices   of   wares   to   rise�察  �so   that   the 

forestallers   and   regraters   may   thrive�察  �and   that   some   of   their   well´doing 

may overflow on to those on whom they live。; 

     ;I am weary of thy riddles�察─�he said。             ;Yet at least I hope that there 

may be fewer and fewer folk in the land�察�as may well be�察�if life is then so 

foul and wretched。; 

     ;Alas�察  �poor    man� ─  �I   said�察   �nor  mayst   thou    imagine   how      foul  and 

wretched it may be for many of the folk�察�and yet I tell thee that men shall 

increase and multiply�察�till where there is one man in the land now�察�there 

shall be twenty in those daysyea�察�in some places ten times twenty。; 

     ;I have but little heart to ask thee more questions�察─�said he�察 �and when 

thou answerest�察�thy words are plain�察�but the things they tell of I may scarce 

understand。      But tell me this�此�in those days will men deem that so it must 

be for ever�察�as great men even now tell us of our ills�察�or will they think of 

some remedy�拭─�

     I looked about me。         There was but a glimmer of light in the church 

now�察�but what there was�察�was no longer the strange light of the moon�察�but 

the first coming of the kindly day。 

     ;Yea�察─  �said   John   Ball�察   �'tis   the   twilight   of   the   dawn。 God   and   St。 

Christopher send us a good day� ─�

     ;John   Ball�察─  �said   I�察  �I   have told   thee   that   thy  death   will   bring   about 

that which thy life has striven for�此�thinkest thou that the thing which thou 

strivest for is worth the labour�拭�or dost thou believe in the tale I have told 

thee of the days to come�拭─�



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     He said�此      �I tell thee once again that I trust thee for a seer�察�because no 

man could make up such a tale as thou�察�the things which thou tellest are 

too   wonderful   for   a   minstrel�察  �the   tale   too   grievous。    And   whereas   thou 

askest as to whether I count my labour lost�察�I say nay�察�if so be that in those 

latter   times   ��and   worser   than   ours   they   will   be��   men   shall   yet   seek   a 

remedy�此�therefore again I ask thee�察�is it so that they shall�拭─�

       ;Yea�察─�said I�察 �and their remedy shall be the same as thine�察�although 

the days be different�此�for if the folk be enthralled�察�what remedy save that 

they be set free�拭�and if they have tried many roads towards freedom�察�and 

found that they led no´whither�察�then shall they try yet another。                   Yet in the 

days to come they shall be slothful to try it�察�be

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