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with the potter�察�and the smith�察�and every worker in metals�察�and all other 

crafts�察�that it shall be for them looking on and tending�察�as with the man 

that sitteth in the cart while the horse draws。            Yea�察�at last so shall it be 

even with those who are mere husbandmen�察�and no longer shall the reaper 

fare afield in the morning with his hook over his shoulder�察�and smite and 

bind and smite again till the sun is down and the moon is up�察�but he shall 

draw a thing made by men into the field with one or two horses�察�and shall 

say the word and the horses shall go up and down�察�and the thing shall reap 

and gather and bind�察�and do the work of many men。                   Imagine all this in 



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thy mind if thou canst�察�at least as ye may imagine a tale of enchantment 

told by a minstrel�察�and then tell me what shouldst thou deem that the life 

of men would be amidst all this�察�men such as these men of the township 

here�察�or the men of the Canterbury gilds。; 

     ;Yea�察─  �said   he�察   �but   before   I   tell   thee   my   thoughts   of   thy   tale   of 

wonder�察�I would ask thee this�此           �In those days when men work so easily�察�

surely they shall make more wares than they can use in one countryside�察�or 

one good town�察�whereas in another�察�where things have not gone as well�察�

they  shall   have   less   than   they   need�察  �and   even   so   it   is   with   us   now�察  �and 

thereof cometh scarcity and famine�察�and if people may not come at each 

other's goods�察 �it availeth the whole land little  that one  country´side  hath 

more than enough while another hath less�察�for the goods shall abide there 

in the storehouses of the rich place till they perish。            So if that be so in the 

days   of   wonder   ye   tell   of   ��and   I   see   not   how   it   can   be   otherwise���察  �then 

shall men be but little holpen by making all their wares so easily and with 

so little labour。; 

     I smiled again and said�此          �Yea�察�but it shall not be so�察�not only shall 

men be multiplied a hundred and a thousand fold�察�but the distance of one 

place from another shall be as nothing�察�so that the wares which lie ready 

for market   in   Durham in   the   evening may  be   in London   on   the   morrow 

morning�察  �and   the   men   of   Wales   may   eat   corn   of   Essex   and   the   men   of 

Essex wear wool of Wales�察�so that�察�so far as the flitting of goods to market 

goes�察�all the land shall be as one parish。           Nay�察�what say I�拭      �Not as to this 

land only  shall   it   be   so�察 �but   even   the   Indies�察  �and   far   countries   of   which 

thou knowest not�察�shall be�察�so to say�察�at every man's door�察�and wares which 

now  ye   account   precious   and   dear´bought�察 �shall then   be   common   things 

bought and sold for little price at every huckster's stall。              Say then�察�John�察�

shall not those days be merry�察�and plentiful of ease and contentment for all 

men�拭─�

     ;Brother�察─    �said   he�察  �meseemeth       some    doleful   mockery      lieth  under 

these joyful tidings of thine�察�since thou hast already partly told me to my 

sad bewilderment what the life of man shall be in those days。                    Yet will I 

now for a little set all that aside to consider thy strange tale as of a minstrel 

from over sea�察�even as thou biddest me。              Therefore I say�察�that if men still 



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abide men as I have known them�察�and unless these folk of England change 

as�察�the land changethand forsooth of the men�察�for good and for evil�察�I can 

think no other than I think now�察�or behold them other than I have known 

them   and   loved   themI   say   if   the   men   be   still   men�察  �what   will   happen 

except that there should be all plenty in the land�察�and not one poor man 

therein�察�unless of his own free will he choose to lack and be poor�察�as a man 

in   religion   or   such   like�察  �for   there   would   then   be   such   abundance   of   all 

good things�察�that�察�as greedy as the lords might be�察�there would be enough 

to satisfy their greed and yet leave good living for all who laboured with 

their hands�察�so that these should labour far less than now�察�and they would 

have    time   to  learn   knowledge�察     �so  that  there   should   be   no  learned    or 

unlearned�察  �for   all   should   be   learned�察  �and   they   would   have   time   also   to 

learn how to order the matters of the parish and the hundred�察�and of the 

parliament of the realm�察�so that the king should take no more than his own�察�

and to order the rule of the realm�察�so that all men�察�rich and unrich�察�should 

have part therein�察�and so by undoing of evil laws and making of good ones�察�

that fashion would come to an end whereof thou speakest�察�that rich men 

make laws for their own behoof�察�for they should no longer be able to do 

thus when all had part in making the laws�察�whereby it would soon come 

about that there would be no men rich and tyrannous�察�but all should have 

enough and to spare of the increase of the earth and the work of their own 

hands。     Yea surely�察�brother�察�if ever it cometh about that men shall be able 

to   make   things�察  �and   not   men�察  �work   for   their   superfluities�察  �and   that   the 

length of travel from one place to another be made of no account�察�and all 

the world be a market for all the world�察�then all shall live in health and 

wealth�察  �and   envy   and   grudging      shall   perish。   For   then   shall   we   have 

conquered the earth and it shall be enough�察�and then shall the kingdom of 

heaven be come down to the earth in very deed。               Why lookest thou so sad 

and sorry�拭�what sayest thou�拭─�

     I   said�此  �Hast   thou   forgotten   already   what   I   told   thee�察  �that   in   those 

latter days a man who hath nought save his own body ��and such men shall 

be far the most of men�� must needs pawn his labour for leave to labour�拭�

Can such a man be wealthy�拭           �Hast thou not called him a thrall�拭─�

     ;Yea�察─�he said�察 �but how could I deem that such things could be when 



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those   days   should   be   come   wherein   men   could   make   things   work   for 

them�拭─�

     ;Poor man� ─�said I。       ;Learn that in those very days�察�when it shall be 

with the making of things as with the carter in the cart�察�that there he sitteth 

and shaketh the reins and the horse draweth and the cart goeth�察�in those 

days�察�I tell thee�察�many men shall be as poor and wretched always�察�year by 

year�察�as they are with thee when there is famine in the land�察�nor shall any 

have plenty and surety of livelihood save those that shall sit by and look 

on while others labour�察�and these�察�I tell thee�察�shall be a many�察�so that they 

shall see to the making of all laws�察�and in their hands shall be all power�察�

and the labourers shall think that they cannot do without these men that 

live by robbing them�察�and shall praise them and wellnigh pray to them as 

ye pray to the saints�察�and the best worshipped man in the land shall be he 

who by forestalling and regrating hath gotten to him the most money。; 

     ;Yea�察─�said he�察 �and shall they who see themselves robbed worship the 

robber�拭    �Then indeed shall men be changed from what they are now�察�and 

they shall be sluggards�察�dolts�察�and cowards beyond all the earth hath yet 

borne。    Such are not the men I have known in my life´days�察�and that now 

I love in my death。; 

     ;Nay�察─�I said�察 �but the robbery shall they not see�察�for have I not told 

thee  that they  shall   hold themselves   to   be   free  men�拭   �And   for  why�拭    �I 

will   tell  thee�此 �but  first  tell  me  how   it  fares

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