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generally a ;jack�察─�or coat into which pieces of iron or horn were quilted�察�

some had also steel or steel´and´leather arm or thigh pieces。                  There were 

a few mounted men among them�察�their horses being big´boned hammer´ 

headed   beasts�察  �that   looked     as   if   they   had  been   taken   from   plough    or 

waggon�察�but their riders were well armed with steel armour on their heads�察�

legs�察�and arms。       Amongst the horsemen I noted the man that had ridden 

past me when I first awoke�察�but he seemed to be a prisoner�察�as he had a 

woollen hood on his head instead of his helmet�察�and carried neither bill�察�

sword�察�nor dagger。        He seemed by no means ill´at´ease�察�however�察�but was 

laughing and talking with the men who stood near him。 

     Above the heads of the crowd�察�and now slowly working towards the 

cross�察  �was   a   banner   on   a   high´raised   cross´pole�察  �a   picture   of   a   man   and 

woman   half´clad   in   skins   of   beasts   seen   against   a   background   of   green 

trees�察�the man holding a spade and the woman a distaff and spindle rudely 

done     enough�察    �but  yet   with   a   certain   spirit  and   much     meaning�察    �and 

underneath   this   symbol   of   the   early   world   and   man's   first   contest   with 

nature were the written words�此�

                       When Adam delved and Eve span                                   Who 

was then the gentleman�拭�

       The   banner   came   on   and   through   the   crowd�察  �which   at   last   opened 

where we stood for its passage�察�and the banner´bearer turned and faced the 

throng and stood on the first step of the cross beside me。 

     A   man    followed     him�察  �clad   in  a  long   dark´brown      gown     of  coarse 

woollen�察�girt with a cord�察�to which hung a ;pair of beads; ��or rosary�察�as we 

should   call   it   to´day��   and   a  book   in   a   bag。 The   man   was   tall   and   big´ 

boned�察�a ring of dark hair surrounded his priest's tonsure�察�his nose was big 

but   clear   cut   and   with   wide   nostrils�察  �his   shaven   face   showed   a   longish 

upper lip and a big but blunt chin�察�his mouth was big and the lips closed 

firmly�察�a face not very noteworthy but for his grey eyes well opened and 

wide   apart�察  �at   whiles   lighting   up   his   whole   face   with   a   kindly   smile�察  �at 

whiles set and stern�察�at whiles resting in that look as if they were gazing at 



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something   a   long   way  off�察  �which   is   the   wont   of the   eyes   of   the   poet   or 

enthusiast。 

     He went slowly up the steps of the cross and stood at the top with one 

hand laid on the shaft�察�and shout upon shout broke forth from the throng。 

When the shouting died away into a silence of the human voices�察�the bells 

were still quietly chiming with that far´away voice of theirs�察�and the long´ 

winged dusky swifts�察�by no means scared by the concourse�察�swung round 

about the cross with their wild squeals�察�and the man stood still for a little�察�

eyeing the throng�察�or rather looking first at one and then another man in it�察�

as   though   he   were trying to think   what such   an one   was   thinking   of�察�or 

what he were fit for。        Sometimes he caught the eye of one or other�察�and 

then    that  kindly   smile    spread    over   his  face�察 �but   faded   off  it  into  the 

sternness and sadness of a man who has heavy and great thoughts hanging 

about him。 But when John Ball first mounted the steps of the cross a lad at 

some   one's   bidding   had   run   off to   stop   the   ringers�察 �and   so presently  the 

voice of the bells fell dead�察�leaving on men's minds that sense of blankness 

or even disappointment which is always caused by the sudden stopping of 

a sound one has got used to and found pleasant。                 But a great expectation 

had fallen by now on all that throng�察�and no word was spoken even in a 

whisper�察  �and   all   men's   hearts   and   eyes   were   fixed   upon   the   dark   figure 

standing   straight   up   now   by   the   tall   white   shaft   of   the   cross�察  �his   hands 

stretched out before him�察�one palm laid upon the other。 

     And for me�察�as I made ready to hearken�察�I felt a joy in my soul that I 

had never yet felt。 



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                             CHAPTER IV 



                          THE VOICE OF JOHN BALL 

     SO now I heard John Ball�察�how he lifted up his voice and said�此�

     ;Ho�察�all ye good people�       �I am a priest of God�察�and in my day's work 

it   cometh   that   I  should   tell   you   what   ye   should   do�察  �and   what   ye   should 

forbear doing�察�and to that end I am come hither�此�yet first�察�if I myself have 

wronged any man here�察�let him say wherein my wrongdoing lieth�察�that I 

may ask his pardon and his pity。; 

    A great hum of good´will ran through the crowd as he spoke�察�then he 

smiled as in a kind of pride�察�and again he spoke�此�

     ;Wherefore   did   ye   take   me   out   of   the   archbishop's   prison   but   three 

days   agone�察  �when   ye   lighted   the   archbishop's   house   for   the   candle   of 

Canterbury�察�but that I might speak to you and pray you�此�therefore I will not 

keep silence�察�whether I have done ill�察�or whether I have done well。               And 

herein�察�good fellows and my very brethren�察�I would have you to follow me�察�

and if there be such here�察�as I know full well there be some�察�and may be a 

good many�察�who have been robbers of their neighbours �─�And who is my 

neighbour��'     quoth   the   rich  man���察  �or  lechers�察  �or  despiteful   haters�察 �or 

talebearers�察�or fawners on rich men for the hurt of the poor ��and that is the 

worst of all��Ah�察�my poor brethren who have gone astray�察�I say not to you�察�

go home and repent lest you mar our great deeds�察�but rather come afield 

and there repent。      Many a day have ye been fools�察�but hearken unto me 

and I shall make you wise above the wisdom of the earth�察�and if ye die in 

your wisdom�察�as God wot ye well may�察�since the fields ye wend to bear 

swords for daisies�察�and spears for bents�察�then shall ye be�察�though men call 

you dead�察�a part and parcel of the living wisdom of all things�察�very stones 

of the pillars that uphold the joyful earth。 

     ;Forsooth�察�ye have heard it said that ye shall do well in this world that 

in the world to come ye may live happily for ever�察�do ye well then�察�and 

have your reward both on earth and in heaven�察�for I say to you that earth 

and heaven are not two but one�察�and this one is that which ye know�察�and 

are each one of you a part of�察�to wit�察�the Holy Church�察�and in each one of 



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you dwelleth the life of the Church�察�unless ye slay it。              Forsooth�察�brethren�察�

will ye murder the Church any one of you�察�and go forth a wandering man 

and   lonely�察  �even   as   Cain   did   who   slew   his   brother�拭 �Ah�察  �my   brothers�察�

what an evil doom is this�察�to be an outcast from the Church�察�to have none 

to love you and to speak with you�察�to be without fellowship�                    �Forsooth�察�

brothers�察�fellowship is heaven�察�and lack of fellowship is hell�此�fellowship is 

life�察  �and   lack   of   fellowship   is   death�此  �and   the   deeds   that   ye   do   upon   the 

earth�察�it is for fellowship's sake that ye do them�察�and the life that is in it�察�

that   shall live on   and   on   for   ever�察  �and   each   one of   you   part   of   it�察  �while 

many a man's life upon the earth from the earth shall wane。 

     ;Therefore�察�I bid you not dwell in hell but in heaven�察�or while ye must�察�

upon earth�察�which is a part of heaven�察�and forsooth no foul part。 

     ;Fo

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