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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。
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