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and all that are here this day。       Overlong were the tale to tell of them�察�and 

of the time that is gone。 

     ;So thenceforward I wore through the days with no such faint heart�察�

until one day the prison opened verily and in the daylight�察�and there were 

ye�察�my fellows�察�in the dooryour faces glad�察�your hearts light with hope�察�

and your hands heavy with wrath�察�then I saw and understood what was to 

do。    Now�察�therefore�察�do ye understand it� ─�

     His voice was changed�察�and grew louder than loud now�察�as he cast his 

hands   abroad   towards   that   company   with   those   last   words   of   his�察  �and   I 

could   feel   that   all   shame   and   fear   was   falling   from  those   men�察  �and   that 

mere fiery manhood was shining through their wonted English shamefast 

stubbornness�察�and that they were moved indeed and saw the road before 

them。     Yet no man spoke�察�rather the silence of the men´folk deepened�察�as 

the sun's rays grew more level and more golden�察�and the swifts wheeled 

about shriller and louder than before。 Then again John Ball spoke and said�察�

;In good sooth�察�I deem ye wot no worse than I do what is to doand first 

that somewhat we shall dosince it is for him that is lonely or in prison to 

dream of fellowship�察�but for him that is of a fellowship to do and not to 

dream。 

     ;And next�察�ye know who is the foeman�察�and that is the proud man�察�the 

oppressor�察�who scorneth fellowship�察�and himself is a world to himself and 

needeth   no   helper   nor   helpeth   any�察  �but�察  �heeding   no   law�察  �layeth   law   on 

other men because he is rich�察�and surely every one that is rich is such an 

one�察�nor may be other。 

     ;Forsooth�察�in the belly of every rich man dwelleth a devil of hell�察�and 

when   the   man   would   give   his   goods   to   the   poor�察  �the   devil   within   him 

gainsayeth it�察�and saith�察 �Wilt thou then be of the poor�察�and suffer cold and 



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hunger and mocking as they suffer�察�then give thou thy goods to them�察�and 

keep them not。'       And when he would be compassionate�察�again saith the 

devil to him�察 �If thou heed these losels and turn on them a face like to their 

faces�察�and deem of them as men�察�then shall they scorn thee�察�and evil shall 

come of it�察�and even one day they shall fall on thee to slay thee when they 

have learned that thou art but as they be。' 

     ;Ah�察�woe worth the while� �too oft he sayeth sooth�察�as the wont of the 

devil is�察�that lies may be born of the barren truth�察�and sooth it is that the 

poor deemeth the rich to be other than he�察�and meet to be his master�察�as 

though�察�forsooth�察�the poor were come of Adam�察�and the rich of him that 

made Adam�察�that is God�察�and thus the poor man oppresseth the poor man�察�

because   he   feareth the   oppressor。      Nought   such   are   ye�察  �my  brethren�察  �or 

else why are ye gathered here in harness to bid all bear witness of you that 

ye are the sons of one man and one mother�察�begotten of the earth�拭─�

     As   he   said   the   words   there   came   a   stir   among   the   weapons   of   the 

throng�察�and they pressed closer round the cross�察�yet with held the shout as 

yet which seemed gathering in their bosoms。 

     And again he said�此�

     ;Forsooth�察�too many rich men there are in this realm�察�and yet if there 

were but one�察�there would be one too many�察�for all should be his thralls。 

Hearken�察�then�察�ye men of Kent。           For overlong belike have I held you with 

words�察�but the love of you constrained me�察�and the joy that a man hath to 

babble   to   his   friends   and   his   fellows   whom  he   hath   not   seen   for   a   long 

season。 

     ;Now�察�hearken�察�I bid you�此         �To the rich men that eat up a realm there 

cometh a time when they whom they eat up�察�that is the poor�察�seem poorer 

than of wont�察�and their complaint goeth up louder to the heavens�察�yet it is 

no riddle to say that oft at such times the fellowship of the poor is waxing 

stronger�察�else would no man have heard his cry。              Also at such times is the 

rich man become fearful�察�and so waxeth in cruelty�察�and of that cruelty do 

people   misdeem   that   it   is   power   and   might   waxing。     Forsooth�察  �ye   are 

stronger than your fathers�察�because ye are more grieved than they�察�and ye 

should have been less grieved than they had ye been horses and swine�察�and 

then�察  �forsooth�察  �would   ye   have   been   stronger   to   bear�察  �but   ye�察  �ye   are   not 



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strong to bear�察�but to do。 

     ;And wot ye why we are come to you this fair eve of holiday�拭�and wot 

ye why I have been telling of fellowship to you�拭                �Yea�察�forsooth�察�I deem 

ye   wot   well�察  �that   it   is   for   this   cause�察  �that   ye   might   bethink   you   of   your 

fellowship with the men of Essex。; 

     His last word let loose the shout that had been long on all men's lips�察�

and great and fierce it was as it rang shattering through the quiet upland 

village。    But John Ball held up his hand�察�and the shout was one and no 

more。 

     Then he spoke again�此�

     ;Men   of   Kent�察 �I  wot   well   that   ye   are  not   so   hard   bested   as those   of 

other   shires�察  �by   the   token   of   the   day   when   behind   the   screen   of   leafy 

boughs ye met Duke William with bill and bow as he wended Londonward 

from that woeful field of Senlac�察�but I have told of fellowship�察�and ye have 

hearkened and understood what the Holy Church is�察�whereby ye know that 

ye are fellows of the saints in heaven and the poor men of Essex�察�and as 

one day the saints shall call you to the heavenly feast�察�so now do the poor 

men call you to the battle。 

     ;Men   of   Kent�察  �ye   dwell   fairly   here�察  �and   your   houses   are   framed   of 

stout oak beams�察�and your own lands ye till�察�unless some accursed lawyer 

with his false lying sheepskin and forged custom of the Devil's Manor hath 

stolen it from you�察�but in Essex slaves they be and villeins�察�and worse they 

shall be�察�and the lords swear that ere a year be over ox and horse shall go 

free in Essex�察�and man and woman shall draw the team and the plough�察�

and north   away in   the   east countries   dwell men   in poor halls of   wattled 

reeds and mud�察�and the north´east wind from off the fen whistles through 

them�察�and poor they be to the letter�察�and there him whom the lord spareth�察�

the bailiff squeezeth�察�and him whom the bailiff forgetteth�察�the Easterling 

Chapman   sheareth�察  �yet   be   these   stout   men   and   valiant�察  �and   your   very 

brethren。 

     ;And   yet   if   there   be   any   man   here   so   base   as   to   think   that   a   small 

matter�察 �let   him  look to it that   if   these   necks   abide   under the   yoke�察  �Kent 

shall   sweat   for   it   ere   it   be   long�察  �and   ye   shall   lose   acre   and   close   and 

woodland�察�and be servants in your own houses�察�and your sons shall be the 



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lords' lads�察�and your daughters their lemans�察�and ye shall buy a bold word 

with many stripes�察�and an honest deed with a leap from the gallows´tree。 

     ;Bethink ye�察�too�察�that ye have no longer to deal with Duke William�察�

who�察�if he were a thief and a cruel lord�察�was yet a prudent man and a wise 

warrior�察�but cruel are these�察�and headstrong�察�yea�察�thieves and fools in one 

and ye shall lay their heads in the dust。; 

    A shout would have arisen again�察�but his eager voice rising higher yet�察�

restrained it as he said�此�

     ;And how shall it be then when these are gone�拭              �What else shall ye 

lack when ye lack masters�拭        �Ye shall not lack for the fields ye have tilled�察�


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