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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,AU?OR3 
    ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 
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        ,NUMB] #a#c#a1  
        PP4 #b#a#g-#b#a#h  
        #ad ,JULY #ahhh  
        7,! SECOND ( SEV5 P>TS47 
,TRANSCRIB$ BY3  
        ,T$ ,CRAW=D 
,PRO(+ & ,H,T,M,L3,GRAHAM ,SEAMAN 
    
         

,HAV+ ?US V]Y BRIEFLY TOLD Y\ AS TO ! POLITICAL & SOCIAL CONDITION ( ! GREAT ,FLEMI% T[NS1 ,I MU/ N[ GET TO MY /ORY1 AS GIV5 US BY ,FROISS>T4 

,I HAVE M5TION$ ! ,5GLI% ALLIANCE ) ,JAMES VAN ,>TEVELDE1 :I* TOOK PLACE AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! W> ) ,FRANCE 2 ?IS W5T ON TILL AT ! SIEGE ( ,T\RNEY BY ,$W>D ,I,I,I41 ,JAMES VAN ,>TEVELDE S5T SIXTY ?\S& M5 TO HELP ?AT K+ 2 & 9 ! YE> #a#c#d#f1 ,$W>D ,I,I,I41 LY+ AT ,SLUYS1 WE F9D ,VAN ,>TEVELDE US+ HIS 9FLU5CE TO GET ! ,PR9CE ( ,WALES ACKN[L$G$ AS 0,LORD & ,H]YT\R0 ( ,FL&]S 2 BUT ! ,C\NCILS ( ! T[NS HANG+ BACK ON ! GR\ND ?AT 0!RE %\LD NO SU* UNTRU? BE F\ND 9 !M AS WILL+LY TO DI%]YTE !IR NATURAL LORD & HIS ISSUE TO 5H]YTE A /RANG]40 ,BUT WE CAN EASILY IMAG9E ?AT ?\< GLAD 5\< ( ,$W>D'S HELP AGA9/ ,FRANCE1 !Y MAY HAVE BE5 %Y ( H&+ !MSELVES OV] TO SU* A P[]FUL ,K+ AS ! ,LORD ( ,5GL& !N WAS4 

,ANYH[1 ! NEGOTIATION CAME TO A TRAGICAL 5D ) ! DEA? ( ,>TEVELDE HIMSELF4 ,HE WAS SLA9 9 A TUMULT AT ,<5T AS A TYRANT & ROBB] ( ! PUBLIC TREASURE1 AFT] HAV+ BE5 PRACTICALLY ,K+ ( ,FL&]S = N9E YE>S 2 & IT MAY BE SUPPOS$ ?AT !RE WAS SOME G5U9E 9DIGNATION AGA9/ HIM = PRESS+ ON ! PEOPLE ! DO+ FEALTY TO ! ,5GLI% K+1 ?\< ON :OLE ! AFFAIR READS AS IF IT HAD BE5 ! WORK ( ! ,FR5* OR LOYALI/ P>TY4 

,! ,FLEM+S AFT] HIS DEA? S5T 9 T]ROR TO ,$W>D TO EXCUSE !MSELVES1 & SUGGE/$1 SAYS ,FROISS>T1 ! M>RIAGE ( ! ,K+'S DAU<T] TO ,L\IS ! Y\NG ,E>L4 ,$W>D AGRE$ TO ?IS READILY 5\< 2 BUT ,L\IS HAD ANO!R (F] ( M>RIAGE ALLIANCE FROM ! ,DUKE ( ,BRABANT1 HIS NEXT NEI<BOR1 :I* NATURALLY HE MU* PREF]R$1 S9CE IT W\LD NOT CO/ HIM ! FRI5D%IP ( ! ,FR5* K+1 ON :I*1 AS A=ESAID1 IT WAS ! NATURAL POLICY ( ! ,E>LS ( ,FL&]S TO LEAN4 ,! ,C\NCILS ( ! T[NS AS NATURALLY /UCK TO ! ,5GLI% M>RIAGE1 & URG$ IT ON ! ,E>L :O HAD TRU/$ HIMSELF TO ,<5T4 0,BUT EV]1 HE SAID1 ?AT HE WOLDE NOT W$ H] :OSE FA!R :O HAD SLA9 HIS1 ?\< HE MI<T HAVE HALF ! :OLE REALM ( ,5GL&40 7,HIS FA!R WAS SLA9 AT ,CRECY47 ,! ,FLEM+S !REON PUT ON ! SCREW BY HOLD+ HIM 9 0C\RTE\S PRISON40 ,HE PRET5D$ TO YIELD1 & MET ,$W>D1 :O WAS MI<TY CIVIL TO HIM 2 BUT WAT*+ HIS OPPORTUNITY HE MANAG$ TO ESCAPE FROM HIS GU>DS AT A HAWK+ P>TY & FL$ TO ! ,FR5* K+1 BY :OM HE WAS WELL RECEIV$4 ,?IS MAY BE CONSID]$ ! FIR/ ACT ( ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! ,E>L & HIS SUBJECTS4 

,! CURTA9 RISES AGA9 ON ,$W>D1 AN OLD & WORN \T MAN1 & ! ,5GLI% ,ALLIANCE DIMM$ BY BICK]+S BETWE5 ! SEAF>]S ( BO? NATIONS1 5D+ AT LA/ 9 A GOOD /IFF SEA FI<T BETWE5 !M (F ! COA/ ( ,BRITTANNY .<SIC.>1 9 :I* ! ,FLEM+S W]E DEFEAT$4 ,$W>D ?REAT5$ REGUL> W> BUT ! ,FLEM+S CRAV$ = PEACE1 & ! TREATY WAS R5EW$4 

,AFT] ?IS 9T]LUDE ,FROISS>T SETTLES D[N ) GREAT 5JOYM5T & NOT A LITTLE POMP TO TELL US ! /ORY ( ! GREAT REVOLT 9 ALL DETAIL4 

,SAYS ! OLD *RONICL]3 0,:5 ! TRIBULATIONS FIR/ BEGAN 9 ,FL&]S1 ! C\NTRY WAS SO WEAL?Y & SO RI* ?AT IT WAS M>VEL TO HE> 2 & ! M5 ( ! GOOD T[NS KEPT SU* E/ATE ?AT IT WAS WOND] TO HE> TELL (4 ,BUT !SE W>RES FIR/ BEGAN BY PRIDE & 5VY ?AT ! GOOD T[NS 9 ,FL&]S HAD ONE AGA9/ ANO!R1 AS !Y ( ,<5T AGA9/ !M ( ,BRUGES & !Y ( ,BRUGES AGA9/ !M ( ,<5T1 & O!R T[NS ONE AGA9/ ! O!R4 ,BUT !RE WAS SU* RESORT ?AT NO W> C\LD >ISE AMONG !M )\T ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S !IR LORD DID CONS5T !RETO 2 = HE WAS SO FE>$ & BELOV$ ?AT NONE DUR/ DISPLEASE HIM 444 ,= ALWAYS HE HAD LIV$ 9 GREAT PROSP]ITY & PEACE1 & HAD AS MU* HIS PLEASURE AS ANY O!R ,*RI/IAN PR9CE HAD 2 BUT ?IS W> BEGAN = SO LI<T A CAUSE & 9CID5T1 ?AT JU/LY TO CONSID] & SPEAK1 IF GOOD WILL & SAGE ADVICE HAD BE5 9 ! LORD1 HE NE$$ NOT TO HAVE HAD ANY MANN] ( W>40 

,9 %ORT1 ! ,5GLI% ,ALLIANCE HAD GR[N COLD 2 ! ,E>L1 BACK$ BY ! P[] ( ! ,FR5* ,K+ HAD CREPT 9TO P[] & WAS US+ ! JEAL\SY ( ! GREAT T[NS1 & ESPECIALLY ( ,<5T & ,BRUGES1 AS AN 9/RUM5T ( HIS [N ADVANCEM5T1 & BY ?IS TIME N[ FELT HIMSELF V]Y /RONG4 ,! FIRE WAS ONLY SMOLD]+ & 0! LI<T CAUSE & 9CID5T0 WAS SOON READY TO H& TO MAKE IT BLAZE UP HEAV5S HI<4 

,FROISS>T SEES ! CAUSE ( QU>REL 9 ! FEUD BETWE5 TWO 0LYNAGES10 ?OSE ( ,JOHN ,LYON & ,GILB]T ,MAT!W1 BO? ( :OM BELONG$ TO ! GILD ( ! ,M>9]S1 & REPRES5T$ FAMILIES LONG AT FEUD TOGE!R4 

,ONCE AGA91 AS 9 ! CASE ( ,JAMES VAN ,>TEVELDE1 WE >E COM+ ACROSS RI* & P[]FUL M51 NOT BELONG+ TO ! FEUDAL >I/OCRACY 2 & ,I FEEL PRETTY SURE ?AT :ATEV] GILD ( CRAFT !Y MI<T HAVE BELONG$ TO1 !Y MU/ HAVE BE5 FAMILIES SURVIV+ FROM ! OLD MUNICIPAL >I/OCRACY4 

,JOHN ,LYON WAS A FAVORITE ( ! ,E>L1 & HEAD APP>5TLY 7= ,FROISS>T IS SOME:AT VAGUE H]E7 ( ! ,M>9]S' ,GILD4 ,GILB]T ,MAT!W LAYS AN ELABORATE PLOT TO OV]?R[ HIM 2 HE ADVISES ! ,E>L TO LAY A NEW TAX ON ! M>9]S4 ,! ,E>L TAKES ! BAIT READILY 2 TELLS ,JOHN ,LYON1 :O DEMURS SOME:AT1 :AT IS T[>D1 & CALLS A 0,P>LYM5T0 TO SEE TO ! MATT]4 ,AT ! SAID ,P>LYM5T1 ,GILB]T ,MAT!W PUTS UP HIS BRO!RS TO SPEAK AGA9/ ! NEW TAX 2 ,JOHN ,LYON BACKS !M EAG]LY1 = SAYS1 ,FROISS>T1 0HE W\LD TO HIS TRUE P[] MAYNTA9 !M 9 !IR OLD FRAN*ISES & LIB]TIES40 ,! ,E>L 9 A RAGE TURNS \T ,JOHN ,LYON1 & PUTS ,GILB]T ,MAT!W 9 HIS PLACE1 :O GET HIM HIS TAX LEVI$1 BUT H5CE=? ,JOHN ,LYON BECOMES A POPUL> LEAD]4 

,! NEXT CAUSE ( QU>REL WAS BETWE5 ! T[NS !MSELVES1 EGG$ ON D\BTLESS BY ! ,E>L4 0,! DEVIL :O NEV] SLEEPE? AWAK$ !M ( ,BRUGES TO DIG AB\T ! RIV] ( ,LYS TO HAVE ! EASEM5T ( ! C\RSE ( ! WAT]1 & ! ,E>L WAS WELL ACCORD$ TO !M1 & S5T GREAT NUMB] ( PIONE]S & M5 AT >MS TO ASSI/ !M4 ,BE=E ?AT 9 TIME PA/ !Y W\LD HAVE DONE ! SAME BUT !Y ( ,<5T BY PUYSSANCE BRAKE !IR PURPOSE40 ,CLE>LY ! ,E>L SETT+ ON ! ,BRUGEOIS TO PICK UP AN OLD QU>REL ) ,<5T4 

0,! TID+S ( !SE DIGG]S 9CREAS$4 ,SO IT WAS1 !RE WAS A WOMAN ?AT CAME FROM H] PILGRIMAGE FROM \R LADY ( ,BOLAYNE 7:O WAS WE>Y71 & SAT D[N 9 ! M>KET PLACE :]EAS !RE W]E DIV]S M51 & SOME ( !M DEM&$ ( H] FROM :5CE %E CAME4 ,%E ANSW]$2 ',FROM ,BOLAYNE1 & ,I HAVE SE5 BY ! WAY ! GREATE/ MIS*IEF ?AT EV] CAME TO ! T[N ( ,<5T1 = !RE BE MORE ?AN #e PIONE]S ?AT NI<T & DAY WORKE? BE=E ! RIV] ( ,LYS1 & IF !Y BE NOT LET !Y WILL %ORTLY TURN ! C\RSE ( ! WAT]4' 0 

,! T[NSM5 HUNT UP ,JOHN ,LYON1 :O HAS BE5 KEEP+ V]Y QUIET S9CE HIS QU>REL ) ! ,E>L1 & AFT] ! DUE AM\NT ( PRESS+ HE GIVES !M ! FOLL[+ ADVICE3 0 ',SIRS1 IF YE WILL ADV5TURE TO REM$Y ?IS MATT]1 IT BEHOVE? ?AT 9 ?IS T[N ( ,<5T YE R5EW AN OLD ANCI5T CU/OM ?AT SOMETIME WAS US$ 9 ?IS T[N1 & ?AT IS ?AT YE BR+ UP AGA9 ! ,:ITE ,HATS1 & ?AT !Y MAY HAVE A *IEF RUL] TO :OM !Y MAY DRAW1 & BY HIM BE RUL$4' ,!SE WORDS W]E GLADLY HE>D1 & !Y SAID ALL ) ONE VOICE1 ',WE WILL HAVE IT SO1 WE WILL RAISE UP !SE ,:ITE ,HATS4' ,!N !RE W]E MADE ,:ITE ,HATS :I* W]E GIV5 & DELIV]$ TO SU* AS LOV$ BETT] TO HAVE W> ?AN PEACE1 = !Y HAD NO?+ TO LOSE40 

,Y\ SEE ?IS PO9TS \T TO AN E>LI] TIME 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! CITY1 & ! RAIS+ ( A SORT ( EM]G5CY CORPS 2 P]HAPS ORIG9ALLY A K9D ( BODYGU>D ( ! MUNICIPAL >I/OCRACY4 

,JOHN ,LYON IS MADE CAPTA9 ( ! ,:ITE ,HOODS1 AS WE %\LD TRANSLATE TO DAY ,*AP]ONS ,BLANCS1 & !IR FIR/ JOB IS TO MAKE AN 5D ( ! DIGG+ ( ! NEW CANAL BY ! ,BRUGEOIS & !IR PIONE]S1 :O 0LEFT !IR WORK & W5T BACK AGA9 TO ,BRUGES1 & W]E NEV] SO H>DY TO DIG !RE AGA902 BUT ! ,:ITE ,HOODS & !IR CAPTA9 HOLD TOGE!R AS A REGUL> 9SURRECTION>Y =CE4 

,! NEXT SC5E IS ! >RE/ BY ! ,E>L'S ,BAILIFF ( A M>9] AT ,ECLOO1 A T[N HALF WAY BETWE5 ,<5T & ,BRUGES1 & )9 ! JURISDICTION ( ,<5T4 ,! T[NSM5 CLAIM !IR BURGESS BACK FROM ! ,BAILIFF1 :O IS AS HI<H&$ AS IF HE W]E ,SIR ,*>LES ,W>R5 9 P]SON1 & ANSW]S1 0,:AT NE$E? ALL !SE WORDS = A M>9]8 444 ,I HAVE PUISSANCE TO >RE/1 BUT ,I HAVE NO P[] TO DELIV]40 

,! ,<5TM5 N[ S5D AN EMBASSY TO ! ,E>L 7:O IS LY+ AT HIS MANOR ( ,MALE NE> ,BRUGES7 TO CLAIM !IR BURGESS4 ,! ,E>L PROMISES TO HAVE HIM RELEAS$1 & ALSO TO MA9TA9 !IR LIB]TIES1 -- BUT ALWAYS ON CONDITION ( ! DISB&+ ( ! ,:ITE ,HOODS4 ,H[EV]1 ! PRISON] IS RELEAS$1 & ! DYKES ( ! NEW CANAL FILL$ UP 2 ! ,E>L APP>5TLY TRU/+ TO ! ,MAT!WS = GETT+ ! ,:ITE ,HOODS DISB&$4 ,BUT :5 ,JOHN ,LYON HE>S ( ?IS CONDITION1 0HE SPAKE & SAID3 ',ALL YE GOOD PEOPLE ?AT BE H]E PRES5T1 YE KN[ & HAVE SE5 BUT LATE H[ ! ,:ITE ,HATS HA? BETT] KEPT Y\R FRAN*ISES ?AN EI!R R$ OR BLACK HATS HAVE DONE1 OR ( ANY O!R COLOR4 ,BE YE SURE & SAY ?AT ,I SAID IT1 AS SOON AS ! ,:ITE ,HATS BE LAID D[N BY ! ORD9ANCE ?AT ! ,E>L W\LD HAVE1 ,I WILL NOT GIVE = ALL Y\R FRAN*ISES AFT]1 NOT ?REE P5CE40 

,9 %ORT1 ! ANSW] ,JOHN ,LYON MAKES IS TO SET TO WORK TO ORGANIZE HIS ,:ITE ,HATS1 & BID !M BE AL]T4 

,!N ! ,E>L RETORTS BY S5D+ HIS SAID ,BAILIFF1 ,ROG] ,DAUT]NE1 ) HIS BANN] & #b M5 TO ,<5T TO >RE/ ,JOHN ,LYON & FIVE OR SIX O!RS4 ,JOHN ,LYON ACTS ) MO/ PRAISEWOR?Y PROMPTITUDE1 GA!RS #d ,:ITE ,HOODS1 ?R[S D[N & TE>S ! ,E>L'S BANN]1 & SLAYS ! BAILIFF 9 A V]Y ORD]LY & PEACEABLE MANN]3 0!Y T\*$ NO MAN !RE BUT ! ,BAILEY 2 & :5 ! ,E>L'S M5 SAW ! ,BAILEY DEAD1 & ! BANN] ALL TO TORN1 !Y W]E GREATLY ABA%$1 & SO TOOK !IR HORSES & VOID$ \T ( ! T[N40 ,! ,MAT!WS FLEE & !IR H\SES >E SACK$4 ,! ,:ITE ,HOODS >E MA/]S ( ,<5T4 

,!N 0! RI* & NOTABLE M]*ANTS10 V]Y MU* SC>$1 S5D (F TO ! ,E>L TWELVE M51 TO CRAVE = PEACE4 ,BUT MEANTIME ,JOHN ,LYON1 :O WAS AT ! ,C\NCIL :]E ?IS EMBASSY WAS >RANG$1 MU/]S ! ,:ITE ,HOODS & ?OSE ( ! CRAFTS :O W]E ON HIS SIDE1 \TSIDE ,<5T 9 A PLA9 CALL$ ,&RE<EM1 CLOSE BESIDE :I* WAS A CA/LE ( ! ,E>L'S1 NEWLY BUILT1 & D\BTLESS MEANT AS A G>RISON TO OV]AWE ! T[N4 ,AT ?IS REVIEW ?IS SAID CA/LE IS FIR/ SACK$ & !N BURN$ BY AN 'ACCID5T DONE ON PURPOSE'3 ,JOHN ,LYON REM>K+1 9 ! TRUE MANN] ( A M$IAEVAL JOKE1 0,H[ COME? YOND] FIRE 9 MY ,LORD'S H\SE80 

,! NEWS REA*ES ! ,E>L :ILE ! EMBASSY ( RI* M5 >E CRAV+ PEACE ( HIM 2 & AS HE WAS P>TICUL>LY FOND ( ?IS H\SE1 ONE ALMO/ WOND]S ?AT HE RESPECT$ ! SAFE CONDUCT HE HAD GIV54 ,ONE CAN IMAG9E ! TO-DO !RE WAS 2 ! EMBASSY ( C\RSE WAS DRIV5 \T IGNOM9I\SLY 7:I* ( C\RSE WAS ,JOHN ,LYON'S 9T5TION 9 ALL[+ ! FIRE TO COME 9TO MY LORD'S H\SE71 & ! ,E>L DECL>ES W>4 

,JOHN ,LYON1 CLE>LY A V]Y ABLE & RES\RCEFUL MAN1 IMM$IATELY M>*ES ON ,BRUGES ) N9E OR T5 ?\S& M51 & GETS 9 )\T ANY ACTUAL FI<T+1 ! 0RI* MAN0 BE+ C[$ BY ! ASPECT ( ! LESS] CRAFTS 2 & ! ,BRUGEOIS 5T] 9TO ALLIANCE ) ,<5T4 ,C\RTRAY HAS ALREADY COME 91 & ,YPRES IS ?\<T TO BE FRI5DLY 2 SO ?AT ,FL&]S SEEMS WON FROM ! ,E>L4 

,BUT JU/ AT ?IS CRISIS ,JOHN ,LYON DIES AT ,DAMME1 ! PORT ( ,BRUGES3 POISON$1 H9TS ,FROISS>T1 :I*1 CONSID]+ ! HATR$ ( ! RI* M5 ( ,BRUGES1 IS LIKELY 5\<4 ,! ,<5TM51 H[EV]1 >E NO?+ DAUNT$1 BUT GO ON ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES = W>4 ,!Y *OSE = CAPTA9S1 ,JOHN ,PRUNIAUX1 ,JOHN ,BULL1 ,RAFE ( ,H>SELLES1 & ,PET] DU ,BOIS1#a-- ! LA/ A V]Y CLEV] & WILY CAPTA9 & LEAD]1 :O \TLIV$ ALL ! LEAD]S ( ,<5T & DI$ 9 ,5GL&4 

,! ,<5TM5 M>* ON ,?OR\T & ,YPRES1 :]E1 ?R\< ! HELP ( ! MEAN CRAFTS 7WEAV]S & FULL]S71 !Y W9 ! T[NS1 9 SPITE ( ! OPPOSITION ( ! ,E>L'S G>RISONS 2 & N[ BE+ MA/]S ( ! GREAT] P>T ( ,FL&]S1 ! REBELS BESIEGE ,\D5>DE4 ,TO GIVE Y\ ! MEASURE ( ! /R5G? ( !SE COMMUNITIES ( CRAFTSM51 ,I MU/ TELL Y\ ?AT AT ?IS SIEGE !Y MU/]$ A HUNDR$ ?\S& /RONG4 

,! ,E>L F9DS AFT] ALL ?AT HE IS NOT /RONG 5\< TO RESI/ ?IS UNION1 & BE=E ! T[N IS TAK5 HE MAKES PEACE ) ! T[NS ?R\< ! MEANS ( ! ,DUKE ( ,BURGUNDY4 ,?IS PEACE MAY BE SAID TO 5D ! SECOND ACT ( ! /ORY4 
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