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,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

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,AU?OR3 
    ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 
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        7,! FIF? ( SEV5 P>TS47 
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,PRO(+ & ,H,T,M,L3,GRAHAM ,SEAMAN 
    
         

,SAYS ! OLD *RONICL]3--  

0,:5 ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE & HIS COMPANY 5T]$ AGA9 9TO ,<5T1 A GREAT NUMB] ( ! COMMON PEOPLE DESIR+ NO?+ BUT PEACE1 W]E RI<T JOYFUL ( !IR COM+1 TRU/+ TO HE> SOME GOOD TID+S 2 !Y CAME AGA9/ HIM1 & C\LD NOT RE/RA91 BUT DEM&$ TID+S1 SAY+1 ',AH1 DE> SIR1 ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE1 REJOICE US ) SOME GOOD WORD1 LET US KN[ H[ YE HAVE SP$' 3 TO :I* DEM&S ,PHILIP GAVE NONE ANSW]1 BUT PASS$ BY1 HOLD+ D[N HIS HEAD4 ,! MORE HE HELD HIS PEACE1 ! MORE ! PEOPLE FOLL[$ HIM1 PRESS+ TO HE> SOME TID+S 3 & ONCE OR TWICE AS HE RODE TO HIS LODG+ W>D1 HE SAID TO !M ?AT FOLL[$ ',SIRS1 RETURN TO Y\R H\SES 3 = ?IS DAY ,GOD HELP Y\1 & TO MORR[ AT N9E ( ! CLOCK COME 9TO ! M>KET PLACE1 & !N YE %ALL HE> ! TID+S ?AT ,I CAN %[ Y\4' ,O!R ANSW] C\LD !Y HAVE NONE ( HIM1 :]E( EV]Y MAN WAS GREATLY ABA%$4 

 0,& :5 ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE WAS ALI<T$ AT HIS LODG+1 & SU* AS HAD FOLL[$ HIM HAD BE5 AT ,T\RNAY ) HIM1 & EV]Y MAN GONE TO !IR [N LODG+S1 !N ,PET] DU ,BOIS1 :O DESIR$ TO HE> SOME TID+S1 CAME 9 ! EV5+ TO ,PHILIP'S H\SE1 & SO !N !Y TWO W5T TOGE!R 9TO A *AMB] 2 !N ,PET] DEM&$ ( HIM H[ HE HAD SP$1 & ,PHILIP1 :O W\LD HIDE NO?+ FROM HIM1 SAID1 ',BY MY FAI?1 ,PET]1 BY ?AT ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S HA? ANSW]$ BY HIS C\NCIL S5T TO ,T\RNAY1 HE WILL TAKE NO MANN] ( P]SON )9 ! T[N ( ,<5T TO M]CY1 NO MORE ONE ?AN ANO!R4' ',BY MY FAI?1' QUO? ,PET]1 'TO SAY ! TRU? HE DO? BUT RI<T TO DO SO3 HE IS WELL C\NSEL$ TO BE ( ?AT OP9ION = !Y BE ALL P>TAK]S1 AS WELL ONE AS ANO!R 2 N[ ! MATT] IS COME EV5 AFT] M9E 9T5T1 & ALSO IT WAS ! 9T5T ( MY GOOD MA/] ,JOHN ,LYON ?AT IS DEAD 2 = N[ ! T[N WILL BE SO TR\BL$1 ?AT IT WILL BE H>D EV] TO APPEASE IT AGA94 ,N[ IT IS TIME TO TAKE BRIDLE 9 ! TEE? 2 N[ IT %ALL BE SE5 :O IS SAGE & :O IS H>DY 9 ! T[N ( ,<5T4 ,EI!R %ORTLY ! T[N ( ,<5T %ALL BE ! MO/ HONOR$ T[N 9 ,*RI/5DOM1 OR ELSE ! MO/ DESOLATE4 ,AT ! LEA/1 IF WE DIE 9 ?IS QU>REL WE %ALL NOT DIE ALL ALONE 2 !RE=E ,PHILIP REMEMB] Y\RSELF WELL ?IS NI<T H[ YE MAY MAKE RELATION TO-MORR[ TO ! PEOPLE ( ! DET]M9ATION ( Y\R C\NCIL HOLD5 N[ AT ,T\RNAY1 & ?AT YE MAY %[ IT 9 SU* MANN] ?AT ! PEOPLE MAY BE CONT5T ) Y\ 3 = YE HAVE ALREADY ! GRACE ( ! PEOPLE1 = TWO CAUSES 2 ONE IS1 BECAUSE ( Y\R NAME1 = SOMETIME ,JAMES VAN ,>TEVELDE1 Y\R FA!R1 WAS M>VEL\SLY WELL BELOV$ 2 ! O!R CAUSE IS1 YE 5TREAT ! PEOPLE MEEKLY & SAGELY1 AS ! COMMON SAY+ IS ?R\<\T ! T[N1 :]E=E ! PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE Y\ TO LIVE OR DIE 2 & AT ! 5D %[ !M Y\R C\NSEL1 & SAY H[ YE WILL DO ?US1 & !Y WILL ALL SAY ! SAME4 ,!RE=E IT BEHOVE? Y\ TO TAKE GOOD ADVICE1 9 %[+ WORDS1 :]E9 LIE? Y\R HONOR4' ',TRULY' QUO? ,PHILIP1 'YE SAY TRU?1 & ,I TRU/ SO TO SPEAK & %[ ! BUS9ESS ( ,<5T1 ?AT WE :O >E N[ GOV]NORS & CAPTA9S %ALL EI!R LIVE OR DIE ) HONOR4' ,SO ?US !Y DEP>T$ = ?AT NI<T EA* FRO O!R 3 ,PET] DU ,BOIS W5T HOME TO HIS H\SE1 & ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE ABODE /ILL 9 HIS4 

',YE MAY WELL KN[ & BELIEVE ?AT :5 ! DAY DESIR$ WAS COME ?AT ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE %\LD G5]ALLY REPORT ! EFFECT ( ! C\NCIL HOLD5 AT ,T\RNAY1 ALL ! PEOPLE ( ! T[N ( ,<5T DREW !M TO ! M>KET PLACE ON A ,W$NESDAY MORN+ 2 & AB\T N9E ( ! BELL ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE1 ,PET] DU ,BOIS1 ,PET] DE ,NUITRE1 ,FRANCIS ,ATREMAN1 & ! O!R CAPTA9S CAME ?I!R 9TO ! COMMON HALL4 ,!N ,PHILIP LEAN$ \T AT A W9D[ & BEGAN TO SPEAK1 & SAID --  

0 ',O1 ALL YE GOOD PEOPLE1 IT IS ( TRU? ?AT AT ! DESIRE ( ! RI<T HONORABLE LADY1 MY LADY ( ,BRABANT1 & ! RI<T NOBLE DUKE ,ALB]T1 BAILIFF ( ,HA9AULT1 ,HOLL&1 & ,ZEAL&1 & ( MY LORD ! BI%OP ( ,LIEGE1 !RE WAS A C\NCIL AGRE$ & ACCORD$ TO BE AT ,T\RNAY1 & !REAT1 TO BE P]SONALLY ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S 2 & SO HE C]TIFI$ TO !SE SAID LORDS1 :O HAVE NOBLY ACQUITT$ !MSELVES 3 = !Y S5T1 ?I!R RI<T NOTABLE C\NCILORS1 & KNI<TS & BURGESSES ( GOOD T[NS 2 & SO !Y & WE ( ?IS GOOD T[N ( ,<5T W]E !RE AT ! DAY ASSIGN$1 LOOK+ & ABID+ = ! ,E>#a ( ,FL&]S :O CAME NOT NOR W\LD NOT COME 2 & :5 !Y SAW ?AT HE CAME NOT NOR WAS NOT COM+1 !N !Y S5T TO HIM TO ,BRUGES ?REE KNI<TS = ! ?REE C\NTRIES1 & BURGESSES = ! GOOD T[NS 2 & !Y TRAVAIL$ SO MU* = \R SAKES1 ?AT !Y W5T TO HIM TO ,BRUGES1 & !RE !Y F\ND HIM1 :O MADE !M GREAT *E] 7AS !Y SAID7 & HE>D WELL !IR MESSAGE 3 BUT HE ANSW]$ !M & SAID1 ?AT = ! HONOR ( !IR LORDS1 & = ! LOVE ( HIS SI/] ! LADY ( ,BRABANT 7HE SAID7 HE W\LD S5D HIS C\NCIL TO ,T\RNAY )9 FIVE OR SIX DAYS AFT]1 SO WELL 9/RUCT$ BY HIM ?AT !Y %\LD PLA9LY %[ ! FULL ( HIS 9T5TION & M9D4 ,O!R ANSW] C\LD !Y NONE HAVE1 & SO !Y RETURN$ AGA9 TO US AT ,T\RNAY4 

0 ',& !N ! DAY ASSIGN$ BY !RLE !RE CAME FRO HIM TO ,T\RNAY ! LORD ( ,RANNESELS1 ! LORD ( ,G\NTRIS1 SIR ,JOHN ,VILLAYNS1 & ! PROVO/ ( ,H>LEBEKE 2 & !RE !Y %[$ GRACI\SLY !IR LORD'S WILL1 & C]TA9 >RE/ ( ?IS W>1 H[ ! PEACE MI<T BE HAD BETWE5 ! ,E>L & ! T[N ( ,<5T4 ,FIR/1 DET]M9ALLY !Y SAID1 ! ,E>L WILL ?AT EV]Y MAN 9 ! T[N ( ,<5T1 EXCEPT PRELATES ( *UR*ES & RELIGI\S1 ALL ?AT BE ABOVE ! AGE ( FIFTE5 YE> & UND] ! AGE ( SIXTY1 ?AT !Y ALL 9 !IR %IRTS1 B>E HEAD$ & B>E-FOOT$1 ) HALT]S AB\T !IR NECKS1 AVOID ! T[N ( ,<5T1 & SO GO A TWELVE MILE !NCE 9TO ! PLA9 ( ,BURLESQUANS1 & !RE !Y %ALL MEET ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S1 ACCOMPANI$ ) SU* AS %ALL PLEASE HIM 2 & SO :5 HE SEE? US 9 ?AT CASE1 HOLD+ UP \R H&S & CRY+ = M]CY1 !N HE %ALL HAVE PITY & COMPASSION ON US IF IT PLEASE HIM4 ,BUT1 SIRS1 ,I CAN NOT KN[ BY ! RELATION ( ANY ( HIS C\NCIL BUT ?AT BY %AMEFUL PUNITION ( JU/ICE !RE %ALL SUFF] DEA? ! MO/ P>T ( ! PEOPLE ?AT %ALL APPE> !RE ?AT DAY4 ,N[1 SIRS1 CONSID] WELL IF YE WILL COME TO PEACE BY ?IS MEANS OR NOT4' 

0,:5 ,PHILIP VAN ,>FEVELDE HAD SPOK5 !SE WORDS1 IT WAS GREAT PITY TO SEE M51 WOM51 & *ILDR5 WEEP1 & WR+ !IR H&S = LOVE ( !IR FA!RS1 BRE?R51 HUSB&S1 & NEI<BORS4 ,& AFT] ?IS T\RNM5T & NOISE1 ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE BEGAN AGA9 TO SPEAK & SAID1 ',PEACE1 SIRS1 PEACE1' & 9CONT95T EV]Y MAN WAS /ILL4 ,!N HE BEGAN TO SPEAK1 & SAID --  

 0 ',AH1 YE GOOD PEOPLE ( ,<5T1 YE BE H]E N[ ASSEMBL$ ! MO/ P>T1 & YE HAVE HE>D :AT ,I HAVE SAID4 ,SIRS1 ,I SEE NONE O!R REM$Y BUT %ORT C\NSEL1 = YE KN[ WELL :AT NECESSITY WE BE 9 = LACK ( VICTUAL2 ,I AM SURE !RE BE ?IRTY ?\S& 9 ?IS T[N ?AT DID EAT NO BREAD ?IS FIFTE5 DAYS PASS$4 ,SIRS1 ( ?REE ?+S WE MU/ ( NECESSITY DO ! ONE4 ,! FIR/ IS1 IF YE WILL1 LET US 5CLOSE \RSELVES 9 ?IS T[N1 & MURE UP ALL \R GATES1 & !N CONFESS US CLEAN TO ,GOD1 & LET US 5T] 9TO ! *UR*ES & M9/]S & SO LET US DIE = FAM9E REP5TANT ( \R S9S LIKE M>TYRS1 & SU* PEOPLE AS NO MAN WILL HAVE M]CY (4 ,YET 9 ?IS E/ATE ,GOD %ALL HAVE M]CY ( \R S\LS1 & IT %ALL BE SAID 9 EV]Y PLACE :]E IT %ALL BE HE>D1 ?AT WE BE DEAD VALIANTLY1 & LIKE TRUE PEOPLE4 

0 ',OR ELSE1 SECONDLY1 LET US ALL1 M5 WOM51 & *ILDR51 GO ) HALT]S AB\T \R NECKS 9 \R %IRTS1 & CRY M]CY TO MY LORD ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S 3 ,I ?9K HIS HE>T WILL NOT BE SO 9DURATE 7AS :5 HE SEE? US 9 ?AT E/ATE7 BUT ?AT HIS HE>T WILL MOLLIFY & TAKE M]CY ON HIS PEOPLE 2 & AS = MYSELF1 ,I WILL BE ! FIR/ TO APPEASE HIS DISPLEASURE 2 ,I %ALL PRES5T MY HEAD & BE CONT5T TO DIE = !M ( ,<5T4 

0 ',OR ELSE1 ?IRDLY1 LET US *OOSE \T 9 ?IS T[N FIVE OR SIX ?\S& M5 ( ! MO/ ABLE & BE/ APPO9T$1 & LET US GO HA/ILY & ASSAIL ! ,E>L AT ,BRUGES1 & FI<T ) HIM 2 & IF WE DIE 9 ?IS VOYAGE1 AT ! LEA/ IT %ALL BE HONORABLE1 & ,GOD %ALL HAVE PITY ( US1 & ALL ! WORLD %ALL SAY ?AT VALIANTLY & TRULY WE HAVE KEPT & MA9TA9$ \R QU>REL4 ,& 9 ?IS BATTLE1 IF ,GOD %ALL HAVE PITY ( US1 AS ANCI5TLY HE PUT HIS PUISSANCE 9TO ! H&S ( ,NEBU*ADNEZZ>1 DUKE & MA/] ( *IVALRY1 BY :OM ! ,ASSYRIANS W]E DISCOMFIT$1 !N %ALL WE BE REPUT$ ! MO/ HONORABLE PEOPLE ?AT HAVE REIGN$ SI? ! DAYS ( ! ,ROMANS4 

0 ',N[ SIRS1 TAKE GOOD HE$ :I* ( !SE ?REE WAYS YE WILL TAKE1 = ONE ( !M MU/ YE NE$S TAKE4' 

0,!N SU* AS W]E NEXT TO HIM1 & HAD HE>D HIM BE/1 SAID 3 ',AH1 SIR1 ALL WE HAVE \R TRU/ 9 Y\ TO C\NSEL US1 & SIR1 LOOK YE AS YE C\NSEL US1 SO %ALL WE FOLL[4' 

0 ',BY MY FAI?' QUO? ,PHILIP '!N ,I C\NSEL Y\ 2 LET US GO ) AN >MY ( M5 AGA9/ ! ,E>L 2 WE %ALL F9D HIM AT ,BRUGES & AS SOON AS HE %ALL KN[ ( \R COM+ HE WILL ISSUE \T TO FI<T ) US1 BY ! PRIDE ( !M ( ,BRUGES1 & ( SU* AS BE AB\T HIM :O NI<T & DAY 9=ME? & /IRRE? HIM TO FI<T ) US 2 & IF ,GOD WILL BY HIS GRACE ?AT WE HAVE ! VICTORY1 & DISCOMFIT \R 5EMIES1 !N %ALL WE BE RECOV]$ = EV]1 & ! MO/ HONOR$ PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD1 & IF WE BE DISCOMFIT$ WE %ALL DIE HONORABLY1 & ,GOD %ALL HAVE PITY ( US1 & !REBY ALL ! O!R PEOPLE 9 ,<5T %ALL ESCAPE1 & ! ,E>L WILL HAVE M]CY ON !M4' 

0,& !RE) !Y ALL ANSW]$ ) ONE VOICE1 ',WE WILL DO ?IS1 WE WILL DO ?IS1 WE WILT MAKE NONE O!R 5D4' 

0,!N ,PHILIP ANSW]$ & SAID1 ',SIRS1 IF IT BE Y\R WILLS TO DO ?US1 !N RETURN HOME TO Y\R H\SES1 & MAKE READY Y\R H>NESS1 = TOMORR[ SOMETIME ( ! DAY ,I WILL ?AT WE DEP>T \T ( ,<5T & GO T[>D ,BRUGES1 = ! ABID+ H]E IS NO?+ = US PR(ITABLE & )9 FIVE DAYS WE %ALL KN[ IF WE %ALL DIE OR LIVE ) HONOR1 & ,I %ALL S5D ! CON/ABLES ( EV]Y P>I% FROM H\SE TO H\SE1 TO *OOSE \T ! MO/ ABLE & BE/ APPO9T$ M54' 

0,9 ?IS E/ATE EV]Y MAN DEP>T$ \T ( ! M>KET PLACE1 & MADE !M READY 2 & ?IS ,W$NESDAY !Y KEPT ! T[N SO CLOSE1 ?AT NEI!R MAN NOR WOMAN 5T]$ NOR ISSU$ \T ( ! T[N TILL ! ,?URSDAY 9 ! MORN+1 ?AT EV]Y MAN WAS READY1 SU* AS %\LD1 DEP>T 2 & !Y W]E TO ! NUMB] ( FIVE ?\S& M51 & NOT PA/1 & !Y HAD ) !M TWO HUNDR$ C>S ( ORDNANCE & >TILL]Y1 & BUT SEV5 C>TS ( VICTUA#a1 FIVE ( BISCUIT BREAD1 & TWO TUN ( W9E1 = 9 ALL !Y HAD BUT TWO TUN1 & LEFT NO MORE BEH9D !M 9 ! T[N4 

0,?IS WAS A H>D DEP>T+1 & !Y ?AT W]E LEFT BEH9D W]E H>DLY BE/$4 ,IT WAS PITY TO BEHOLD !M ?AT W5T =?1 & !Y ?AT ABODE BEH9D SAID TO !M1 ',SIRS1 N[ AT Y\R DEP>TURE1 YE KN[ :AT YE LEAVE BEH9D Y\1 BUT NEV] ?9K TO COME HI!R AGA9 )\T YE COME ) HONOR 2 = IF IT BE O!RWISE1 YE %ALL F9D H]E NO?+ 2 = AS SOON AS WE HE> TID+S ?AT YE BE EI!R SLA9 OR DISCOMFIT$1 WE %ALL SET ! T[N A-FIRE & DE/ROY \RSELVES LIKE PEOPLE DESPAIR$4' 

0,!N !Y ?AT W5T =? SAID TO COM=T !M1 ',SIRS1 PRAY TO ,GOD = US1 = WE TRU/ HE %ALL HELP US & Y\ ALSO1 OR WE RETURN AGA94' 

0,?US !SE FIVE HUNDR$ DEP>T$ FROM ,<5T ) !IR SMALL PROVISION 2 & ?AT ,?URSDAY !Y W5T & LAY A MILE )\T ,<5T & BRAKE NOT UP !IR PROVISION1 BUT PASS$ ?AT NI<T ) SU* ?+S AS !Y F\ND ABROAD 9 ! C\NTRY 2 & ! ,FRIDAY !Y W5T =?1 NOT T\*+ AS YET !IR VICTUAL1 = ! =AG]S F\ND SOME:AT 9 ! C\NTRY1 :]E) !Y PASS$ ?AT DAY1 & SO LODG$ A SEV5 MILE FROM ,BRUGES & !RE  RE/$ & TOOK A PLACE ( GR\ND AT !IR DEVICE1 ABID+ !IR 5EMIES 2 & BE=E !M !RE WAS A GREAT PLA% ( /&+ WAT]1 :]E) !Y =TIFI$ !MSELVES ON ! ONE P>T1 & ON ! O!R P>T ) !IR C>RIAGES4 ,& SO !Y PASS$ ?AT NI<T4 

0,& :5 IT CAME TO ! ,SATURDAY 9 ! MORN+1 ! WEA!R WAS FAIR & CLE>1 & A HOLIDAY CALL$ 9 ,BRUGES1 = ?AT DAY ( CU/OM !Y MADE PROCESSIONS4 ,!N TID+S CAME TO !M H[ ! ,<5TOIS W]E COME ?I!R4 ,& !N YE %\LD HAVE SE5 GREAT MURMUR+S 9 ,BRUGES1 SO ?AT AT LA/ WORD !RE( CAME TO ! ,E>L & TO HIS COMPANY1 :]E( ! ,E>L HAD GREAT M>VEL1 & SAID1 ',BEHOLD YOND] UNGRACI\S PEOPLE ( ,<5T1 ,I TR[ ! DEVIL HA? BR\<T !M TO !IR DE/RUCTION 2 N[ IS ! TIME COME TO HAVE AN 5D ( ?IS W>4' 

,& SO !N HIS KNI<TS & SQUIRES CAME TO HIM1 & HE RECEIV$ !M GRACI\SLY1 & SAID TO !M1 ',WE %ALL GO & FI<T ) YOND] UNHAPPY PEOPLE ( ,<5T4 ,YET1' QUO? ! ,E>L1 '!Y HAD RA!R DIE BY ! SWORD ?AN BY FAM9E4' 

0,!N ! ,E>L WAS C\NSEL$ TO S5D ?REE M5 ( >MS 9TO ! FIELD TO SEE ! DEMEANOR ( HIS 5EMIES4 ,& SO !N ! M>%AL ( ,FL&]S APPO9T$ \T ?REE SQUIRES1 VALIANT M5 ( >MS1 TO GO & SEE ! BEHAV+ ( ! ,<5TOIS4 

0,AS ,LAMB]T ( ,LAMBRES1 ,DAMAS ( ,BUFFEY1 & ,JOHN ( ,BE>T 2 & SO !Y ?REE DEP>T$ FROM ,BRUGES1 & RODE T[>D !IR 5EMIES4 ,& 9 ! MEANTIME1 :ILE !SE ?REE W5T =?1 !Y ( ,BRUGES MADE !M READY TO ISSUE \T TO GO & FI<T ) ! ,<5TOIS4 ,( :OM ,I %ALL %[ SOME:AT ( !IR ORD]40  
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