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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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        #aa ,AUGU/ #ahhh  
        7,! SIX? ( SEV5 P>TS47 
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        ,T$ ,CRAW=D 
,PRO(+ & ,H,T,M,L3,GRAHAM ,SEAMAN 
    
         

,FROISS>T GOES ON TO SAY3-- 

0,?IS ,SATURDAY 9 ! MORN+ ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE ORDA9$ & COMM&$ ?AT EV]Y MAN %\LD MAKE HIM READY TO ,GOD1 & CAUS$ MASSES TO BE SUNG 9 DIV]S PLACES BY C]TA9 FRI>S ?AT W]E ) HIM 2 & SO EV]Y MAN CONFESS$ HIM1 & PRAY$ TO ,GOD = GRACE & M]CY4 ,& !RE W]E C]TA9 S]MONS MADE1 5DUR+ AN H\R & A HALF 2 !RE IT WAS %EW$ TO PEOPLE BY !SE FRI>S1 FIGUR+ !M TO ! PEOPLE ( ,ISRAEL1 :OM ,K+ ,PH>OAH KEPT LONG 9 S]VITUDE 3 & H[ AFT] BY ! GRACE ( ,GOD !Y W]E DELIV]$1 & L$ 9TO ! ,L& ( ,BEHE/ BY ,MOSES & ,A>ON1 & ,K+ ,PH>OAH & ! ,EGYPTIANS SLA9 & TAK54 ',9 LIKEWISE' QUO? !SE FRI>S1 'YE GOOD PEOPLE1 YE BE KEPT 9 S]VITUDE BY Y\R LORD ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S1 & BY Y\R NEI<BORS ( ,BRUGES1 BE=E :OM N[ YE BE COME & %ALL BE F\<T ) BY ALL LIKELIHOOD1 = Y\R 5EMIES HAVE GREAT WILL TO FI<T ) Y\1 = !Y FE> LITTLE Y\R PUISSANCE4 ,BUT SIRS1 TAKE NO HE$ TO ?AT1 = ,GOD :O KN[E? & SEE? ALL ?+S1 %ALL HAVE M]CY ON Y\4 ,NOR ?9K NO?+ ( ?AT YE HAVE LEFT BEH9D Y\1 = YE MAY WELL KN[ IT IS )\T RECOV]ANCE IF YE BE DISCOMFIT$1 !RE=E SELL Y\R LIVES VALIANTLY1 & DIE IF !RE BE NONE O!R REM$Y HONORABLY4 ,& BE NOT DISMAY$ IF GREAT PUISSANCE ( PEOPLE ISSUE \T ( ,BRUGES AGA9/ Y\1 = VICTORY LIE? NOT 9 PUISSANCE ( PEOPLE1 BUT IT IS ALL ONLY ,GOD 2 & BY HIS GRACE IT HA? BE5 (T5 TIMES SE51 AS WELL BY ! ,MACABEUS AS BY ! ,ROMANS1 ?AT A SMALL PEOPLE ( GOOD WILL1 TRU/+ 9 ! GRACE ( ,GOD1 HA? DISCOMFIT$ A GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE 2 & SIRS1 9 ?IS QU>REL YE HAVE GOOD RI<T & A JU/ CAUSE1 & !RE=E BY MANY REASONS YE \<T TO BE H>DY & ( GOOD COM=T4' 

0,?US ) SU* WORDS & O!R !SE FRI>S PREA*$ TO ! PEOPLE ?AT MORN+1 :]E) !Y W]E WELL CONT5T4 ,& ?REE P>TS ( ! HO/ W]E H\SEL$1 %[+ !MSELVES TO HAVE GREAT TRU/ 9 ,GOD4 ,& AFT] !SE MASSES SUNG1 !N !Y ASSEMBL$ TOGE!R ON A LITTLE HILL1 & !RE ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE1 BY GREAT S5T5CE1 %[$ !M FROM PO9T TO PO9T1 ! RI<T ?AT !Y ?\<T !Y HAD 9 !IR QU>REL 2 & H[ ?AT (T5 TIMES ! T[N ( ,<5T HAD REQUIR$ !IR LORD ! ,E>L TO HAVE M]CY ON !M1 BUT !Y C\LD NEV] COME TO NO PO9T ) HIM1 BUT TO ! GREAT CONFUSION & DAMAGE ( ! T[N ( ,<5T1 & TO ! 9HABITANTS !RE( 2 ALSO SAY+1 H[ !Y W]E !N COME SO F> =?1 ?AT TO RECOIL AGA9 !Y C\LD NOT 3 & ALSO !N TO RETURN 7ALL ?+S CONSID]$7 !Y C\LD W9 NO?+ !REBY1 = !Y HAD LEFT NO?+ BEH9D !M BUT POV]TY & HEAV9ESS 2 & MOREOV]1 HE SAID1 'SIRS1 ?9K NEI!R ( Y\R WIVES NOR *ILDR51 BUT ?9K ( Y\R HONOR4' ,?US SU* FAIR WORDS ,PHILIP VAN ,>TEVELDE %[$ AMONG !M1 = HE WAS WELL LANGUAG$1 & C\LD SPEAK RI<T WELL1 & WELL IT BECAME HIM 2 & F9ALLY HE SAID1 ',N[1 FAIR LORDS1 LET US TRULY & EQUALLY DEP>T \R VICTUAL EA* TO O!R LIKE BRE?R5 )\T ANY MANN] ( \TRAGE 3 = :5 ?IS IS SP5T1 IT MU/ BEHOOVE US TO SEEK = NEW1 IF WE ?9K TO LIVE4' 

0,& SO !N RI<T HUMBLY ! C>TS W]E DIS*>G$1 & ! BREAD WAS DIVID$ BY ! CON/ABLES1 & ! TWO TUNS ( W9E1 ! BOTTOMS W]E SET UPW>D 2 & SO !RE !Y D9$ ) ! BREAD & ) ! W9E1 & W]E CONT5T ) !IR SMALL REPA/ = ?AT TIME1 & FELT !MSELVES BETT] DISPOS$1 BO? 9 C\RAGE & 9 !IR MEMB]S1 ?AN & !Y HAD EAT5 MORE MEAT4 

0,& :5 ?IS D9N] WAS PA/1 !N !Y SET !MSELVES 9 ORD] & DREW !MSELVES )9 !IR RIBAUDEAUX1 ! :I* W]E HI< /AKES1 B\ND ) IRON & %>P PO9T$1 :I* !Y EV] US$ TO BE> ) !M 9 !IR W> 2 & SO !Y SET !M BE=E !IR BATTLE1 & CLOS$ !MSELVES )9 !M 3 & 9 ?IS E/ATE ! ?REE SQUIRES ?AT W]E S5T FROM ! ,E>L TO SEE !IR DEMEAN+ F\ND !M 3 = !Y APPROA*$ SO NE> ?AT !Y MI<T WELL AVIEW !M1 = !Y CAME JU/ TO !IR /AKES 2 BUT ! ,<5TOIS NEV] /IRR$ BUT LET !M ALONE1 & MADE SEMBLANT ?AT !Y W]E RI<T JOYFUL ( !IR COM+4 

0,!N !SE C\RRI]S RODE TO ,BRUGES TO ! ,E>L1 & F\ND HIM 9 HIS LODG+1 ) A GREAT NUMB] ( KNI<TS & SQUIRES ) HIM 3 SO !Y CAME ?R\< ! PRESS TO ! ,E>L1 & !Y SPAKE \T AL\D1 BECAUSE ! ,E>L W\LD !Y %\LD BE HE>D 3 & SO !RE !Y %[$ H[ !Y HAD RIDD5 SO NE> TO ! ,<5TOIS1 ?AT !Y MI<T HAVE %OT AT !M IF !Y HAD LI/1 BUT !Y SUFF]$ !M TO PASS PEACEABLY 2 & ALSO !Y %[$ H[ !Y HAD SE5 !IR BANN]S4 ,!N ! ,E>L DEM&$ :AT NUMB] ( PEOPLE !Y W]E BY E/IMATION 3 !Y ANSW]$1 ?AT SURELY AS !Y C\LD DESCRY1 !Y PASS$ NOT A FIVE OR SIX ?\S&4 ,!N ! ,E>L SAID1 ',WELL1 LET EV]Y MAN APP>EL HIMSELF1 ,I WILL GO FI<T ) !M 3 !Y %ALL NOT DEP>T )\T BATTLE4' ,& !RE) ! TRUMPETS DID S\ND ?R\< ,BRUGES1 & !N EV]Y MAN >M$ HIM1 & ASSEMBL$ 9 ! M>KET PLACE1 & SET !MSELVES 9 ORD] ) !IR BANN]S1 AS WAS ! USAGE4 ,& BE=E ! ,E>L'S LODG+ ASSEMBL$ LORDS1 KNI<TS & SQUIRES4 

0,:5 EV]Y?+ WAS READY1 !N ! ,E>L W5T TO ! M>KET PLACE1 & SAW !RE GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE WELL ORD]$ & >RANG$1 :]E( HE REJOIC$ 2 & SO AT HIS COMM&M5T EV]Y MAN DREW 9 GOOD ORD] 9TO ! FIELDS4 ,IT WAS GREAT PLEASURE TO BEHOLD !M 3 !Y W]E A =TY ?\S& >M$ M51 & SO1 :AT A HORSEBACK & AFOOT4 ,!Y CAME NE> TO ! PLACE :]E ! ,<5TOIS W]E1 & !RE !Y RE/$ 3 & BY ?AT TIME ?AT ! ,E>L WAS COME ?I!R1 IT WAS PA/ NOON & ! SUN BEGAN TO DECL9E4 ,!N SOME SAID TO ! ,E>L ',SIR1 YE SEE YOND] Y\R 5EMIES1 !Y BE BUT A H&FUL ( M51 AS TO ! REG>D ( Y\R COMPANY1 & SIR1 !Y CANNOT FLY AWAY 2 WE W\LD C\NSEL Y\ NOT TO FI<T ) !M ?IS NI<T1 LET !M ALONE TILL TO-MORR[1 & SIR1 !REBY YE %ALL SEE :AT !Y WILL DO 2 !Y %ALL BE FEEBL] ?AN !Y BE N[1 = !Y HAVE NO?+ TO EAT4' ,! ,E>L ACCORD$ WELL TO ?AT C\NSEL1 & W\LD ?AT IT %\LD BE SO HAVE BE5 DONE 2 BUT !Y ( ,BRUGES W]E SO HOT & HA/Y TO FI<T ?AT !Y W\LD NOT ABIDE1 BUT SAID SET ON !M1 !Y %ALL NOT LONG 5DURE 2 & SO !N !Y ( ,BRUGES BEGAN TO %OOT GUNS AT !M 3 & !N !Y ( ,<5T DIS*>G$ AT ONCE ?REE HUNDR$ GUNS AT ONE %OT1 & SO TURN$ AB\T ! PLA% ( WAT]1 & CAUS$ ! SUN TO BE 9 ! EYES ( !M ( ,BRUGES1 ! :I* GRIEV$ !M SORE1 & SO 5T]$ 9 AMONG !M & CRI$ ',<5T' & AS SOON AS !M ( ,BRUGES HE>D !M CRY ',<5T' & HE>D SO MANY GUNS COME 9 AMONG !M1 & SAW H[ !Y SET FULL FRONT ON !M1 LIKE FALSEHE>T$ PEOPLE & ( EVIL C\RAGE1 !Y GAVE WAY TO ! ,<5TOIS TO 5T] 9 AMONG !M 2 & SO )\T ANY DEF5SE !Y CA/ D[N !IR WEAPONS & TURN$ !IR BACKS 3 !N ! ,<5TOIS1 SEE+ H[ WELL !IR 5EMIES W]E DISCOMFIT$1 KEPT !MSELVES /ILL CLOSE TOGE!R1 & BEAT D[N ON BO? SIDES & BE=E !M1 & EV] W5T =? CRY+ ',<5T' 2 SAY+ ALSO1 ',FOLL[1 FOLL[1 \R 5EMIES >E DISCOMFIT$1 & LET US 5T] 9TO ,BRUGES ) !M 2 ,GOD HA? REG>D$ US ?IS EV5+ BY HIS PITY4' ,& AS !Y SAID1 SO !Y DID1 = !Y PURSU$ !M ( ,BRUGES %>PLY 2 & AS !Y OV]TOOK !M !Y SLEW !M1 & T>RI$ NOT1 BUT KEPT ON /ILL !IR WAY1 & EV] !Y ( ,BRUGES FL$ ON BE=E 3 !RE W]E MANY SLA9 & BEAT5 D[N1 = AMONG !M ( ,BRUGES !M WAS NO DEF5SE4 

0,I TR[ !RE WAS NEV] SO UNHAPPY PEOPLE1 NOR MORE RECREANTLY MA9TA9$ !MSELVES1 = ALL ! GREAT PRIDE & BOBANCE ?AT !Y W]E ( BE=E4 ,SOME W\LD ?9K & SUPPOSE BY IMAG9ATION ?AT !RE HAD BE5 SOME TREASON1 ! :I* WAS NOT SO 2 IT WAS NONE O!R BUT !IR SIMPLE DEF5SE & EVIL =TUNE ?AT FELL ON !M4 

0,:5 ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S1 & ! COMPANY ?AT WAS AB\T HIM SAW ! EVIL ORD] & RULE ( !M ( ,BRUGES1 & SAW H[ !Y W]E DISCOMFIT$ BY !IR [N FOLLY1 & C\LD SEE NO RECOV]ANCE1 = !Y FL$ AWAY BE=E ! ,<5TOIS1 ! ,E>L !N WAS ABA%$1 & ALL !Y ?AT W]E AB\T HIM1 & SO DISCOMFIT$1 ?AT !Y FL$ AWAY1 EV]Y MAN TO SAVE HIMSELF4 ,( A TRU?1 IF !Y ( ,BRUGES W\LD HAVE RETURN$ AGA91 & ASSAIL$ ! ,<5TOIS ) !IR HELP1 !Y HAD BE5 LIKELY TO HAVE RECOV]$ ALL AGA9 2 BUT !Y SAW NO REM$Y1 = !Y FL$ T[>D ,BRUGES AS FA/ AS !Y MI<T 2 ! FA!R T>RI$ NOT = ! SON1 NOR ! SON = ! FA!R4 

0,SO !N ! M5 ( >MS & ALL BRAKE !IR >RAY1 BUT !Y HAD NO LI/ TO TAKE ! WAY TO ,BRUGES 3 ! PRESS WAS SO GREAT 9 ! WAY T[>D ,BRUGES1 ?AT IT WAS M>VEL TO SEE & TO HE> ! CLAMOR & CRY ( !M ?AT W]E SLA9 & HURT 2 & ! ,<5TOIS FOLL[+ !M ( ,BRUGES1 CRY+ ',<5T1 ,<5T1' /ILL GO+ =W>D1 & BEAT+ D[N ( PEOPLE4 ,! MO/ P>T ( ! M5 ( >MS W\LD NOT PUT !MSELVES 9 ?AT P]IL 2 H[BEIT1 ! ,E>L WAS C\NSEL$ TO DRAW TO ,BRUGES1 & TO BE ONE ( ! FIR/ ?AT %\LD 5T]1 & !N TO CLOSE ! GATES1 TO ! 9T5T ?AT ! ,<5TOIS NOT BE LORDS ( ,BRUGES4 ,! ,E>L SEE+ NONE O!R REM$Y1 NOR NO RECOV]ANCE BY ABID+ 9 ! FIELD1 = HE SAW WELL EV]Y MAN FL$ & ALSO IT WAS D>K NI<T1 :]E=E HE BELIEV$ ! C\NSEL ?AT WAS GIV5 HIM1 & SO TOOK ! WAY T[>D ,BRUGES1 ) HIS BANN] BE=E HIM1 & SO CAME TO ! GATE1 & 5T]$ ) ! FIR/ & A =TY ) HIM4 ,!N HE SET M5 TO KEEP ! GATE1 & TO CLOSE IT IF ! ,<5TOIS DID FOLL[ 3 !N ! ,E>L RODE TO HIS [N LODG+1 & S5T ALL AB\T ! T[N1 COMM&+ EV]Y MAN1 ON PA9 ( DEA?1 TO DRAW TO ! M>KET PLACE4 ,! 9T5TION ( ! ,E>L WAS TO RECOV] ! T[N BY ?AT MEANS 2 BUT HE DID NOT1 AS YE %ALL HE> AFT]40 

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