Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T18: king, lord, wallace, earl, edward, england, scotland, rebels, bruce, english.
My Lords, this brief doth openly unfold, A dangerous task to us and all our trains, With speed let us impart the news unto my Lord the King, The fearful news that whilst the flame doth but begin, Sad policy may serve to quench the fire: The Commons now are up in Kent, let us not suffer this first attempt too far. My friend what power have they assembled in the field. My Lord a twenty thousand men or there about. See here the peril that was late foreseen, Ready to fall on this unhappy Land: What barbarous minds for grievance more than needs, Unnaturally seeks wreak upon their Lord, Their true anointed Prince, their lawful king: So dare this blind unshamefast multitude, Lay violent hands they wot not why nor where: But be thou still as best becometh thee, To stand in quarrel with thy natural Liege, The Sun may sometime be eclipsed with Clouds, But hardly may the twinkling stars obscure, Or put him out of whom they borrow light. I marry What this is another matter, methinks the world is changed of late, Who would live like a beggar, and may be in this estate. we are here four Captains just, Jack Straw, What Tyler, Hob Carter, and Tom Miller: Search me all England and find four such Captains, and by gog's blood I'll be hanged. So you will be nevertheless I stand in great doubt. Captain Straw, and Captain Tyler, I think I have brought a company of Essex men for my train, That will never yield, but kill or else be slain. And for a little Captain I have the vantage of you all, For while you are a fighting, I can creep into a quart pot I am so small. But Masters what answer made Sir Iohn Morton at Rochester, I heard say he would keep the Castle still, for the king's use. So he did till I fetched him out by force, and I have his wife and children pledges, for his speedy return from the King, to whom he is gone with our message. Let him take heed he bring a wise answer to our worships, or else his pledges goes to the pot. Captain Straw, how many men have we in the field, Marry Captain Carter, about fifty thousand men. Where shall we pitch our tents to lie in safety. Marry Hob upon Blackheath beside Greenwich, there we'll lie, And if the King will come thither to know our pleasures so it is: if not, I know what we'll do. gog's blood Jack, have we the cards in our hands? Let's take it upon us while we have it. I marry, for you know not how long you shall hold it. fifty thousand men they have already in Arms that will draw together, If we hang together as fast, some of us shall repent it.
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My Lords, this briefe doth openly vnfold, A dangerous taske to vs and all our traines, VVith ſpeede let vs impart the newes vnto my Lord the King, The fearefull newes that whilſt the flame doth but begin, Sad pollicie may ſerue to quench the fire: The Commons nowe are vp in Kent, let vs not ſuffer this firſt attempt too farre. My friend what powre haue they aſſembled in the field. My Lord a twentie thouſand men or there about. See here the perill that was ate foreſeene, Ready to fall on this vnhappie Land: VVhat barbarous mindes for grieuance more than needs, Vnnaturallie ſeeks wreake vpon their Lord, Their true annointed Prince, their lawfull king: So dare this blind vnſhamefaſt multitude, Lay violent hands they wot not why nor where: But be thou ſtill as beſt becommeth thee, To ſtand in quarrell with thy naturall Liege, The Sunne may ſometime be eclipſt with Clowds, But hardlie may the twinckling ſtarres obſcure, Or put him out of whom they borrow light. I marrie Wat this is another matter, me thinks the worlde is changed of late, Who would liue like a beggar, and may be in this eſtate. VVee are here fowre Captaines iuſt, Iacke Strawe, Wat Tyler, Hob Carter, and Tom Miller: Search me all England and find fower ſuch Captaines, and by gogs bloud Ile be hangd. So you will be neuertheleſſe I ſtand in great doubt. Captaine Strawe, and Captaine Tyler, I thinke I haue brought a companie of Eſſex men for my traine, That will neuer yeeld, but kill or elſe be ſlaine. And for a little Captaine I haue the vantage of you all, For while you are a fighting, I can creepe into a quart po I am ſo ſmall. But Maiſters what aunſwere made Syr Iohn Morton at Rocheſter, I heard ſay hee would keepe the Caſtle ſtill, for the Kings vſe. So he did til I fetcht him out by force, and I haue his wife and children pledges, for his ſpeedie returne from the King, to whom he is gone with our meſſage. Let him take heede hee bring a wiſe anſwere to our worſhips, or els his pledges goes to the pot. Captaine Straw, how many men haue we in the field, Marrie Captaine Carter, about fiftie thouſand men. VVhere ſhall we pitch our tents to lie in ſafetie. Marrie Hob vpon Blacke-heath beſide Greenwich, there wele lie, And if the King will come thither to know our pleaſures ſo it is: if not, I know what wele doo. Gogs bloud Iacke, haue we the cards in our hands? Lets take it vpon vs while we haue it. I marrie, for you know not how long you ſhall hold it. Fiftie thouſand men they haue alreadie in Armes that will draw together, If wee hang together as faſt, ſome of vs ſhall repent it.