But when all this is over, and the tyranny is
established, because there are but few men in the land after the great
war, how shall it be with you then? Will there not be many soldiers
and sergeants and few workers? Surely in every parish ye shall have
the constables to see that the men work; and they shall be saying
every day, 'Such an one, hast thou yet sold thyself for this day or
this week or this year? Go to now, and get thy bargain done, or it
shall be the worse for thee.' And wheresoever work is going on there
shall be constables again, and those that labour shall labour under
the whip like the Hebrews in the land of Egypt. And every man that
may, will steal as a dog snatches at a bone; and there again shall ye
need more soldiers and more constables till the land is eaten up by
them; nor shall the lords and the masters even be able to bear the
burden of it; nor will their gains be so great, since that which each
man may do in a day is not right great when all is said."
"Friend," said I, "from thine own valiancy and high heart thou
speakest, when thou sayest that they who fall under this tyranny shall
fight to the death against it.
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