CHAPTERXI
HARDITISFORTHEOLDWORLDTO
SEETHENEW
Heheldhispeaceawhile，andthenhesaid：\"Butnomansellethhimselfandhischildrenintothraldomuncompelled；norisanyfoolsogreatafoolaswillinglytotakethenameoffreemanandthelifeofathrallaspaymentfortheverylifeofafreeman。
NowwouldIasktheesomewhatelse；andIamthereadiertodososinceIperceivethatthouartawondrousseer；forsurelynomancouldofhisownwithaveimaginedataleofsuchfolliesasthouhasttoldme。NowwellIwotthatmenhavingonceshakenthemselvesclearoftheburdenofvilleinage，asthousayestweshalldo（andIblesstheefortheword），shallneverbowdowntothisworsertyrannywithoutsorestrifeintheworld；andsurelysosoreshallitbe，beforeourvaliantsonsgiveway，thatmaidsandlittleladsshalltaketheswordandthespear，andinmanyafieldmen’sbloodandnotwatershallturnthegristmillsofEngland。Butwhenallthisisover，andthetyrannyisestablished，becausetherearebutfewmeninthelandafterthegreatwar，howshallitbewithyouthen？Willtherenotbemanysoldiersandsergeantsandfewworkers？Surelyineveryparishyeshallhavetheconstablestoseethatthemenwork；andtheyshallbesayingeveryday，`Suchanone，hastthouyetsoldthyselfforthisdayorthisweekorthisyear？Gotonow，andgetthybargaindone，oritshallbetheworseforthee。’Andwheresoeverworkisgoingonthereshallbeconstablesagain，andthosethatlabourshalllabourunderthewhipliketheHebrewsinthelandofEgypt。Andeverymanthatmay，willstealasadogsnatchesatabone；andthereagainshallyeneedmoresoldiersandmoreconstablestillthelandiseatenupbythem；norshallthelordsandthemastersevenbeabletobeartheburdenofit；norwilltheirgainsbesogreat，sincethatwhicheachmanmaydoinadayisnotrightgreatwhenallissaid。\"