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                           ******** the Tower Gates, rifled the King’s lodg- ing barbarously treated the (Queen’s mo- ther, both with bad language and hard blows; and apprehended (as he was per- forming the duties of the church) the re- verend Simon, Archbishop of Canterbury, who formerly had punished. though but slightly, their proloqutor John Ball, when he first began to breach his rebellious tenents and struck off his head. They broke open all the prisons set at liberty the criminals, and then went to meet his the King demanded what they re- quired in that hostile manner? when with a confused noise they, cried Manumission, others Maintenance others to have their hand freed from service ; and every one falling for what he thought would most be for his own particular interest.

ment, and thereby ,which he now grant and, promised to eitablish what to that pur- pose should be set down in writing and further gave a genral pardon and safe conduct for their return every man to his own habitation > whereupon some of the
 * The King promised to call a parlia-