THE KING AND THE BONDMEN.

 shall be comforted-Many that are first shall be last;
 and the last first-Come unto me, all ye that labour.
 and are heavy laden, and I will give ye rest."
 When he had finished, Hubert said-- "I could
 almost be a bondman again to hear such words as
 those, but if ye teach the same to all the thralls in
 England, Master Gospeller, there will soon be no more
 bondage."
 "There is a spirit abroad," answered the stranger,
 "e which will grow and prosper until all men shall be
 free as ye are this day. Meantime we go up and
 down, preaching the truth to all who will hear."
 And so in glad discourse the evening wore away;
 and many a prayer was put up that night for the Lord
 de Redingham and the Lady Edith.








 Such was one of the struggles for liberty of the
peasant population of England; but although they
were released from bondage in several parts of the
country, the greater number still remained in a state
of villanage. From time to time, they made new
efforts to gain their freedom, and another great insur-
rection, of which Jack Cade was the leader, broke out
in 1450. London was again captured, but the insur-
gents were driven back, as on the former occasion,
and only by slow degrees was the long-desired liberty
obtained. Sometimes the question was talked about
in Parliament, at others, the great proprietors at their