"No king would have ventured so to insult the people of London; why should the crop-haired knaves at Westminster dare to do so?
If you had the spirit of your fathers you would not bear it for a moment." "We will not, we will not," shouted the crowd.

"Down with the soldiers!" At this moment a lad approached at full run to say that the cavalry were coming from St.Paul's.

In their enthusiasm the apprentices prepared to resist, but Harry shouted to them: "Not here in the fields.

Scatter now and assemble in the streets.

With the chains up, we can beat them there." The apprentices gave a cheer, and, scattering, made their way from the fields just as the cavalry issued into the open space.