Treason > History of Wat Tyler and Jack Straw

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fequel.-—Tyler perfifting in his in fhpport« ,j :
abie arrogance he demanded the King’s !<■
dagger of the Squire who held it j which •
being by the King’s order delivered to ]
him he then prefumed to command the >j5
Squire ro give him the fword alio ; but',;
the young fpark bravely faid, A King’s
fword could not become a knave’s hand ;
and he would not deliver it him At|
this Tyler offering to approach the page,|
the Lord Mayor of London, who cnty '
waited for an occaffon to haztrd hi* life I
in furprinng fo proud a traitor, fnatcii- j
ed the King’s dagger out of the (heath in i
Tyler’s hand, and fheathsd the fame in
his body ; whereupon Philpot htlut-
ed him with his fword $ and he dropped
down dead*
This hidden and unexpected aftion at
firft difmayed the K'ng, but being aflured-
of prefeat fuccour from the citizens, he
took C' urage and being (urrouiidfd by
his nob!esv he gave detiance to the
headlefs rout, which wanted neither will
nor power to revenge their captain's death
but each one expecting when the other
fhould begin, they (laid looking upon
one another until the news was brought