HOW Jack and Martin, being parted, set up each for himself. How they
travelled over hills and dales, met many disasters, suffered much from
the good cause, and struggled with difficulties and wants, not having
where to lay their head; by all which they afterwards proved themselves
to be right father’s sons, and Peter to be spurious. Finding no shelter
near Peter’s habitation, Martin travelled northwards, and finding the
Thuringians, a neighbouring people, disposed to change, he set up his
stage first among them, where, making it his business to cry down Peter’s
powders, plasters, salves, and drugs, which he had sold a long time at a
dear rate, allowing Martin none of the profit, though he had been often
employed in recommending and putting them off, the good people, willing
to save their pence, began to hearken to Martin’s speeches. How several
great lords took the hint, and on the same account declared for Martin;
particularly one who, not having had enough of one wife, wanted to marry
a second, and knowing Peter used not to grant such licenses but at a
swingeing price, he struck up a bargain with Martin, whom he found more
tractable, and who assured him he had the same power to allow such
things. How most of the other Northern lords, for their own private
ends, withdrew themselves and their dependants from Peter’s authority,
and closed in with Martin. How Peter, enraged at the loss of such large
territories, and consequently of so much revenue, thundered against
Martin, and sent out the strongest and most terrible of his bulls to
devour him; but this having no effect, and Martin defending himself
boldly and dexterously, Peter at last put forth proclamations declaring
Martin and all his adherents rebels and traitors, ordaining and requiring
all his loving subjects to take up arms, and to kill, burn, and destroy
all and every one of them, promising large rewards, &c., upon which
ensued bloody wars and desolation.
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