all the realm shall
be in common when I am king,
… as king I will be
Be brave, then, for your captain is brave and vows reformation.
There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny.
The three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops, and I will make it
felony to drink small beer.
All the realm shall be in common, and in Cheapside shall my palfrey go to
grass.
And when I am king, as king I will be —
Jack Cade in Henry VI, Part 2 – Act 4, scene 2 by William Shakespeare.
Big Bill wrote that 1591.
Jack Cade’s rebellion against Henry VI took place in 1450.
On Thursday, either of those two guys who want to be President could use the same lines.
Promise bread and circuses or fire and destruction and base that promise on that it will happen when … when I am king, as king I will be —
About Mr. Cade, Wikipedia says, On 12 July, 1450, in a garden in which he had taken shelter, Cade was overtaken. In the skirmish, Cade was fatally wounded and died before reaching London for trial. As a warning to others, Cade’s body underwent a mock trial and was beheaded at Newgate. Cade’s body was dragged through the streets of London before being quartered. His limbs were sent throughout Kent to various cities and locations that were believed to have been strong supporters of the rebel uprising.
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