Baron (forgetting his rage in a desire to hear all). Tell on.
Minstrel. The barons compelled him to sign the charter granting civil liberty.
Baron. Yes, granting greater liberty to us—the barons. Now more firmly may we deal with such upstarts as this varlet. I will—
Minstrel (again interrupting). Hold! The rights and the privileges granted to the barons are extended to their vassals. Listen to these lines.
As the Minstrel speaks, he draws the scroll from his belt and unrolls it. While he reads, the light burns brighter.
Minstrel (reading). “No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or dispossessed, or outlawed, or banished, or in any way destroyed; nor will we pass upon him, nor commit him, but by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.
“To no man will we sell, to none will we delay, to none will we deny, right or justice.”
Thou seest, baron, it is for all men!
Man (rising slowly to his feet). “For all men.” And I am a man!