The Peasant’s Revolt continues: John Ball an apostate Lollard (denying special status of the priesthood) preaches the equality of all men to the assembly at Blackheath:
When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman? From the beginning all men by nature were created alike, and our bondage or servitude came in by the unjust oppression of naughty men. For if God would have had any bondmen from the beginning, he would have appointed who should be bond, and who free.
[restored 5/24/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 1
ccc-2point0.com/magna-carta-excerpts
References:
Peasants’ Revolt – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants%27_Revolt