II. "Let no good and discreet subjects, therefore, follow the flag
or banner displayed to rebellions, and borne by rebels, though it
have the image of the plough painted therein, with _God speed the
plough_ written under in great letters, knowing that none hinder
the plough more than rebels, who will neither go to the plough
themselves, nor suffer other that would go unto it."--_Fourth
Part of the Homily against Wilful Rebellion_, p. 518.
In _what_ rebellion was such a banner carried?
These questions may appear very trifling; but each man has his
hobby, and mine is, not to suffer a quotation to pass without
verification.
It is fortunate that I am not a despotic monarch, as I would
certainly make it felony without benefit of clergy to quote a
passage without giving a plain reference.