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One time, the boys found that the clerk was ringing the bells too late, and indignant at such a thing, they sent the following verses to him: "'Clerke of the Bow Bells, With the yellow lockes, For thy late ringing, Thou shalt have knockes. "The frightened man hastened to send this answer to the boys: "'Children of Chepe, Hold you all stille, For you shall have Bow Bells Rung at your wille."
I expect the clerk kept his promise, for the young apprentices were very sturdy, and they would have given him 'knockes' at once. I do not know how they liked being called children.
So the young apprentices made up a rhyme: 'Clarke of the Bow bell, with thy yellow lockes, For thy late ringing, thy head shall have knockes. And the clerk was frightened, and said: 'Children of Cheape, hold you all still, For you shall have Bow bell rung at your will. Cheape was the name of the street where the church stands, and it is now called Cheapside.
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