"That they were enemies to and disturbers of trade; that they had made commotions and divisi the town, and had won a party to their own most d ous opinions, in contempt of the law of their prince.'

Then Faithful began to answer, that he had on himself against that which had set itself against Hi is higher than the highest. "And," said he, "as fo turbance, I make none, being myself a man of peace parties that were won to us, were won by beholdin truth and innocence, and they are only turned fro worse to the better. And as to the king you talk of, he is Beelzebub, the all his angels."

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Then proclamation was made, that they that had au say for their lord the king against the prisoner at th should forthwith appear and give in their evidence there came in three witnesses, to wit, Envy, Supers and Pickthank. They were then asked if they kne prisoner at the bar; and what they had to say for lord the king against him.

Then stood forth Envy, and said to this effect: lord, I have known this man a long time, and will upon my oath before this honorable bench, that he is Judge. "Hold! Give him his oath." So they him. Then he said "My lord, this man, notwiths ing his plausible name, is one of the vilest men i country. He neither regardeth prince nor people nor custom; but doth all that he can to possess all with certain of his disloyal notions, which he, in the eral, calls principles of faith and holiness. And, ir ticular, I heard him once myself condemn the custo our town of Vanity. By which saying, my lord, he at once not only condemn all our laudable doings, t

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Then they called Superstition, and bid him look upon the prisoner. They also asked what he could say for their lord the king against him. Then they sware him; so he began.

Superstition. "My lord, I have no great acquaintance with this man, nor do I desire to have further knowledge of him; however, this I know, that he is a very pestilent fellow, from some discourse that, the other day, I had with him in this town; for then, talking with him, I heard him say that our religion was nought. Which sayings of his, my lord, your lordship very well knows what necessarily thence will follow, to wit, that we still do worship in vain, and are yet in our sins, and this is that which I have to say."

Then was Pickthank sworn, and bid say what he knew, in behalf of their lord the king, against the prisoner at the bar.

Pickthank. "My lord, and you gentlemen all, this fellow I have known of a long time, and have heard him speak things that ought not to be spoke; for he hath railed on our noble prince Beelzebub, and hath spoken contemptibly of his honorable friends, whose names are the lord Old Man, the lord Carnal Delight, the lord Luxurious, the lord Desire of Vain Glory, Sir Having Greedy, with all the rest of our nobility. He hath said, more

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Faithful. "May I speak a few words in my defence?"

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"For that of Pharaoh, his law was made upon a supposition, to prevent mischief, no crime being yet apparent; but here is a crime apparent. For the second and third, you see he disputed against our religion; and for the treason he hath confessed, he deserveth to die the death."

Then went the jury out, whose names were Mr. Blindman, Mr. No-good, Mr. Malice, Mr. Love-lust Mr. Liveloose, Mr. Heady, Mr. High-mind, Mr. Enmity, Mr. Liar, Mr. Cruelty, Mr. Hate-light, and Mr. Implacable; who every one gave in his private verdict against him among themselves, and afterwards unanimously concluded to bring him in guilty before the judge.

And first, among themselves, Mr. Blind-man, the foreman, said, "I see clearly that this man is an heretic." Then said Mr. No-good, “Away with such a fellow from the earth.” "Ay," said Mr. Malice, "for 'I hate the very looks of him; I could never endure him." "Nor I," said Mr. Live-loose, “for he would always be condemning my way." "Hang him, hang him," said Mr. Heady. "A sorry scrub," said Mr. High-mind. “My heart riseth against him," said Mr. Enmity. "He is a rogue," said Mr. Liar. "Hanging is too good for him," said Mr. Cruelty. "Let us despatch him out of the way," said Mr. Hate-light. Then said Mr. Implacable, "Might I have all the world given me, I could not be reconciled to him; therefore, let us forthwith bring him in guilty of death."

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And so they did; therefore he was presently conden to be had from the place where he was, to the place whence he came, and there to be put to the most They therefore bro death that could be invented. him out, to do with him according to their law; and, they scourged him, then they buffeted him, then lanced his flesh with knives; after that, they stoned with stones, then pricked him with their swords; and, of all, they burned him to ashes at the stake. Thus o Faithful to his end.

Now I saw that there stood behind the multitude a ch and a couple of horses, waiting for Faithful, who (so as his adversaries had despatched him) was taken up it, and straightway was carried up through the clouds, sound of trumpet, the nearest way to the Celestial Gat

But as for Christian, he had some respite, and was manded back to prison. So he there remained for a sp but He that overrules all things, having the power of rage in His own hand, so wrought it about, that Chris for that time escaped them, and went his way.

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