Mr Know ledge made Recorder. The image of the Prince and his Father set up again in Mansoul. Rev. 22. 4. Some Diabolonians committed to prison under the hand of Mr Trueman, the keeper. the Revelation of Mysteries all the days of his life, that he might know how to perform his office aright. He also made Mr Knowledge the Recorder, not of contempt to old Mr Conscience, who had been Recorder before, but for that it was in his princely mind to confer upon Mr Conscience another employ, of which he told the old gentleman he should know more hereafter. Then he commanded that the image of Diabolus should be taken down from the place where it was set up, and that they should destroy it utterly, beating it into powder, and casting it unto the wind without the town wall; and that the image of Shaddai his Father should be set up again, with his own, upon the castle gates; and that it should be more fairly drawn than ever, forasmuch as both his Father and himself were come to Mansoul in more grace and mercy than heretofore. He would also that his name should be fairly engraven upon the front of the town, and that it should be done in the best of gold, for the honour of the town of Mansoul. After this was done, Emmanuel gave out a commandment that those three great Diabolonians should be apprehended-namely, the two late. Lord Mayors, to wit, Mr Incredulity, Mr Lustings, and Mr Forget-Good, the Recorder. Besides these, there were some of them that Diabolus made burgesses and aldermen in Mansoul, that were committed to ward by the hand of the now valiant and now right noble, the brave Lord Will-be-will. And these were their names: Alderman Atheism, Alderman Hard-Heart, and Alderman False-Peace. The burgesses were, Mr No-Truth, Mr Pitiless, Mr Haughty, with the like. These were committed to close custody, and the gaoler's name was Mr True-Man. This True-Man was one of those that Emmanuel brought with him from his Father's court when at the first he made a war upon Diabolus in the town of Mansoul. After this, the Prince gave a charge that the Diabolus's strongholds three strongholds that at the command of Dia- pulled down. bolus, the Diabolonians built in Mansoul, should be demolished and utterly pulled down; of which holds and their names, with their captains and governors, you read a little before. But this was long in doing, because of the largeness of the places, and because the stones, the timber, the iron, and all rubbish, were to be carried without the town. be called to try the Diabolonians. ers brought to the bar. When this was done, the Prince gave order that A court to the Lord Mayor and aldermen of Mansoul should call a court of judicature for the trial and execution of the Diabolonians in the corporation now under the charge of Mr True-Man, the gaoler. Now, when the time was come, and the court The prisonset, commandment was sent to Mr True-Man, the gaoler, to bring the prisoners down to the bar. Then were the prisoners brought down, pinioned and chained together, as the custom of the town of Mansoul was; so when they were presented before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the rest of the honourable bench, first the jury was empanelled, and then the witnesses sworn. The names of the jury were these:-Mr Belief, Mr True-Heart, Mr The jury impanelled, and the wit nesses sworn. Do-Right, the clerk. Atheism set to the bar: his indictment. His plea. Upright, Mr Hate-Bad, Mr Love-God, Mr See- The names of the witnesses were- -Mr Know- So the prisoners were set to the bar. Then said Mr Do-Right, (for he was the Town-Clerk,) "Set Atheism to the bar, gaoler." So he was set to the bar. Then said the Clerk, "Atheism, hold up thy hand. Thou art here indicted by the name of Atheism, (an intruder upon the town of Mansoul,) for that thou hast perniciously and doltishly taught and maintained that there is no God, and so no heed to be taken to religion. This thou hast done against the being, honour, and glory of the King, and against the peace and safety of the town of Mansoul. What sayest thou? Art thou guilty of this indictment, or not?" Atheism. Not guilty. Crier. Call Mr Know-All, Mr Tell-True, and Mr Hate-Lies into the court. So they were called, and they appeared. Then said the Clerk, "You the witnesses for the King, look upon the prisoner at the bar; do you know him?" Then said Mr Know-All, "Yes, my lord, we know him; his name is Atheism; he has been a very pestilent fellow for many years in the miserable town of Mansoul." Clerk. You are sure you know him? Know him! Yes, my lord; I have here trial. tofore too often been in his company to be at this Atheism's time ignorant of him. He is a Diabolonian, the son of a Diabolonian: I knew his grandfather and his father. Clerk. Well said. He standeth here indicted by the name of Atheism, &c., and is charged that he hath maintained and taught that there is no God, and so no heed need be taken to any religion. What say you, the King's witnesses, to this? Is he guilty or not? Know. My lord, I and he were once in Villain's Lane together, and he at that time did briskly talk of divers opinions; and then and there I heard him say, that, for his part, he did believe that there was no God. "But," said he, "I can profess one, and be as religious too, if the company I am in, and the circumstances of other things," said he, "shall put me upon it." Clerk. You are sure you heard him say thus? Know. Upon mine oath, I heard him say thus. Then said the Clerk, "Mr Tell-True, what say you to the King's Judges touching the prisoner at the bar?" Tell. My lord, I formerly was a great companion of his, for the which I now repent me; and I have often heard him say, and that with very great stomachfulness, that he believed there was neither God, angel, nor spirit. Clerk. Where did you hear him say so? Tell. In Blackmouth Lane and in Blasphemers' Row, and in many other places besides. Clerk. Have you much knowledge of him? Tell. I know him to be a Diabolonian, the son Atheism's trial. Lustings set to the bar; his indictment. of a Diabolonian, and a horrible man to deny a Deity. His father's name was Never-be-Good, and he had more children than this Atheism. no more to say. I have Clerk. Mr Hate-Lies, look upon the prisoner at the bar; do you know him? Hate. My lord, this Atheism is one of the vilest wretches that ever I came near, or had to do with in my life. I have heard him say that there is no God; I have heard him say that there is no world to come, no sin, nor punishment hereafter; and, moreover, I have heard him say that it was as good to go to a whore-house as to go to hear a sermon. Clerk. Where did you hear him say these things? Hate. In Drunkard's Row, just at RascalLane's End, at a house in which Mr Impiety lived. Clerk. Set him by, gaoler, and set Mr Lustings to the bar. Mr Lustings, thou art here indicted by the name of Lustings, (an intruder upon the town of Mansoul,) for that thou hast devilishly and traitorously taught, by practice and filthy words, that it is lawful and profitable to man to give way to his carnal desires; and that thou, for thy part, hast not, nor never wilt, deny thyself of any sinful delight as long as thy name is Lustings. How sayest thou? Art thou guilty of this indictment, or not? Then said Mr Lustings, "My lord, I am a man of high birth, and have been used to pleasures and pastimes of greatness. I have not been wont to be snubbed for my doings, but have been left to follow my will as if it were law. And it seems |