out into the

drew out their forces before it was day by the sally- They draw port of the town. And, being all ready, Captain field. Credence went up to the head of the army, and gave to the rest of the captains the word, and so they to their under-officers and soldiers: the word was, "The sword of the Prince Emmanuel, and the The word. shield of Captain Credence;" which is in the Mansoulian tongue, "The word of God and faith." Then the captains fell on, and began roundly to front, and flank, and rear Diabolus's camp.

Now, they left Captain Experience in the town, because he was yet ill of his wounds, which the Diabolonians had given him in the last fight. But when he perceived that the captains were at it, what does he but, calling for his crutches with haste, gets up, and away he goes to the battle, saying, "Shall I lie here, when my brethren are in the fight, and when Emmanuel, the Prince, will shew himself in the field to his servants?" But when the enemy saw the man come with his crutches, they were daunted yet the more; "for," thought they, "what spirit has possessed these Mansoulians, that they fight us upon their crutches." Well, the captains, as I said, fell on, and did bravely handle their weapons, still crying out and shouting, as they laid on blows, "The sword of the Prince Emmanuel, and the shield of Captain Credence!”

Now, when Diabolus saw that the captains were come out, and that so valiantly they surrounded his men, he concluded that, for the present, nothing from them was to be looked for but blows, and the dints of their "two-edged sword."

Wherefore he also falls on upon the Prince's

Captain will fight for his

Experience

Prince upon his crutches.

The battle joined.

Will-be-will engaged.

Credence engaged.

Good-Hope engaged

The Lord Secretary engaged.

The battle renewed

A fierce fight.

army with all his deadly force: so the battle was joined. Now who was it that at first Diabolus met with in the fight, but Captain Credence on the one hand, and the Lord Will-be-will on the other : now Will-be-will's blows were like the blows of a giant, for that man had a strong arm, and he fell in upon the Election-Doubters, for they were the life-guard of Diabolus, and he kept them in play a good while, cutting and battering shrewdly. Now when Captain Credence saw my lord engaged, he did stoutly fall on, on the other hand, upon the same company also; so they put them to great disorder. Now Captain Good-Hope had engaged the Vocation-Doubters, and they were sturdy men ; but the captain was a valiant man: Captain Experience did also send him some aid; so he made the Vocation-Doubters to retreat. The rest of the armies were hotly engaged, and that on every side, and the Diabolonians did fight stoutly. Then did my Lord Secretary command that the slings from the castle should be played; and his men could throw stones at an hair's-breadth. But, after a while, those that were made to fly before the captains of the Prince, did begin to rally again, and they came up stoutly upon the rear of the Prince's army: wherefore the Prince's army began to faint, but, remembering that they should see the face of their Prince by and by, they took courage, and a very fierce battle was fought. Then shouted the captains, saying, "The sword of the Prince Emmanuel, and the shield of Captain Credence!" and with that Diabolus gave back, thinking that more aid had been come. But no Emmanuel as yet ap

peared. Moreover, the battle did hang in doubt; and they made a little retreat on both sides. Now, in the time of respite, Captain Credence bravely encouraged his men to stand to it; and Diabolus did the like, as well as he could. But Captain Credence made a brave speech to his soldiers, the contents whereof here follow:

"Gentlemen soldiers, and my brethren in this design, it rejoiceth me much to see in the field for our Prince, this day, so stout and so valiant an army, and such faithful lovers of Mansoul. You have hitherto, as hath become you, shewn yourselves men of truth and courage against the Diabolonian forces; so that, for all their boast, they have not yet much cause to boast of their gettings. Now, take to yourselves your wonted courage, and shew yourselves men even this once only; for in a few minutes after the next engagement, this time, you shall see your Prince shew himself in the field; for we must make this second assault upon this tyrant Diabolus, and then Emmanuel comes."

No sooner had the captain made this speech to his soldiers, but one Mr Speedy came post to the captain from the Prince, to tell him that Emmanuel was at hand. This news when the captain had received, he communicated to the other fieldofficers, and they again to their soldiers and men of war. Wherefore, like men raised from the dead, so the captains and their men arose, made up to the enemy, and cried as before, "The sword of the Prince Emmanuel, and the shield of Captain Credence!"

The Diabolonians also bestirred themselves, and

They both

retreat, and time of re

in the spite, Captain Cre

dence makes a speech to his soldiers.

made resistance as well as they could; but in this last engagement the Diabolonians lost their courage, and many of the Doubters fell down dead to the ground. Now, when they had been in heat of battle about an hour or more, Captain Credence lift up his eyes and saw, and, behold, Emmanuel came; and he came with colours flying, trumpets sounding, and the feet of his men scarce touched the ground, they hasted with that celerity towards the captains that were engaged. Then did Credence wind with his men to the townward, and gave to Diabolus the field: so Emmanuel came upon him on the one side, and the enemies' place was betwixt them both. Then again they fell to it betwixt afresh; and now it was but a little while more but Emmanuel and Captain Credence met, still trampling down the slain as they came.

When the enemy is

Christ and faith, then down they

go, to be

sure.

But when the captains saw that the Prince was come, and that he fell upon the Diabolonians on the other side, and that Captain Credence and his Highness had got them up betwixt them, they shouted, (they so shouted that the ground rent again,) saying, "The sword of Emmanuel, and the shield of Captain Credence!" Now, when Diabolus saw that he and his forces were so hard beset by the Prince and his princely army, what does he, and the lords of the pit that were with him, but make their escape, and forsake their army, and The victory leave them to fall by the hand of Emmanuel, and of his noble Captain Credence: so they fell all down slain before them, before the Prince, and before his royal army; there was not left so much as one Doubter alive; they lay spread upon the

falis to Emmanuel, and to his men, who

slay all.