'We
also then,' said they, 'shall be able with less suspicion to gather
ourselves together for the work of our friends and lords; yea, and
in such a day, if we shall attempt our work, and miss it, we may,
when they shall give us the rout, the better hide ourselves in the
crowd, and escape.'
These things being thus far agreed upon by them, they wrote another
letter to Diabolus, and sent it by the hand to Mr. Profane, the
contents of which were these:-
'The lords of Looseness send to the great and high Diabolus from
our dens, caves, holes, and strongholds, in and about the wall of
the town of Mansoul, greeting:
'Our great lord, and the nourisher of our lives, Diabolus--how glad
we were when we heard of your fatherhood's readiness to comply with
us, and help forward our design in our attempts to ruin Mansoul,
none can tell but those who, as we do, set themselves against all
appearance of good, when and wheresoever we find it.
'Touching the encouragement that your greatness is pleased to give
us to continue to devise, contrive, and study the utter desolation
of Mansoul, that we are not solicitous about: for we know right
well that it cannot but be pleasing and profitable to us to see our
enemies, and them that seek our lives, die at our feet, or fly
before us.
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