Now Diabolus and his men
being expertly accustomed to night-work, took the alarm presently,
and were as ready to give them battle, as if they had sent them
word of their coming. Wherefore to it they went amain, and blows
were hard on every side; the hell drum also was beat most
furiously, while the trumpets of the Prince most sweetly sounded.
And thus the battle was joined; and Captain Insatiable looked to
the enemy's carriages, and waited when he should receive some prey.
The Prince's captains fought it stoutly, beyond what indeed could
be expected they should; they wounded many; they made the whole
army of Diabolus to make a retreat. But I cannot tell how, but the
brave Captain Credence, Captain Good-Hope, and Captain Experience,
as they were upon the pursuit, cutting down, and following hard
after the enemy in the rear, Captain Credence stumbled and fell, by
which fall he caught so great a hurt, that he could not rise till
Captain Experience did help him up, at which their men were put in
disorder. The captain also was so full of pain, that he could not
forbear but aloud to cry out: at this, the other two captains
fainted, supposing that Captain Credence had received his mortal
wound; their men also were more disordered, and had no list to
fight.
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