When Diabolus had thus far made his attempt, he placed his
captains (namely, Torment and No-Ease) there; so he attempted to
press forward, but the Prince's captains came down upon him, and
made his entrance more difficult than he desired. And, to speak
truth, they made what resistance they could; but the three of their
best and most valiant captains being wounded, and by their wounds
made much incapable of doing the town that service they would, (and
all the rest having more than their hands full of the doubters, and
their captains that did follow Diabolus,) they were overpowered
with force, nor could they keep them out of the town. Wherefore
the Prince's men and their captains betook themselves to the
castle, as to the stronghold of the town: and this they did partly
for their own security, partly for the security of the town, and
partly, or rather chiefly, to preserve to Emmanuel the prerogative-
royal of Mansoul; for so was the castle of Mansoul.
The captains therefore being fled into the castle, the enemy,
without much resistance, possess themselves of the rest of the
town, and spreading themselves as they went into every corner, they
cried out as they marched, according to the command of the tyrant,
'Hell-fire! Hell-fire! Hell-fire!' so that nothing for a while
throughout the town of Mansoul could be heard but the direful noise
of 'Hell-fire!' together with the roaring of Diabolus's drum.
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