To whom Mr. Godly-Fear replied, (for
he it was that had the charge of that gate,) that the gate should
not be opened unto him, nor to the men that followed after him. He
said, moreover, that Mansoul, when she had suffered awhile, should
be made perfect, strengthened, settled.
Then said Diabolus, 'Deliver me, then, the men that have petitioned
against me, especially Captain Credence, that carried it to your
Prince; deliver that varlet into my hands, and I will depart from
the town.'
Then up starts a Diabolonian, whose name was Mr. Fooling, and said,
'My lord offereth you fair: it is better for you that one man
perish, than that your whole Mansoul should be undone.'
But Mr. Godly-Fear made him this replication, 'How long will
Mansoul be kept out of the dungeon, when she hath given up her
faith to Diabolus! As good lose the town, as lose Captain
Credence; for if one be gone the other must follow.' But to that
Mr. Fooling said nothing.
Then did my Lord Mayor reply, and said, 'O thou devouring tyrant,
be it known unto thee, we shall hearken to none of thy words; we
are resolved to resist thee as long as a captain, a man, a sling,
and a stone to throw at thee shall be found in the town of
Mansoul.
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