’For，’quoththeoldgentleman，’youareallofyousensiblethatweallhavebeentraitorstothatoncedespised，butnowfamouslyvictoriousandgloriousPrinceEmmanuel;forhenow，asyousee，dothnotonlylieinclosesiegeaboutus，buthathforcedhisentranceinatourgates。Moreover，Diabolusfleesbeforehim;andhehath，asyoubehold，madeofmyhouseagarrisonagainstthecastlewhereheis。I，formypart，havetransgressedgreatly，andhethatisclean，itiswellforhim。ButIsayIhavetransgressedgreatlyinkeepingsilencewhenIshouldhavespoken，andinpervertingjusticewhenIshouldhaveexecutedthesame。True，IhavesufferedsomethingatthehandofDiabolusfortakingpartwiththelawsofKingShaddai;butthat，alas！whatwillthatdo？WillthatmakecompensationfortherebellionsandtreasonsthatIhavedone，andhavesufferedwithoutgainsayingtobecommittedinthetownofMansoul？Oh！I
trembletothinkwhatwillbetheendofthissodreadfulandsoirefulabeginning！’
Now，whilethesebravecaptainswerethusbusyinthehouseoftheoldRecorder，CaptainExecutionwasasbusyinotherpartsofthetown，insecuringthebackstreetsandthewalls。HealsohuntedtheLordWillbewillsorely;hesufferedhimnottorestinanycorner;hepursuedhimsohardthathedrovehismenfromhim，andmadehimgladtothrusthisheadintoahole。AlsothismightywarriordidcutthreeoftheLordWillbewill’sofficersdowntotheground:onewasoldMr。Prejudice，hethathadhiscrowncrackedinthemutiny。ThismanwasmadebyLordWillbewillkeeperoftheEar—gate，andfellbythehandofCaptainExecution。TherewasalsooneMr。Backward—to—all—but—
naught，andhealsowasoneofLordWillbewill’sofficers，andwasthecaptainofthetwogunsthatonceweremountedonthetopofEar—gate;healsowascutdowntothegroundbythehandsofCaptainExecution。Besidesthesetwotherewasanother，athird，andhisnamewasCaptainTreacherous;avilemanthiswas，butonethatWillbewilldidputagreatdealofconfidencein;buthimalsodidthisCaptainExecutioncutdowntothegroundwiththerest。
HealsomadeaverygreatslaughteramongmyLordWillbewill’ssoldiers，killingmanythatwerestoutandsturdy，andwoundingmanythatforDiaboluswerenimbleandactive。ButallthesewereDiabolonians;therewasnotaman，anativeofMansoul，hurt。