SotheysetoutatHell—GateHill，fortheretheyhadtheirrendezvous，fromwhencetheycamewithastraightcourseupontheirmarchtowardthetownofMansoul。Now，aswashintedbefore，thetownhad，asShaddaiwouldhaveit，receivedfromthemouthofMr。Prywellthealarmoftheircomingbefore。
Whereforetheysetastrongwatchatthegates，andhadalsodoubledtheirguards:theyalsomountedtheirslingsingoodplaces，wheretheymightconvenientlycastouttheirgreatstonestotheannoyanceoftheirfuriousenemy。
NorcouldthoseDiaboloniansthatwereinthetowndothathurtaswasdesignedtheyshould;forMansoulwasnowawake。
Butalas！poorpeople，theyweresorelyaffrightedatthefirstappearanceoftheirfoes，andattheirsittingdownbeforethetown，especiallywhentheyheardtheroaringoftheirdrum。This，tospeaktruth，wasamazinglyhideoustohear;itfrightedallmensevenmilesround，iftheywerebutawakeandheardit。Thestreamingoftheircolourswasalsoterribleanddejectingtobehold。
WhenDiaboluswascomeupagainstthetown，firsthemadehisapproachtoEar—gate，andgaveitafuriousassault，supposing，asitseems，thathisfriendsinMansoulhadbeenreadytodotheworkwithin;butcarewastakenofthatbefore，bythevigilanceofthecaptains。Wherefore，missingofthehelpthatheexpectedfromthem，andfindinghisarmywarmlyattendedwiththestonesthattheslingersdidsling，（forthatIwillsayforthecaptains，thatconsideringtheweaknessthatyetwasuponthembyreasonofthelongsicknessthathadannoyedthetownofMansoul，theydidgallantlybehavethemselves，）hewasforcedtomakesomeretreatfromMansoul，andtoentrenchhimselfandhismeninthefieldwithoutthereachoftheslingsofthetown。