execution also; so he, hearing the men of Mansoul cry out against
the strugglings and unruliness of the prisoners, rose up from his
place, and came and put his hands upon the hands of the men of
Mansoul. So they crucified the Diabolonians that had been a
plague, a grief, and an offence to the town of Mansoul.

Now, when this good work was done, the Prince came down to see, to
visit, and to speak comfortably to the men of Mansoul, and to
strengthen their hands in such work. And he said to them that, by
this act of theirs he had proved them, and found them to be lovers
of his person, observers of his laws, and such as had also respect
to his honour. He said, moreover, (to show them that they by this
should not be losers, nor their town weakened by the loss of them,)
that he would make them another captain, and that of one of
themselves. And that this captain should be the ruler of a
thousand, for the good and benefit of the now flourishing town of
Mansoul.

So he called one to him whose name was Waiting, and bid him, 'Go
quickly up to the castle gate, and inquire there for one Mr.
Experience, that waiteth upon that noble captain, the Captain
Credence, and bid him come hither to me.' So the messenger that
waited upon the good Prince Emmanuel went and said as he was
commanded. Now the young gentleman was waiting to see the captain
train and muster his men in the castle yard. Then said Mr. Waiting
to him, 'Sir, the Prince would that you should come down to his
highness forthwith.' So he brought him down to Emmanuel, and he
came and made obeisance before him. Now the men of the town knew
Mr. Experience well, for he was born and bred in Mansoul; they also
knew him to be a man of conduct, of valour, and a person prudent in