the precincts of his own formal knowledge.'

Now, after the Prince had thus settled things in the famous town of
Mansoul, he proceeded to give to the elders of the corporation a
necessary caution, to wit, how they should carry it to the high and
noble captains that he had, from his Father's court, sent or
brought with him, to the famous town of Mansoul.

'These captains,' said he, 'do love the town of Mansoul, and they
are picked men, picked out of abundance, as men that best suit, and
that will most faithfully serve in the wars of Shaddai against the
Diabolonians, for the preservation of the town of Mansoul. 'I
charge you therefore,' said he, 'O ye inhabitants of the now
flourishing town of Mansoul, that you carry it not ruggedly or
untowardly to my captains, or their men; since, as I said, they are
picked and choice men--men chosen out of many for the good of the
town of Mansoul. I say, I charge you, that you carry it not
untowardly to them: for though they have the hearts and faces of
lions, when at any time they shall be called forth to engage and
fight with the King's foes, and the enemies of the town of Mansoul;
yet a little discountenance cast upon them from the town of Mansoul
will deject and cast down their faces, will weaken and take away
their courage. Do not, therefore, O my beloved, carry it unkindly
to my valiant captains and courageous men of war, but love them,
nourish them, succour them, and lay them in your bosoms; and they
will not only fight for you, but cause to fly from you all those
the Diabolonians that seek, and will, if possible, be, your utter
destruction.

'If, therefore, any of them should at any time be sick or weak, and