. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . doth atonce, not only condemn all our laudable doings, but us in thedoing of them. Judge. Then did the judge say unto him, Hast thou anymore to say? Envy. My lord, I could say much more, only I would notbe tedious to the court. Yet, if need be, when the othergentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than any thingshall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge mytestimony against him. So he was bid stand by. Then they called Superstition, and bid him look upon theprisoner
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . doth atonce, not only condemn all our laudable doings, but us in thedoing of them. Judge. Then did the judge say unto him, Hast thou anymore to say? Envy. My lord, I could say much more, only I would notbe tedious to the court. Yet, if need be, when the othergentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than any thingshall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge mytestimony against him. So he was bid stand by. Then they called Superstition, and bid him look upon theprisoner; they also asked, what he could say for their lordthe king against him ? Then they sware him, so he began. Super. My lord, I have no great acquaintance with thisman, nor do I desire to have farther knowledge of , this I know, that he is a very pestilent fellow, fromsome discourse that the other day I had with him in thistown; for then, talking with him, I heard him say, that ourreligion was nought, and such by which a man could by nomeans please God ; which sayings of his, my lord, your lord-. ship very well knows what necessarily thence will follow, towit, that we still do worship in vain, are yet in onr sins, andfinally shall be damned ; and this is that which I have to say. Then was Pickthank sworn, and bid say what he knew inbehalf of their lord the king against the prisoner at the bar. Pick. My lord, and you gentlemen all, this fellow I have 124 faithfuls defence of himself. known of a long time, and have heard him speak things thatought not to be spoke. For he hath railed on our noble PrinceBeelzebub, and hath spoke contemptibly of his honourablefriends, whose names are, the Lord Oldman, the Lord Carnal-delight, the Lord Luxurious, the Lord Desire of Vain-glory,my old Lord Lechery, Sir Having Greedy, with all the restof our nobility; and he hath said moreover, that if all menwere of his mind, if possible, there is not one of these noble menshould have any long
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