her such like vilifying terms, with which most of the gentry of our town." ank had told his tale, the judge directed risoner at the bar, saying, "Thou runaitor, hast thou heard what these honest Lessed against thee?" speak a few words in my own defence?" sirrah! thou deservest to live no longer, ediately upon the place; yet, that all men ess towards thee, let us see what thou hast ay, then, in answer to what Mr. Envy hath d aught but this, that what rule, or laws, le, were flat against the word of God, are ite to Christianity. If I have said amiss e of my error, and I am ready here before second, to wit, Mr. Superstition, and his I said only this, that in the worship of God a divine faith; but there can be no divine vine revelation of the will of God. Therethrust into the worship of God, that is not e revelation, cannot be done but by a human will not be profitable to eternal life. t Mr. Pickthank hath said, I say (avoiding m said to rail, and the like), that the prince h all the rabblement, his attendants, by this 1, are more fit for a being in hell, than in ountry: and so the Lord have mercy upon in this town. You have also heard what these worthy gentlemen have witnessed against him. Also you have heard his reply and confession. It lieth now in your breasts to hang him or save his life; but yet I think meet to instruct you into our law. “There was an act made in the days of Pharaoh the Great, servant to our prince, that, lest those of a contrary religion should multiply and grow too strong for him, their males should be thrown into the river. There was also an act made in the days of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, another of his servants, that whosoever would not fall down and worship his golden image, should be thrown into a fiery furnace. "There was also an act made in the days of Darius, that whoso, for some time, called upon any god but him, should be cast into the lions' den. Now the substance of these laws, this rebel has broken, not only in thought (which is not to be borne), but also in word and deed; which must therefore needs be intolerable. "For that of Pharaoh, his law was made upon a supposition, to prevent mischief, no crime being yet apparent; but here is a crime apparent. For the second and third, you see he disputed against our religion; and for the treason he hath confessed, he deserveth to die the death." Then went the jury out, whose names were Mr. Blind-man, Mr. No-good, Mr. Malice, Mr. Love-lust, Mr. Live-loose, Mr. Heady, Mr. High-mind, Mr. Enmity, Mr. Liar, Mr. Cruelty, Mr. Hate-light, and Mr. Implacable; who every one gave in his private verdict against him among themselves, and afterwards unanimously concluded to bring him in guilty before the judge. And first, among themselves, Mr. Blind-man, the foreman, said, "I see clearly that this man is an heretic." Then said Mr. No-good, "Away with such a the very looks of him." "Then," said Mr. Love-lust, "I could never endure him." "Nor I," said Mr. Live-loose, "for he would always be condemning my way." "Hang him, hang him," said Mr. Heady. "A sorry scrub," said Mr. High-mind. "My heart riseth against him," said Mr. Enmity. "He is a rogue," said Mr. Liar. "Hanging is too good for him," said Mr. Cruelty. "Let us despatch him out of the way," said Mr. Hate-light. "Then," said Mr. Implacable, "might I have all the world given me, I could not be reconciled to him; therefore, let us forthwith bring him in guilty of death." And so they did; therefore he was presently condemned to be had from the place where he was, to the place from whence he came, and there to be put to the most cruel death that could be invented. They therefore brought him out, to do with him according to their law; and, first, they scourged him, then they buffeted him, then they lanced his flesh with knives; after that, they stoned him with stones, then pricked him with their swords; and, last of all, they burned him to ashes at the stake. Thus came Faithful to his end. Now I saw that there stood behind the multitude a chariot and a couple of horses, waiting for Faithful, who (so soon as his adversaries had despatched him) was taken up into it, and straightway was carried up through the clouds, with sound of trumpet, the nearest way to the Celestial Gate. But as for Christian, he had some respite, and was remanded back to prison. So he there remained for a space; but He that overrules all things, having the power of their rage in His own hand, so wrought it about, that Christian for that time escaped them, and went his way. WILL YOU BUY ANY TAPE? From THE WINTER'S TALE. William Shakespeare. WILL you buy any tape, Any toys for your head, Of the new'st, and fin'st, fin'st wear-a? Come to the pedlar; Money's a medler, That doth utter all men's ware-a. THE DEATH OF CESAR. Translated out of the Greek of Plutarch into French by James Amiot, Bishop of Auxerre and Great Almoner of France, and out of French into English by Sir Thomas North, Knight.1 Why Cæsar was hated. BUT the chiefest cause that made Cæsar mortally hated, was the covetous desire he had to be called king which first gave the people just cause, and next his secret enemies honest color to bear him ill will. This notwithstanding, they that procured him this honor and dignity gave it out among the people, that it was written in the Sybilline prophesies, how the Romans might overcome the Parthians, if they made war with them, and were led by a king, but otherwise that they were unconquerable. 1 From North's translation, first pubiished in 1579, Shakespeare is said to have taken his material for the tragedy of Julius Cæsar. It will be seen from this selection that he followed Plutarch not only in the main events and details of the action, but often the spirit and phrasing of the English version And furthermore they were so bold besides, that Cæsar returning to Rome from the city of Alba, when they came to salute him, they called him king. But the people being offended, and Cæsar also angry, he said he was not called king, but Cæsar. Then every man keeping silence, he went his way heavy and sorrowful. When they had decreed divers honors for him in the senate, the consuls and prætors, accompanied with the whole assembly of the senate, went unto him in the market-place, where he was set by the pulpit for orations, to tell him what honors they had decreed for him in his absence. But he sitting still in his majesty, disdaining to rise up unto them when they came in, as if they had been private men, answered them: that his honors had more need to be cut off than enlarged. This did not only offend the senate, but the common people also, to see that he should so lightly esteem of the magistrates of the commonwealth: insomuch as every man that might lawfully go his way, departed thence very sorrowfully. Thereupon also Cæsar rising, departed home to his house, and tearing open his doublet collar, making his neck bare, he cried out aloud to his friends that his throat was ready to offer to any man that would come and cut it. Notwithstanding, it is reported that afterwards, to excuse his folly, he imputed it to his disease, saying that their wits are not perfect which have this disease of the falling-evil when standing on their feet they speak to the common people, but are soon troubled with a trembling of their body, and a sudden dimness and giddiness. But that was not true, for he would have risen up to the senate, but Cornelius Balbus, one of his friends (but rather a flatterer), would not let him, saying: "What! do you not remember that you are Cæsar, and will you not let them reverence you, and do their duties?" Besides these occasions and offences there followed also his shame and reproach, abusing the tribunes of the people in this sort. At that time the feast Lupercalia |