; towit, Envy, Superstition, , andwhattheyhadtosayfortheirlordthekingagainsthim.
ThenstoodforthEnvy, andsaidtothiseffect: "Mylord, Ihaveknownthismanalongtime, andwillattestuponmyoathbeforethishonorablebenchthatheis—"
! Givehimhisoath.
, "Mylord, thisman, notwithstandinghisname, , lawnorcustom, butdothallthathecantopossessallmenwithcertainofhisdisloyalnotions, , IheardhimoncemyselfaffirmthatChristianityandthecustomsofourtownofVanitywereopposite, , mylord, hedothatoncenotonlycondemnallourlaudabledoings, butusinthedoingofthem."
, "Hastthouanymoretosay?"
, Icouldsaymuchmore, , ifneedbe, whentheothergentlemenhavegivenintheirevidence, ratherthananythingshallbewantingthatwilldispatchhim, .
ThentheycalledSuperstition, : sohebegan:
, Ihavenogreatacquaintancewiththisman, , thisIknow, thatheisaverypestilentfellow, fromsomediscoursetheotherdaythatIhadwithhiminthistown; forthen, talkingwithhim, Iheardhimsaythatourreligionwasnaught, , mylord, yourlordshipverywellknowswhatnecessarilythencewillfollow; towit, thatwestilldoworshipinvain, areyetinoursins, andfinallyshallbedestroyed: andthisisthatwhichIhavetosay.
ThenwasPickthanksworn, andbidsaywhatheknew, inbehalfoftheirlordtheking, againsttheprisoneratthebar.