This put the other party
yet into greater rage, insomuch that they concluded the death of
these two men. Wherefore they threatened, that the cage nor
irons should serve their turn, but that they should die, for the
abuse they had done, and for deluding the men of the fair.
Then were they remanded to the cage again, until further order
should be taken with them. So they put them in, and made their
feet fast in the stocks.
Here, therefore, they called again to mind what they had heard
from their faithful friend Evangelist, and were the more
confirmed in their way and sufferings by what he told them would
happen to them. They also now comforted each other, that whose
lot it was to suffer, even he should have the best of it;
therefore each man secretly wished that he might have that
preferment: but committing themselves to the all-wise disposal
of Him that ruleth all things, with much content, they abode in
the condition in which they were, until they should be otherwise
disposed of.
Then a convenient time being appointed, they brought them forth
to their trial, in order to their condemnation.
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