Then Faithful began to answer. "As for being an enemy," he said, "I set myself only against those who set themselves against the Almighty. As for disturbance, I have made none, for I am a man of peace. As for your king, Beelzebub, he is the enemy of our Lord, and I defy him."
Having said this, he sat down, and three witnesses were called. The names of these witnesses were Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank; and they had been hired for this work.
"Do you know this prisoner at the bar?" asked the judge.
Then Envy stepped forward and said, "My lord, I have known him a long time. He is one of the vilest men in our country. He has no regard for our king, our laws, or our customs. I have heard him say that all ought to be overthrown."
"What else have you to say?" asked the judge.
"Oh, I might say a thousand things about his vileness and his treason, but I will not weary the court. Perhaps I will say more after the other witnesses have spoken."
Then they called Superstition and bade him look at the prisoner.
