devils, and visits their various prisons and cells. Here is the prison
of Woe-that-I-had-not, of Too-late-a-repentance and of the
Procrastinators. There the Slanderers, Backbiters, and other envious
cowards are tormented in a deep and dark dungeon. He hears much laughter
among the devils and turning round finds that the cause of their
merriment are two noblemen who have just arrived and are claiming the
respect due to their rank. Further on is a crowd of harlots calling down
imprecations upon those that ruined them; and in a huge cavern are
lawyers, doctors, stewards and other such rogues. The Princesses of the
City of Destruction bring batches of their subjects as gifts to their
sire.

A parliament is summoned and Lucifer addresses his princes, calling upon
them to do their utmost to destroy the rest of mankind. Moloch makes his
reply, reciting all that he has done, when Lucifer in rage starts off to
do the work himself, but is drawn back by an invisible hand. He speaks
again, exhorting them to greater activity and cruelty. Justice brings
three prisoners to Hell and returning causes such a rush of fiery
whirlwinds that all the infernal lords are swept away into the Uttermost
Hell.

The Bard hears the din of arms and news comes that the Turks, Papists,
and Roundheads are advancing in three armies. Lucifer and his hosts
immediately set out to meet them and after a stubborn contest succeed in
quelling the rebellion. More prisoners are brought before the King--
Catholics, who had missed the way to Paradise, an innkeeper, five kings,
assize-men and lawyers, gipsies, laborers and scholars. Scarcely is
judgment passed on these than war again breaks out--soldiers and doctors,
lawyers and userers, misers and their own offspring, are fighting each
other. The leaders of this revolt having been taken, another parliament