Almostfivethousandyearsagone,therewerepilgrimswalkingtotheCelestialCity,asthesetwohonestpersonsare:
andBeelzebub,Apollyon,andLegion,withtheircompanions,perceivingbythepaththatthepilgrimsmade,thattheirwaytothecitylaythroughthistownofVanity,theycontrivedheretosetupafair;afairwherein,shouldbesoldallsortsofvanity,andthatitshouldlastalltheyearlong:thereforeatthisfairareallsuchmerchandisesold,ashouses,lands,trades,places,honours,preferments,titles,countries,kingdoms,lusts,pleasures,anddelightsofallsorts,aswhores,bawds,wives,husbands,children,masters,servants,lives,blood,bodies,souls,silver,gold,pearls,preciousstones,andwhatnot。
And,moreover,atthisfairthereisatalltimestobeseenjugglingcheats,games,plays,fools,apes,knaves,androgues,andthatofeverykind。
Herearetobeseen,too,andthatfornothing,thefts,murders,adulteries,falseswearers,andthatofablood—redcolour。
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