The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

Those who defended the Pilgrims, replied that for anything they could
see — the Pilgrims were quiet and sober-minded, and intended nobody
any harm. They also said that there were many who traded in their fair,
who were more suitable to be put into the cage — yes, and the stocks
also — than were the men that they had abused. Thus, after various
arguments had passed on both sides — the Pilgrims all the while
behaving themselves very wisely and soberly before them — the men
fell to fighting among themselves, and harming one another.
Then these two poor Pilgrims were brought before their examiners
again, and charged with being guilty of the hubbub that had been in the
fair. So they beat them mercilessly, put them in chains, and led them up
and down the fair, for an example and a terror to others, lest any should
speak on their behalf, or join themselves unto them.
But Christian and Faithful behaved still more wisely. They received the
disgrace and shame which was cast upon them, with so much meekness
and patience — that it won several of the men of the fair to their side.
This put the persecuting party into yet a greater rage — insomuch that
they sought the death of the two Pilgrims. Therefore they threatened
that neither the cage nor the chains were sufficient punishment — but
that they should die for the harm they had done, and for deluding the
men of the fair.
Then the Pilgrims were thrown into their cage again, until further
action would be taken with them. So they put them in, and fastened
their feet in the stocks.
Here they remembered what they had heard from their faithful friend
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