Midnight
There was also an election of common councilmen and others , as bailiffs , sergeants , constables , and others ; but all of them like to those afore-named , being either fathers , brothers , cousins , or nephews to them , whose names , for brevity 's sake , I omit to mention . When the giant had thus far proceeded in his work , in the next place , he betook him to build some strongholds in the town , and he built three that seemed to be impregnable . The first he called the Hold of Defiance , because it was made to command the whole town , and to keep it from the knowledge of its ancient King . The second he called Midnight Hold , because it was built on purpose to keep Mansoul from the true knowledge of itself . The third was called Sweet-Sin Hold , because by that he fortified Mansoul against all desires of good . The first of these holds stood close by Eye-gate , that , as much might be , light might be darkened there ; the second was built hard by the old castle , to the end that that might be made more blind , if possible ; and the third stood in the market-place . He that Diabolus made governor over the first of these was one Spite-God , a most blasphemous wretch : he came with the whole rabble of them that came against Mansoul at first , and was himself one of themselves .