The nobles' judge and executioner, protector of their honor. Literally no one wants him to do his job, for reasons ranging from "it's killing him" to "oh god I don't want to die".

Seven devils all around me
Seven devils in my house
See they were there when I woke up this morning
I'll be dead before the day is done
...
For what has been done
Cannot be undone
In the eagle's eye
In the evensong
-- Seven Devils, Florence + the Machine