although he is now on a closer social standing to blackadder than before, he still receives the same (and possibly more) level of abuse as his elizabethan ancestor. blackadder punches him; kicks him; breaks a milk-jug over his head; smashes a huge turnip on his head; roasts him for a few minutes on a spit; grabs him by the shirt collar; threatens to cut him up into strips and tell the prince that he "walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat"; and promises five minutes of hellish tortures involving a small pencil, surpassing anything possible from beelzebub over all eternity. however, he does seem to have a higher level of friendship with blackadder than the other series.