“ The gentry being come, and ready to sit down to dinner in an instant Mephostophiles came and took all away with him, leaving them full of admiration. If any time Faustus had a mind for wild fowl, the spirit would call whole flocks in at a window, Also the spirit did teach Faustus to do the like so that no lock nor key could keep them out. The devil also taught Faustus to fly in the air, and to act many things that are incredible, and too large for this small book to contain. ”

“ FAUSTUS having spun out his twenty-four years, within a month or two, began to consider what he should do to cheat the devil but could not find any way to prevent his miserable end, whicn was now near, whereupon he thus cries out to himself, Oh! miserable wretch that I am. I have given myself to the devil, for a few years pleasure, and now I must pay full dear ”

“ A neighbour of his, a very godly old man hearing of his way of living, in compassion to his soul came to him, and with tears in his eyes, besought him to have more regard to his most precious soul, laying before him the promise of God's grace and mercy, freely offered to repenting sinners, aud spake so feelingly that Faustus had tears, and promised to him, that he would try to repent. ”

“ Faustus, whose mind was to study conjuration, which he followed night and day, he took the wings of an eagle and endeavoured to fly over the world, to see and know all the secrets of heaven and earth. In a short time he attained power to command the devil to appear before him when he pleased. One day as Dr Faustus was walking in a wood, near to Wirtemberg in Germany, having a friend with him that was desirous to know the doctor's art, he desired him to let him see if he could then and there bring Mephostophiles before him ”

“ When day light appeard, they took the boldness to enter into the room, and found his brains beaten out against the wall, and the floor sprinkled with blood; but missing his body they went in search of it and found it on the dung-hill mangled and mashed to pices. So ended this miserable wretch's life, forsaking God, and all goodness and given up to his implacable enemy which we hope may stand not only as a fearful, but lasting monument and warning to others. ”

“ The spirit answered him and said he had no such power of himself, until he had acquainted his prince that rul'd over him: "For said he, "we have rulers over us that send us out, and command us home when they please: and we can act no further than our power is, which we receive from Lucifer, who, you know, for his pride was thrust out of heaven. But, saith the spirit, I am not to tell you any more except you make yourself over to us"
Whereupon Faustus said "I will have my request? ”

“ After Faustus had a long conference with his spirit concerning the fall of lucifer, and the state and condition of all the fallen angels, he, in a vision or dream, saw hell and all the devils and souls that were tormented there: he also saw hell divided into several cells, or deep holes; and for every cell, or deep ward, there was a devil appointed to punish those that were under his custody. Having seen this sight he much marvelled at it; and having Mephostophiles with him, he asked him what sort of people they were that lay iu the first dark pit? ”

“ DR. Faustus, as he was going to wirtemberg overtook a Country Fellow driving a hundred Swine who were very head strong some running one way and some another; so that the driver could not tell how to get them drove along: The doctor taking notice of it, so by his conjuring art, he made every one of them dance upon their two hind legs, with a fiddle in one of their fore feet, and with the other fore foot they played upon the fiddle, and so they danced and fiddled all the way until they came into Wirtemberg market. The driver of them dancing all the way before them, which made the people wonder. ”

“ How Faustus helped a young man to a fair lady.
THERE was a gallant young gentleman who was in love with a fair lady, living at Wirtemberg near the Doctor's house, This gentleman had long sought this lady in marriage but could not attain his desire and having placed his affections so much upon her, he was ready to pine away, and had certainly died with grief, had he not made his address to the doctor, to whom he opened the whole matter. ”

“ The men that bought them, seeing all the swine gone, whipped the man that sold them, and would have the money which he was forced to pay, and so returned home sorrowful, and not knowing what to do but, to his great amazement, found all his in their styes. ”

“ His father was a poor labouring man, not able to bring up his son, but he had a brother in the same country, who was a very rich man, but had never a child, and took a great fancy to his cousin, and he resolved to make a scholar of him; and in order there unto, put him to the Latin school, when he took his learning extraordinary well, afterwards he put him to the university to study divinity; but Faustus could in no wise fancy that employment; wherefore he betook himself to the studying of that which his inclination was most for, viz. ”