“ About twelve o'clock the house shook so terribly, that they thought it would have tumbled down upon their heads; and suddenly all the windows of the house were broken to pieces, as if all nature had been changed; so that they trembled and wished themselves elsewhere; when upon a great clap of thunder, with a whirlwind the doors flew open, and a mighty rushing of wind entered, with the hisses of serpents, shrieks and cries, upon which he lamentably cried out murder, and there was such roaring in the hall, as if all the devils in hell had been there. ”

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

“ Being come to himself, he asked the spirit in what place hell was, and who made it? Mephostophiles answered, Knowest thou, that before the fall of Lucifer, there was no hell, but upon his fall, was hell ordained. As for the substance of hell, we devils do not know; it is the wrath of God that makes hell so furious, and what we procured by our fall: but where hell is, or how it is governed, and whatesoever thou desirest to know, when thou comest thither thou shalt be satisfied as far as we know ourselves. ”

“ 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, and 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 them; all which the Doctor immediately did, and the devil upon the first call, made such a noise in the wood, as if heaven and earth would have come together; the devil made such a roaring, as if the wood had been full of wild beasts. ”

“ I, John Faustus, approved doctor of divinity, with my own hand do acknowledge and testify myself to become a servant to lucifer, prince of Septentrional and Orient, and to him I freely and voluntary give both body and soul ”

“ If any time Faustus had a mind for a wild fowl, the spirit would call whole flocks in at a window; also the spirit did teach Faustus to do the like, so that now no lock nor key could keep them out. The devil also taught Faustus to fly into the air, and to act many things which are incredible, and too large for this small book to contain. ”

“ DR Faustus, as he was going to Wirtemberg overtook a country fellow driving an hundred swine, which was very headstrong, some running one way and some another; so that the driver could not tell how to get them along: the doctor taking notice of it, by his conjuring art, 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 play'd upon the fiddle, and so they danced and fiddled all the way till they came into Wirtemberg market. ”

“ FAustus, upon a time, having many Doctors and Masters of arts with him, went to walk in the fields, where they met a man with a load of hay: How now, good fellow, saith Faustus, what shall I give thee to fill my belly with hay? ”

“ The spirit answered him and said, he had no such power of Himself, untill he had acquainted his prince that ruled 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 farther 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 ”

“ How Dr Faustus helped a young man to a fair lady.
THERE was a gallant young gentleman that was in Love with a fair Lady who was of proper personage, 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. ”

“ No sooner had the gentleman told his case to the doctor, but he told him he need not fear, for his desire should be fulfilled, and that this gentlewoman should have none but him, which was accordingly done; for Faustus so changed the mind of the damsel by his damnable practice, that she could think of nothing else but him she before hated; and Faustus's desire was thus ”

“ 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, bur lasting monument and warning to others. ”

“ This good man was no sooner gone, but Mephostophiles found him pensive on his bed, and mustering what had happened, began to reproach him with breach of covenant to his lord Lucifer, and thereupon almost twisted his neck behind him, which made him cry out lamentably, threatening to tear him in pieces, unless he shewed his obligation, which for fear, with which for now, he did, in a manner the same as the former, which he confirmed by the latter. ”

“ Walking further he saw many thousands of vintners, and some millions of taylors, insomuch that they could not tell whence to get stowage for them; a great number of pastry-cooks with peels on their heads. ”