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  THETRAGICALHISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS

  BYCHRISTOPHERMARLOWE

  FROMTHEQUARTOOF1616。

  EDITEDBYTHEREV。ALEXANDERDYCE。

  TheTragicallHistoryoftheLifeandDeathofDoctorFaustus。

  WrittenbyCh。Mar。London,PrintedforJohnWright,andaretobesoldathisshopwithoutNewgate,atthesigneoftheBible,1616,4to。

  TheTragicallHistoryoftheLifeandDeathofDoctorFaustus。

  WithnewAdditions。WrittenbyCh。Mar。PrintedatLondonforJohnWright,andaretobesoldathisshopwithoutNewgate,1624,4to。

  TheTragicallHistorieoftheLifeandDeathofDoctorFaustus。

  WithnewAdditions。WrittenbyCh。Mar。PrintedatLondonforJohnWright,andaretobesoldathisshopwithoutNewgate,1631,4to。

  InafewplacesIhaveamendedthetextofthisplaybymeansof4to1604。——Ihavemadenouseofthecomparativelymodernedition,4to1663。

  DRAMATISPERSONAE。

  THEPOPE。

  THEEMPEROROFGERMANY。

  RAYMOND,kingofHungary。

  DUKEOFSAXONY。

  BRUNO。

  DUKEOFVANHOLT。

  MARTINO,>

  FREDERICK,>gentlemen。

  BENVOLIO,>

  FAUSTUS。

  VALDES,>friendstoFAUSTUS。

  CORNELIUS,>

  WAGNER,servanttoFAUSTUS。

  Clown。

  ROBIN。

  DICK。

  Vintner。

  Horse—courser。

  Carter。

  AnOldMan。

  Scholars,Cardinals,ARCHBISHOPOFRHEIMS,Bishops,Monks,Friars,Soldiers,andAttendants。

  DUCHESSOFVANHOLT。

  Hostess。

  LUCIFER。

  BELZEBUB。

  MEPHISTOPHILIS。

  GoodAngel。

  EvilAngel。

  TheSevenDeadlySins。

  Devils。

  SpiritsintheshapesofALEXANDERTHEGREAT,ofhisParamour,ofDARIUS,andofHELEN。

  Chorus。

  THETRAGICALHISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS

  FROMTHEQUARTOOF1616。

  EnterCHORUS。

  CHORUS。NotmarchinginthefieldsofThrasymene,WhereMarsdidmatethewarlikeCarthagens;

  Norsportinginthedallianceoflove,Incourtsofkingswherestateisoverturn’d;

  Norinthepompofproudaudaciousdeeds,IntendsourMusetovauntherheavenlyverse:

  Onlythis,gentles,——wemustnowperformTheformofFaustus’fortunes,goodorbad:

  Andnowtopatientjudgmentsweappeal,AndspeakforFaustusinhisinfancy。

  Nowishebornofparentsbaseofstock,InGermany,withinatowncall’dRhodes:

  Atriperyears,toWittenberghewent,Whereashiskinsmenchieflybroughthimup。

  Somuchheprofitsindivinity,Thatshortlyhewasgrac’dwithdoctor’sname,Excellingall,andsweetlycandisputeInth’heavenlymattersoftheology;

  Tillswolnwithcunning,ofaself—conceit,Hiswaxenwingsdidmountabovehisreach,And,melting,heavensconspir’dhisoverthrow;

  For,fallingtoadevilishexercise,Andgluttednowwithlearning’sgoldengifts,Hesurfeitsuponcursednecromancy;

  Nothingsosweetasmagicistohim,Whichheprefersbeforehischiefestbliss:

  Andthisthemanthatinhisstudysits。

  [Exit。]

  FAUSTUSdiscoveredinhisstudy。

  FAUSTUS。Settlethystudies,Faustus,andbeginTosoundthedepthofthatthouwiltprofess:

  Havingcommenc’d,beadivineinshow,Yetlevelattheendofeveryart,AndliveanddieinAristotle’sworks。

  SweetAnalytics,’tisthouhastravish’dme!

  Benedisserereestfinislogices。

  Is,todisputewell,logic’schiefestend?

  Affordsthisartnogreatermiracle?

  Thenreadnomore;thouhastattain’dthatend:

  AgreatersubjectfittethFaustus’wit:

  BidEconomyfarewell,andGalencome:

  Beaphysician,Faustus;heapupgold,Andbeeterniz’dforsomewondrouscure:

  Summumbonummedicinoesanitas,Theendofphysicisourbody’shealth。

  Why,Faustus,hastthounotattain’dthatend?

  Arenotthybillshungupasmonuments,Wherebywholecitieshaveescap’dtheplague,Andthousanddesperatemaladiesbeencur’d?

  YetartthoustillbutFaustus,andaman。

  Couldstthoumakementoliveeternally,Or,beingdead,raisethemtolifeagain,Thenthisprofessionweretobeesteem’d。

  Physic,farewell!WhereisJustinian?

  [Reads。]

  Siunaeademquereslegaturduobus,alterrem,altervaloremrei,&c。

  Apettycaseofpaltrylegacies!

  [Reads。]

  Exhoereditarefiliumnonpotestpater,nisi,&c。

  Suchisthesubjectoftheinstitute,Anduniversalbodyofthelaw:

  Thisstudyfitsamercenarydrudge,Whoaimsatnothingbutexternaltrash;

  Tooservileandilliberalforme。

  Whenallisdone,divinityisbest:

  Jerome’sBible,Faustus;viewitwell。

  [Reads。]

  Stipendiumpeccatimorsest。

  Ha!

  Stipendium,&c。

  Therewardofsinisdeath:that’shard。

  [Reads。]

  Sipeccassenegamus,fallimur,etnullaestinnobisveritas;

  Ifwesaythatwehavenosin,wedeceiveourselves,andthereisnotruthinus。Why,then,belikewemustsin,andsoconsequentlydie:

  Ay,wemustdieaneverlastingdeath。

  Whatdoctrinecallyouthis,Chesera,sera,Whatwillbe,shallbe?Divinity,adieu!

  Thesemetaphysicsofmagicians,Andnecromanticbooksareheavenly;

  Lines,circles,scenes,letters,andcharacters;

  Ay,thesearethosethatFaustusmostdesires。

  O,whataworldofprofitanddelight,Ofpower,ofhonour,andomnipotence,Ispromis’dtothestudiousartizan!

  AllthingsthatmovebetweenthequietpolesShallbeatmycommand:emperorsandkingsArebutobeyedintheirseveralprovinces;

  Buthisdominionthatexceedsinthis,Stretchethasfarasdoththemindofman;

  Asoundmagicianisademigod:

  Heretire,mybrains,togainadeity。

  EnterWAGNER。

  Wagner,commendmetomydearestfriends,TheGermanValdesandCornelius;

  Requestthemearnestlytovisitme。

  WAGNER。Iwill,sir。

  [Exit。]

  FAUSTUS。TheirconferencewillbeagreaterhelptomeThanallmylabours,plodIne’ersofast。

  EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。

  GOODANGEL。O,Faustus,laythatdamnedbookaside,Andgazenotonit,lestittemptthysoul,AndheapGod’sheavywrathuponthyhead!

  Read,readtheScriptures:——thatisblasphemy。

  EVILANGEL。Goforward,Faustus,inthatfamousartWhereinallNature’streasureiscontain’d:

  BethouonearthasJoveisinthesky,Lordandcommanderoftheseelements。

  [ExeuntANGELS。]

  FAUSTUS。HowamIgluttedwithconceitofthis!

  ShallImakespiritsfetchmewhatIplease,Resolvemeofallambiguities,PerformwhatdesperateenterpriseIwill?

  I’llhavethemflytoIndiaforgold,Ransacktheoceanfororientpearl,Andsearchallcornersofthenew—foundworldForpleasantfruitsandprincelydelicates;

  I’llhavethemreadmestrangephilosophy,Andtellthesecretsofallforeignkings;

  I’llhavethemwallallGermanywithbrass,AndmakeswiftRhinecirclefairWertenberg;

  I’llhavethemfillthepublicschoolswithsilk,

  Wherewiththestudentsshallbebravelyclad;

  I’lllevysoldierswiththecointheybring,AndchasethePrinceofParmafromourland,Andreignsolekingofalltheprovinces;

  Yea,strangerenginesforthebruntofwar,ThanwasthefierykeelatAntwerp—bridge,I’llmakemyservilespiritstoinvent。

  EnterVALDESandCORNELIUS。

  Come,GermanValdes,andCornelius,Andmakemeblestwithyoursageconference。

  Valdes,sweetValdes,andCornelius,KnowthatyourwordshavewonmeatthelastTopracticemagicandconcealedarts。

  Philosophyisodiousandobscure;

  Bothlawandphysicareforpettywits:

  ’Tismagic,magicthathathravish’dme。

  Then,gentlefriends,aidmeinthisattempt;

  AndI,thathavewithsubtlesyllogismsGravell’dthepastorsoftheGermanchurch,AndmadethefloweringprideofWittenbergSwarmtomyproblems,asth’infernalspiritsOnsweetMusaeuswhenhecametohell,WillbeascunningasAgrippawas,WhoseshadowmadeallEuropehonourhim。

  VALDES。Faustus,thesebooks,thywit,andourexperience,Shallmakeallnationstocanonizeus。

  AsIndianMoorsobeytheirSpanishlords,SoshallthespiritsofeveryelementBealwaysserviceabletousthree;

  Likelionsshalltheyguarduswhenweplease;

  LikeAlmainrutterswiththeirhorsemen’sstaves,OrLaplandgiants,trottingbyoursides;

  Sometimeslikewomen,orunweddedmaids,ShadowingmorebeautyintheirairybrowsThanhavethewhitebreastsofthequeenoflove:

  >FromVeniceshalltheydraghugeargosies,AndfromAmericathegoldenfleeceThatyearlystuffsoldPhilip’streasury;

  IflearnedFaustuswillberesolute。

  FAUSTUS。Valdes,asresoluteamIinthisAsthoutolive:thereforeobjectitnot。

  CORNELIUS。ThemiraclesthatmagicwillperformWillmaketheevowtostudynothingelse。

  Hethatisgroundedinastrology,Enrich’dwithtongues,wellseeninminerals,Hathalltheprinciplesmagicdothrequire:

  Thendoubtnot,Faustus,buttoberenowm’d,

  AndmorefrequentedforthismysteryThanheretoforetheDelphianoracle。

  Thespiritstellmetheycandrythesea,Andfetchthetreasureofallforeignwrecks,Yea,allthewealththatourforefathershidWithinthemassyentrailsoftheearth:

  Thentellme,Faustus,whatshallwethreewant?

  FAUSTUS。Nothing,Cornelius。O,thischeersmysoul!

  Come,shewmesomedemonstrationsmagical,ThatImayconjureinsomebushygrove,Andhavethesejoysinfullpossession。

  VALDES。Thenhastetheetosomesolitarygrove,AndbearwiseBacon’sandAlbertus’works,TheHebrewPsalter,andNewTestament;

  AndwhatsoeverelseisrequisiteWewillinformtheeereourconferencecease。

  CORNELIUS。Valdes,firstlethimknowthewordsofart;

  Andthen,allotherceremonieslearn’d,Faustusmaytryhiscunningbyhimself。

  VALDES。FirstI’llinstructtheeintherudiments,AndthenwiltthoubeperfecterthanI。

  FAUSTUS。Thencomeanddinewithme,and,aftermeat,We’llcanvasseveryquidditythereof;

  For,ereIsleep,I’lltrywhatIcando:

  ThisnightI’llconjure,thoughIdietherefore。

  [Exeunt。]

  EntertwoSCHOLARS。

  FIRSTSCHOLAR。Iwonderwhat’sbecomeofFaustus,thatwaswonttomakeourschoolsringwithsicprobo。

  SECONDSCHOLAR。Thatshallwepresentlyknow;herecomeshisboy。

  EnterWAGNER。

  FIRSTSCHOLAR。Hownow,sirrah!where’sthymaster?

  WAGNER。Godinheavenknows。

  SECONDSCHOLAR。Why,dostnotthouknow,then?

  WAGNER。Yes,Iknow;butthatfollowsnot。

  FIRSTSCHOLAR。Goto,sirrah!leaveyourjesting,andtelluswhereheis。

  WAGNER。Thatfollowsnotbyforceofargument,whichyou,beinglicentiates,shouldstandupon:thereforeacknowledgeyourerror,andbeattentive。

  SECONDSCHOLAR。Thenyouwillnottellus?

  WAGNER。Youaredeceived,forIwilltellyou:yet,ifyouwerenotdunces,youwouldneveraskmesuchaquestion;forishenotcorpusnaturale?andisnotthatmobile?thenwhereforeshouldyouaskmesuchaquestion?ButthatIambynaturephlegmatic,slowtowrath,andpronetolechery(tolove,Iwouldsay),itwerenotforyoutocomewithinfortyfootoftheplaceofexecution,althoughIdonotdoubtbuttoseeyoubothhangedthenextsessions。Thushavingtriumphedoveryou,Iwillsetmycountenancelikeaprecisian,andbegintospeakthus:——

  Truly,mydearbrethren,mymasteriswithinatdinner,withValdesandCornelius,asthiswine,ifitcouldspeak,wouldinformyourworships:andso,theLordblessyou,preserveyou,andkeepyou,mydearbrethren!

  [Exit。]

  FIRSTSCHOLAR。OFaustus!

  ThenIfearthatwhichIhavelongsuspected,Thatthouartfall’nintothatdamnedartForwhichtheytwoareinfamousthroughtheworld。

  SECONDSCHOLAR。Wereheastranger,notalliedtome,Thedangerofhissoulwouldmakememourn。

  But,come,letusgoandinformtheRector:

  Itmaybehisgravecounselmayreclaimhim。

  FIRSTSCHOLAR。Ifearmenothingwillreclaimhimnow。

  SECONDSCHOLAR。Yetletusseewhatwecando。

  [Exeunt。]

  EnterFAUSTUS。

  FAUSTUS。Nowthatthegloomyshadowofthenight,LongingtoviewOrion’sdrizzlinglook,Leapsfromth’antarticworlduntothesky,Anddimsthewelkinwithherpitchybreath,Faustus,beginthineincantations,Andtryifdevilswillobeythyhest,Seeingthouhastpray’dandsacrific’dtothem。

  WithinthiscircleisJehovah’sname,Forwardandbackwardanagrammatiz’d,Th’abbreviatednamesofholysaints,Figuresofeveryadjuncttotheheavens,Andcharactersofsignsanderringstars,Bywhichthespiritsareenforc’dtorise:

  Thenfearnot,Faustus,toberesolute,Andtrytheutmostmagiccanperform。

  [Thunder。]

  SintmihidiiAcherontispropitii!ValeatnumentriplexJehovoe!

  Ignei,aerii,aquatanispiritus,salvete!OrientisprincepsBelzebub,inferniardentismonarcha,etDemogorgon,propitiamusvos,utappareatetsurgatMephistophilisDragon,quodtumeraris:

  perJehovam,Gehennam,etconsecratamaquamquamnuncspargo,signumquecrucisquodnuncfacio,etpervotanostra,ipsenuncsurgatnobisdicatusMephistophilis!

  EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS。

  Ichargetheetoreturn,andchangethyshape;

  Thouarttoouglytoattendonme:

  Go,andreturnanoldFranciscanfriar;

  Thatholyshapebecomesadevilbest。

  [ExitMEPHISTOPHILIS。]

  Iseethere’svirtueinmyheavenlywords。

  Whowouldnotbeproficientinthisart?

  HowpliantisthisMephistophilis,Fullofobedienceandhumility!

  Suchistheforceofmagicandmyspells。

  Re—enterMEPHISTOPHILISlikeaFranciscanfriar。

  MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,whatwouldstthouhavemedo?

  FAUSTUS。IchargetheewaituponmewhilstIlive,TodowhateverFaustusshallcommand,Beittomakethemoondropfromhersphere,Ortheoceantooverwhelmtheworld。

  MEPHIST。IamaservanttogreatLucifer,Andmaynotfollowtheewithouthisleave:

  Nomorethanhecommandsmustweperform。

  FAUSTUS。Didnothechargetheetoappeartome?

  MEPHIST。No,Icamehitherofmineownaccord。

  FAUSTUS。Didnotmyconjuringspeechesraisethee?speak!

  MEPHIST。Thatwasthecause,butyetperaccidens;

  For,whenwehearonerackthenameofGod,AbjuretheScripturesandhisSaviourChrist,Wefly,inhopetogethisglorioussoul;

  Norwillwecome,unlessheusesuchmeansWherebyheisindangertobedamn’d。

  ThereforetheshortestcutforconjuringIsstoutlytoabjureallgodliness,Andpraydevoutlytotheprinceofhell。

  FAUSTUS。SoFaustushathAlreadydone;andholdsthisprinciple,ThereisnochiefbutonlyBelzebub;

  TowhomFaustusdothdedicatehimself。

  Thisword\"damnation\"terrifiesnotme,ForIconfoundhellinElysium:

  Myghostbewiththeoldphilosophers!

  But,leavingthesevaintriflesofmen’ssouls,TellmewhatisthatLuciferthylord?

  MEPHIST。Arch—regentandcommanderofallspirits。

  FAUSTUS。WasnotthatLuciferanangelonce?

  MEPHIST。Yes,Faustus,andmostdearlylov’dofGod。

  FAUSTUS。Howcomesit,then,thatheisprinceofdevils?

  MEPHIST。O,byaspiringprideandinsolence;

  ForwhichGodthrewhimfromthefaceofheaven。

  FAUSTUS。AndwhatareyouthatlivewithLucifer?

  MEPHIST。UnhappyspiritsthatfellwithLucifer,Conspir’dagainstourGodwithLucifer,Andareforeverdamn’dwithLucifer。

  FAUSTUS。Whereareyoudamn’d?

  MEPHIST。Inhell。

  FAUSTUS。Howcomesit,then,thatthouartoutofhell?

  MEPHIST。Why,thisishell,noramIoutofit:

  Think’stthouthatI,thatsawthefaceofGod,Andtastedtheeternaljoysofheaven,Amnottormentedwithtenthousandhells,Inbeingdepriv’dofeverlastingbliss?

  O,Faustus,leavethesefrivolousdemands,Whichstrikeaterrortomyfaintingsoul!

  FAUSTUS。What,isgreatMephistophilissopassionateForbeingdeprivedofthejoysofheaven?

  LearnthouofFaustusmanlyfortitude,Andscornthosejoysthounevershaltpossess。

  GobearthesetidingstogreatLucifer:

  SeeingFaustushathincurr’deternaldeathBydesperatethoughtsagainstJove’sdeity,Say,hesurrendersuptohimhissoul,Sohewillsparehimfourandtwentyyears,Lettinghimliveinallvoluptuousness;

  Havingtheeevertoattendonme,TogivemewhatsoeverIshallask,TotellmewhatsoeverIdemand,Toslaymineenemies,andtoaidmyfriends,Andalwaysbeobedienttomywill。

  Go,andreturntomightyLucifer,Andmeetmeinmystudyatmidnight,Andthenresolvemeofthymaster’smind。

  MEPHIST。Iwill,Faustus。

  [Exit。]

  FAUSTUS。HadIasmanysoulsastherebestars,I’dgivethemallforMephistophilis。

  ByhimI’llbegreatemperoroftheworld,Andmakeabridgethoroughthemovingair,Topasstheoceanwithabandofmen;

  I’lljointhehillsthatbindtheAfricshore,AndmakethatcountrycontinenttoSpain,Andbothcontributarytomycrown:

  TheEmperorshallnotlivebutbymyleave,NoranypotentateofGermany。

  NowthatIhaveobtain’dwhatIdesir’d,I’llliveinspeculationofthisart,TillMephistophilisreturnagain。

  [Exit。]

  EnterWAGNERandCLOWN。

  WAGNER。Comehither,sirrahboy。

  CLOWN。Boy!O,disgracetomyperson!zounds,boyinyourface!

  Youhaveseenmanyboyswithbeards,Iamsure。

  WAGNER。Sirrah,hastthounocomingsin?

  CLOWN。Yes,andgoingsouttoo,youmaysee,sir。

  WAGNER。Alas,poorslave!seehowpovertyjestsinhisnakedness!

  Iknowthevillain’soutofservice,andsohungry,thatIknowhewouldgivehissoultothedevilforashoulderofmutton,thoughitwereblood—raw。

  CLOWN。Notsoneither:Ihadneedtohaveitwellroasted,andgoodsaucetoit,ifIpaysodear,Icantellyou。

  WAGNER。Sirrah,wiltthoubemyman,andwaitonme,andIwillmaketheegolikeQuimihidiscipulus?

  CLOWN。What,inverse?

  WAGNER。No,slave;inbeatensilkandstaves—acre。

  CLOWN。Staves—acre!that’sgoodtokillvermin:then,belike,ifIserveyou,Ishallbelousy。

  WAGNER。Why,sothoushaltbe,whetherthoudostitorno;for,sirrah,ifthoudostnotpresentlybindthyselftomeforsevenyears,I’llturnalltheliceabouttheeintofamiliars,andmakethemteartheeinpieces。

  CLOWN。Nay,sir,youmaysaveyourselfalabour,fortheyareasfamiliarwithmeasiftheypaidfortheirmeatanddrink,Icantellyou。

  WAGNER。Well,sirrah,leaveyourjesting,andtaketheseguilders。

  [Givesmoney。]

  CLOWN。Yes,marry,sir;andIthankyoutoo。

  WAGNER。So,nowthouarttobeatanhour’swarning,whensoeverandwheresoeverthedevilshallfetchthee。

  CLOWN。Here,takeyourguildersagain;I’llnoneof’em。

  WAGNER。NotI;thouartpressed:preparethyself,orIwillpresentlyraiseuptwodevilstocarrytheeaway。——Banio!Belcher!

  CLOWN。Belcher!anBelchercomehere,I’llbelchhim:Iamnotafraidofadevil。

  EntertwoDEVILS。

  WAGNER。Hownow,sir!willyouservemenow?

  CLOWN。Ay,goodWagner;takeawaythedevil[s],then。

  WAGNER。Spirits,away!

  [ExeuntDEVILS。]

  Now,sirrah,followme。

  CLOWN。Iwill,sir:butharkyou,master;willyouteachmethisconjuringoccupation?

  WAGNER。Ay,sirrah,I’llteachtheetoturnthyselftoadog,oracat,oramouse,orarat,oranything。

  CLOWN。Adog,oracat,oramouse,orarat!

  O,brave,Wagner!

  WAGNER。Villain,callmeMasterWagner,andseethatyouwalkattentively,andletyourrighteyebealwaysdiametrallyfixeduponmyleftheel,thatthoumaystquasivestigiisnostris

  insistere。

  CLOWN。Well,sir,Iwarrantyou。

  [Exeunt。]

  FAUSTUSdiscoveredinhisstudy。

  FAUSTUS。Now,Faustus,Mustthouneedsbedamn’d,canstthounotbesav’d。

  Whatbootsit,then,tothinkonGodorheaven?

  Awaywithsuchvainfancies,anddespair;

  DespairinGod,andtrustinBelzebub:

  Now,gonotbackward,Faustus;beresolute:

  Whywaver’stthou?O,somethingsoundethinmineear,\"Abjurethismagic,turntoGodagain!\"

  Why,helovestheenot;

  Thegodthouserv’stisthineownappetite,Whereinisfix’dtheloveofBelzebub:

  TohimI’llbuildanaltarandachurch,Andofferlukewarmbloodofnew—bornbabes。

  EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。

  EVILANGEL。Goforward,Faustus,inthatfamousart。

  GOODANGEL。SweetFaustus,leavethatexecrableart。

  FAUSTUS。Contrition,prayer,repentance——whatofthese?

  GOODANGEL。O,theyaremeanstobringtheeuntoheaven!

  EVILANGEL。Ratherillusions,fruitsoflunacy,Thatmakemenfoolishthatdousethemmost。

  GOODANGEL。SweetFaustus,thinkofheavenandheavenlythings。

  EVILANGEL。No,Faustus;thinkofhonourandofwealth。

  [ExeuntANGELS。]

  FAUSTUS。Wealth!

  Why,thesignioryofEmbdenshallbemine。

  WhenMephistophilisshallstandbyme,Whatpowercanhurtme?Faustus,thouartsafe:

  Castnomoredoubts。——Mephistophilis,come,AndbringgladtidingsfromgreatLucifer;——

  Is’tnotmidnight?——comeMephistophilis,AndbringgladtidingsfromgreatLucifer;——

  Is’tnotmidnight?——comeMephistophilis,Veni,veni,Mephistophile!

  EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS。

  NowtellmewhatsaithLucifer,thylord?

  MEPHIST。ThatIshallwaitonFaustuswhilsthelives,Sohewillbuymyservicewithhissoul。

  FAUSTUS。AlreadyFaustushathhazardedthatforthee。

  MEPHIST。Butnowthoumustbequeathitsolemnly,Andwriteadeedofgiftwiththineownblood;

  ForthatsecuritycravesLucifer。

  Ifthoudenyit,Imustbacktohell。

  FAUSTUS。Stay,Mephistophilis,andtellme,whatgoodwillmysouldothylord?

  MEPHIST。Enlargehiskingdom。

  FAUSTUS。Isthatthereasonwhyhetemptsusthus?

  MEPHIST。Solamenmiserissocioshabuissedoloris。

  FAUSTUS。Why,haveyouanypainthattortureothers?

  MEPHIST。Asgreatashavethehumansoulsofmen。

  But,tellme,Faustus,shallIhavethysoul?

  AndIwillbethyslave,andwaitonthee,Andgivetheemorethanthouhastwittoask。

  FAUSTUS。Ay,Mephistophilis,I’llgiveitthee。

  MEPHIST。Then,Faustus,stabthinearmcourageously,Andbindthysoul,thatatsomecertaindayGreatLucifermayclaimitashisown;

  AndthenbethouasgreatasLucifer。

  FAUSTUS。[Stabbinghisarm]Lo,Mephistophilis,forloveofthee,Faustushathcuthisarm,andwithhisproperbloodAssureshissoultobegreatLucifer’s,Chieflordandregentofperpetualnight!

  Viewherethisbloodthattricklesfromminearm,Andletitbepropitiousformywish。

  MEPHIST。But,Faustus,Writeitinmannerofadeedofgift。

  FAUSTUS。[Writing]Ay,soIdo。But,Mephistophilis,Mybloodcongeals,andIcanwritenomore。

  MEPHIST。I’llfetchtheefiretodissolveitstraight。

  [Exit。]

  FAUSTUS。Whatmightthestayingofmybloodportend?

  IsitunwillingIshouldwritethisbill?

  Whystreamsitnot,thatImaywriteafresh?

  FAUSTUSGIVESTOTHEEHISSOUL:O,thereitstay’d!

  Whyshouldstthounot?isnotthysoulthineown?

  Thenwriteagain,FAUSTUSGIVESTOTHEEHISSOUL。

  Re—enterMEPHISTOPHILISwiththechaferoffire。

  MEPHIST。See,Faustus,hereisfire;setiton。

  FAUSTUS。So,nowthebloodbeginstoclearagain;

  NowwillImakeanendimmediately。

  [Writes。]

  MEPHIST。WhatwillnotIdotoobtainhissoul?

  [Aside。]

  FAUSTUS。Consummatumest;thisbillisended,AndFaustushathbequeath’dhissoultoLucifer。

  Butwhatisthisinscriptiononminearm?

  Homo,fuge:whithershouldIfly?

  IfuntoGod,he’llthrowmedowntohell。

  Mysensesaredeceiv’d;here’snothingwrit:——

  O,yes,Iseeitplain;evenhereiswrit,Homo,fuge:yetshallnotFaustusfly。

  MEPHIST。I’llfetchhimsomewhattodelighthismind。

  [Aside,andthenexit。]

  EnterDEVILS,givingcrownsandrichappareltoFAUSTUS。

  Theydance,andthendepart。

  Re—enterMEPHISTOPHILIS。

  FAUSTUS。Whatmeansthisshow?speak,Mephistophilis。

  MEPHIST。Nothing,Faustus,buttodelightthymind,Andlettheeseewhatmagiccanperform。

  FAUSTUS。ButmayIraisesuchspiritswhenIplease?

  MEPHIST。Ay,Faustus,anddogreaterthingsthanthese。

  FAUSTUS。Then,Mephistophilis,receivethisscroll,

  Adeedofgiftofbodyandofsoul:

  ButyetconditionallythatthouperformAllcovenantsandarticlesbetweenusboth!

  MEPHIST。Faustus,IswearbyhellandLuciferToeffectallpromisesbetweenusboth!

  FAUSTUS。Thenhearmereadit,Mephistophilis。

  [Reads。]

  ONTHESECONDITIONSFOLLOWING。FIRST,THATFAUSTUSMAYBEA

  SPIRITINFORMANDSUBSTANCE。SECONDLY,THATMEPHISTOPHILIS

  SHALLBEHISSERVANT,ANDBEBYHIMCOMMANDED。THIRDLY,THAT

  MEPHISTOPHILISSHALLDOFORHIM,ANDBRINGHIMWHATSOEVERHE

  DESIRES。FOURTHLY,THATHESHALLBEINHISCHAMBERORHOUSE

  INVISIBLE。LASTLY,THATHESHALLAPPEARTOTHESAIDJOHNFAUSTUS,ATALLTIMES,INWHATSHAPEANDFORMSOEVERHEPLEASE。I,JOHN

  FAUSTUS,OFWITTENBERG,DOCTOR,BYTHESEPRESENTS,DOGIVEBOTH

  BODYANDSOULTOLUCIFERPRINCEOFTHEEAST,ANDHISMINISTER

  MEPHISTOPHILIS;ANDFURTHERMOREGRANTUNTOTHEM,THAT,FOUR—AND—

  TWENTYYEARSBEINGEXPIRED,ANDTHESEARTICLESABOVE—WRITTEN

  BEINGINVIOLATE,FULLPOWERTOFETCHORCARRYTHESAIDJOHNFAUSTUS,BODYANDSOUL,FLESHANDBLOOD,INTOTHEIRHABITATIONWHERESOEVER。

  BYME,JOHNFAUSTUS。

  MEPHIST。Speak,Faustus,doyoudeliverthisasyourdeed?

  FAUSTUS。Ay,takeit,andthedevilgivetheegoodofit!

  MEPHIST。So,now,Faustus,askmewhatthouwilt。

  FAUSTUS。FirstIwillquestionwiththeeabouthell。

  Tellme,whereistheplacethatmencallhell?

  MEPHIST。Undertheheavens。

  FAUSTUS。Ay,soareallthingselse;butwhereabouts?

  MEPHIST。Withinthebowelsoftheseelements,Wherewearetortur’dandremainforever:

  Hellhathnolimits,noriscircumscrib’dInoneself—place;butwhereweareishell,Andwherehellis,theremustweeverbe:

  And,tobeshort,whenalltheworlddissolves,Andeverycreatureshallbepurified,Allplacesshallbehellthatarenotheaven。

  FAUSTUS。Ithinkhell’safable。

  MEPHIST。Ay,thinksostill,tillexperiencechangethymind。

  FAUSTUS。Why,dostthouthinkthatFaustusshallbedamn’d?

  MEPHIST。Ay,ofnecessity,forhere’sthescrollInwhichthouhastgiventhysoultoLucifer。

  FAUSTUS。Ay,andbodytoo;andwhatofthat?

  Think’stthouthatFaustusissofondtoimagineThat,afterthislife,thereisanypain?

  No,thesearetriflesandmereoldwives’tales。

  MEPHIST。ButIamaninstancetoprovethecontrary,ForItelltheeIamdamn’dandnowinhell。

  FAUSTUS。Nay,anthisbehell,I’llwillinglybedamn’d:

  What!sleeping,eating,walking,anddisputing!

  But,leavingthis,letmehaveawife,ThefairestmaidinGermany;

  ForIamwantonandlascivious,Andcannotlivewithoutawife。

  MEPHIST。Well,Faustus,thoushalthaveawife。

  [MEPHISTOPHILISfetchesinaWOMAN—DEVIL。]

  FAUSTUS。Whatsightisthis?

  MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,wiltthouhaveawife?

  FAUSTUS。Here’sahotwhore,indeed:no,I’llnowife。

  MEPHIST。Marriageisbutaceremonialtoy,And,ifthoulov’stme,thinknomoreofit。

  I’llculltheeoutthefairestcourtezans,Andbringthemeverymorningtothybed:

  Shewhomthineeyeshalllike,thyheartshallhave,WeresheaschasteaswasPenelope,AswiseasSaba,orasbeautifulAswasbrightLuciferbeforehisfall。

  Here,takethisbook,peruseitwell:

  Theiteratingoftheselinesbringsgold;

  TheframingofthiscircleonthegroundBringsthunder,whirlwinds,storm,andlightning;

  Pronouncethisthricedevoutlytothyself,Andmeninharnessshallappeartothee,Readytoexecutewhatthoucommand’st。

  FAUSTUS。Thanks,Mephistophilis,forthissweetbook:

  ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。

  [Exeunt。]

  EnterFAUSTUS,inhisstudy,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。

  FAUSTUS。WhenIbeholdtheheavens,thenIrepent,Andcursethee,wickedMephistophilis,Becausethouhastdepriv’dmeofthosejoys。

  MEPHIST。’Twasthineownseeking,Faustus;thankthyself。

  But,think’stthouheavenissuchagloriousthing?

  Itellthee,Faustus,itisnothalfsofairAsthou,oranymanthatbreathesonearth。

  FAUSTUS。Howprov’stthouthat?

  MEPHIST。’Twasmadeforman;thenhe’smoreexcellent。

  FAUSTUS。Ifheavenwasmadeforman,’twasmadeforme:

  Iwillrenouncethismagicandrepent。

  EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。

  GOODANGEL。Faustus,repent;yetGodwillpitythee。

  EVILANGEL。Thouartaspirit;Godcannotpitythee。

  FAUSTUS。WhobuzzethinmineearsIamaspirit?

  BeIadevil,yetGodmaypityme;

  Yea,Godwillpityme,ifIrepent。

  EVILANGEL。Ay,butFaustusnevershallrepent。

  [ExeuntANGELS。]

  FAUSTUS。Myheartisharden’d,Icannotrepent;

  ScarcecanInamesalvation,faith,orheaven:

  Swords,poisons,halters,andenvenom’dsteelArelaidbeforemetodespatchmyself;

  AndlongerethisIshouldhavedonethedeed,Hadnotsweetpleasureconquer’ddeepdespair。

  HavenotImadeblindHomersingtomeOfAlexander’sloveandOenon’sdeath?

  Andhathnothe,thatbuiltthewallsofThebesWithravishingsoundofhismelodiousharp,MademusicwithmyMephistophilis?

  WhyshouldIdie,then,orbaselydespair?

  Iamresolv’d;Faustusshallnotrepent。——

  Come,Mephistophilis,letusdisputeagain,Andreasonofdivineastrology。

  Speak,aretheremanyspheresabovethemoon?

  Areallcelestialbodiesbutoneglobe,Asisthesubstanceofthiscentricearth?

  MEPHIST。Asaretheelements,sucharetheheavens,Evenfromthemoonuntoth’empyrealorb,Mutuallyfoldedineachother’sspheres,Andjointlymoveupononeaxletree,Whosetermineisterm’dtheworld’swidepole;

  NorarethenamesofSaturn,Mars,orJupiterFeign’d,butareerringstars。

  FAUSTUS。Buthavetheyallonemotion,bothsituettempore?

  MEPHIST。Allmovefromeasttowestinfour—and—twentyhoursuponthepolesoftheworld;butdifferintheirmotionsuponthepolesofthezodiac。

  FAUSTUS。TheseslenderquestionsWagnercandecide:

  HathMephistophilisnogreaterskill?

  Whoknowsnotthedoublemotionoftheplanets?

  Thatthefirstisfinish’dinanaturalday;

  Thesecondthus;Saturninthirtyyears;Jupiterintwelve;

  Marsinfour;theSun,Venus,andMercuryinayear;theMoonintwenty—eightdays。Thesearefreshmen’squestions。Buttellme,hatheverysphereadominionorintelligentia?

  MEPHIST。Ay。

  FAUSTUS。Howmanyheavensorspheresarethere?

  MEPHIST。Nine;thesevenplanets,thefirmament,andtheempyrealheaven。

  FAUSTUS。Butistherenotcoelumigneumetcrystallinum?

  MEPHIST。No,Faustus,theybebutfables。

  FAUSTUS。Resolveme,then,inthisonequestion;whyarenotconjunctions,oppositions,aspects,eclipses,allatonetime,butinsomeyearswehavemore,insomeless?

  MEPHIST。Perinoequalemmotumrespectutotius。

  FAUSTUS。Well,Iamanswered。Nowtellmewhomadetheworld?

  MEPHIST。Iwillnot。

  FAUSTUS。SweetMephistophilis,tellme。

  MEPHIST。Movemenot,Faustus。

  FAUSTUS。Villain,haveInotboundtheetotellmeanything?

  MEPHIST。Ay,thatisnotagainstourkingdom;thisis。

  Thouartdamned;thinkthouofhell。

  FAUSTUS。Think,Faustus,uponGodthatmadetheworld。

  MEPHIST。Rememberthis。

  [Exit。]

  FAUSTUS。Ay,go,accursedspirit,touglyhell!

  ’Tisthouhastdamn’ddistressedFaustus’soul。

  Is’tnottoolate?

  Re—enterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。

  EVILANGEL。Toolate。

  GOODANGEL。Nevertoolate,ifFaustuswillrepent。

  EVILANGEL。Ifthourepent,devilswillteartheeinpieces。

  GOODANGEL。Repent,andtheyshallneverrazethyskin。

  [ExeuntANGELS。]

  FAUSTUS。OChrist,mySaviour,mySaviourHelptosavedistressedFaustus’soul!

  EnterLUCIFER,BELZEBUB,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。

  LUCIFER。Christcannotsavethysoul,forheisjust:

  There’snonebutIhaveinterestinthesame。

  FAUSTUS。O,whatartthouthatlook’stsoterribly?

  LUCIFER。IamLucifer,Andthisismycompanion—princeinhell。

  FAUSTUS。OFaustus,theyarecometofetchthysoul!

  BELZEBUB。Wearecometotelltheethoudostinjureus。

  LUCIFER。Thoucall’stofChrist,contrarytothypromise。

  BELZEBUB。ThoushouldstnotthinkonGod。

  LUCIFER。Thinkofthedevil。

  BELZEBUB。Andhisdamtoo。

  FAUSTUS。NorwillFaustushenceforth:pardonhimforthis,AndFaustusvowsnevertolooktoheaven。

  LUCIFER。Soshaltthoushewthyselfanobedientservant,Andwewillhighlygratifytheeforit。

  BELZEBUB。Faustus,wearecomefromhellinpersontoshewtheesomepastime:sitdown,andthoushaltbeholdtheSevenDeadlySinsappeartotheeintheirownpropershapesandlikeness。

  FAUSTUS。Thatsightwillbeaspleasantuntome,AsParadisewastoAdamthefirstdayOfhiscreation。

  LUCIFER。TalknotofParadiseorcreation;butmarktheshow。——

  Go,Mephistophilis,andfetchthemin。

  MEPHISTOPHILISbringsintheSEVENDEADLYSINS。

  BELZEBUB。Now,Faustus,questionthemoftheirnamesanddispositions。

  FAUSTUS。ThatshallIsoon。——Whatartthou,thefirst?

  PRIDE。IamPride。Idisdaintohaveanyparents。IamliketoOvid’sflea;Icancreepintoeverycornerofawench;sometimes,likeaperriwig,Isituponherbrow;next,likeanecklace,Ihangaboutherneck;then,likeafanoffeathers,Ikissherlips;

  andthen,turningmyselftoawroughtsmock,dowhatIlist。

  But,fie,whatasmellishere!I’llnotspeakawordmoreforaking’sransom,unlessthegroundbeperfumed,andcoveredwithclothofarras。

  FAUSTUS。Thouartaproudknave,indeed。——Whatartthou,thesecond?

  COVETOUSNESS。IamCovetousness,begottenofanoldchurl,inaleatherbag:and,mightInowobtainmywish,thishouse,you,andall,shouldturntogold,thatImightlockyousafeintomychest:Omysweetgold!

  FAUSTUS。Andwhatartthou,thethird?

  ENVY。IamEnvy,begottenofachimney—sweeperandanoyster—wife。

  Icannotread,andthereforewishallbooksburned。Iamleanwithseeingotherseat。O,thattherewouldcomeafamineoveralltheworld,thatallmightdie,andIlivealone!thenthoushouldstseehowfatI’dbe。Butmustthousit,andIstand?

  comedown,withavengeance!

  FAUSTUS。Out,enviouswretch!——Butwhatartthou,thefourth?

  WRATH。IamWrath。Ihadneitherfathernormother:Ileaptoutofalion’smouthwhenIwasscarceanhourold;andeversincehaverunupanddowntheworldwiththiscaseofrapiers,woundingmyselfwhenIcouldgetnonetofightwithal。

  Iwasborninhell;andlooktoit,forsomeofyoushallbemyfather。

  FAUSTUS。Andwhatartthou,thefifth?

  GLUTTONY。IamGluttony。Myparentsarealldead,andthedevilapennytheyhaveleftme,butasmallpension,andthatbuysmethirtymealsa—dayandtenbevers,——asmalltrifletosufficenature。Icomeofaroyalpedigree:myfatherwasaGammonofBacon,mymotherwasaHogsheadofClaret—wine;mygodfatherswerethese,PeterPickled—herringandMartinMartlemas—beef;butmygodmother,O,shewasanancientgentlewoman;hernamewasMargeryMarch—beer。Now,Faustus,thouhastheardallmyprogeny;

  wiltthoubidmetosupper?

  FAUSTUS。NotI。

  GLUTTONY。Thenthedevilchokethee!

  FAUSTUS。Chokethyself,glutton!——Whatartthou,thesixth?

  SLOTH。Heigho!IamSloth。Iwasbegottenonasunnybank。

  Heigho!I’llnotspeakawordmoreforaking’sransom。

  FAUSTUS。Andwhatareyou,MistressMinx,theseventhandlast?

  LECHERY。Who,I,sir?Iamonethatlovesaninchofrawmuttonbetterthananelloffriedstock—fish;andthefirstletterofmynamebeginswithL。

  LUCIFER。Awaytohell,away!On,piper!

  [ExeunttheSINS。]

  FAUSTUS。O,howthissightdothdelightmysoul!

  LUCIFER。Tut,Faustus,inhellisallmannerofdelight。

  FAUSTUS。O,mightIseehell,andreturnagainsafe,HowhappywereIthen!

  LUCIFER。Faustus,thoushalt;atmidnightIwillsendforthee。

  Meanwhileperusethisbookandviewitthroughly,Andthoushaltturnthyselfintowhatshapethouwilt。

  FAUSTUS。Thanks,mightyLucifer!

  ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。

  LUCIFER。Now,Faustus,farewell。

  FAUSTUS。Farewell,greatLucifer。

  [ExeuntLUCIFERandBELZEBUB。]

  Come,Mephistophilis。

  [Exeunt。]

  EnterROBIN,withabook。

  ROBIN。What,Dick!looktothehorsesthere,tillIcomeagain。

  IhavegottenoneofDoctorFaustus’conjuring—books;andnowwe’llhavesuchknaveryas’tpasses。

  EnterDICK。

  DICK。What,Robin!youmustcomeawayandwalkthehorses。

  ROBIN。Iwalkthehorses!Iscorn’t,faith:Ihaveothermattersinhand:letthehorseswalkthemselves,antheywill。——

  [Reads。]

  Aperse,a;t,h,e,the;operse,o;Demyorgongorgon。——

  Keepfurtherfromme,Othouilliterateandunlearnedhostler!

  DICK。’Snails,whathastthougotthere?abook!why,thoucanstnottellne’erawordon’t。

  ROBIN。Thatthoushaltseepresently:keepoutofthecircle,Isay,lestIsendyouintotheostrywithavengeance。

  DICK。That’slike,faith!youhadbestleaveyourfoolery;for,anmymastercome,he’llconjureyou,faith。

  ROBIN。Mymasterconjureme!I’lltelltheewhat;anmymastercomehere,I’llclapasfairapairofhornson’sheadase’erthousawestinthylife。

  DICK。Thouneed’stnotdothat,formymistresshathdoneit。

  ROBIN。Ay,therebeofusherethathavewadedasdeepintomattersasothermen,iftheyweredisposedtotalk。

  DICK。Aplaguetakeyou!Ithoughtyoudidnotsneakupanddownafterherfornothing。But,Iprithee,tellmeingoodsadness,Robin,isthataconjuring—book?

  ROBIN。Dobutspeakwhatthou’lthavemetodo,andI’lldo’t:

  ifthou’ltdancenaked,putoffthyclothes,andI’llconjuretheeaboutpresently;or,ifthou’ltgobuttothetavernwithme,I’llgivetheewhitewine,redwine,claret—wine,sack,muscadine,malmsey,andwhippincrust,hold,belly,hold;andwe’llnotpayonepennyforit。

  DICK。0,brave!Prithee,let’stoitpresently,forIamasdryasadog。

  ROBIN。Come,then,let’saway。

  [Exeunt。]

  EnterCHORUS。

  CHORUS。LearnedFaustus,TofindthesecretsofastronomyGraveninthebookofJove’shighfirmament,DidmounthimuptoscaleOlympus’top;

  Where,sittinginachariotburningbright,Drawnbythestrengthofyokeddragons’necks,Heviewstheclouds,theplanets,andthestars,Thetropiczones,andquartersofthesky,>FromthebrightcircleofthehornedmoonEventotheheightofPrimumMobile;

  And,whirlingroundwiththiscircumference,Withintheconcavecompassofthepole,>Fromeasttowesthisdragonsswiftlyglide,Andineightdaysdidbringhimhomeagain。

  Notlonghestay’dwithinhisquiethouse,Toresthisbonesafterhiswearytoil;

  Butnewexploitsdohalehimoutagain:

  And,mountedthenuponadragon’sback,Thatwithhiswingsdidpartthesubtleair,Henowisgonetoprovecosmography,Thatmeasurescoastsandkingdomsoftheearth;

  And,asIguess,willfirstarriveatRome,ToseethePopeandmannerofhiscourt,AndtakesomepartofholyPeter’sfeast,Thewhichthisdayishighlysolemniz’d。

  [Exit。]

  EnterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。

  FAUSTUS。Havingnow,mygoodMephistophilis,Pass’dwithdelightthestatelytownofTrier,Environ’droundwithairymountain—tops,Withwallsofflint,anddeep—entrenchedlakes,Nottobewonbyanyconqueringprince;

  >FromParisnext,coastingtherealmofFrance,WesawtheriverMainefallintoRhine,

  Whosebanksaresetwithgrovesoffruitfulvines;

  ThenuptoNaples,richCampania,Whosebuildingsfairandgorgeoustotheeye,Thestreetsstraightforth,andpav’dwithfinestbrick,Quarterthetowninfourequivalents:

  TheresawwelearnedMaro’sgoldentomb;

  Thewayhecut,anEnglishmileinlength,Thorougharockofstone,inonenight’sspace;

  >FromthencetoVenice,Padua,andtherest,

  Inoneofwhichasumptuoustemplestands,Thatthreatsthestarswithheraspiringtop,Whoseframeispav’dwithsundry—colour’dstones,Androof’daloftwithcuriousworkingold。

  ThushithertohathFaustusspenthistime:

  Buttellmenow,whatresting—placeisthis?

  Hastthou,aserstIdidcommand,ConductedmewithinthewallsofRome?

  MEPHIST。Ihave,myFaustus;and,forproofthereof,ThisisthegoodlypalaceofthePope;

  And,’causewearenocommonguests,Ichoosehisprivy—chamberforouruse。

  FAUSTUS。IhopehisHolinesswillbiduswelcome。

  MEPHIST。All’sone,forwe’llbeboldwithhisvenison。

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