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。