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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;<1>

Norsportinginthedallianceoflove,Incourtsofkingswherestateisoverturn’d;

Norinthepompofproudaudaciousdeeds,IntendsourMusetovaunther<2>heavenlyverse:

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

Andnowtopatientjudgmentsweappeal,AndspeakforFaustusinhisinfancy。

Nowishebornofparentsbaseofstock,InGermany,withinatowncall’dRhodes:

Atriperyears,toWittenberghewent,Whereashiskinsmenchieflybroughthimup。

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

Tillswolnwithcunning,of<3>aself—conceit,Hiswaxenwingsdidmountabovehisreach,And,melting,heavensconspir’dhisoverthrow;

For,fallingtoadevilishexercise,Andgluttednowwithlearning’sgoldengifts,Hesurfeitsupon<4>cursednecromancy;

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,Andthousand<5>desperatemaladiesbeencur’d?

YetartthoustillbutFaustus,andaman。

Couldstthoumakementoliveeternally,Or,beingdead,raisethem<6>tolifeagain,Thenthisprofessionweretobeesteem’d。

Physic,farewell!WhereisJustinian?

[Reads。]

Siunaeademquereslegatur<7>duobus,alterrem,altervaloremrei,&c。

Apetty<8>caseofpaltrylegacies!

[Reads。]

Exhoereditarefiliumnonpotestpater,nisi,&c。<9>

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;<10>

Ay,thesearethosethatFaustusmostdesires。

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

AllthingsthatmovebetweenthequietpolesShallbeatmycommand:emperorsandkingsArebutobeyedintheirseveralprovinces;

Buthisdominionthatexceedsinthis,Stretchethasfarasdoththemindofman;

Asoundmagicianisademigod:

Heretire,mybrains,togain<11>adeity。

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,Lordandcommanderofthese<12>elements。

[ExeuntANGELS。]

FAUSTUS。HowamIgluttedwithconceitofthis!

ShallImakespiritsfetchmewhatIplease,Resolvemeofallambiguities,Performwhatdesperateenterprise<13>Iwill?

I’llhavethemflytoIndiaforgold,Ransacktheoceanfororientpearl,Andsearchallcornersofthenew—foundworldForpleasantfruitsandprincelydelicates;

I’llhavethemreadmestrangephilosophy,Andtellthesecretsofallforeignkings;

I’llhavethemwallallGermanywithbrass,AndmakeswiftRhinecirclefair<14>Wertenberg;

I’llhavethemfillthepublicschoolswithsilk,<15>

Wherewiththestudentsshallbebravelyclad;

I’lllevysoldierswiththecointheybring,AndchasethePrinceofParmafromourland,Andreignsolekingofalltheprovinces;

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

EnterVALDESandCORNELIUS。

Come,GermanValdes,andCornelius,Andmakemeblest<16>withyoursageconference。

Valdes,sweetValdes,andCornelius,KnowthatyourwordshavewonmeatthelastTopracticemagicandconcealedarts。

Philosophyisodiousandobscure;

Bothlawandphysicareforpettywits:

’Tismagic,magicthathathravish’dme。

Then,gentlefriends,aidmeinthisattempt;

AndI,thathavewithsubtlesyllogismsGravell’dthepastorsoftheGermanchurch,AndmadethefloweringprideofWittenbergSwarm<17>tomyproblems,asth’infernalspiritsOnsweetMusaeuswhenhecametohell,WillbeascunningasAgrippawas,WhoseshadowmadeallEuropehonourhim。

VALDES。Faustus,thesebooks,thywit,andourexperience,Shallmakeallnationsto<18>canonizeus。

AsIndianMoorsobeytheirSpanishlords,SoshallthespiritsofeveryelementBealwaysserviceabletousthree;

Likelionsshalltheyguarduswhenweplease;

LikeAlmainrutterswiththeirhorsemen’sstaves,OrLaplandgiants,trottingbyoursides;

Sometimeslikewomen,orunweddedmaids,ShadowingmorebeautyintheirairybrowsThanhave<19>thewhitebreastsofthequeenoflove:

>FromVeniceshallthey<20>draghuge<21>argosies,AndfromAmericathegoldenfleeceThatyearlystuffs<22>oldPhilip’streasury;

IflearnedFaustuswillberesolute。

FAUSTUS。Valdes,asresoluteamIinthisAsthoutolive:thereforeobjectitnot。

CORNELIUS。ThemiraclesthatmagicwillperformWillmaketheevowtostudynothingelse。

Hethatisgroundedinastrology,Enrich’dwithtongues,wellseeninminerals,Hathalltheprinciplesmagicdothrequire:

Thendoubtnot,Faustus,buttoberenowm’d,<23>

AndmorefrequentedforthismysteryThanheretoforetheDelphianoracle。

Thespiritstellmetheycandrythesea,Andfetchthetreasureofallforeignwrecks,Yea,allthewealththatourforefathershidWithinthemassyentrailsoftheearth:

Thentellme,Faustus,whatshallwethreewant?

FAUSTUS。Nothing,Cornelius。O,thischeersmysoul!

Come,shewmesomedemonstrationsmagical,ThatImayconjureinsomebushygrove,Andhavethesejoysinfullpossession。

VALDES。Thenhastetheetosomesolitarygrove,AndbearwiseBacon’sandAlbertus’<24>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’nintothat<25>damnedartForwhichtheytwoareinfamousthroughtheworld。

SECONDSCHOLAR。Wereheastranger,notalliedtome,Thedangerofhissoulwouldmakememourn。

But,come,letusgoandinformtheRector:

Itmaybehisgravecounselmayreclaimhim。<26>

FIRSTSCHOLAR。Ifearmenothingwillreclaimhimnow。

SECONDSCHOLAR。Yetletusseewhatwecando。

[Exeunt。]

EnterFAUSTUS。<27>

FAUSTUS。Nowthatthegloomyshadowofthenight,LongingtoviewOrion’sdrizzlinglook,Leapsfromth’antarticworlduntothesky,Anddimsthewelkinwithher<28>pitchybreath,Faustus,beginthineincantations,Andtryifdevilswillobeythyhest,Seeingthouhastpray’dandsacrific’dtothem。

WithinthiscircleisJehovah’sname,Forwardandbackwardanagrammatiz’d,Th’abbreviatednamesofholysaints,Figuresofeveryadjuncttotheheavens,Andcharactersofsignsanderring<29>stars,Bywhichthespiritsareenforc’dtorise:

Thenfearnot,Faustus,toberesolute,Andtrytheutmostmagiccanperform。

[Thunder。]

SintmihidiiAcherontispropitii!ValeatnumentriplexJehovoe!

Ignei,aerii,aquatanispiritus,salvete!OrientisprincepsBelzebub,inferniardentismonarcha,etDemogorgon,propitiamusvos,utappareatetsurgatMephistophilisDragon,quodtumeraris:<30>

perJehovam,Gehennam,etconsecratamaquamquamnuncspargo,signumquecrucisquodnuncfacio,etpervotanostra,ipsenuncsurgatnobisdicatus<31>Mephistophilis!

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,Icamehither<32>ofmineownaccord。

FAUSTUS。Didnotmyconjuringspeeches<33>raisethee?speak!

MEPHIST。Thatwasthecause,butyetperaccidens;<34>

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。Unhappyspiritsthatfell<35>withLucifer,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,Whichstrike<36>aterrortomyfaintingsoul!

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,Andmakeabridgethorough<37>themovingair,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,<38>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,youmaysave<39>yourselfalabour,fortheyareasfamiliarwithmeasiftheypaidfortheirmeatanddrink,Icantellyou。

WAGNER。Well,sirrah,leaveyourjesting,andtaketheseguilders。

[Givesmoney。]

CLOWN。Yes,marry,sir;andIthankyoutoo。

WAGNER。So,nowthouarttobeatanhour’swarning,whensoeverandwheresoeverthedevilshallfetchthee。

CLOWN。Here,takeyourguildersagain;<40>I’llnoneof’em。

WAGNER。NotI;thouartpressed:preparethyself,or<41>Iwillpresentlyraiseuptwodevilstocarrytheeaway。——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<42>

insistere。

CLOWN。Well,sir,Iwarrantyou。

[Exeunt。]

FAUSTUSdiscoveredinhisstudy。

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

Whatbootsit,then,tothinkonGodorheaven?

Awaywithsuchvainfancies,anddespair;

DespairinGod,andtrustinBelzebub:

Now,gonotbackward,<43>Faustus;beresolute:

Why<44>waver’stthou?O,somethingsoundethinmineear,\"Abjurethismagic,turntoGodagain!\"

Why,helovestheenot;

Thegodthouserv’stisthineownappetite,Whereinisfix’dtheloveofBelzebub:

TohimI’llbuildanaltarandachurch,Andofferlukewarmbloodofnew—bornbabes。

EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。

EVILANGEL。Goforward,Faustus,inthatfamous<45>art。

GOODANGEL。SweetFaustus,leavethatexecrableart。

FAUSTUS。Contrition,prayer,repentance——whatof<46>these?

GOODANGEL。O,theyaremeanstobringtheeuntoheaven!

EVILANGEL。Ratherillusions,fruitsoflunacy,Thatmakemen<47>foolishthatdousethemmost。

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!<48>

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。<49>

MEPHIST。Then,Faustus,stabthine<50>armcourageously,Andbindthysoul,thatatsomecertaindayGreatLucifermayclaimitashisown;

And<51>thenbethouasgreatasLucifer。

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

Viewherethisbloodthattricklesfromminearm,Andletitbepropitiousformy<52>wish。

MEPHIST。But,Faustus,Writeitinmannerofadeedofgift。

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

MEPHIST。I’llfetchtheefiretodissolveitstraight。

[Exit。]

FAUSTUS。Whatmightthestayingofmybloodportend?

Isit<53>unwillingIshouldwritethisbill?

Whystreamsitnot,thatImaywriteafresh?

FAUSTUSGIVESTOTHEEHISSOUL:O,thereitstay’d!

Whyshouldstthounot?isnotthysoulthineown?

Thenwriteagain,FAUSTUSGIVESTOTHEEHISSOUL。<54>

Re—enterMEPHISTOPHILISwiththechaferoffire。

MEPHIST。See,Faustus,hereisfire;setiton。

FAUSTUS。So,nowthebloodbeginstoclearagain;

NowwillImakean<55>endimmediately。

[Writes。]

MEPHIST。WhatwillnotIdotoobtainhissoul?

[Aside。]

FAUSTUS。Consummatumest;thisbillisended,AndFaustushathbequeath’dhissoultoLucifer。

Butwhatisthisinscriptiononminearm?

Homo,fuge:whithershould<56>Ifly?

IfuntoGod,<57>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,<58>

Adeedofgiftofbodyandofsoul:

ButyetconditionallythatthouperformAllcovenantsandarticlesbetweenusboth!

MEPHIST。Faustus,IswearbyhellandLuciferToeffectallpromisesbetweenusboth!

FAUSTUS。Thenhearmereadit,Mephistophilis。

[Reads。]

ONTHESECONDITIONSFOLLOWING。FIRST,THATFAUSTUSMAYBEA

SPIRITINFORMANDSUBSTANCE。SECONDLY,THATMEPHISTOPHILIS

SHALLBEHISSERVANT,ANDBEBYHIMCOMMANDED。THIRDLY,THAT

MEPHISTOPHILISSHALLDOFORHIM,ANDBRINGHIMWHATSOEVERHE

DESIRES。<59>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,FLESHAND<60>BLOOD,INTOTHEIRHABITATIONWHERESOEVER。

BYME,JOHNFAUSTUS。

MEPHIST。Speak,Faustus,doyoudeliverthisasyourdeed?

FAUSTUS。Ay,takeit,andthedevilgivetheegoodofit!

MEPHIST。So,now,Faustus,askmewhatthouwilt。

FAUSTUS。FirstIwillquestionwith<61>theeabouthell。

Tellme,whereisthe<62>placethatmencallhell?

MEPHIST。Undertheheavens。

FAUSTUS。Ay,soareallthingselse;butwhereabouts?

MEPHIST。Withinthebowelsoftheseelements,Wherewearetortur’dandremainforever:

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

And,tobeshort,whenalltheworlddissolves,Andeverycreatureshallbepurified,Allplacesshallbehellthatare<63>notheaven。

FAUSTUS。Ithinkhell’safable。<64>

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:

Shewhomthine<65>eyeshalllike,thy<66>heartshallhave,Weresheaschasteaswas<67>Penelope,AswiseasSaba,orasbeautifulAswasbrightLuciferbeforehisfall。

Here,takethisbook,peruseitwell:

Theiteratingoftheselinesbringsgold;

TheframingofthiscircleonthegroundBringsthunder,whirlwinds,storm,andlightning;

Pronouncethisthricedevoutlytothyself,Andmeninharness<68>shallappeartothee,Readytoexecutewhatthoucommand’st。

FAUSTUS。Thanks,Mephistophilis,forthissweetbook:

ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。

[Exeunt。]

EnterFAUSTUS,inhisstudy,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。

FAUSTUS。WhenIbeholdtheheavens,<69>thenIrepent,Andcursethee,wickedMephistophilis,Becausethouhastdepriv’dmeofthosejoys。

MEPHIST。’Twasthine<70>ownseeking,Faustus;thankthyself。

But,think’stthouheavenis<71>suchagloriousthing?

Itellthee,Faustus,itisnothalfsofairAsthou,oranymanthatbreathes<72>onearth。

FAUSTUS。Howprov’stthouthat?

MEPHIST。’Twasmadeforman;thenhe’smoreexcellent。

FAUSTUS。Ifheavenwasmadeforman,’twasmadeforme:

Iwillrenouncethismagicandrepent。

EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。

GOODANGEL。Faustus,repent;yetGodwillpitythee。

EVILANGEL。Thouartaspirit;Godcannotpitythee。

FAUSTUS。Whobuzzethinmineears<73>Iamaspirit?

BeIadevil,yetGodmaypityme;

Yea,Godwillpityme,ifIrepent。

EVILANGEL。Ay,butFaustusnevershallrepent。

[ExeuntANGELS。]

FAUSTUS。Myheartisharden’d,Icannotrepent;

ScarcecanInamesalvation,faith,orheaven:

Swords,poisons,halters,andenvenom’dsteelArelaidbeforemetodespatchmyself;

AndlongerethisI<74>shouldhavedonethedeed,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,Whosetermine<75>isterm’dtheworld’swidepole;

NorarethenamesofSaturn,Mars,orJupiterFeign’d,butareerring<76>stars。

FAUSTUS。Buthavetheyallonemotion,bothsituettempore?

MEPHIST。Allmovefromeasttowestinfour—and—twentyhoursuponthepolesoftheworld;butdifferintheirmotionsuponthepolesofthezodiac。

FAUSTUS。TheseslenderquestionsWagnercandecide:

HathMephistophilisnogreaterskill?

Whoknowsnotthedoublemotion<77>oftheplanets?

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,<78>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,and<79>fetchthemin。

MEPHISTOPHILISbringsintheSEVENDEADLYSINS。

BELZEBUB。Now,Faustus,questionthemoftheirnamesanddispositions。

FAUSTUS。ThatshallIsoon。——Whatartthou,the<80>first?

PRIDE。IamPride。Idisdaintohaveanyparents。IamliketoOvid’sflea;Icancreepintoeverycornerofawench;sometimes,likeaperriwig,Isituponherbrow;next,likeanecklace,Ihangaboutherneck;then,likeafanoffeathers,Ikissherlips;<81>

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;andeversincehaverun<82>upanddowntheworldwiththis<83>caseofrapiers,woundingmyselfwhenIcouldgetnonetofightwithal。

Iwasborninhell;andlooktoit,forsomeofyoushallbemyfather。

FAUSTUS。Andwhatartthou,thefifth?

GLUTTONY。IamGluttony。Myparentsarealldead,andthedevilapennytheyhaveleftme,butasmallpension,andthatbuysmethirtymealsa—dayandtenbevers,——asmalltrifletosufficenature。Icome<84>ofaroyalpedigree: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,<85>sir?Iamonethatlovesaninchofrawmuttonbetterthananelloffriedstock—fish;andthefirstletterofmynamebeginswithL。<86>

LUCIFER。Awaytohell,away!On,piper!

[ExeunttheSINS。]

FAUSTUS。O,howthissightdothdelightmysoul!

LUCIFER。Tut,<87>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,<88>withabook。

ROBIN。What,Dick!looktothehorsesthere,tillIcomeagain。

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

EnterDICK。

DICK。What,Robin!youmustcomeawayandwalkthehorses。

ROBIN。Iwalkthehorses!Iscorn’t,faith:<89>Ihaveothermattersinhand:letthehorseswalkthemselves,antheywill。——

[Reads。]

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

Keepfurtherfromme,Othouilliterateandunlearnedhostler!

DICK。’Snails,whathastthougotthere?abook!why,thoucanstnottell<90>ne’erawordon’t。

ROBIN。Thatthoushaltseepresently:keepoutofthecircle,Isay,lestIsendyouintotheostrywithavengeance。

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

ROBIN。Mymasterconjureme!I’lltelltheewhat;anmymastercomehere,I’llclapasfaira<91>pairofhornson’sheadase’erthousawestinthylife。

DICK。Thouneed’st<92>notdothat,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;<93>andwe’llnotpayonepennyforit。

DICK。0,brave!Prithee,<94>let’stoitpresently,forIamasdryasadog。

ROBIN。Come,then,let’saway。

[Exeunt。]

EnterCHORUS。

CHORUS。LearnedFaustus,TofindthesecretsofastronomyGraveninthebookofJove’shighfirmament,Didmounthim<95>uptoscaleOlympus’top;

Where,sittinginachariotburningbright,Drawnbythestrengthofyokeddragons’necks,Heviews<96>theclouds,theplanets,andthestars,Thetropiczones,andquartersofthesky,>FromthebrightcircleofthehornedmoonEventotheheightofPrimumMobile;

And,whirlingroundwiththis<97>circumference,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’dround<98>withairymountain—tops,Withwallsofflint,anddeep—entrenchedlakes,Nottobewonbyanyconqueringprince;

>FromParisnext,coastingtherealmofFrance,WesawtheriverMainefallintoRhine,<99>

Whosebanksaresetwithgrovesoffruitfulvines;

Thenupto<100>Naples,richCampania,Whosebuildingsfairandgorgeoustotheeye,Thestreetsstraightforth,andpav’dwithfinestbrick,Quarterthetowninfourequivalents:<101>

TheresawwelearnedMaro’sgoldentomb;

Thewayhecut,anEnglishmileinlength,Thorough<102>arockofstone,inonenight’sspace;

>FromthencetoVenice,Padua,andtherest,<103>

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

ThushithertohathFaustusspenthistime:

Buttellme<104>now,whatresting—placeisthis?

Hastthou,aserstIdidcommand,ConductedmewithinthewallsofRome?

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

And,’causewearenocommonguests,Ichoosehisprivy—chamberforouruse。

FAUSTUS。IhopehisHolinesswillbidus<105>welcome。

MEPHIST。All’sone,forwe’llbeboldwithhisvenison。