第3章

GOODANGEL。0,thouhastlostcelestialhappiness,Pleasuresunspeakable,blisswithoutendHadstthouaffectedsweetdivinity,Hellorthedevilhadhadnopoweronthee:

Hadstthoukeptonthatway,Faustus,behold,[Music,whileathronedescends。]

Inwhatresplendentglorythouhadstsit<254>

Inyonderthrone,likethosebright—shiningsaints,Andtriumph’doverhell!Thathastthoulost;

Andnow,poorsoul,mustthygoodangelleavethee:

Thejawsofhellareopen<255>toreceivethee。

[Exit。Thethroneascends。]

EVILANGEL。Now,Faustus,letthineeyeswithhorrorstare[Hellisdiscovered。]

Intothatvastperpetualtorture—house:

TherearetheFuriestossingdamnedsoulsOnburningforks;therebodiesboil<256>inlead;

Therearelivequartersbroilingonthecoals,Thatne’ercandie;thisever—burningchairIsforo’er—tortur’dsoulstorestthemin;

Thesethatarefedwithsopsofflamingfire,Weregluttons,andlov’donlydelicates,Andlaugh’dtoseethepoorstarveattheirgates:

Butyetallthesearenothing;thoushaltseeTenthousandtorturesthatmorehorridbe。

FAUSTUS。O,Ihaveseenenoughtotortureme!

EVILANGEL。Nay,thoumustfeelthem,tastethesmartofall:

Hethatlovespleasuremustforpleasurefall:

AndsoIleavethee,Faustus,tillanon;

Thenwiltthoutumbleinconfusion。

[Exit。Helldisappears。——Theclockstrikeseleven。]

FAUSTUS。OFaustus,Nowhastthoubutonebarehourtolive,Andthenthoumustbedamn’dperpetually!

Standstill,youever—movingspheresofheaven,Thattimemaycease,andmidnightnevercome;

FairNature’seye,rise,riseagain,andmakePerpetualday;orletthishourbebutAyear,amonth,aweek,anaturalday,ThatFaustusmayrepentandsavehissoul!

Olente,lentecurrite,noctisequi!

Thestarsmovestill,timeruns,theclockwillstrike,Thedevilwillcome,andFaustusmustbedamn’d。

O,I’llleapuptoheaven!——Whopullsmedown?——

See,whereChrist’sbloodstreamsinthefirmament!<257>

Onedropofbloodwillsaveme:OmyChrist!——

RendnotmyheartfornamingofmyChrist;

YetwillIcallonhim:O,spareme,Lucifer!——

Whereisitnow?’tisgone:

And,see,athreateningarm,an<258>angrybrow!

Mountainsandhills,come,come,andfallonme,Andhidemefromtheheavywrathofheaven!

No!

ThenwillIheadlongrunintotheearth:

Gape,earth!O,no,itwillnotharbourme!

Youstarsthatreign’datmynativity,Whoseinfluencehath<259>allotteddeathandhell,NowdrawupFaustus,likeafoggymist,Intotheentrailsofyon<260>labouringcloud[s],That,whenyou<261>vomitforthintotheair,Mylimbsmayissuefromyoursmokymouths;

Butletmysoulmountandascendtoheaven!

[Theclockstrikesthehalf—hour。]

O,halfthehourispast!’twillallbepastanon。

O,if<262>mysoulmustsufferformysin,Imposesomeendtomyincessantpain;

LetFaustusliveinhellathousandyears,Ahundredthousand,andatlast<263>besav’d!

Noendislimitedtodamnedsouls。

Whywertthounotacreaturewantingsoul?

Orwhyisthisimmortalthatthouhast?

O,Pythagoras’metempsychosis,werethattrue,Thissoulshouldflyfromme,andIbechang’dIntosomebrutishbeast!allbeastsarehappy,For,whentheydie,Theirsoulsaresoondissolv’dinelements;

Butminemustlivestilltobeplagu’dinhell。

Curs’dbetheparentsthatengender’dme!

No,Faustus,cursethyself,curseLuciferThathathdepriv’dtheeofthejoysofheaven。

[Theclockstrikestwelve。]

Itstrikes,itstrikes!Now,body,turntoair,OrLuciferwillbeartheequicktohell!

Osoul,bechang’dintosmallwater—drops,Andfallintotheocean,ne’erbefound!

Thunder。EnterDEVILS。

O,mercy,heaven!looknotsofierceonme!

Addersandserpents,letmebreatheawhile!

Uglyhell,gapenot!comenot,Lucifer!

I’llburnmybooks!——OMephistophilis!

[ExeuntDEVILSwithFAUSTUS。]

EnterSCHOLARS。<264>

FIRSTSCHOLAR。Come,gentlemen,letusgovisitFaustus,Forsuchadreadfulnightwasneverseen;

Sincefirsttheworld’screationdidbegin,Suchfearfulshrieksandcrieswereneverheard:

Prayheaventhedoctorhaveescap’dthedanger。

SECONDSCHOLAR。

O,helpus,heaven!<265>see,hereareFaustus’limbs,Alltornasunderbythehandofdeath!

THIRDSCHOLAR。

ThedevilswhomFaustusserv’dhave<266>tornhimthus;

For,twixtthehoursoftwelveandone,methought,Iheardhimshriekandcallaloudforhelp;

Atwhichself<267>timethehouseseem’dallonfireWithdreadfulhorrorofthesedamnedfiends。

SECONDSCHOLAR。Well,gentlemen,thoughFaustus’endbesuchAseveryChristianheartlamentstothinkon,Yet,forhewasascholaronceadmir’dForwondrousknowledgeinourGermanschools,We’llgivehismangledlimbsdueburial;

Andallthestudents,cloth’dinmourningblack,Shallwaituponhisheavyfuneral。

[Exeunt。]

EnterCHORUS。

CHORUS。Cutisthebranchthatmighthavegrownfullstraight,AndburnedisApollo’slaurel—bough,Thatsometimegrewwithinthislearnedman。

Faustusisgone:regardhishellishfall,Whosefiendfulfortunemayexhortthewise,Onlytowonderatunlawfulthings,WhosedeepnessdothenticesuchforwardwitsTopractisemorethanheavenlypowerpermits。

[Exit。]

Terminathoradiem;terminatauctoropus。

<1>Carthagens]So4tos1616,1624,(andcompare4to1604,p。79)。——2to1631\"Carthagen。\"


\"WhereMarsdidmatetheCarthaginians;\">

<2>her]Oldeds。\"his。\"

<3>of]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"and。\"

<4>upon]So4to1616。——2tos1624<,>1631<,>\"onthe。\"

<5>thousand]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"diuers。\"

<6>them]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"men。\"

<7>legatur]Oldeds。\"legatus。\"

<8>petty]Imaynoticethat4to1604has\"pretty,\"whichisperhapstherightreading。

<9>&c。]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<10>circles,scenes,letters,andcharacters]So4to1604(seenote噰,p。80)。——Thelater4tos\"circles,letters,characters。\"


\"scenes]\"Andsoonermayagullingweather—spieBydrawingforthheavensSCEANEStellcertainly,\"&c。

Donne’sFIRSTSATYRE,——p。327,ed。1633。\">

<11>gain]So4tos1624,1631(andso4to1604)。——2to1616\"get。\"

<12>these]Seenote?p。80。


\"theseelements]Soagain,\"WithinthebowelsofTHESE

elements,\"&c。,p。87,firstcol,——\"THESE\"beingequivalenttoTHE。(NotunfrequentlyinouroldwritersTHESEislittlemorethanredundant。)\">

<13>enterprise]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"enterprises。\"

<14>makeswiftRhinecirclefair]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"WITHswiftRhinecircleALL。\"

<15>silk]Oldeds。\"skill。\"

<16>blest]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"wise。\"

<17>Swarm]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"Sworne。\"

<18>to]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<19>have]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"has。\"

<20>shallthey]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"theyshall。\"

<21>huge]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"whole。\"

<22>stuffs]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"stuff’d。\"

<23>renowm’d]So4to1616(Seenote||,p。11)。——2tos1624,1631,\"renown’d。\"


\"renowmed]i。e。renowned。——Sothe8vo。——The4to\"renowned。\"

——Theform\"RENOWMED\"(Fr。RENOMME)occursrepeatedlyafterwardsinthisplay,accordingtothe8vo。ItisoccasionallyfoundinwritersposteriortoMarlowe’stime。e。g。

\"OfConstantinesgreattowneRENOUM’Dinvaine。\"

VersestoKingJames,prefixedtoLordStirling’sMONARCHICKETRAGEDIES,ed。1607。\">

<24>Albertus’]Oldeds。\"Albanus。\"

<25>that]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"the。\"

<26>him]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<27>EnterFaustus]Oldeds。\"Thunder。EnterLuciferand4deuils,Faustustothemwiththisspeech,\"——wrongly。

<28>her]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"his。\"

<29>erring]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"euening。\"

<30>MephistophilisDragon,quodtumeraris]Seenote*,p。83。


\"surgatMephistophilis,quodtumeraris]Thelater4toshave\"surgatMephistophilisDRAGON,quodtumeraris。\"——Thereisacorruptionhere,whichseemstodefyemendation。For\"quodTUMERARIS,\"Mr。J。Crossley,ofManchester,wouldread(rejectingtheword\"Dragon\")\"quodTUMANDARES\"(theconstructionbeing\"quodtumandaresutMephistophilisappareatetsurgat\"):butthe\"tu\"doesnotagreewiththepreceding\"vos。\"——TheRevd。J。Mitfordproposes\"surgatMephistophilis,perDragon(orDagon)quodNUMENESTAERIS。\"\">

<31>dicatus]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"dicatis。\"

<32>camehither]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"cameNOWhether。\"

<33>speeches]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。

<34>accidens]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"accident。\"

<35>fell]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"liue。\"

<36>strike]So4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,\"strikes。\"

<37>thorough]So4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,\"through。\"

<38>Sirrah]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<39>save]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"spare。\"

<40>again]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<41>or]Oldeds。\"for。\"

<42>vestigiisnostris]Oldeds。\"vestigiasnostras。\"

<43>backward]So4to1616(andso4to1604)。——2tos1624,1631,\"backe。\"

<44>Why]So4to1616(andso4to1604)。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<45>thatfamous]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"thatMOSTfamous。\"

<46>of]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"be。\"

<47>men]So4tos1624,1631(andso4to1604)。——2to1616\"them。\"

<48>Mephistophile]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"Mephostophilis。\"

<49>thee]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"him。\"

<50>thine]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"thy。\"

<51>And]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<52>my]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"thy。\"

<53>Isit]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"Itis。\"

<54>soul]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<55>an]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。

<56>should]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"shall。\"

<57>God]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"heauen。\"

<58>thisscroll]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<59>hedesires]Notinthe4tos。Seenote?p。86。


\"hedesires]Notinanyofthefour4tos。Inthetractjustcited,the\"3dArticle\"standsthus,——\"ThatMephostophilesshouldbringhimanything,anddoeforhimwhatsoever。\"Sig。A4,ed。

1648。Alatered。adds\"hedesired。\"Marlowe,nodoubt,followedsomeeditionoftheHISTORYinwhichthesewords,orsomethingequivalenttothem,hadbeenomittedbymistake。

(2to1661,whichIconsiderasofnoauthority,has\"herequireth。\")\">

<60>and]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<61>with]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。

<62>the]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"that。\"

<63>are]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"is。\"

<64>hell’safable]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"hell’saMEEREfable。\"

<65>thine]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"thy。\"

<66>thy]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"thine。\"

<67>was]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"were。\"

<68>harness]i。e。armour。

<69>ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。

[Exeunt。]

EnterFAUSTUS,inhisstudy,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。

FAUSTUS。WhenIbeholdtheheavens,&c。]

Oldeds。(thatis,4tos1616,1624,1631)thus;

\"ThiswillIkeepe,ascharyasmylife。

[Exeunt。]

EnterWAGNERsolus。

WAGNER。LearnedFaustusToknowthesecretsofAstronomyGraueninthebookeofJoueshighfirmament,DidmounthimselfetoscaleOlympustop,Beingseatedinachariotburningbright,Drawnebythestrengthofyoaky[2to1624\"yoaked\"]Dragonsnecks,HenowisgonetoproueCosmography,AndasIgessewillfirstarriueatRome,ToseethePopeandmannerofhisCourt;

AndtakesomepartofholyPetersfeast,Thatto[2tos1624,1631,\"on\"]thisdayishighlysolemnized。

ExitWAGNER。

EnterFAUSTUSinhisStudy,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。

FAUSTUS。WhenIbeholdtheheauens,\"&c。

ThelineswhichIhavehereomittedbelongtoasubsequentpartoftheplay,wheretheywillbefoundwithconsiderableadditions,andarerightlyassignedtotheCHORUS。(Asgiveninthepresentplacebythe4tos1616,1624,1631,theselinesexhibitthetextoftheearlierFAUSTUS;seep。90,sec。col。)ItwouldseemthatsomethingwasintendedtointerveneherebetweentheexitofFaustusandMephistophilis,andtheirre—appearanceonthestage:compare,however,theprecedingplay,p。88,firstcol。


\"FAUSTUS。Greatthanks,mightyLucifer!

ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。

LUCIFER。Farewell,Faustus,andthinkonthedevil。

FAUSTUS。Farewell,greatLucifer。

[ExeuntLUCIFERandBELZEBUB。]

Come,Mephistophilis。

[Exeunt。]

EnterCHORUS。

CHORUS。LearnedFaustus,ToknowthesecretsofastronomyGraveninthebookofJove’shighfirmament,DidmounthimselftoscaleOlympus’top,Beingseatedinachariotburningbright,Drawnbythestrengthofyokydragons’necks。

Henowisgonetoprovecosmography,And,asIguess,willfirstarriveatRome,ToseethePopeandmannerofhiscourt,AndtakesomepartofholyPeter’sfeast,Thattothisdayishighlysolemniz’d。

[Exit。]

EnterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。

FAUSTUS。Havingnow,mygoodMephistophilis,Pass’dwithdelightthestatelytownofTrier,\"etc。>








\"RALPH。O,brave,Robin!shallIhaveNanSpit,andtomineownuse?OnthatconditionI’llfeedthydevilwithhorse—

breadaslongashelives,offreecost。

ROBIN。Nomore,sweetRalph:let’sgoandmakecleanourboots,whichliefouluponourhands,andthentoourconjuringinthedevil’sname。

[Exeunt。]

EnterROBINandRALPHwithasilvergoblet。

ROBIN。Come,Ralph:didnotItellthee,wewereforevermadebythisDoctorFaustus’book?ecce,signum!here’sasimplepurchaseforhorse—keepers:ourhorsesshalleatnohayaslongasthislasts。

RALPH。But,Robin,herecomestheVintner。\">

<70>thine]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"thy。\"

<71>is]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<72>breathes]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"breathe。\"

<73>ears]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"eare。\"

<74>thisI]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"thisTIMEI。\"

<75>termine]Imaynoticethat4to1604(seep。88,sec。col。)

has\"terminine,\"whichatleastisbetterforthemetre。


\"Whoseterminineisterm’dtheworld’swidepole;\">

<76>erring]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"euening。\"

<77>motion]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"motions。\"

<78>Ay]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<79>and]So4to1631。——Notin4tos1616,1624。

<80>the]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。

<81>lips]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。

<82>andeversincehaverun]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"andHAUEEUERSINCErun。\"

<83>this]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"these。\"

<84>come]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"came。\"

<85>I]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"II。\"

<86>L]Oldeds。\"Lechery。\"Seenote?p。90。


\"L。]Allthe4tos\"Lechery。\"——HereIhavemadethealterationrecommendedbyMr。CollierinhisPrefacetoCOLERIDGE’S

SEVENLECTURESONSHAKESPEAREANDMILTON,p。cviii。\">

<87>Tut]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"But。\"

<88>Robin]Oldeds。\"theClowne\"(andsofrequentlyafterwards):

butheisevidentlyadistinctpersonfromthe\"Clown,\"Wagner’sattendant,whohaspreviouslyappeared(seep。111)。MostprobablythepartsoftheClownandRobinwereplayedbythesameactor;

andhencetheconfusionintheoldeds。


\"EnterWAGNERandCLOWN。

WAGNER。Comehither,sirrahboy。\"etc。>

<89>faith]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631\"i’faith。\"(Andsoafterwardsinthisscene。)

<90>nottell]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<91>asfaira]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"afaire。\"

<92>need’st]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"needs。\"

<93>hold,belly,hold]CompareFlorio’sDICT。,1611;\"IOSA,GOODSTORE,hold—bellie—hold。\"

<94>Prithee]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"Iprithee。\"

<95>him]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。

<96>Heviews]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"Toview。\"

<97>withthis]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"withHIS。\"Thispassageissufficientlyobscure。

<98>round]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<99>Rhine]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"Rhines。\"

<100>upto]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"vnto。\"

<101>Quarterthetowninfourequivalents]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。

<102>Thorough]so4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,\"Through。\"

<103>rest]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"East。\"

<104>me]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。

<105>us]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"you。\"

<106>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"thorow。\"

<107>Ponte]Oldeds。\"Ponto。\"

<108>match]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"watch。\"

<109>the]so4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"those。\"

<110>instateand]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"thisdaywith。\"

<111>whilst]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"while。\"

<112>thorough]So4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,\"through。\"

<113>my]Qy。\"one\"?

<114>cunning]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"comming。\"(Andsointhefourthlineofthenextspeech。)

<115>this]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"his。\"

<116>at]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"to。\"

<117>it]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<118>Andsmitewithdeaththyhatedenterprise]So4to1616。

——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<119>our]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"the。\"

<120>this]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"the。\"

<121>haveright]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"haueSOMEright。\"

<122>shall]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"shalt。\"

<123>hath]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"haue。\"

<124>synod]Qy。\"HOLYsynod\"?

<125>Ponte]Oldeds。\"Ponto。\"

<126>his]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"this。\"

<127>Sennet]Oldeds。\"Senit\"and\"Sonet\"。Seenote||,p。91。


\"Sonnet]Variouslywritten,SENNET,SIGNET,SIGNATE,&c。——A

particularsetofnotesonthetrumpet,orcornet,differentfromaflourish。SeeNares’sGLOSS。inV。SENNET。\">

<128>be]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"are。\"

<129>themto]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"themFORTHto。\"

<130>Archbishop。]Oldeds。\"Bish。\"and\"Bishop\"(andsoafterwards)。

<131>you]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。

<132>beholding]So4to1616(seenote?p。98)。——2tos1624,1631,\"beholden。\"


\"beholding]i。e。beholden。\">

<133>such]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"this。\"

<134>it]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<135>his]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"this。\"

<136>struck]Heretheoldeds。have\"stroke\"and\"strooke:\"

butinthenextclausetheyallagreeinhaving\"strucke。\"

<137>on]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<138>same]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。

<139>atthehardheels]Themoderneditors,ignorantoftheoldphraseology,thoughtthattheycorrectedthispassageinprinting\"hardattheheels。\"

<140>Vintner]Soalltheoldeds。;andpresentlyRobinaddressesthispersonas\"vintner:\"yetDickhasjustspokenofhimas\"theVintner’sboy。\"Seenote||,p。93。


\"Drawer]Thereisaninconsistencyhere:theVintnercannotproperlybeaddressedas\"Drawer。\"Thelater4tosarealsoinconsistentinthecorrespondingpassage:Dicksays,\"THE

VINTNER’SBOYfollowsusatthehardheels,\"andimmediatelythe\"VINTNER\"enters。\">

<141>your]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。

<142>much]Equivalentto——bynomeans,notatall。Thisironicalexclamationisverycommoninourolddramatists。(Mr。Hunter,——NEWILLUST。OFSHAKESPEARE,ii。56,——explainsitverydifferently。)

<143>Bylady]i。e。ByourLady。

<144>to]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。

<145>tester]i。e。sixpence。

<146>thestate]i。e。theraisedchairorthrone,withacanopy。

<147>perfect]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"warlike。\"

<148>rouse]i。e。bumper。

<149>a]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"ten。\"

<150>a]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"the。\"

<151>renowm’d]Oldeds。\"renown’d\";butearlier,p。109,firstcol。,4to1616has\"renowm’d\":andseenote||,p。11。


\"renowmed]i。e。renowned。——Sothe8vo。——The4to\"renowned。\"

——Theform\"RENOWMED\"(Fr。RENOMME)occursrepeatedlyafterwardsinthisplay,accordingtothe8vo。ItisoccasionallyfoundinwritersposteriortoMarlowe’stime。e。g。

\"OfConstantinesgreattowneRENOUM’Dinvaine。\"

VersestoKingJames,prefixedtoLordStirling’sMONARCHICKETRAGEDIES,ed。1607。\">

<152>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"thorow。\"

<153>These]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"Those。\"

<154>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"thorow。\"

<155>a]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<156>this]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"the。\"

<157>demand]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"demands。\"

<158>door]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<159>state]Seenote?p。122。——So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"seat。\"

<160>These]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"They。\"

<161>renowmed]Oldeds。\"renowned。\"Seenote?p。123。



<162>thoughts]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"thought。\"

<163>whilst]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"while。\"

<164>Igain’d]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"IHADgain’d。\"

<165>atwindow]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"atTHEwindow。\"

<166>is]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<167>thisis]So4to1624(andrightly,asthenextlineproves)。——2tos1616,1631,\"isthis。\"

<168>As]So4to1616。——2to1624\"That。\"——2to1631\"And。\"

<169>Belimoth……Asteroth]Oldeds。here\"Belimote(and\"Belimot\")……Asterote\":butseep。126,firstcol。


\"ButwhereforedoIdallymyrevenge?——

Asteroth,Belimoth,Mephistophilis?\">

<170>has]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"hath。\"

<171>horns]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"horne。\"

<172>sir]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。

<173>of]i。e。on。

<174>sway]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"stay。\"

<175>thisattemptagainsttheconjurer]Seenote,*p。95。


\"Mephistophilis,transformhimstraight]AccordingtoTHE

HISTORYOFDR。FAUSTUS,theknightwasnotpresentduringFaustus’s\"conference\"withtheEmperor;nordidheofferthedoctoranyinsultbydoubtinghisskillinmagic。WearetheretoldthatFaustushappeningtoseetheknightasleep,\"leaningoutofawindowofthegreathall,\"fixedahugepairofhart’shornsonhishead;\"and,astheknightawaked,thinkingtopullinhishead,hehithishornesagainsttheglasse,thatthepanesthereofflewabouthiseares:thinkeherehowthisgoodgentlemanwasvexed,forhecouldneithergetbackwardnorforward。\"Aftertheemperorandthecourtiers,totheirgreatamusement,hadbeheldthepoorknightinthiscondition,Faustusremovedthehorns。

WhenFaustus,havingtakenleaveoftheemperor,wasaleagueandahalffromthecity,hewasattackedinawoodbytheknightandsomeofhiscompanions:theywereinarmour,andmountedonfairpalfreys;butthedoctorquicklyovercamethembyturningallthebushesintohorsemen,and\"socharmedthem,thateveryone,knightandother,forthespaceofawholemoneth,didweareapaireofgoateshornesontheirbrowes,andeverypalfryapaireofoxehornesonhishead;andthiswastheirpenanceappointedbyFaustus。\"AsecondattemptoftheknighttorevengehimselfonFaustusprovedequallyunsuccessful。Sigs。G2,I3,ed。1648。\">

<176>that]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"the。\"

<177>my]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"thy。\"

<178>that]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"the。\"

<179>an]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<180>boldly]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"brauely。\"

<181>heart’s]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"heart。\"

<182>that]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"the。\"

<183>the]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"that。\"

<184>now]so4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<185>art]Oldeds。\"heart\"(which,afterall,mayberight)。

<186>there]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"here。\"

<187>his]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin3to1616。

<188>pull]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"put。\"

<189>all]Oldeds。\"call。\"

<190>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"thorow。\"

<191>Amongst]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"Among。\"

<192>EntertheambushedSoldiers]Here(thoughitseemsthatFaustusdoesnotquitthestage)achangeofsceneissupposed。

<193>these]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"the。\"

<194>thedoor]i。e。thestage—door,——thewriterhereaddressinghimselftoTHEACTORonly,forthesceneliesinawood。

<195>Zounds]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616,\"Zons。\"

<196>allare]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"areall。\"

<197>these]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"this。\"

<198>escape]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"scape。\"

<199>has]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"hath。\"

<200>you]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<201>guess]Acorruptionofguests(veryfrequentinourearlydramatists)whichoccursagainatp。130。firstcol。So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"guests。\"

<202>thou]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<203>now]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<204>sir]Qy。\"sirs\"?butseethenextspeechoftheCarter,andthenextspeechbutoneoftheHorse—courser,who,inhisnarrative,usesboth\"sirs\"and\"sir。\"

<205>AsIwasgoingtoWittenberg,t’otherday,&c。]SeeTHE

HISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS,Chap。xxxv,——\"HowDoctorFaustuseataloadofhay。\"——TheCarterdoesnotappearintheearlierplay。

<206>my]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<207>cursen]i。e。christened。

<208>somequality]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"someRARE

quality。\"

<209>rid]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"ride。\"

<210>thatenchantedcastleintheair]Thisisnotmentionedintheearlierplay:butseeTHEHISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS,Chapxl,——\"HowDoctorFaustusthroughhischarmesmadeagreatCastleinpresenceoftheDukeofAnholt。\"

<211>delighted]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"delighteth。\"

<212>itpleaseth]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"itHATHPLEASED。\"

<213>come]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"came。\"

<214>theseripegrapes]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"thesegrapes。\"

<215>TheClownsbounce,&c]2to1616\"TheCLOWNEbounce。\"2tos1624,1631,\"TheCLOWNEBOUNCETH。\"(Inthenextstage—directionallthe4toshave\"THEYknockagain,\"&c。)

<216>for]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"to。\"

<217>pardons]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"pardon。\"

<218>me]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<219>spake]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"spoke。\"

<220>Dosthearhim]So4to1616。——2to1624\"dostTHOUheareME。\"

2to1631\"dostTHOUhearehim。\"

<221>him]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<222>you]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616(butcomparetheCarter’snextspeech)。

<223>I]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。

<224>notI]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"Inot。\"

<225>Ha’]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"Haue。\"

<226>guess]Seenote?p。127。So4to1616。

——2tos1624,1631,\"guests。\"

<227>beholding]So4tos1616,1624,(seenote?p。98)。——2to1631\"beholden。\"


\"beholding]i。e。beholden。\">

<228>sport]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"sports。\"

<229>Ithinkmymaster,&c。]Thealterationswhichthisspeechhasundergonewillhardlyadmitofitsarrangementasverse:

comparetheearlierplay,p。98,firstcol。


\"EnterWAGNER。

WAGNER。Ithinkmymastermeanstodieshortly,Forhehathgiventomeallhisgoods:

Andyet,methinks,ifthatdeathwerenear,Hewouldnotbanquet,andcarouse,andswillAmongstthestudents,asevennowhedoth,Whoareatsupperwithsuchbelly—cheerAsWagnerne’erbeheldinallhislife。

See,wheretheycome!belikethefeastisended。

[Exit。]\">

<230>goods]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624\"good。\"

<231>ne’er]so4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"neuer。\"

<232>ended]so4tos1624,1631,(andso4to1604)。——2to1616\"done。\"

<233>war]Oldeds。\"warres。\"

<234>wit]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631\"will。\"

<235>Orenvyofthee]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"OrOFenuieTOthee。\"

<236>MEPHIST。]Thisandthenextprefixareomittedintheoldeds。

<237>torments]So4tos1624,1631(andso4to1604)。——2to1616

\"torment。\"

<238>Imayafflict]So4to1616。——2to1624\"Iafflict。\"——2to1631\"ICANafflict。\"

<239>clean]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"clear。\"

<240>oath]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"vow。\"

<241>evening]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos\"euenings。\"

<242>azur’d]So4to1624(areadingwhichIpreferonlybecauseitisalsothatof4to1604。)——2tos1616,1631,\"azure。\"

<243>shalt]Seenote*,p。100。


\"shalt]Soallthe4tos;andsoIbelieveMarlowewrote,thoughthegrammarrequires\"shall。\"\">

<244>his]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。

<245>Gramercy]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"Gramercies。\"

<246>sir]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。

<247>ofdeadly]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"ofAdeadly。\"

<248>me]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<249>never]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"nere。\"

<250>’tis]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"ITis。\"

<251>Andledthineeye]Aportionofthislinehasevidentlydroptout。

<252>Exit]ItseemsdoubtfulwhetherLuciferandBelzebubshouldalsomaketheirexeunthere,orwhethertheyremaintowitnessthecatastrophe:seep。132,firstcol。


\"MEPHIST。And,thisgloomynight,Here,inthisroom,willwretchedFaustusbe。

BELZEBUB。Andherewe’llstay,Tomarkhimhowhedothdemeanhimself。\"etc。>

<253>hell—pains]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"HELSpaines。\"

<254>sit]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"set。\"

<255>areopen]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"ISREADIE。\"

<256>boil]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616\"BROYLE。\"

<257>See,whereChrist’sbloodstreamsinthefirmament]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。

<258>an]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"and。\"

<259>hath]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"haue。\"

<260>yon]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"your。\"

<261>you,&c。]Seenote*,p。101。


\"That,whenyou,&c。]Soalltheoldeds。;anditiscertainthatawkwardchangesofpersonaresometimesfoundinpassagesofourearlypoets:butqy。,——

\"That,whenTHEYvomitforthintotheair,MylimbsmayissuefromTHEIRsmokymouths,\"&c。?\">

<262>0,if,&c。]2to1604,inthecorrespondingpassage,has\"Oh,GOD,if,\"&c。(seep。101,sec。col。),andthatreadingseemsnecessaryforthesense。


\"Ah,halfthehourispast!’twillallbepastanonOGod,Ifthouwiltnothavemercyonmysoul,YetforChrist’ssake,whosebloodhathransom’dme,Imposesomeendtomyincessantpain;\"etc。>

<263>atlast]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"atTHElast。\"

<264>EnterScholars]Here,ofcourse,achangeofsceneissupposed。(Thisisnotintheearlierplay。)

<265>heaven]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"heauens。\"

<266>devils……have]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"DIUELL……HATH。\"

<267>self]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,\"same。\"