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FAUSTUS GIVES TO THEE HIS SOUL:  O; there it stay'd!

Why shouldst thou not? is not thy soul thine own?

Then write again; FAUSTUS GIVES TO THEE HIS SOUL。



     Re…enter MEPHISTOPHILIS with the chafer of fire。



MEPHIST。 See; Faustus; here is fire; set it on。



FAUSTUS。 So; now the blood begins to clear again;

Now will I make an end immediately。

     'Writes。'



MEPHIST。 What will not I do to obtain his soul?

     'Aside。'



FAUSTUS。 Consummatum est; this bill is ended;

And Faustus hath bequeath'd his soul to Lucifer。

But what is this inscription on mine arm?

Homo; fuge:  whither should I fly?

If unto God; he'll throw me down to hell。

My senses are deceiv'd; here's nothing writ:

O; yes; I see it plain; even here is writ;

Homo; fuge:  yet shall not Faustus fly。



MEPHIST。 I'll fetch him somewhat to delight his mind。

     'Aside; and then exit。'



     Enter DEVILS; giving crowns and rich apparel to FAUSTUS。

     They dance; and then depart。



     Re…enter MEPHISTOPHILIS。



FAUSTUS。 What means this show? speak; Mephistophilis。



MEPHIST。 Nothing; Faustus; but to delight thy mind;

And let thee see what magic can perform。



FAUSTUS。 But may I raise such spirits when I please?



MEPHIST。 Ay; Faustus; and do greater things than these。



FAUSTUS。 Then; Mephistophilis; receive this scroll;

A deed of gift of body and of soul:

But yet conditionally that thou perform

All covenants and articles between us both!



MEPHIST。 Faustus; I swear by hell and Lucifer

To effect all promises between us both!



FAUSTUS。 Then hear me read it; Mephistophilis。

     'Reads。'

ON THESE CONDITIONS FOLLOWING。  FIRST; THAT FAUSTUS MAY BE A

SPIRIT IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE。  SECONDLY; THAT MEPHISTOPHILIS

SHALL BE HIS SERVANT; AND BE BY HIM COMMANDED。  THIRDLY; THAT

MEPHISTOPHILIS SHALL DO FOR HIM; AND BRING HIM WHATSOEVER HE

DESIRES。  FOURTHLY; THAT HE SHALL BE IN HIS CHAMBER OR HOUSE

INVISIBLE。  LASTLY; THAT HE SHALL APPEAR TO THE SAID JOHN FAUSTUS;

AT ALL TIMES; IN WHAT SHAPE AND FORM SOEVER HE PLEASE。  I; JOHN

FAUSTUS; OF WITTENBERG; DOCTOR; BY THESE PRESENTS; DO GIVE BOTH

BODY AND SOUL TO LUCIFER PRINCE OF THE EAST; AND HIS MINISTER

MEPHISTOPHILIS; AND FURTHERMORE GRANT UNTO THEM; THAT; FOUR…AND…

TWENTY YEARS BEING EXPIRED; AND THESE ARTICLES ABOVE…WRITTEN

BEING INVIOLATE; FULL POWER TO FETCH OR CARRY THE SAID JOHN FAUSTUS;

BODY AND SOUL; FLESH AND BLOOD; INTO THEIR HABITATION WHERESOEVER。

BY ME; JOHN FAUSTUS。



MEPHIST。 Speak; Faustus; do you deliver this as your deed?



FAUSTUS。 Ay; take it; and the devil give thee good of it!



MEPHIST。 So; now; Faustus; ask me what thou wilt。



FAUSTUS。 First I will question with thee about hell。

Tell me; where is the place that men call hell?



MEPHIST。 Under the heavens。



FAUSTUS。 Ay; so are all things else; but whereabouts?



MEPHIST。 Within the bowels of these elements;

Where we are tortur'd and remain for ever:

Hell hath no limits; nor is circumscrib'd

In one self…place; but where we are is hell;

And where hell is; there must we ever be:

And; to be short; when all the world dissolves;

And every creature shall be purified;

All places shall be hell that are not heaven。



FAUSTUS。 I think hell's a fable。



MEPHIST。 Ay; think so still; till experience change thy mind。



FAUSTUS。 Why; dost thou think that Faustus shall be damn'd?



MEPHIST。 Ay; of necessity; for here's the scroll

In which thou hast given thy soul to Lucifer。



FAUSTUS。 Ay; and body too; and what of that?

Think'st thou that Faustus is so fond to imagine

That; after this life; there is any pain?

No; these are trifles and mere old wives' tales。



MEPHIST。 But I am an instance to prove the contrary;

For I tell thee I am damn'd and now in hell。



FAUSTUS。 Nay; an this be hell; I'll willingly be damn'd:

What! sleeping; eating; walking; and disputing!

But; leaving this; let me have a wife;

The fairest maid in Germany;

For I am wanton and lascivious;

And cannot live without a wife。



MEPHIST。 Well; Faustus; thou shalt have a wife。



     'MEPHISTOPHILIS fetches in a WOMAN…DEVIL。'



FAUSTUS。 What sight is this?



MEPHIST。 Now; Faustus; wilt thou have a wife?



FAUSTUS。 Here's a hot whore; indeed:  no; I'll no wife。



MEPHIST。 Marriage is but a ceremonial toy;

And; if thou lov'st me; think no more of it。

I'll cull thee out the fairest courtezans;

And bring them every morning to thy bed:

She whom thine eye shall like; thy heart shall have;

Were she as chaste as was Penelope;

As wise as Saba; or as beautiful

As was bright Lucifer before his fall。

Here; take this book; peruse it well:

The iterating of these lines brings gold;

The framing of this circle on the ground

Brings thunder; whirlwinds; storm; and lightning;

Pronounce this thrice devoutly to thyself;

And men in harness shall appear to thee;

Ready to execute what thou command'st。



FAUSTUS。 Thanks; Mephistophilis; for this sweet book:

This will I keep as chary as my life。

     'Exeunt。'



     Enter FAUSTUS; in his study; and MEPHISTOPHILIS。



FAUSTUS。 When I behold the heavens; then I repent;

And curse thee; wicked Mephistophilis;

Because thou hast depriv'd me of those joys。



MEPHIST。 'Twas thine own seeking; Faustus; thank thyself。

But; think'st thou heaven is such a glorious thing?

I tell thee; Faustus; it is not half so fair

As thou; or any man that breathes on earth。



FAUSTUS。 How prov'st thou that?



MEPHIST。 'Twas made for man; then he's more excellent。



FAUSTUS。 If heaven was made for man; 'twas made for me:

I will renounce this magic and repent。



     Enter GOOD ANGEL and EVIL ANGEL。



GOOD ANGEL。 Faustus; repent; yet God will pity thee。



EVIL ANGEL。 Thou art a spirit; God cannot pity thee。



FAUSTUS。 Who buzzeth in mine ears I am a spirit?

Be I a devil; yet God may pity me;

Yea; God will pity me; if I repent。



EVIL ANGEL。 Ay; but Faustus never shall repent。

     'Exeunt ANGELS。'



FAUSTUS。 My heart is harden'd; I cannot repent;

Scarce can I name salvation; faith; or heaven:

Swords; poisons; halters; and envenom'd steel

Are laid before me to despatch myself;

And long ere this I should have done the deed;

Had not sweet pleasure conquer'd deep despair。

Have not I made blind Homer sing to me

Of Alexander's love and Oenon's death?

And hath not he; that built the walls of Thebes

With ravishing sound of his melodious harp;

Made music with my Mephistophilis?

Why should I die; then; or basely despair?

I am resolv'd; Faustus shall not repent。

Come; Mephistophilis; let us dispute again;

And reason of divine astrology。

Speak; are there many spheres above the moon?

Are all celestial bodies but one globe;

As is the substance of this centric earth?



MEPHIST。 As are the elements; such are the heavens;

Even from the moon unto th' empyreal orb;

Mutually folded in each other's spheres;

And jointly move upon one axletree;

Whose termine is term'd the world's wide pole;

Nor are the names of Saturn; Mars; or Jupiter

Feign'd; but are erring stars。



FAUSTUS。 But have they all one motion; both situ et tempore?



MEPHIST。 All move from east to west in four…and…twenty

hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions

upon the poles of the zodiac。



FAUSTUS。 These slender questions Wagner can decide:

Hath Mephistophilis no greater skill?

Who knows not the double motion of the planets?

That the first is finish'd in a natural day;

The second thus; Saturn in thirty years; Jupiter in twelve;

Mars in four; the Sun; Venus; and Mercury in a year; the Moon

in twenty…eight days。  These are freshmen's questions。  But

tell me; hath every sphere a dominion or intelligentia?



MEPHIST。 Ay。



FAUSTUS。 How many heavens or spheres are there?



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