Chap-books of the eighteenth century . d yourself to us—I will have n>y request rephedFaustus, and yet not be damned with you—Then said the spirit,you must not, nor shall not have your desire, and yet thou artmine and all the world cannot save thee from my power. Thenget you hence, said Faustus, and I conjure thee that thou cometo me at night again. Then the spirit vanished, and Doctor Faustus began to con-sider by what means he could obtain his desires without bind-ing himself to the Devil. While Faustus was in these cogitations, night drew on, andthen the spirit appeared, acquainting him
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . d yourself to us—I will have n>y request rephedFaustus, and yet not be damned with you—Then said the spirit,you must not, nor shall not have your desire, and yet thou artmine and all the world cannot save thee from my power. Thenget you hence, said Faustus, and I conjure thee that thou cometo me at night again. Then the spirit vanished, and Doctor Faustus began to con-sider by what means he could obtain his desires without bind-ing himself to the Devil. While Faustus was in these cogitations, night drew on, andthen the spirit appeared, acquainting him that now he hadorders from his prince to be obedient to him, and to do for himwhat he desired, and bid him shew what he would have.—Faustus replied, His desire was to become a Spirit, and thatMephistopholes should always be at his command; that when-ever he pleased he should appear invisible to all men.—TheSpirit answered his request should be granted if he would signthe articles pronounced to him viz, That Faustus should give. This is a rough copy of the frontispiece to Gents translation, ed. 164S. 44 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. himself over body and soul to Lucifer, deny his Belief, andbecome an enemy to all good men; and that the writingsshould be made with his own blood.—Faustus agreeing to allthis, the Spirit promised he should have his hearts desire, andthe power to turn into any shape, and have a thousand spiritsat command. Chap. 4. Faustus lets himself blood, and makes himself overTO THE Devil. The Spirit appearing in the morning to Faustus, told him, Thatnow he was come to see the writing executed and give himpower. Whereupon Faustus took out a knife, pricked a veinin his left arm, and drew blood, with which he wrote as follows : I, John Faustus, Doctor in Divinity, do openly acknow-lege That in all my studying of the course of nature and the ele-ments, I could never attain to my desire ; I finding men unableto assist me, have made my addresses to t
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