Chap-books of the eighteenth century . ritsat 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 the Princ
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . ritsat 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 the Prince of Dark-ness, and his messenger Mephistopholes, giving them both souland body, on condition that they fully execute my desires; thewhich they have promised me. I do also further grant by thesepresents, that if I be duly served, when and in what place Icommand, and have every thing that I ask for during the spaceof twenty four years, then I agree that at the expiration of thesaid term, you shall do with Me and Mine, Body and Soul, as. The History of Dr. John Faustus. 45 you please. Hereby protesting, that I deny God and Christand all the host of heaven. And as for the further considerationof this my wTiting, I have subscribed it with my own hand,sealed it th my own seal, and ™t it with my own blood. John Faustus. No sooner had Faustus sent his name to the writing, buthis spirit Mephistopholes appeared all wrapt in fire, and out ofhis mouth issued fire ; and in an instant came a pack of houndsin full cry. Afterwards came a bull dancing before him, then alion and a bear fighting. All these and many spectacles moredid the Spirit present to the Doctors view, concluding withall manner of musick, and some hundreds of spirits dancingbefore him.—This being ended, Faustus looking about sawseven sacks of silver, which he went to dispose of, but couldnot handle himself, it was so hot. This diversion so pleased Faustus, that he gave Mephisto-pholes the writing he had made, and kept a
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