The historye of the damnable life and deserued death of Doctor Iohn Faustus. Newly imprinted, and in conuenient places, imperfect matter amended: according to the true coppy printed at Franckfort, and translated into English by P.F. Gent.
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- The historye of the damnable life and deserued death of Doctor Iohn Faustus. Newly imprinted, and in conuenient places, imperfect matter amended: according to the true coppy printed at Franckfort, and translated into English by P.F. Gent.
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Contents
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A Discourse of the most famous Doctor
Iohn Faustus ofWittenberg inGermany Coniurer, and Necromancer: wherein is declared many strange things that he himselfe had seene and done in the earth, and in the ayre, with his bringing vp, his Trauailes, Studies, and last end.- Of his Parentage and Birth. Chap. 1.
- How Doctor Faustus began to practise in his deuilish Art, and how he coniured the deuill, making him to appeare and meet him on the morrow at his owne house. Chap. 2.
- The conference of Doctor Faustus with his Spirit Mephostophiles the morning following at his owne house. Chap. 3.
- The second time of the Spirit appearing to Faustus in his house and their parley. Chap. 4.
- The third parley betweene Doctor Faustus and Mephostophiles about a conclusion. Chap. 5.
- How Doctor Faustus set his blood in a saucer on warme ashes, and writ as followeth. Chap. 6.
- How Mephostophiles came for his writing, and in what manner he ap∣peared, and his sights he shewed him: and how he caused him to keepe a coppy of his owne writings. Chap. 7.
- The manner how Faustus proceeded in his damnable life and of the diligent seruice that Mephostophiles vsed towards him. Chap. 8.
- How Doctor Faustus would haue marryed, and how the deuill had almost killed him for it. Chap. 9.
- Questions put foorth by Doctor Faustus vnto his spirit Mephosto∣philes. Cap. 10.
- How Doctor Faustus dreamed that hee had scene hell in his sleepe, and how he questioned with his spirit of matters concerning hell, with the spirits answere. Chap. 11.
- The second question put forth by Doctor Faustus to his spirit, what king∣domes there are in hell, how many, & what were the rulers names? Chap. 12.
- Another question put foorth by Doctor Faustus to his spirit con∣cerning his Lord Lucifer, with the sorrow that Faustus fell afterwards into. Chap. 13.
- Another disputation betwixt Doctor Faustus and his Spirit, of the power of the Deuill, and his enuy to man-kinde. Chap. 14.
- How Doctor Faustus desired againe of his Spirit, to knowe the secrets & paynes of hell: & whether those damned deuils & their company might euer come into the fauour & loue of God againe. Chap. 15.
- Another question put foorth by Doctor Faustus to his Spirit Mephostophiles of his owne estate. Chap. 16.
- Here followeth the second part of Doctor Faustus his life, and practises vntill his end. Chap. 17.
- A question put forth by Doctor Faustus to his Spirit, con∣cerning Astronomy. Chap. 18.
- How Doctor Faustus fell into despaire with himselfe, for hauing put foorth a question vnto his spirit, they fell at variance, where∣upon the rout of Deuils appeared vnto him, threat∣ning him sharply. Chap. 19.
- How Doctor Faustus desired to see hell, and of the manner how he was vsed therein. Chap. 20.
- How Doctor Faustus was carryed through the ayre vp to the heauen to see the whole world, and how the Skie and Planets ruled, af∣ter the which he wrote a letter to his friend of the same to Liptzig, and how he went about the world in eight dayes. Chap. 19.
- How Doctor Faustus made his iourney through the principall and most famous lands in the world.
- How Faustus had a sight of Paradise. Chap. 34.
- Of a certaine Comet that appeared in Germany, and how Doctor Faustus was desired by certaine friends of his to knowe the meaning thereof. Chap. 24.
- A question put forth to D. Faustus concerning the starres. Chap. 25.
- How Faustus was asked a question concerning the Spirits that vexe men. Chap. 26.
- How Doctor Faustus was asked a question cuncerning the Starres that fall from heauen. Chap. 27.
- Faustus was asked a question concerning thunder. Chap. 28.
- How the Emperour Carolus Quintus requested of Faustus to see some of his cunning, wherunto he agreed. Chap. 29.
- How Doctor Faustus in the sight of the Emperour, coniured a paire of Harts hornes vpon a Knights head that slept out at a cazement. Chap. 30.
- How the aboue mentioned Knight went about to be reuen∣ged of Doctor Faustus. Chap. 31.
- Vniuersitie requested Faustus to helpe them at a wish to the towne, of Menchen in Bauaria, there to see the Duke of Bauaria his Sonnes wedding. Chap. 32.
- How Doctor Faustus borrowed money of a Iew, and laid his owne legge to pawne for it. Chap. 33.
- How Doctor Faustus deceiued a Horse-courser. Cap. 34.
- How Doctor Faustus eate a loade of Hay. Chap. 35.
- How Doctor Faustus serued the twelue students. Chap. 36.
- How Doctor Faustus serued the drunken clownes. Chap. 37.
- How Doctor Faustus solde fiue Swine for sixe Dollers a peece. Chap. 38.
- How Doctor Faustus played a merry iest with the Duke of An∣holt in his Court. Chap. 39.
- How Doctor Faustus through his charmes made a great Castle in presence of the Duke of Anholt. Chap. 40.
- How Doctor Faustus with his Company, visited the Bishop of Saltzburgs Wine-Celler. Chap. 41.
- How Doctor Faustus kept his Chroue-tide. Chap. 42.
- How Doctor Faustus feasted his guests on the Ash∣wednesday. Chap. 43.
- How Doctor Faustus the day following was feasted of the students, and of his merry iests with them while he was in their company. Chap. 44.
- How Doctor Faustus shewed the faire Helena vnto the students vpon the Sunday following. Chap. 45.
- How Doctor Faustus Coniured away the foure wheeles from a Clownes Waggon. Chap. 46.
- How foure Iuglers cut one anothers head off, and set them on againe and how Doctor Faustus deceiued them. Chap. 47.
- How an olde man the neighbour of Faustus sought to perswade him to amend his euill life and to fall vnto re∣pentance. Chap. 48.
- How Doctor Faustus, wrote the second time with his owne blood and gaue it to the deuill. Chap. 49.
- How Doctor Faustus made a marriage between two louers. Cap. 50.
- How Doctor Faustus, led his friends into his Garden at Christmas, and showed them many strange sights, in his ninteenth yeare. Chap. 51.
- How Doctor Faustus, gathered together, a great Army of men, in his extremity, against a Knight that would haue miured him on his iourney. Chap. 52.
- How Doctor Faustus caused Mephostophiles to bring him 7. of the fairest women he could finde in all the Countries he had trauailed in, in the 20 yeare. Chap. 53.
- How Doctor Faustus found a masse of money, when he had consumed 22. of his yeares. Chap. 54.
- How Doctor Faustus made the spirit of faire Helena of Greece his owne Paramour and bedfellow in his 23. yeare. Chap. 55.
- How Doctor Faustus made his will, in which he named his seruant Wagner to be his heire. Chap. 56.
- How Doctor Faustus fell in talke with his seruant touching his Testament, and the couenants thereof. Chap. 57.
- How Doctor Faustus hauing but one month of his appointed time to come, fell to mourning and sorrow with himselfe, for his diueilish exercise. Chap. 58.
- How Doctor Faustus complained that hee should in his lusty time and youthfull yeares dye so miserably. Chap. 59.
- Another complaint of Doctor Faustus. Chap. 60.
- How Doctor Faustus bewailed to thinke on hell and of the misera∣ble paines therein prouided for him. Chap. 61.
- Here followeth the miserable and lamentable end of Doctor Fau∣stus, by the which all Christians may take an example and warning. Chap. 62.
- An Oration of Faustus to the Students. Chap. 63.