Vintner. Rafe. Peccatum peccatorum, heeres thy goblet, good (Gives the goblet to Vintner, who exit.) Robin. Misericordia pro nobis, what shal I doe? good diuel, forgiue me now, and Ile neuer rob thy Library more. Enter to them Meph. Meph. Monarch of hel, vnder whose blacke suruey 991 Great Potentates do kneele with awful feare, Vpon whose altars thousand soules do lie, How am I vexed with these vilaines charmes ? 995 Robin. How, from Constantinople? you haue had a great iourney, wil you take sixe pence in your purse to pay for your supper, and be gone? 999 Me. Wel villaines, for your presumption, I transforme thee into an Ape, and thee into a Dog, and so be gone. Exit. Rob. How, into an Ape? thats braue, Ile haue fine sport with the boyes, Ile get nuts and apples enow. Rafe. And I must be a Dogge. 1004 Robin. Ifaith thy head wil neuer be out of the potage pot. Exeunt. Enter Emperour, Faustus, and a Knight, with Attendants. Em. Maister doctor Faustus, I haue heard strange report of thy knowledge in the blacke Arte, how that none in my Empire, nor in the whole world can compare with thee, for the rare effects of Magicke they say thou hast a familiar spirit, by whome thou canst accomplish what thou list: this therefore is my request, that thou let me see some proofe of thy skil, that mine eies may be witnesses to confirme what mine eares haue heard reported, and here I sweare to thee, by the honor of mine Imperial 988 s.D. add. Dyce 991 Monarch] Before this line Qq 1604-11 wrongly insert two lines of prose, which all editors omit, Vanish vilaines, th'one like an Ape, an other like a Beare, the third an Asse, for doing this enterprise. 994 with 1604-11: by 1616-63 these 1604, 1616-63: this 1609-11 995 am. . come] haue they brought me now 1616-63 1005 be om. 1609, 1611 1006 + Qq 1616-63 add. a new scene of 49 lines (Act III) Scene IV. Rob., Cunn. Cf. Appendix, pp. 210, 211 (l. 1007-1055) 1006++ Act the Fourth. Scene I. Rob., Cunn.: Scene X Ward, Bull., Brey. 10071105 Rewritten and expanded Qq 1616–63. Cf. Appendix, pp. 211-214 (l. 1056-1178). No verbal similarity between the two texts except at Il. 1094-110I 1014 my eares 1609, 1611 1007 reports 1609, 1611 crowne, that what euer thou doest, thou shalt be no wayes preiudiced or indamaged. Knight Ifaith he lookes much like a coniurer. 1017 Aside. Fau. My gratious Soueraigne, though I must confesse my selfe farre inferior to the report men haue published, and nothing answerable to the honor of your Imperial maiesty, yet for that loue and duety bindes me therevnto, I am content to do whatsoeuer your maiesty shall command me. Em. Then doctor Faustus, marke what I shall say. 1025 As I was sometime solitary set, Within my Closet, sundry thoughts arose, Howe they had wonne by prowesse such exploits, Gote such riches, subdued so many kingdomes, (I feare me) neuer attaine to that degree Amongest which kings is Alexander the great, 1030 1035 1040 1045 Fau: My gratious Lord, I am ready to accomplish your request, so farre forth as by art and power of my spirit I am able to performe. Knight. Ifaith thats iust nothing at all. 1051 Aside. Fau But if it like your Grace, it is not in my abilitie to present before your eyes the true substantiall bodies of those two deceased princes which long since are consumed to dust. 1020 report of men 1611 1029 wonne] done conj. Dyce2 1609, 1611 1056 1023 whatsoeuer] what 1609, 1611 1038 om. 1609-1611 1044 om. Knight. I mary, master doctor, now theres a signe of grace in you, when you wil confesse the trueth. Aside. Fau: But such spirites as can liuely resemble Alexander and his Paramour, shal appeare before your Grace, in that manner that they best liu'd in, in their most florishing estate, which I doubt not shal sufficiently content your Imperiall maiesty. 1063 Em. Go to, maister Doctor, let me see them presently. Kn. Do you heare maister Doctor? you bring Alexander and his paramour before the emperor? Fau. How then sir? 1066 Kn. Ifaith thats as true as Diana turnd me to a stag. Fau: No sir, but when Acteon died, he left the hornes for you: Mephastophilis be gone. Exit Meph. Kn. Nay, and you go to coniuring, Ile be gone. Exit Kn: Fau. Ile meete with you anone for interrupting me so : heere they are, my gratious Lord. 1073 Enter Meph: with Alexander and his paramour. Emp. Maister Doctor, I heard this Lady while she liu'd had a wart or moale in her necke, how shal I know whether it be so or no? Fau: Your highnes may boldly go and see. Exit Alex: Emp: Sure these are no spirites, but the true substantiall bodies of those two deceased princes. 1079 Fau: Wilt please your highnes now to send for the knight that was so pleasant with me here of late? Emp: One of you call him foorth. Enter the Knight with a paire of hornes on his head. Emp. How now sir Knight? why I had thought thou hadst beene a batcheler, but now I see thou hast a wife, that not only giues thee hornes, but makes thee weare them feele on thy head. 1086 Kn: Thou damned wretch, and execrable dogge, Bred in the concaue of some monstrous rocke: How darst thou thus abuse a Gentleman ? Vilaine I say, vndo what thou hast done. 1090 Fau: O not so fast sir, theres no haste: but good, are you remembred how you crossed me in my conference with the emperour? I thinke I haue met with you for it. 1061 best 1604-11: both conj. Dyce', Dyce' etc. moale 1604 moale or wart 1609, 1611 Exeunt Spirits Dyce, after 1079 1081 here om. 1609, 1611 1075 wart or 1077+ S.D. Exit Alex.] 1079 those 1604: these 1609, 1611 1082 + S.D. Exit Attendant add. Dyce Emp: Good Maister Doctor, at my intreaty release him, he hath done penance sufficient. 1095 Fau: My Gratious Lord, not so much for the iniury hee offred me heere in your presence, as to delight you with some mirth, hath Faustus worthily requited this iniurious knight, which being all I desire, I am content to release him of his hornes and sir knight, hereafter speake well of Scholers Mephastophilis, transforme him strait. Now my good Lord hauing done my duety, I humbly take my leaue. 1103 : Emp: Farewel maister Doctor, yet ere you goe, Fau: Now Mephastophilis, the restlesse course 1110 Me: What, wil you goe on horse backe, or on foote? Fau: Nay, til I am past this faire and pleasant greene, ile walke on foote. Enter a Horse-courser Hors: I haue beene al this day seeking one maister Fustian masse, see where he is. God saue you maister doctor. Fau: What horse-courser, you are wel met. 1117 Hors: Do you heare sir? I haue brought you forty dollers for your horse. Fau: I cannot sel him so take him. Hors: Alas sir, I haue no for me. 1120 if thou likst him for fifty, more, I pray you speake 1094 Good] Then good 1616-63 you to remoue his hornes 1616-63 sufficient] now sufficiently 1616-63 1096-7 hee . presence] done to me 1616-63 at.. him] Let me intreate 1095 he hath] He has 1616 1096 the om. 1616-63 1097 you] your Maiesty 1616-63 1098 worthily] iustly 1616-63 1099-1100 release him of] remoue 1616-63 1100 sir.. hereafter] hereafter sir 1616-20, 1631, 1663: hereafter 1624 speake] looke you speake 1616-63 1101 Mephastophilis, transforme him interpolated between hornes and and (l. 1100) 1616-63 strait om. 1616-63 S.D. Mephistophilis removes the horns add Dyce after strait 1105 + New scene of 136 lines add. 1616-63; cf. Appendix, pp. 214 (l. 1179)-217 1105+ Scene XI. add. Ward, Bull., Brey.: (Act IV.) Scene II. Wag. 1198] Abridged version of 54 lines in Qq 1616–63. No verbal resemblance except at ll. 1127–33, 1142-8, and 1193–8; cf. Appendix, pp. 218, 219 Me: I pray you let him haue him, he is an honest felow, and he has a great charge, neither wife nor childe. 1126 Fau: Wel, come giue me your money, my boy wil deliuer him to you but I must tel you one thing before you haue him, ride him not into the water at any hand. Hors: Why sir, wil he not drinke of all waters ? Fau: O yes, he wil drinke of al waters, but ride him not into the water, ride him ouer hedge or ditch, or where thou wilt, but not into the water. 1133 1130 Hors: Wel sir, Now am I made man for euer, Ile not leaue my horse for fortie: if he had but the qualitie of hey ding, ding, hey, ding, ding, Ide make a braue liuing on him; hee has a buttocke as slicke as an Ele: wel god buy sir, your boy wil deliuer him me but hark ye sir, if my horse be sick, or ill at ease, if I bring his water to you, youle tel me what it is ? Exit Horsecourser. Fau. Away you villaine: what, doost thinke I am a horsedoctor? What art thou Faustus but a man condemnd to die? Thy fatall time doth drawe to finall ende, 1143 1148 Sleepe in his chaire. Enter Horsecourser all wet, crying. Hors. Alas, alas, Doctor Fustian quoth a, mas, Doctor Lopus was neuer such a Doctor, has giuen me a purgation, has purg'd me of fortie Dollers, I shall neuer see them more : but yet like an asse as I was, I would not be ruled by him, for he bade me I should ride him into no water; now, 1127 come 1604-11: I will not stand with thee 1616-63 your] the 1616-63 S.D. Horse-courser gives Faustus the money add. Dyce after money 1127-8 my boy. . to you om. 1616-63 1128 but] now sirra 1616-63 one. haue him] that you may ride him o're hedge and ditch, and spare him not; but do you heare? in any case 1616-63 1129 at any hand om. 1616-63 1130 Why sir] How sir, not into the water? why 1616-63 om. 1616-63 1132 ride him ouer] o're 1616-63 ditch 1616-63 1134 am I 1604: I am a 1609, 1611 1135 fortic] twice forty dollars conj. Dyce: twice forty Wag., Bull. buy] b'wi'ye Dyce 1138 ye 1604: you 1609, 1611 doth drawe] 1604-11: drawes 1616-63 to] to a 1616-63 vnto] into 1616–63, Dyce to sleepe 1616-63 1147 om. 1663 1131 O or ditch] and 1137 1144 1145 1148 S.D. He sits |