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And tell the secrets of all foreign kings；
I'll have them wall all Germany with brass；
And make swift Rhine circle fair Wertenberg；
I'll have them fill the public schools with silk；
Wherewith the students shall be bravely clad；
I'll levy soldiers with the coin they bring；
And chase the Prince of Parma from our land；
And reign sole king of all the provinces；
Yea； stranger engines for the brunt of war；
Than was the fiery keel at Antwerp…bridge；
I'll make my servile spirits to invent。
Enter VALDES and CORNELIUS。
Come； German Valdes； and Cornelius；
And make me blest with your sage conference。
Valdes； sweet Valdes； and Cornelius；
Know that your words have won me at the last
To practice magic and concealed arts。
Philosophy is odious and obscure；
Both law and physic are for petty wits：
'Tis magic； magic that hath ravish'd me。
Then； gentle friends； aid me in this attempt；
And I； that have with subtle syllogisms
Gravell'd the pastors of the German church；
And made the flowering pride of Wittenberg
Swarm to my problems； as th' infernal spirits
On sweet Musaeus when he came to hell；
Will be as cunning as Agrippa was；
Whose shadow made all Europe honour him。
VALDES。 Faustus； these books； thy wit； and our experience；
Shall make all nations to canonize us。
As Indian Moors obey their Spanish lords；
So shall the spirits of every element
Be always serviceable to us three；
Like lions shall they guard us when we please；
Like Almain rutters with their horsemen's staves；
Or Lapland giants； trotting by our sides；
Sometimes like women； or unwedded maids；
Shadowing more beauty in their airy brows
Than have the white breasts of the queen of love：
》From Venice shall they drag huge argosies；
And from America the golden fleece
That yearly stuffs old Philip's treasury；
If learned Faustus will be resolute。
FAUSTUS。 Valdes； as resolute am I in this
As thou to live： therefore object it not。
CORNELIUS。 The miracles that magic will perform
Will make thee vow to study nothing else。
He that is grounded in astrology；
Enrich'd with tongues； well seen in minerals；
Hath all the principles magic doth require：
Then doubt not； Faustus； but to be renowm'd；
And more frequented for this mystery
Than heretofore the Delphian oracle。
The spirits tell me they can dry the sea；
And fetch the treasure of all foreign wrecks；
Yea； all the wealth that our forefathers hid
Within the massy entrails of the earth：
Then tell me； Faustus； what shall we three want？
FAUSTUS。 Nothing； Cornelius。 O； this cheers my soul！
Come； shew me some demonstrations magical；
That I may conjure in some bushy grove；
And have these joys in full possession。
VALDES。 Then haste thee to some solitary grove；
And bear wise Bacon's and Albertus' works；
The Hebrew Psalter； and New Testament；
And whatsoever else is requisite
We will inform thee ere our conference cease。
CORNELIUS。 Valdes； first let him know the words of art；
And then； all other ceremonies learn'd；
Faustus may try his cunning by himself。
VALDES。 First I'll instruct thee in the rudiments；
And then wilt thou be perfecter than I。
FAUSTUS。 Then come and dine with me； and； after meat；
We'll canvass every quiddity thereof；
For； ere I sleep； I'll try what I can do：
This night I'll conjure； though I die therefore。
＇Exeunt。＇
Enter two SCHOLARS。
FIRST SCHOLAR。 I wonder what's become of Faustus； that was wont
to make our schools ring with sic probo。
SECOND SCHOLAR。 That shall we presently know； here comes his boy。
Enter WAGNER。
FIRST SCHOLAR。 How now； sirrah！ where's thy master？
WAGNER。 God in heaven knows。
SECOND SCHOLAR。 Why； dost not thou know； then？
WAGNER。 Yes； I know； but that follows not。
FIRST SCHOLAR。 Go to； sirrah！ leave your jesting； and tell us
where he is。
WAGNER。 That follows not by force of argument； which you； being
licentiates； should stand upon： therefore acknowledge your
error； and be attentive。
SECOND SCHOLAR。 Then you will not tell us？
WAGNER。 You are deceived； for I will tell you： yet； if you were
not dunces； you would never ask me such a question； for is he not
corpus naturale？ and is not that mobile？ then wherefore should
you ask me such a question？ But that I am by nature phlegmatic；
slow to wrath； and prone to lechery （to love； I would say）； it
were not for you to come within forty foot of the place of
execution； although I do not doubt but to see you both hanged
the next sessions。 Thus having triumphed over you； I will set
my countenance like a precisian； and begin to speak thus：
Truly； my dear brethren； my master is within at dinner； with
Valdes and Cornelius； as this wine； if it could speak； would
inform your worships： and so； the Lord bless you； preserve you；
and keep you； my dear brethren！
＇Exit。＇
FIRST SCHOLAR。 O Faustus！
Then I fear that which I have long suspected；
That thou art fall'n into that damned art
For which they two are infamous through the world。
SECOND SCHOLAR。 Were he a stranger； not allied to me；
The danger of his soul would make me mourn。
But； come； let us go and inform the Rector：
It may be his grave counsel may reclaim him。
FIRST SCHOLAR。 I fear me nothing will reclaim him now。
SECOND SCHOLAR。 Yet let us see what we can do。
＇Exeunt。＇
Enter FAUSTUS。
FAUSTUS。 Now that the gloomy shadow of the night；
Longing to view Orion's drizzling look；
Leaps from th' antartic world unto the sky；
And dims the welkin with her pitchy breath；
Faustus； begin thine incantations；
And try if devils will obey thy hest；
Seeing thou hast pray'd and sacrific'd to them。
Within this circle is Jehovah's name；
Forward and backward anagrammatiz'd；
Th' abbreviated names of holy saints；
Figures of every adjunct to the heavens；
And characters of signs and erring stars；
By which the spirits are enforc'd to rise：
Then fear not； Faustus； to be resolute；
And try the utmost magic can perform。
＇Thunder。＇
Sint mihi dii Acherontis propitii！ Valeat numen triplex Jehovoe！
Ignei； aerii； aquatani spiritus； salvete！ Orientis princeps
Belzebub； inferni ardentis monarcha； et Demogorgon； propitiamus
vos； ut appareat et surgat Mephistophilis Dragon； quod tumeraris：
per Jehovam； Gehennam； et consecratam aquam quam nunc spargo；
signumque crucis quod nunc facio； et per vota nostra； ipse nunc
surgat nobis dicatus Mephistophilis！
Enter MEPHISTOPHILIS。
I charge thee to return； and change thy shape；
Thou art too ugly to attend on me：
Go； and return an old Franciscan friar；
That holy shape becomes a devil best。
＇Exit MEPHISTOPHILIS。＇
I see there's virtue in my heavenly words。
Who would not be proficient in this art？
How pliant is this Mephistophilis；
Full of obedience and humility！