The Surprising life and death of Dr. John Faustus, D.D. Commonly called the history of the devil and Dr. Faustus. : To which is now added the Necromancer, or, Harlaquin [sic] Doctor Faustus; as performed at the theatres. / Truly translated from the original copies.
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- The Surprising life and death of Dr. John Faustus, D.D. Commonly called the history of the devil and Dr. Faustus. : To which is now added the Necromancer, or, Harlaquin [sic] Doctor Faustus; as performed at the theatres. / Truly translated from the original copies.
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- 1795.
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- Faust, d. ca. 1540.
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"The Surprising life and death of Dr. John Faustus, D.D. Commonly called the history of the devil and Dr. Faustus. : To which is now added the Necromancer, or, Harlaquin [sic] Doctor Faustus; as performed at the theatres. / Truly translated from the original copies." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N21770.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
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THE SURPRISING LIEE AND DEATH OF Dr.
John Faustus. -
CHAP. I.
Of his Parentage and Birth. -
CHAP. II.
How Dr. Faustusbegan to practise his Develish Art; and conjured the Devil, making him to appear, and meet him on the morrow morning at his own house. -
CHAP. III.
The conference of Dr. Faustuswith his Spirit Mephostophiles,the morning following, at his own house. -
CHAP. IV.
The second time of the spirit's appear∣ing to Faustusat his house. -
CHAP. V.
The third parley between Dr. Fau∣stus and Mephohostophiles about a Conclusien. -
CHAP. VI. How Dr. Faustus set his Blood in a Sawcer, on warm Ashes, and writ as followeth: -
CHAP. VII.
How Mephostophilescame for his writing, and in what manner he appeared, and the sights he shewed him; and how he caused him to keep a copy of his own writing. -
CHAP. VIII.
The manner how Faustusproceeded in his damnable life. -
CHAP. IX.
How Dr. Faustuswould have married. -
CHAP. X.
Question put forth by Dr. Faustusunto his spirit Mephostophiles. -
CHAP. X.
How Dr. Faustus dreamt that he had seen Hell. -
CHAP. XI.
How Dr. Faustus desired of his spirit, to know the secrets and pains of hell. -
CHAP. XIII.
How Dr. Faustusturned Astrono∣mer. -
CHAP. XIV.
How Faustusasked his Spirit a Ques∣tion in Astronomy. -
CHAP. XV.
How Faustus fell into Despair; for having put a Question unto his spir∣it, they fell at Variance, whereupon the Rout of Devils appeared, threat∣ning him sharply. -
CHAP. XVI.
How Dr. Faustuswas carried round the world in eight days. After which he wrote a letter to his friend at Leipzigof the same. -
CHAP. XVII.
How Faustushad a Sight of Paradise. -
CHAP. XVIII.
Another question put forth by Dr. Faustusconcerning the stars. -
CHAP. XIX.
How Faustuswas asked a Question concerning spirits. -
CHAP. XX.
How Faustuswas asked a Question concerning thunder. -
CHAP. XXI.
Dr. Faustus's merry conceits, shew∣ing after what sort he practised Ne∣cromancy. -
CHAP. XXII.
How Dr. Faustusin the Sight of the emperor conjured a pair of hart's Horns on a Knight's Head. -
CHAP. XXIII.
How Dr. Faustusborrowed Money of a Jew. -
CHAP. XXIV.
How Dr. Faustusdeceived a Horse Courser. -
CHAP. XXV.
How Dr. Faustuseat a Load of Hay. -
CHAP. XXVII.
How Dr. Faustussold five Swine for fix dollars a piece. -
CHAP. XXIII.
How Dr. Faustusplayed a merry Jest with the Duke of Anhalt,in his court. -
CHAP. XXIX.
How Dr. Faustuswith his company visited the Bishop Saltsburg's Wine Cellar. -
CHAP. XXX.
How Faustusfeasted his Guests on Ash-Wednesday. -
CHAP. XXXI.
How Dr. Faustusconjured the four Wheels from a Countryman's Wag∣gon. -
CHAP. XXXII.
How four Jugglers cut one another's Heads off, and set them on again, and Faustusdeceived them. -
CHAP. XXXIII.
How Dr. Faustuswrote the second time with his own blood, and gave it to the Devil. -
CHAP. XXXIV.
How Dr. Faustusmade a Marriage between two Lovers. -
CHAP. XXXV.
How Dr. Faustusled his Friends into his Garden at Christmas,and shew∣ed them many strange sights, in the Nineteenth Year. -
CHAP. XXXVI.
How Dr. Faustusgathered together a great Army of Men in his Extrem∣ity, against a Knight that would have conjured him on his Journey. -
CHAP. XXXVII.
How Dr. Faustusused Mephosto∣philes,to bring him seven of the fairest Women he could find in all the Counries he had travelled in the Twenty Years. -
CHAP. XXXVIII.
How Dr. Faustusserved the drunken Clowns. -
CHAP. XXXIX.
How Dr. Faustusfound a mass of Money, when he had consumed Twenty two of his Years. -
CHAP. XL.
How Dr. Faustus made the spirit of fair Helena of Greece his own Para∣mour and Bed fellow in his Twenty third Year. -
CHAP. XLI.
How Dr. Faustus made his Will, in which he made his Servant Wagger to be his Heir. -
CHAP. XLII.
How Dr. Faustus fell in talking with his Servant, touching his Testament, and the Covenant thereof. -
CHAP. XLIII.
How Dr. Faustus having but one Month of his appointed time to come, fell to Mourning and Sorrowing with himself for his Devilish exercise. -
CHAP. XLIV.
How Dr. Faustus complained that he should in his lusty Time and youthful Years die so miserable. -
CHAP. XLV.
How Dr. Faustus bewailed to think on Hell, and the miserable Pains there∣in provided for him. -
CHAP. XLV
Here followed the miserable and la∣mentable end of Dr. Faustus, by which all christians may take an example and warning. -
CHAP. XLVII.
An Oration of Dr. Faustus to the Students.
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CHAP. I.
- THE NECROMANCER: OR, HARLEQUIN DR. FAUSTUS.
- WITTY-STORIES.