GOODANGEL。0,thouhastlostcelestialhappiness,Pleasuresunspeakable,blisswithoutendHadstthouaffectedsweetdivinity,Hellorthedevilhadhadnopoweronthee:
Hadstthoukeptonthatway,Faustus,behold,[Music,whileathronedescends。]
Inwhatresplendentglorythouhadstsit<254>
Inyonderthrone,likethosebright—shiningsaints,Andtriumph’doverhell!Thathastthoulost;
Andnow,poorsoul,mustthygoodangelleavethee:
Thejawsofhellareopen<255>toreceivethee。
[Exit。Thethroneascends。]
EVILANGEL。Now,Faustus,letthineeyeswithhorrorstare[Hellisdiscovered。]
Intothatvastperpetualtorture—house:
TherearetheFuriestossingdamnedsoulsOnburningforks;therebodiesboil<256>inlead;
Therearelivequartersbroilingonthecoals,Thatne’ercandie;thisever—burningchairIsforo’er—tortur’dsoulstorestthemin;
Thesethatarefedwithsopsofflamingfire,Weregluttons,andlov’donlydelicates,Andlaugh’dtoseethepoorstarveattheirgates:
Butyetallthesearenothing;thoushaltseeTenthousandtorturesthatmorehorridbe。
FAUSTUS。O,Ihaveseenenoughtotortureme!
EVILANGEL。Nay,thoumustfeelthem,tastethesmartofall:
Hethatlovespleasuremustforpleasurefall:
AndsoIleavethee,Faustus,tillanon;
Thenwiltthoutumbleinconfusion。
[Exit。Helldisappears。——Theclockstrikeseleven。]
FAUSTUS。OFaustus,Nowhastthoubutonebarehourtolive,Andthenthoumustbedamn’dperpetually!
Standstill,youever—movingspheresofheaven,Thattimemaycease,andmidnightnevercome;
FairNature’seye,rise,riseagain,andmakePerpetualday;orletthishourbebutAyear,amonth,aweek,anaturalday,ThatFaustusmayrepentandsavehissoul!
Olente,lentecurrite,noctisequi!
Thestarsmovestill,timeruns,theclockwillstrike,Thedevilwillcome,andFaustusmustbedamn’d。
O,I’llleapuptoheaven!——Whopullsmedown?——
See,whereChrist’sbloodstreamsinthefirmament!<257>
Onedropofbloodwillsaveme:OmyChrist!——
RendnotmyheartfornamingofmyChrist;
YetwillIcallonhim:O,spareme,Lucifer!——
Whereisitnow?’tisgone:
And,see,athreateningarm,an<258>angrybrow!
Mountainsandhills,come,come,andfallonme,Andhidemefromtheheavywrathofheaven!
No!
ThenwillIheadlongrunintotheearth:
Gape,earth!O,no,itwillnotharbourme!
Youstarsthatreign’datmynativity,Whoseinfluencehath<259>allotteddeathandhell,NowdrawupFaustus,likeafoggymist,Intotheentrailsofyon<260>labouringcloud[s],That,whenyou<261>vomitforthintotheair,Mylimbsmayissuefromyoursmokymouths;
Butletmysoulmountandascendtoheaven!
[Theclockstrikesthehalf—hour。]
O,halfthehourispast!’twillallbepastanon。
O,if<262>mysoulmustsufferformysin,Imposesomeendtomyincessantpain;
LetFaustusliveinhellathousandyears,Ahundredthousand,andatlast<263>besav’d!
Noendislimitedtodamnedsouls。
Whywertthounotacreaturewantingsoul?
Orwhyisthisimmortalthatthouhast?
O,Pythagoras’metempsychosis,werethattrue,Thissoulshouldflyfromme,andIbechang’dIntosomebrutishbeast!allbeastsarehappy,For,whentheydie,Theirsoulsaresoondissolv’dinelements;
Butminemustlivestilltobeplagu’dinhell。
Curs’dbetheparentsthatengender’dme!
No,Faustus,cursethyself,curseLuciferThathathdepriv’dtheeofthejoysofheaven。
[Theclockstrikestwelve。]
Itstrikes,itstrikes!Now,body,turntoair,OrLuciferwillbeartheequicktohell!
Osoul,bechang’dintosmallwater—drops,Andfallintotheocean,ne’erbefound!
Thunder。EnterDEVILS。
O,mercy,heaven!looknotsofierceonme!
Addersandserpents,letmebreatheawhile!
Uglyhell,gapenot!comenot,Lucifer!
I’llburnmybooks!——OMephistophilis!
[ExeuntDEVILSwithFAUSTUS。]
EnterSCHOLARS。<264>
FIRSTSCHOLAR。Come,gentlemen,letusgovisitFaustus,Forsuchadreadfulnightwasneverseen;
Sincefirsttheworld’screationdidbegin,Suchfearfulshrieksandcrieswereneverheard:
Prayheaventhedoctorhaveescap’dthedanger。
SECONDSCHOLAR。
O,helpus,heaven!<265>see,hereareFaustus’limbs,Alltornasunderbythehandofdeath!
THIRDSCHOLAR。
ThedevilswhomFaustusserv’dhave<266>tornhimthus;
For,twixtthehoursoftwelveandone,methought,Iheardhimshriekandcallaloudforhelp;
Atwhichself<267>timethehouseseem’dallonfireWithdreadfulhorrorofthesedamnedfiends。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Well,gentlemen,thoughFaustus’endbesuchAseveryChristianheartlamentstothinkon,Yet,forhewasascholaronceadmir’dForwondrousknowledgeinourGermanschools,We’llgivehismangledlimbsdueburial;
Andallthestudents,cloth’dinmourningblack,Shallwaituponhisheavyfuneral。
[Exeunt。]
EnterCHORUS。
CHORUS。Cutisthebranchthatmighthavegrownfullstraight,AndburnedisApollo’slaurel—bough,Thatsometimegrewwithinthislearnedman。
Faustusisgone:regardhishellishfall,Whosefiendfulfortunemayexhortthewise,Onlytowonderatunlawfulthings,WhosedeepnessdothenticesuchforwardwitsTopractisemorethanheavenlypowerpermits。
[Exit。]
Terminathoradiem;terminatauctoropus。
<1>Carthagens]So4tos1616,1624,(andcompare4to1604,p。79)。——2to1631"Carthagen。"
<p。79。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"WhereMarsdidmatetheCarthaginians;">
<2>her]Oldeds。"his。"
<3>of]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"and。"
<4>upon]So4to1616。——2tos1624<,>1631<,>"onthe。"
<5>thousand]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"diuers。"
<6>them]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"men。"
<7>legatur]Oldeds。"legatus。"
<8>petty]Imaynoticethat4to1604has"pretty,"whichisperhapstherightreading。
<9>&c。]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<10>circles,scenes,letters,andcharacters]So4to1604(seenote噰,p。80)。——Thelater4tos"circles,letters,characters。"
<Note噰,fromp。80。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"scenes]"Andsoonermayagullingweather—spieBydrawingforthheavensSCEANEStellcertainly,"&c。
Donne’sFIRSTSATYRE,——p。327,ed。1633。">
<11>gain]So4tos1624,1631(andso4to1604)。——2to1616"get。"
<12>these]Seenote?p。80。
<Note?fromp。80。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"theseelements]Soagain,"WithinthebowelsofTHESE
elements,"&c。,<on>p。87,firstcol,——"THESE"beingequivalenttoTHE。(NotunfrequentlyinouroldwritersTHESEislittlemorethanredundant。)">
<13>enterprise]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"enterprises。"
<14>makeswiftRhinecirclefair]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"WITHswiftRhinecircleALL。"
<15>silk]Oldeds。"skill。"
<16>blest]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"wise。"
<17>Swarm]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"Sworne。"
<18>to]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<19>have]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"has。"
<20>shallthey]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"theyshall。"
<21>huge]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"whole。"
<22>stuffs]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"stuff’d。"
<23>renowm’d]So4to1616(Seenote||,p。11)。——2tos1624,1631,"renown’d。"
<Note||,fromp。11。(TheFirstPartofTamburlainetheGreat):
"renowmed]i。e。renowned。——Sothe8vo。——The4to"renowned。"
——Theform"RENOWMED"(Fr。RENOMME)occursrepeatedlyafterwardsinthisplay,accordingtothe8vo。ItisoccasionallyfoundinwritersposteriortoMarlowe’stime。e。g。
"OfConstantinesgreattowneRENOUM’Dinvaine。"
VersestoKingJames,prefixedtoLordStirling’sMONARCHICKETRAGEDIES,ed。1607。">
<24>Albertus’]Oldeds。"Albanus。"
<25>that]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"the。"
<26>him]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<27>EnterFaustus]Oldeds。"Thunder。EnterLuciferand4deuils,Faustustothemwiththisspeech,"——wrongly。
<28>her]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"his。"
<29>erring]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"euening。"
<30>MephistophilisDragon,quodtumeraris]Seenote*,p。83。
<Note*,fromp。83。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"surgatMephistophilis,quodtumeraris]Thelater4toshave"surgatMephistophilisDRAGON,quodtumeraris。"——Thereisacorruptionhere,whichseemstodefyemendation。For"quodTUMERARIS,"Mr。J。Crossley,ofManchester,wouldread(rejectingtheword"Dragon")"quodTUMANDARES"(theconstructionbeing"quodtumandaresutMephistophilisappareatetsurgat"):butthe"tu"doesnotagreewiththepreceding"vos。"——TheRevd。J。Mitfordproposes"surgatMephistophilis,perDragon(orDagon)quodNUMENESTAERIS。"">
<31>dicatus]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"dicatis。"
<32>camehither]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"cameNOWhether。"
<33>speeches]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。
<34>accidens]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"accident。"
<35>fell]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"liue。"
<36>strike]So4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,"strikes。"
<37>thorough]So4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,"through。"
<38>Sirrah]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<39>save]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"spare。"
<40>again]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<41>or]Oldeds。"for。"
<42>vestigiisnostris]Oldeds。"vestigiasnostras。"
<43>backward]So4to1616(andso4to1604)。——2tos1624,1631,"backe。"
<44>Why]So4to1616(andso4to1604)。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<45>thatfamous]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"thatMOSTfamous。"
<46>of]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"be。"
<47>men]So4tos1624,1631(andso4to1604)。——2to1616"them。"
<48>Mephistophile]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"Mephostophilis。"
<49>thee]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"him。"
<50>thine]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"thy。"
<51>And]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<52>my]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"thy。"
<53>Isit]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"Itis。"
<54>soul]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<55>an]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。
<56>should]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"shall。"
<57>God]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"heauen。"
<58>thisscroll]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<59>hedesires]Notinthe4tos。Seenote?p。86。
<Note?fromp。86。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"hedesires]Notinanyofthefour4tos。Inthetractjustcited,<i。e。THEHISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS,ed。1648。>the"3dArticle"standsthus,——"ThatMephostophilesshouldbringhimanything,anddoeforhimwhatsoever。"Sig。A4,ed。
1648。Alatered。adds"hedesired。"Marlowe,nodoubt,followedsomeeditionoftheHISTORYinwhichthesewords,orsomethingequivalenttothem,hadbeenomittedbymistake。
(2to1661,whichIconsiderasofnoauthority,has"herequireth。")">
<60>and]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<61>with]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。
<62>the]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"that。"
<63>are]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"is。"
<64>hell’safable]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"hell’saMEEREfable。"
<65>thine]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"thy。"
<66>thy]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"thine。"
<67>was]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"were。"
<68>harness]i。e。armour。
<69>ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。
[Exeunt。]
EnterFAUSTUS,inhisstudy,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
FAUSTUS。WhenIbeholdtheheavens,&c。]
Oldeds。(thatis,4tos1616,1624,1631)thus;
"ThiswillIkeepe,ascharyasmylife。
[Exeunt。]
EnterWAGNERsolus。
WAGNER。LearnedFaustusToknowthesecretsofAstronomyGraueninthebookeofJoueshighfirmament,DidmounthimselfetoscaleOlympustop,Beingseatedinachariotburningbright,Drawnebythestrengthofyoaky[2to1624"yoaked"]Dragonsnecks,HenowisgonetoproueCosmography,AndasIgessewillfirstarriueatRome,ToseethePopeandmannerofhisCourt;
AndtakesomepartofholyPetersfeast,Thatto[2tos1624,1631,"on"]thisdayishighlysolemnized。
ExitWAGNER。
EnterFAUSTUSinhisStudy,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
FAUSTUS。WhenIbeholdtheheauens,"&c。
ThelineswhichIhavehereomittedbelongtoasubsequentpartoftheplay,wheretheywillbefoundwithconsiderableadditions,andarerightlyassignedtotheCHORUS。(Asgiveninthepresentplacebythe4tos1616,1624,1631,theselinesexhibitthetextoftheearlierFAUSTUS;seep。90,sec。col。)ItwouldseemthatsomethingwasintendedtointerveneherebetweentheexitofFaustusandMephistophilis,andtheirre—appearanceonthestage:compare,however,theprecedingplay,p。88,firstcol。
<p。90,sec。col。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"FAUSTUS。Greatthanks,mightyLucifer!
ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。
LUCIFER。Farewell,Faustus,andthinkonthedevil。
FAUSTUS。Farewell,greatLucifer。
[ExeuntLUCIFERandBELZEBUB。]
Come,Mephistophilis。
[Exeunt。]
EnterCHORUS。
CHORUS。LearnedFaustus,ToknowthesecretsofastronomyGraveninthebookofJove’shighfirmament,DidmounthimselftoscaleOlympus’top,Beingseatedinachariotburningbright,Drawnbythestrengthofyokydragons’necks。
Henowisgonetoprovecosmography,And,asIguess,willfirstarriveatRome,ToseethePopeandmannerofhiscourt,AndtakesomepartofholyPeter’sfeast,Thattothisdayishighlysolemniz’d。
[Exit。]
EnterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。
FAUSTUS。Havingnow,mygoodMephistophilis,Pass’dwithdelightthestatelytownofTrier,"etc。>
<p。88,firstcol。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):>
<Thispartoftheplaydoesnothaveanyrelevancetocharactersleavingthestageandre—entering。>
<Perhapstheeditormeantp。93,firstcolumn。>
<p。93,firstcol。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"RALPH。O,brave,Robin!shallIhaveNanSpit,andtomineownuse?OnthatconditionI’llfeedthydevilwithhorse—
breadaslongashelives,offreecost。
ROBIN。Nomore,sweetRalph:let’sgoandmakecleanourboots,whichliefouluponourhands,andthentoourconjuringinthedevil’sname。
[Exeunt。]
EnterROBINandRALPHwithasilvergoblet。
ROBIN。Come,Ralph:didnotItellthee,wewereforevermadebythisDoctorFaustus’book?ecce,signum!here’sasimplepurchaseforhorse—keepers:ourhorsesshalleatnohayaslongasthislasts。
RALPH。But,Robin,herecomestheVintner。">
<70>thine]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"thy。"
<71>is]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<72>breathes]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"breathe。"
<73>ears]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"eare。"
<74>thisI]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"thisTIMEI。"
<75>termine]Imaynoticethat4to1604(seep。88,sec。col。)
has"terminine,"whichatleastisbetterforthemetre。
<p。88,secondcolumn,(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"Whoseterminineisterm’dtheworld’swidepole;">
<76>erring]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"euening。"
<77>motion]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"motions。"
<78>Ay]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<79>and]So4to1631。——Notin4tos1616,1624。
<80>the]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。
<81>lips]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。
<82>andeversincehaverun]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"andHAUEEUERSINCErun。"
<83>this]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"these。"
<84>come]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"came。"
<85>I]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"II。"
<86>L]Oldeds。"Lechery。"Seenote?p。90。
<Note?fromp。90。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"L。]Allthe4tos"Lechery。"——HereIhavemadethealterationrecommendedbyMr。CollierinhisPrefacetoCOLERIDGE’S
SEVENLECTURESONSHAKESPEAREANDMILTON,p。cviii。">
<87>Tut]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"But。"
<88>Robin]Oldeds。"theClowne"(andsofrequentlyafterwards):
butheisevidentlyadistinctpersonfromthe"Clown,"Wagner’sattendant,whohaspreviouslyappeared(seep。111)。MostprobablythepartsoftheClownandRobinwereplayedbythesameactor;
andhencetheconfusionintheoldeds。
<P。111。(thisplay):
"EnterWAGNERandCLOWN。
WAGNER。Comehither,sirrahboy。"etc。>
<89>faith]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631"i’faith。"(Andsoafterwardsinthisscene。)
<90>nottell]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<91>asfaira]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"afaire。"
<92>need’st]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"needs。"
<93>hold,belly,hold]CompareFlorio’sDICT。,1611;"IOSA,GOODSTORE,hold—bellie—hold。"
<94>Prithee]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"Iprithee。"
<95>him]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。
<96>Heviews]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"Toview。"
<97>withthis]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"withHIS。"Thispassageissufficientlyobscure。
<98>round]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<99>Rhine]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"Rhines。"
<100>upto]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"vnto。"
<101>Quarterthetowninfourequivalents]So4to1604。——Notinthelater4tos。
<102>Thorough]so4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,"Through。"
<103>rest]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"East。"
<104>me]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。
<105>us]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"you。"
<106>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"thorow。"
<107>Ponte]Oldeds。"Ponto。"
<108>match]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"watch。"
<109>the]so4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"those。"
<110>instateand]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"thisdaywith。"
<111>whilst]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"while。"
<112>thorough]So4to1631。——2tos1616,1624,"through。"
<113>my]Qy。"one"?
<114>cunning]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"comming。"(Andsointhefourthlineofthenextspeech。)
<115>this]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"his。"
<116>at]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"to。"
<117>it]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<118>Andsmitewithdeaththyhatedenterprise]So4to1616。
——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<119>our]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"the。"
<120>this]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"the。"
<121>haveright]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"haueSOMEright。"
<122>shall]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"shalt。"
<123>hath]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"haue。"
<124>synod]Qy。"HOLYsynod"?
<125>Ponte]Oldeds。"Ponto。"
<126>his]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"this。"
<127>Sennet]Oldeds。"Senit"and"Sonet"。Seenote||,p。91。
<Note||,fromp。91。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"Sonnet]Variouslywritten,SENNET,SIGNET,SIGNATE,&c。——A
particularsetofnotesonthetrumpet,orcornet,differentfromaflourish。SeeNares’sGLOSS。inV。SENNET。">
<128>be]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"are。"
<129>themto]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"themFORTHto。"
<130>Archbishop。]Oldeds。"Bish。"and"Bishop"(andsoafterwards)。
<131>you]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。
<132>beholding]So4to1616(seenote?p。98)。——2tos1624,1631,"beholden。"
<Note?fromp。98。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"beholding]i。e。beholden。">
<133>such]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"this。"
<134>it]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<135>his]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"this。"
<136>struck]Heretheoldeds。have"stroke"and"strooke:"
butinthenextclausetheyallagreeinhaving"strucke。"
<137>on]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<138>same]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。
<139>atthehardheels]Themoderneditors,ignorantoftheoldphraseology,thoughtthattheycorrectedthispassageinprinting"hardattheheels。"
<140>Vintner]Soalltheoldeds。;andpresentlyRobinaddressesthispersonas"vintner:"yetDickhasjustspokenofhimas"theVintner’sboy。"Seenote||,p。93。
<Note||,fromp。93。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"Drawer]Thereisaninconsistencyhere:theVintnercannotproperlybeaddressedas"Drawer。"Thelater4tosarealsoinconsistentinthecorrespondingpassage:Dicksays,"THE
VINTNER’SBOYfollowsusatthehardheels,"andimmediatelythe"VINTNER"enters。">
<141>your]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。
<142>much]Equivalentto——bynomeans,notatall。Thisironicalexclamationisverycommoninourolddramatists。(Mr。Hunter,——NEWILLUST。OFSHAKESPEARE,ii。56,——explainsitverydifferently。)
<143>Bylady]i。e。ByourLady。
<144>to]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。
<145>tester]i。e。sixpence。
<146>thestate]i。e。theraisedchairorthrone,withacanopy。
<147>perfect]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"warlike。"
<148>rouse]i。e。bumper。
<149>a]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"ten。"
<150>a]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"the。"
<151>renowm’d]Oldeds。"renown’d";butearlier,p。109,firstcol。,4to1616has"renowm’d":<seenote23>andseenote||,p。11。
<Note||,fromp。11。(TheFirstPartofTamburlainetheGreat):
"renowmed]i。e。renowned。——Sothe8vo。——The4to"renowned。"
——Theform"RENOWMED"(Fr。RENOMME)occursrepeatedlyafterwardsinthisplay,accordingtothe8vo。ItisoccasionallyfoundinwritersposteriortoMarlowe’stime。e。g。
"OfConstantinesgreattowneRENOUM’Dinvaine。"
VersestoKingJames,prefixedtoLordStirling’sMONARCHICKETRAGEDIES,ed。1607。">
<152>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"thorow。"
<153>These]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"Those。"
<154>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"thorow。"
<155>a]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<156>this]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"the。"
<157>demand]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"demands。"
<158>door]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<159>state]Seenote?p。122。<i。e。note146>——So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"seat。"
<160>These]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"They。"
<161>renowmed]Oldeds。"renowned。"Seenote?p。123。
<i。e。note151>
<162>thoughts]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"thought。"
<163>whilst]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"while。"
<164>Igain’d]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"IHADgain’d。"
<165>atwindow]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"atTHEwindow。"
<166>is]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<167>thisis]So4to1624(andrightly,asthenextlineproves)。——2tos1616,1631,"isthis。"
<168>As]So4to1616。——2to1624"That。"——2to1631"And。"
<169>Belimoth……Asteroth]Oldeds。here"Belimote(and"Belimot")……Asterote":butseep。126,firstcol。
<P。126。(thisplay):
"ButwhereforedoIdallymyrevenge?——
Asteroth,Belimoth,Mephistophilis?">
<170>has]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"hath。"
<171>horns]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"horne。"
<172>sir]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。
<173>of]i。e。on。
<174>sway]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"stay。"
<175>thisattemptagainsttheconjurer]Seenote,*p。95。
<Note*,fromp。95。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"Mephistophilis,transformhimstraight]AccordingtoTHE
HISTORYOFDR。FAUSTUS,theknightwasnotpresentduringFaustus’s"conference"withtheEmperor;nordidheofferthedoctoranyinsultbydoubtinghisskillinmagic。WearetheretoldthatFaustushappeningtoseetheknightasleep,"leaningoutofawindowofthegreathall,"fixedahugepairofhart’shornsonhishead;"and,astheknightawaked,thinkingtopullinhishead,hehithishornesagainsttheglasse,thatthepanesthereofflewabouthiseares:thinkeherehowthisgoodgentlemanwasvexed,forhecouldneithergetbackwardnorforward。"Aftertheemperorandthecourtiers,totheirgreatamusement,hadbeheldthepoorknightinthiscondition,Faustusremovedthehorns。
WhenFaustus,havingtakenleaveoftheemperor,wasaleagueandahalffromthecity,hewasattackedinawoodbytheknightandsomeofhiscompanions:theywereinarmour,andmountedonfairpalfreys;butthedoctorquicklyovercamethembyturningallthebushesintohorsemen,and"socharmedthem,thateveryone,knightandother,forthespaceofawholemoneth,didweareapaireofgoateshornesontheirbrowes,andeverypalfryapaireofoxehornesonhishead;andthiswastheirpenanceappointedbyFaustus。"AsecondattemptoftheknighttorevengehimselfonFaustusprovedequallyunsuccessful。Sigs。G2,I3,ed。1648。">
<176>that]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"the。"
<177>my]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"thy。"
<178>that]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"the。"
<179>an]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<180>boldly]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"brauely。"
<181>heart’s]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"heart。"
<182>that]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"the。"
<183>the]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"that。"
<184>now]so4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<185>art]Oldeds。"heart"(which,afterall,mayberight)。
<186>there]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"here。"
<187>his]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin3to<sic>1616。
<188>pull]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"put。"
<189>all]Oldeds。"call。"
<190>through]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"thorow。"
<191>Amongst]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"Among。"
<192>EntertheambushedSoldiers]Here(thoughitseemsthatFaustusdoesnotquitthestage)achangeofsceneissupposed。
<193>these]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"the。"
<194>thedoor]i。e。thestage—door,——thewriterhereaddressinghimselftoTHEACTORonly,forthesceneliesinawood。
<195>Zounds]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616,"Zons。"
<196>allare]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"areall。"
<197>these]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"this。"
<198>escape]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"scape。"
<199>has]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"hath。"
<200>you]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<201>guess]Acorruptionofguests(veryfrequentinourearlydramatists)whichoccursagainatp。130。firstcol。So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"guests。"<Seenote226。>
<202>thou]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<203>now]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<204>sir]Qy。"sirs"?butseethenextspeechoftheCarter,andthenextspeechbutoneoftheHorse—courser,who,inhisnarrative,usesboth"sirs"and"sir。"
<205>AsIwasgoingtoWittenberg,t’otherday,&c。]SeeTHE
HISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS,Chap。xxxv,——"HowDoctorFaustuseataloadofhay。"——TheCarterdoesnotappearintheearlierplay。
<206>my]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<207>cursen]i。e。christened。
<208>somequality]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"someRARE
quality。"
<209>rid]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"ride。"
<210>thatenchantedcastleintheair]Thisisnotmentionedintheearlierplay:butseeTHEHISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS,Chapxl,——"HowDoctorFaustusthroughhischarmesmadeagreatCastleinpresenceoftheDukeofAnholt。"
<211>delighted]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"delighteth。"
<212>itpleaseth]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"itHATHPLEASED。"
<213>come]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"came。"
<214>theseripegrapes]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"thesegrapes。"
<215>TheClownsbounce,&c]2to1616"TheCLOWNEbounce。"2tos1624,1631,"TheCLOWNEBOUNCETH。"(Inthenextstage—directionallthe4toshave"THEYknockagain,"&c。)
<216>for]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"to。"
<217>pardons]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"pardon。"
<218>me]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<219>spake]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"spoke。"
<220>Dosthearhim]So4to1616。——2to1624"dostTHOUheareME。"
2to1631"dostTHOUhearehim。"
<221>him]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<222>you]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616(butcomparetheCarter’snextspeech)。
<223>I]So4to1616。——Notin4tos1624,1631。
<224>notI]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"Inot。"
<225>Ha’]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"Haue。"
<226>guess]Seenote?p。127。<i。e。note201>So4to1616。
——2tos1624,1631,"guests。"
<227>beholding]So4tos1616,1624,(seenote?p。98)。——2to1631"beholden。"
<Note?fromp。98。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"beholding]i。e。beholden。">
<228>sport]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"sports。"
<229>Ithinkmymaster,&c。]Thealterationswhichthisspeechhasundergonewillhardlyadmitofitsarrangementasverse:
comparetheearlierplay,p。98,firstcol。
<p。98,firstcol。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"EnterWAGNER。
WAGNER。Ithinkmymastermeanstodieshortly,Forhehathgiventomeallhisgoods:
Andyet,methinks,ifthatdeathwerenear,Hewouldnotbanquet,andcarouse,andswillAmongstthestudents,asevennowhedoth,Whoareatsupperwithsuchbelly—cheerAsWagnerne’erbeheldinallhislife。
See,wheretheycome!belikethefeastisended。
[Exit。]">
<230>goods]So4tos1616,1631。——2to1624"good。"
<231>ne’er]so4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"neuer。"
<232>ended]so4tos1624,1631,(andso4to1604)。——2to1616"done。"
<233>war]Oldeds。"warres。"
<234>wit]So4tos1616,1624。——2to1631"will。"
<235>Orenvyofthee]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"OrOFenuieTOthee。"
<236>MEPHIST。]Thisandthenextprefixareomittedintheoldeds。
<237>torments]So4tos1624,1631(andso4to1604)。——2to1616
"torment。"
<238>Imayafflict]So4to1616。——2to1624"Iafflict。"——2to1631"ICANafflict。"
<239>clean]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"clear。"
<240>oath]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"vow。"
<241>evening]So4to1604。——Thelater4tos"euenings。"
<242>azur’d]So4to1624(areadingwhichIpreferonlybecauseitisalsothatof4to1604。)——2tos1616,1631,"azure。"
<243>shalt]Seenote*,p。100。
<Note*,fromp。100。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"shalt]Soallthe4tos;andsoIbelieveMarlowewrote,thoughthegrammarrequires"shall。"">
<244>his]So4tos1616,1631。——Notin4to1624。
<245>Gramercy]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"Gramercies。"
<246>sir]So4tos1616,1624。——Notin4to1631。
<247>ofdeadly]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"ofAdeadly。"
<248>me]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<249>never]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"nere。"
<250>’tis]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"ITis。"
<251>Andledthineeye]Aportionofthislinehasevidentlydroptout。
<252>Exit]ItseemsdoubtfulwhetherLuciferandBelzebubshouldalsomaketheirexeunthere,orwhethertheyremaintowitnessthecatastrophe:seep。132,firstcol。
<P。132,firstcolumn。(thisplay):
"MEPHIST。And,thisgloomynight,Here,inthisroom,willwretchedFaustusbe。
BELZEBUB。Andherewe’llstay,Tomarkhimhowhedothdemeanhimself。"etc。>
<253>hell—pains]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"HELSpaines。"
<254>sit]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"set。"
<255>areopen]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"ISREADIE。"
<256>boil]So4tos1624,1631。——2to1616"BROYLE。"
<257>See,whereChrist’sbloodstreamsinthefirmament]So4tos1624,1631。——Notin4to1616。
<258>an]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"and。"
<259>hath]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"haue。"
<260>yon]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"your。"
<261>you,&c。]Seenote*,p。101。
<Note*,fromp。101。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"That,whenyou,&c。]Soalltheoldeds。;anditiscertainthatawkwardchangesofpersonaresometimesfoundinpassagesofourearlypoets:butqy。,——
"That,whenTHEYvomitforthintotheair,MylimbsmayissuefromTHEIRsmokymouths,"&c。?">
<262>0,if,&c。]2to1604,inthecorrespondingpassage,has"Oh,GOD,if,"&c。(seep。101,sec。col。),andthatreadingseemsnecessaryforthesense。
<P。101,sec。col。(DoctorFaustus,fromthequartoof1604):
"Ah,halfthehourispast!’twillallbepastanonOGod,Ifthouwiltnothavemercyonmysoul,YetforChrist’ssake,whosebloodhathransom’dme,Imposesomeendtomyincessantpain;"etc。>
<263>atlast]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"atTHElast。"
<264>EnterScholars]Here,ofcourse,achangeofsceneissupposed。(Thisisnotintheearlierplay。)
<265>heaven]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"heauens。"
<266>devils……have]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"DIUELL……HATH。"
<267>self]So4to1616。——2tos1624,1631,"same。"