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16 confused fear, one by one, and never could be got to the house afterwards.

CHAP. X.

How Faustus helped a young man to a fair lady.

There was a gallant young gentleman who was in love with a fair lady, living at Wirtemberg, near the doctor’s house, this gentleman had long sought this lady in marriage, but could not attain his desire, and having placed his affections so much upon her, he was ready to pine away, and had certainly died with grief, had he not made his address to the doctor, to whom he opened the whole matter. Now no sooner had the gentleman told his cause to the doctor, but he told him that he need not be afraid, for his desire should be fulfilled, and that he should have her, whom he so much desired, and that this gentlewoman should have none but him, which was accordingly done, for the doctor so changed her mind, that she could think of nothing else but him whom before she hated; and Faustus’s desire was this; he gave him an enchanted ring which be ordered him to put into the lady’s hand,