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4 time, few or none could outstrip him in the art; He also studied Divinity: of which he was made Doctor; but within a short time fell into such deep fancies and cogitations, that he resolved to throw the scriptures from him, and betake himself wholly to the studying of necromacy and conjuration, charms and sooth-saying, witchcraft, and the like.

CHAP II.

How Dr. Faustus conjured up the devil, makeing him appear at his own house

Faustus, whose mind was to study conjuration, the which he followed night and day; he took the wings of an eagle, and endeavoured to fly over the world, to see and know all the secrets of heaven and earth: so that in a short time, he attained power to command the devil to appear before him when he pleased. One day as Dr. Faustus was walking in a wood near to Wirtemberg, in Germany, he having a friend with him who was desirous to know of the Doctor’s art, he desired him to let him see if he could then and there bring Mephostophiles before him; all which