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CHAP. XIV.

AUSTUS’s full time being come, the spirit appeared to him, and shewed him his writing, and told him that the next night the devil would fetch him away, which made the Doctor's heart to ake: But to diver himself, he sent for some Doctors and bachelors of arts, and other students to  dinner with him, for whom he provided  store of varieties, with music and the like. But all would not keep up his spirits, the hour drew near: Where upon his countenance changing the Doctors and  of arts enquired of him the reasons of  melancholiness? To which Faustus answered “My friends, you have knew me many years and how I have practised  manner of wickedness; I have been a great conjurer, which devilish art I obtained  the devil? and also to obtain power to whatever I pleased I sold myself to  devil for twenty four years time,  full time being out this night, makes  full of horror, I have called you my