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Hirteen students meeting with seven more near Dr. Faustus' house, fell out extremely, first in words, and at last to blows; the thirteen being too hard for the seven, and Dr. Faustus looking out of his window and seeing the fray, and how much they were over-match'd, conjur'd them all blind, so that one could not see the other; and in this manner they fought and smote one another, which made all that saw them laugh: At length the people parted them, and led them to their chambers. They instantly received sight. The Doctor coming into an inn with some friends, was disturbed by the hallowing and bauling of a parcel of drunken clowns, whereupon when their mouths were wide open, he so conjured them, that by no means they could shut them again; and so all on a sudden there was a deep silence; and after they had stared one upon another, without being able to speak, thinking they were bewitched, they dropped one by one away in a stinking fear, and never could be got to the house afterwards.



HERE was a gallant young gentleman that was in love with a fair lady who was of a proper personage, living at Wirtemberg near the Doctor's