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R Faustus having attained his desire of his spirit, had now full power to act or do any thing whatever he pleased; upon a time the Emperor had a desire to see him, and likewise some of the doctor's tricks; whereupon he was requested by the emperor to do somewhat to make him merry, but the doctor in the mean while looking round about him, at last espied a lord looking out at the window, and the doctor calling his spirit to help him, he in an instant fastened a large pair of horns upon the lord's head, that he could not get his head in till Faustus took the horns off again, which were soon taken off invisibly: the lord whom Faustus had served so was extremely vexed, and resolved to be revenged on the doctor, and to that end, lay a mile out of town for Faustus's passing by, he being that day to depart from the country; Faustus coming by the wood side, beheld the lord mounted upon a mighty warlikehorse, who ran full drift against Faustus, who by the help of his spirit, took him and all, and carried him before the