CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
Doctor
Fau∫tus his Oration to his Friends and fellow Students.
M y friends I mu∫t begin my ∫ad Oration,
With a confe∫∫ion of my Conjuration.
Since all of you do know my fir∫t beginning,
And how I grew ∫till more & more in ∫inning,
And unto Magick arts I was ∫o bent,
I fought all ways to further my intent.
And leaving better studies, did apply
My ∫elf unto that helli∫h mi∫tery.
Thus did I live twenty four years and more,
Who∫e ∫ad expiring I mu∫t now deplore:
For ∫o it is, to purcha∫e my content,
I to a heavy bargain did con∫ent:
Which was, when 24 years once did end,
(Which time in conjuration I did ∫pend)
The devil ∫hould have my body and my ∫oul,
And did confirm it by a bloody ∫croul;
And now the di∫mal term of years is done,
And night beginning, my hour-gla∫s is run,
This night I look that he for me ∫hould ∫end,
And this my life will have a fearfull end:
And now (my friends) this banquet I did make
That I of you my la∫t farewell might take;
De∫iring