The history of the damnable life and deserved death of Doctor John Faustus, 1592, together with The second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner, 1594.
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The history of the damnable life and deserved death of Doctor John Faustus, 1592, together with The second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner, 1594.
Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Legends
commodities that were possible to be seen, for at the hill he saw the
form of Abel[33] made in Crystal, an huge thing to look upon, that
every year groweth bigger and bigger, by reason of the freezing cold.
From hence, he went to Vienna, in Austria: this Town is of so great
antiquity, that it is not possible to find the like: in this Town (said
the Spirit) is more Wine than water, for all under the Town are wells,
the which are filled every year with Wine, and all the water that they
have, runneth by the Town, that is the River Danubia. From hence, he
went unto Prage, the chief City in Bohemia, this is divided into three
parts, that is, old Prage, new Prage, and little Prage. Little Prage is
the place where the Emperor’s Court is placed upon an exceeding high
mountain: there is a Castle, wherein are two fair Churches, in the one
he found a monument, which might well have been a mirror to himself,
and that was the Sepulchre of a notable Conjurer, which by his Magic
had so enchanted his Sepulchre, that whosoever set foot thereon, should
be sure never to die in their beds. From the Castle he came down, and
went over the Bridge. This Bridge hath twenty and four Arches. In
the middle of this Bridge stands a very fair monument, being a Cross
builded of stone, and most artificially carved. From thence, he came
into the old Prage, the which is separated from the new Prage, with an
exceeding deep ditch, and round about enclosed with a wall of Brick.
Unto this is adjoining the Jews’ Town, wherein are thirteen thousand
men, women, and children, all Jews. There he viewed the College and the
Garden, where all manner of savage Beasts are kept; and from thence,
he fetched a compass round about the three Towns, whereat he wondered
greatly, to see so mighty a City to stand all within the walls. From
Prage, he flew into the air and bethought himself what he might do, or
which way to take, so he looked round about, and behold, he had espied
a passing fair City which lay not far from Prage, about some four and
twenty miles, and that was Breslaw in Sclesia; into which when he was
entered, it seemed to him that he had been in Paradise, so neat and
clean was the streets, and so sumptuous was their buildings. In this
City he saw not many wonders, except the Brazen Virgin that standeth
on a Bridge over the water, and under the which standeth a mill
like a powder mill, which Virgin is made to do execution upon those
disobedient town-born children that be so wild, that their parents
cannot bridle them; which when any such are found with some heinous
offence, turning to the shame of their parents and kindred, they are
brought to kiss this Virgin, which openeth her arms, the person then
to be executed, kisseth her, then doth she close her arms together
with such violence, that she crusheth out the breath of the person,
breaketh his bulk, and so dieth: but being dead, she openeth her arms
again, and letteth the party fall into the Mill, where he is stamped
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