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The Legend of Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus gave him this
answer, though faintly (for his soul's sake), that his
request was none other but to become a devil, or at the
least a limb of him, and that the spirit should agree unto
these articles as followeth.
1 That he might be a spirit
in shape and quality.
2 That Mephistopheles should be his servant and at his
commandment.
3 That Mephistopheles should bring him anything, and do for
him whatsoever.
4 That at all times he should be in his house, invisible to
all men except only to himself, and at his commandment to
show himself.
5 Lastly, that Mephistopheles should at all times appear at
his command, in what form or shape soever he would.
Upon these points the spirit
answered Doctor Faustus that all this should be granted him
and fulfilled and more if he would agree unto him upon
certain articles as followeth.
First, that Doctor Faustus
should give himself to his Lord Lucifer, body and soul.
Secondly, for confirmation of the same he should make him a
writing, written with his own blood.
Thirdly, that he would be an enemy to all Christian people.
Fourthly, that he would deny his Christian belief.
Fifthly, that he let not any man change his opinion, if so
be any man should go about to dissuade or withdraw him from
it.
Further, the
spirit promised Faustus to give him certain years to live in
health and pleasure, and when such years were expired that
then Faustus should be fetched away; and if he should hold
these articles and conditions that then he should have all
whatsoever his heart would wish or desire; and that Faustus
should quickly perceive himself to be a spirit in all
manner of actions whatsoever. Hereupon Doctor Faustus' mind
was so inflamed that he forgot his soul and promised
Mephistopheles to hold all things as he had mentioned.
Below is the
text of
Pact with the
Devil 1269
The name available to be personalized are in red.
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