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coming by a wood-side, beheld the Lord mounted upon a mighty warlike-horse, who (illegible text) full drift against Faustus, who, by the help of his Spirit, took him and all, and carried him before the Emperor's palace, and grafted a pair of horns on his head as like as an Ox's: which he could never be rid of, but wore them to his dying day.

CHAP. VIII.

How Dr Faustus eat a load of Hay.

FAustus, upon a time, having many Doctors and Masters of Arts with him, went to walk in the fields, where they met with a load of hay: "How now, good Fellow, said Faustus, what shall I give thee to fill my belly with hay?" The Clown thought he had been a mad-man to talk of eating of hay, told him he should fill his belly for a penny; to which the doctor agreed, and fell to eating, and quickly devouring half the load: At which the doctor's companions laughed, to see how simply the poor country fellow looked and to hear how heartily he asked the doctor to forbear: Faustus pitying the poor man, went away, and before the man got near home, all the hay was in