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mounted upon a mighty warlike horse, who ran 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 big as an ox's: which he could never be rid of, but wore them to his dying day.

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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, saith 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 prayed the doctor to forbear: Faustus pitying the poor man, went away, and before the man got near home all the hay was in the Cart that the Doctor had eaten, which made the poor country fellow admire.