Whereupon Lucifer commanded them to depart, except seven of the
principal; forthwith they presently vanished, which Faustus perceiving,
he was somewhat better comforted, and spake to Lucifer, "Where is my
servant Mephistophiles? let me see if he can do the like."

Whereupon came a fierce dragon flying, and spitting fire round about the
house, and coming towards Lucifer, made reverence, and then changed
himself to the form of a friar, saying, "Faustus, what wilt thou?"

Faustus said, "I will that thou teach me to transform myself in like
sort, as thou and the rest have done."

Then Lucifer put forth his paw and gave Faustus a book, saying, "Hold,
do what thou wilt."

Which he looking upon, straightways changed himself into a hog, then
into a worm, then into a dragon, and finding thus for his purpose it
liked him well.

Quoth he to Lucifer, "And how cometh it that so many filthy forms are in
the world?"

Lucifer answered, "They are ordained of God, as plagues unto men, and so
shalt thou be plagued," quoth he; whereupon came scorpions, wasps,
emets, bees, and gnats, which fell to stinging and biting him, and all
the whole house was filled with a most horrible stinking fog, insomuch
that Faustus saw nothing, but still was tormented; wherefore he cried
for help, saying, "Mephistophiles, my faithful servant, where art thou?
Help, help, I pray thee."

Hereat the spirit answered nothing, but Lucifer himself said, "Ho, ho,
ho, Faustus, how likest thou the creation of the world?"

And incontinent it was clear again, and the devils and all the filthy
cattle were vanished, only Faustus was left alone, seeing nothing, but
hearing the sweetest music that ever he heard before; at which he was so
ravished with delight, that he forgot his fears he was in before, and it
repented him that he had seen no more of their pastime.

CHAPTER XX.

_How Dr. Faustus desired to see Hell, and of the manner how he was used
therein._

Dr. Faustus bethinking how his time went away, and how he had spent
eight years thereof, he meant to spend the rest to his better contentment,
intending quite to forget any such motions as might offend the devil any
more: wherefore on a time he called his spirit Mephistophiles, and said
unto him, "Bring thou hither unto me thy lord Lucifer or Belial." He
brought him (notwithstanding) one that was called Belzebub, the which
asked Faustus his pleasure.

Quoth Faustus, "I will know of thee if I mig