every one his lady by the hand; this gentleman
took her who before had so disdained him, and in the dance he put the
ring into her hand that Faustus had given him, which she no sooner
touched, but she fell presently in love with him, smiling at him in the
dance, and many times winking at him, rolling her eyes, and in the end
she asked him if he could love her, and make her his wife. He gladly
answered that he was content; whereupon they concluded, and were married
by the means and help of Faustus, for which the gentleman well rewarded
him.

CHAPTER LI.

_How Dr. Faustus led his Friends into his Garden at Christmas, and
showed them many strange Sights, in the nineteenth Year._

In December, about Christmas, in the city of Wittenburg, were many young
gentlemen, which were come out of the country to be merry with their
friends, amongst whom there were certain well acquainted with Dr. Faustus,
who often invited them home unto his house. They being there on a certain
time, after dinner he had them into his garden, where they beheld all
manner of flowers and fresh herbs, and trees bearing fruit, and blossoms
of all sorts; who wondered to see that his garden should so flourish at
that time, as in the midst of the summer, when abroad in the streets and
all the country lay full of snow and ice; wherefore this was noted of
them as a thing miraculous, every one gathering and carrying away all
such things as they best liked, and so departed, delighted with their
sweet-smelling flowers.

CHAPTER LII.

_How Dr. Faustus gathered together a great Army of Men in his extremity,
against a Knight that would have Conjured him on his own Journey._

Dr. Faustus travelled towards Evzeleben, and when he was nigh half the
way, he espied seven horsemen, and the chief of them he knew to be the
knight with whom he had jested in the emperor's court, for he had left
a great pair of hart's horns upon his head; and when the knight now saw
that he had a fit opportunity to be revenged of Faustus, he ran upon
him, and those that were with him, to mischief himself, intending
privily to slay him; which when Faustus espied, he vanished away into a
wood that was hard by them, but when the knight perceived that he
was vanished away, he caused his men to stand still; but where they
remained, they heard all manner of warlike instruments of music, as
drums, flutes, trumpets, and such like, and a certain troop of horsemen
running towards the