Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... home to Wittenberg, when he had seene and visited many a strange place, being from home one yeare and a halfe, in which time he wrought more wonders than are here declared. How ') Faustus had a sight of Paradise. Chap. 23. after this, Doctor Faustus set forth againe, visited these countries of Spaine, Portugal, France, EngLand, Scotland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Muscouy, India, Cataia, Africa, Persia, and lastly into Barbaria amongst the Blacke Mores, and in all his wandring he was desirous to visit the auncient monuments and mighty hils, amongst the rest beholding the high hill called the Treno Riefe, was desirous to rest vpon it: from thence hee went into the Isle of Brittany, wherein hee was greatly delighted to see the faire water and warme Bathes, the diuers sorts of mettall, with many pretious stones, and diuers other commodities the which Faustus brought thence with him, hee was also at the Orchades behinde Scotland, where hee saw the tree that bringeth forth fruite, that when it is ripe, openeth and falleth into the water, whereof ingendreth a certaine kinde of Fowle or Birde: these Islands are in number 23. but 10. of them are not habitable, the other 13. are inhabited: from hence, he went to the hill of Caucasus, which is the highest in all that Tropick, it lieth nere the borders of ) Scythia, hereon Faustus stoode and beheld many lands and kingdomes. Faustus being on such an high hill, thought to looke ouer all the world and beyond, for he ment to see Paradise, but he durst not commune with his Spirit thereof: and being on the hill of Caucasus, hee sawe the whole lande of India and Scythia, and towards the East as hee looked i) he sawe a mightie cleare strike of fire comming from heauen vpon the earth, euen as it had b6en one...
