en there before, he departed
(without seeing their monuments) to Ravensberg, where his spirit
certified him that the city had seven names: the first Diperia, the
second Quadratis, the third Heaspolis, the fourth Reginipolis, the fifth
Imbripolis, the sixth Ratisbona, the last is Ravensberg. The situation
of this city pleased Faustus well, also the strong and sumptuous
building; by the walls thereof runneth the river Danubius, in Dutch
called Danow, into which not far from the compass of the city falleth
near hand threescore other small rivers and fresh waters. Faustus also
liked the sumptuous stone bridge over the same water, with the church
standing thereon, the which was founded Anno 1115, the name whereof is
called St. Remedian; in the town Faustus went into the cellar of an
inn-holder, and let out all the beer and wine that was in the cellar.

After which feat, he returned into Mentz in Bavaria, a right princely
town: the town appeared as if it were new, with great streets therein,
both of breadth and length from Mentz to Salisburg, where the bishop is
always resident: here saw he all the commodities that were possible to
be seen, for at the hill he saw the form of a bell made in crystal, a
huge thing to look upon, that every year groweth bigger and bigger, by
reason of the freezing cold.

From thence he went to Vienna in Austria; the town is of great
antiquity, that it is not possible to find the like. "In this town,"
said the spirit, "is more wine than water, for all under the town are
wells, which are filled every year with wine, and all the water that
they have runneth by this town; this is the river Danubius."

From thence he went into Prage, the chief city of Bohemia; this is
divided into three parts, that is old Prage, little Prage, and new
Prage. Little Prage is the place where the emperor's court is placed;
upon an exceeding high mountain there is a castle, where are two fair
churches; in the one he found a monument which might well have been a
mirror for himself, and that was the sepulchre of a notable conjurer,
which by his magic had so enchanted his sepulchre that whosoever set foot
thereon, should be sure never to die in their beds. From this castle he
came and went down over the bridge; this bridge has twenty-four arches,
and in the middle of the bridge stands a very fair monument, being a
cross builded of stone, and most artificially carved. From thence he
went into the old Prage, the which is separ