said it was the
God Mahomet himself that had caused it, and how he was in the castle
personally six days. The Turk, hearing this, fell down upon his knees
and gave Mahomet thanks, desiring him to forgive him for being offended
with his visiting his castle and wives these six days.

From thence Faustus went to Alker, the which before times was called
Chairam, or Memphis. In this city the Egyptian Soldan holdeth his court;
from thence the river Nilus hath his head and spring. It is the greatest
fresh water river that is in the whole world, and always when the sun is
in Cancer it overfloweth the whole land of Egypt.

Then he returned again towards the north-east, and to the town of Osen
and Sebasa in Hungaria. This Osen is the closest city in Hungaria, and
standing in a fertile soil, wherein groweth most excellent wine; and not
far from the tower there is a well called Zipzan, the water whereof
changeth iron into copper. There are mines of gold and silver and all
manner of metal. We Germans call this town Osen, but in the Hungarian
speech it is Start. In the town standeth a very fair castle, and very
well fortified.

From thence he went to Austria, and so through Silesia into Saxony,
unto the towns of Magdeburg, and Lipzig, and Lubeck. Magdeburg is a
bishopric. In this city is one of the pitchers wherein Christ changed
the water into wine in Cana in Galilee. At Lipzig nothing pleased
Faustus so well as the great vessel in the castle made of wood, the
which is bound about with twenty-four iron hoops, and every hoop weighed
two hundred pound weight. You must go upon a ladder thirty steps high
before you can look into it. He saw also the new churchyard where it was
walled, and standeth upon a fair plain. The yard is two hundred paces
long, and round about the side of the wall are good places, separated
one from each other to see sepulchres in, which in the middle of the
yard standeth very sumptuous; therein standeth a pulpit of white work
and gold.

From thence he went to Lubeck and Jamberg, where he made no abode, but
away again to Erford in Duriten, where he visited the Frescold; and from
Erford he went home to Wittenburg, when he had seen and visited many a
strange place, being from home one year and a half, in which time he
wrought more wonders than are here declared.

CHAPTER XXIII.

_How Dr. Faustus had sight of Paradise._

After this Dr. Faustus set forth again to visit the countries of Spain,
Portugal